Possible SX Switch modchip clones appear on Taobao marketplace

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A challenger approaches, as a possible imitation product based on Team Xecuter's SX Core modchip has surfaced online. The discovery was initially posted to Chinese webforum Baidu, in which two images were uploaded, with claims of them being clones of SX Core. Supposedly, this knockoff chip would support Atmosphere CFW for the mariko and ipatched Nintendo Switch variants by soldering it exactly like you would with the SX Core. These clones have already appeared on Taobao and Xianyu, though they're currently priced at 700 Yuan ($108 USD) at the cheapest. While they may have "secretly shipped" off to various retailers to sell, it's still unknown as to whether or not these chips work, or if they're reliable. No word has been made as to whether or not the same mystery team has also cloned the SX Lite chips that have Switch Lite support, either.

New chips have appeared. Recently, Xianyu (Chinese retailer) has a batch of chips that can be bought in large quantities, which only support atmosphere, which is different from the previous tx chips. The imitated chips have already been secretly shipped.

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Guys, I am sorry I was wrong ( again ). I had a better look at some photos and the thing is the original SX Core DOES HAVE an FPGA in the place where the clones in Pro flavour have an FPGA. The confusion was due to two facts: 1) Original SX Core has a BGA style soldering for that chip and the photos where misleading me because both the chip and the whole modchip are black and the solder is not seen so it seemed there was no chip in that place. 2) The clones in Pro flavour use another type of package for that chip and the pins are not hidden like when you use a BGA style package.

So I apologize to all of you and specially to @iolo57, who has been correcting me in this regard. I am sorry, fellow members.

Cc @thesjaakspoiler
 
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Expansive maybe because they are also illegal in China. Bear in mind that Switch is sold in China and there is Chinese business interest to stop these product from being sold in China. IP rights being enforced in China will be more common. It's inevitable.

I mean there's still North Korea
 

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hi all, it's getting really hard to find sxcore or even this new hwfly
any hints on URLs that you can share via PM?
I own a v2 and I've been looking for a chip ever since the issue with tx happened...... any help is appreciated
 

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Expansive maybe because they are also illegal in China. Bear in mind that Switch is sold in China and there is Chinese business interest to stop these product from being sold in China. IP rights being enforced in China will be more common. It's inevitable.
Correct, you don't F with the CCP in China. Tencent is owned by a businessman that is part of the CCP if I remember correct.
 

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