Scene developer Zecoxao might be known for their contributions to the PlayStation hacking world, but this time around, they've got something major for the Nintendo scene. The longtime scener teased the existence of what they claim to be a $3 modchip for the Nintendo Switch, and which is said to work with Mariko and OLED systems, though not patched Erista consoles. A teaser video was also uploaded, where the modchip itself was revealed to be a Raspberry Pi--specifically, a RP2040 Zero unit, soldered into the Switch board, demonstrating Hekate launching on an OLED unit.

Given the tease of "coming soon", we can expect to see more details about the exploit eventually.

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[icantfly]

so glad i got a backup switch lite, hope we can fit a rasp pico inside

 

[mrdude]

but if you just want free games… there are methods that don’t involve piracy.

Yep, but we're all not into shoplifting or want to leave the house when it's raining to go to a shop to buy a game that might be crap. I've always been a pirate and always will be, probably 90+% of the games I've downloaded will never be played, or have been tried and found to be crap and I've been relieved I never spent money on them. To be fair though, some of the good games that I have enjoyed, I have bought them afterwards so I can play them in the future.

 

[Nincompoopdo]

Yep, but we're all not into shoplifting or want to leave the house when it's raining to go to a shop to buy a game that might be crap. I've always been a pirate and always will be, probably 90+% of the games I've downloaded will never be played, or have been tried and found to be crap and I've been relieved I never spent money on them. To be fair though, some of the good games that I have enjoyed, I have bought them afterwards so I can play them in the future.

I too am a real pirate, I will never pay. It’s my principal, nothing will break my integrity.

 

[urbanman2004]

Let the "games" begin as Ninty goes on a crusade to execute its mass DMCA takedown agenda while sending cease and desist letters .

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I too am a real pirate, I will never pay. It’s my principal, nothing will break my integrity.

You said that like a real noble man. How honorable

 

[cai_miao]

Took some time to read through the whole post.
I would just say, let it out, casts those TX shit and clones into void...

Abusing ppls will end up attempting making money on this trinket, regardless it got leaked today or not.
But we could possibly take some sort of measures to shrink down the total amount one abusing group could make...

but yeah ppl behind this should be safe after all. if he feels uncomfort, just don't do it.

 

[Adran_Marit]

Yep, but we're all not into shoplifting or want to leave the house when it's raining to go to a shop to buy a game that might be crap. I've always been a pirate and always will be, probably 90+% of the games I've downloaded will never be played, or have been tried and found to be crap and I've been relieved I never spent money on them. To be fair though, some of the good games that I have enjoyed, I have bought them afterwards so I can play them in the future.

I did this most recently with cyberpunk.

Took some time to read through the whole post.
I would just say, let it out, casts those TX shit and clones into void...

Abusing ppls will end up attempting making money on this trinket, regardless it got leaked today or not.
But we could possibly take some sort of measures to shrink down the total amount one abusing group could make...

but yeah ppl behind this should be safe after all. if he feels uncomfort, just don't do it.

It's called open sourcing. If the dev decides to release

 

[cai_miao]

It's called open sourcing. If the dev decides to release

I would rather make it ambiguous, though

 

[mrdude]

I did this most recently with cyberpunk.

I also did this for The Last of US, Crash Bandicoot games, All the Uncharted games, killzone and quite a few others. If I play a game and like it - I'll buy it, but if I play it and it's crap I am just relieved I didn't waste my money. Sniper Elite games are worth the money, same for Sniper ghost warrior contracts 1+2, I've played these loads of times and it's rare I play more than once, but those were definately worth splurging some cash for, I hope they make more in the future.

 

[Adran_Marit]

I would rather make it ambiguous, though

If its open source and people pay for it thats then their choice, whereas for everyone else it will be free

 

[tabzer]

So GBATemp had real news, but not only buried it, but falsified it in order to do so? How scandalous!

Finally good to have good HB news.

