Hacking Is it safe to say Sky3DS will be invulnerable to Nintendo FW updates forever?

[Wowfunhappy]

And for GBA VC for the 3DS, they put GBA hardware in the console...

I'm almost sure that's not why they put GBA hardware into the console. It's probably needed for DS compatibility.
They wouldn't put hardware into a console and then only allow a tiny percentage of the user-base (ambassadors) to use that hardware.

 

[Foxi4]

I'm almost sure that's not why they put GBA hardware into the console. It's probably needed for DS compatibility.
They wouldn't put hardware into a console and then only allow a tiny percentage of the user-base (ambassadors) to use that hardware.

The answer here is both "yes" and "no". While some DS games may use GBA hardware, the fact that they've programmed a whole separate FIRM for GBA functionality (AGB_FIRM) points at them having now-abandoned plans regarding GBA backwards compatibility.

 

[motezazer]

I'm almost sure that's not why they put GBA hardware into the console. It's probably needed for DS compatibility.
They wouldn't put hardware into a console and then only allow a tiny percentage of the user-base (ambassadors) to use that hardware.

They DID put the GBA GPU inside (that is not needed for DS compatibility).

 

[Dax_Fame]

Nintendo is just trolling us. They wait until there are millions of Sky3DS users so that they can ass fuck them all at once.

^ This. This is exactly what I was going to say

 

[gamesquest1]

The answer here is both "yes" and "no". While some DS games may use GBA hardware, the fact that they've programmed a whole separate FIRM for GBA functionality (AGB_FIRM) points at them having now-abandoned plans regarding GBA backwards compatibility.

well that and the barely functional software GBA emulator hidden in the VC games suggests they tried, gave up and just stuck gba s*it in the 3DS.....for whatever reason, i guess they originally planned a more impressive selection of GBA VC games....then gave them all away to ambassadors

 

[Foxi4]

well that and the barely functional software GBA emulator hidden in the VC games suggests they tried, gave up and just stuck gba s*it in the 3DS.....for whatever reason, i guess they originally planned a more impressive selection of GBA VC games....then gave them all away to ambassadors

They Tried™.

 

[gamesquest1]

They Tried™.

please understand™

tbh that strategy has followed nintendo through the years, super gameboy = gameboy in a snes cart, GBAplayer = gba in a addon.....seems just sticking the whole hardware into something is easier than making an emulator........inb4 NES,GB,GBC,MD,MS processors and GPUs are found in the SoC

 

[tvo770]

Better than a how soon will GW release 9.7 sysnand support thread. (by just a little bit)

What are you talking about gateway already has an official release time

 

[Osmosis]

Even I am getting tired of these types of threads.

Folks, we're all in this together. Remember that. One helps the other.

Now we have two cycles to keep us afloat. Gateway and Sky3DS.

Soon we'll have three if DSTwo+ is ever released.

The more the merrier. If one gets blocked, use the other... when it gets blocked, switch.

 

[Arkansaw]

of course... sky3ds master race

 

[Multiboy2k]

No matter how much Nintendo tries, Sky always wins. Do you think the Sky will never be blocked by Nintendo? Even if they release a 10.0 firmware in the near future, Sky will work?

Yes.
I have been telling folks here this from day one. And, then I got tired and eventually too bored to continue. Now, they are finally seeing....late. It's working non-stop since last November.

 

[Deleted-19228]

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

 

[DragonSky]

You know what I don't think Nintendo even try to block the flashcards they are just changing their code.
And Sky3DS is like Supercard DSTwo they have something special installed.

 

[Deleted User]

No matter how many expert 3ds devs tell you that Sky3DS can easily be detected (there have already been a few mentions), there will always be people claiming Sky3DS is invulnerable as long as it currently is not patched.

To those people, only seeing is believing.

 

[mvmiranda]

They Tried™.

please understand™
...

Please, wait for more patience™

 

[KJ1]

I think they are just shifting their attention from 3ds to NX, the same way that they had done from ds to 3ds before.

 

[Foxi4]

I think they are just shifting their attention from 3ds to NX, the same way that they had done from ds to 3ds before.

NX was already confirmed to be a peripheral device, not a main focus.

 

[KJ1]

NX was already confirmed to be a peripheral device, not a main focus.

Really? So, after its released, we will still get games on 3ds?

 

[xile6]

We really cant tell.
Nintendo might be able to detect it, but at the same time what happens if they end up blocking a real game. A ton of people will be pissed..
Just like when people where getting ban from SSbro due to internet connection problems.

But no one can know for sure. Only time will tell if it can be block.

 

[Foxi4]

Really? So, after its released, we will still get games on 3ds?

I have no idea how long the 3DS will stick around, but judging by the fact that Nintendo's only just released the New 3DS, the NX is unlikely to supersede it. I quote:

The NX symbol appeared on a slide alongside the Nintendo Wii U, 3DS and other mobile platforms, which suggests it could launch as a complementary system, rather than an immediate successor to any of its current consoles.

~http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/17/nintendo-nx-console/