Hacking Hardmod or not?

[Stercate79]

We need to clarify something. For all who is above fw 3.0.0, do we need to do some hard modifications to our console in order to install something? I'm on 4.1.0, for example. Thank you

 

[FoxofGrey]

"short summary for pre-Mariko units:
1.0.0: has a nice non-coldboot solution, and is the most likely to get a Holy Grail CFW-launching exploit in the future
<3.0.1: has enough power to avoid a hardmod immediately, even if you'll probably want to just do the hardmod 'cuz the hardmod's so easy
<=4.1.0: will eventually see a hardmod-less solution, but will need that 'minor hardmod' at launch
>4.1.0: that 'minor hardmod' is required; though we may find a solution to avoid this in the future"

"I do have a "hardmod"-assisted variant, where the hardmod is approximately equivalent to shorting a couple of pins with tweezers. No soldering or dangerousness required, and there's a very minor thing you can do (think the equivalent of snipping a pin) to make the assistance permanent.

There's also a neat twist on things that allows you to do the above with no permanent modifications to your Switch."

~Kate Temkin

 

[Stercate79]

Very clear. Thank you very much

 

[subcon959]

Don't forget they also plan to release a recipe to cook up your own modchip with simple parts.