 

[marhalloweenvt]

Yep, but we're all not into shoplifting or want to leave the house when it's raining to go to a shop to buy a game that might be crap. I've always been a pirate and always will be, probably 90+% of the games I've downloaded will never be played, or have been tried and found to be crap and I've been relieved I never spent money on them. To be fair though, some of the good games that I have enjoyed, I have bought them afterwards so I can play them in the future.

Maybe we are speaking with one voice. Since I can earn money by myself, I always try my best to buy a new console/handheld machine at day 1 (from PS Vita generation to now) and always pirating games on those machine. Pirating not only allow me to test the game first, but also help me to make decisions if I would like to buy a physic copy of that game. With every games that I enjoy, I always buy a physic copy of that (if not available, I buy digital version instead). It helps me saving tons of money than wasting money into garbage games.

 

[musashiro]

so the modchip itself is cheap. I can get it for around $4.6. If they do release the files needed to set it up, that will make all the other expensive modchips obsolete.

I still want to know how it's soldered tho. If it doesn't go to the CPU, I think it will be "safer". OR maybe we can have adapters for the chip that connects directly to the switch? i really hope the installation is more accessible and less risky this time but only time will tell.

 

[Adran_Marit]

so the modchip itself is cheap. I can get it for around $4.6. If they do release the files needed to set it up, that will make all the other expensive modchips obsolete.

I still want to know how it's soldered tho. If it doesn't go to the CPU, I think it will be "safer". OR maybe we can have adapters for the chip that connects directly to the switch? i really hope the installation is more accessible and less risky this time but only time will tell.

There are images around if you wanna go digging enough

 

[musashiro]

There are images around if you wanna go digging enough

from what I've seen, no micro-soldering is needed but I am not comfortable soldering so I am not sure I can install it on my own—nevertheless, still good progress for the scene. I am crossing my fingers for an easy install kit, but I won't hold my breath.

 

[warriosbest]

only if i can get oled version for 150$ tablet only

 

[ChibiMofo]

Enjoy your time in prison, Zecoxao. Do let Gary "GaryOPA" Bowser know we are thinking about him.

And when I say thinking about him, I mean laughing at him.

 

[Dionicio3]

Enjoy your time in prison, Zecoxao. Do let Gary "GaryOPA" Bowser know we are thinking about him.

And when I say thinking about him, I mean laughing at him.

They're definitely not gonna go to prison lol

 

[randy_w]

from what I've seen, no micro-soldering is needed but I am not comfortable soldering so I am not sure I can install it on my own—nevertheless, still good progress for the scene. I am crossing my fingers for an easy install kit, but I won't hold my breath.

No, everything's still the same, you need to solder the same points on switch motherboard (CMD/CLK/DAT0/RST and sp1/sp2 on SoC ribbon cable).

Btw, sp1/sp2 are much easier to solder than dat0 and clk on oled.

 

[Adran_Marit]

No, everything's still the same, you need to solder the same points on switch motherboard (CMD/CLK/DAT0/RST and sp1/sp2 on SoC ribbon cable).

Btw, sp1/sp2 are much easier to solder than dat0 and clk on oled.

you say everything is the same yet nothing is released.

 

[G33ksquad]

Yep, but we're all not into shoplifting or want to leave the house when it's raining to go to a shop to buy a game that might be crap. I've always been a pirate and always will be, probably 90+% of the games I've downloaded will never be played, or have been tried and found to be crap and I've been relieved I never spent money on them. To be fair though, some of the good games that I have enjoyed, I have bought them afterwards so I can play them in the future.

Not shoplifting, but simply taking advantage of peoples impatience can double your gaming budget annually, without going in depth here a ton of people don’t claim manufacturers warranty on their gaming devices and accessories. But yea I used to have binders and binders of games back in the PS2 era, now I just simply limit myself to a few games a year, wait for reviews, and make decisions based on that.