Nintendo Switch: hackers warn against updating to firmware 3.0.1
Hacker Daeken of the ReSwitched team has announced that Switch Firmware update 3.01 might be patching some exploits.
Daeken is the member of the team who had announced back in June that their (still private) exploits for the Nintendo switch were compatible with firmware 3.0.0. It appears that firmware 3.0.1 might not be so kind. “Switch OS 3.0.1 [is] very likely to be a Bad Thing (TM) for now”, the hacker stated.
For the many people asking: Do NOT upgrade to Switch OS 3.0.1. Very likely to be a Bad Thing (TM) for now.
— Cody Brocious (@daeken) August 2, 2017
Daeken hasn’t shared much details, and the scene is playing the guessing game for now. It is likely the hackers still need to dig into the changes to understand what, if anything, has been patched. The Switchbrew wiki mentions that some vulnerabilities in the Web browser have been patched, and that system modules have been re-encrypted (it is unclear if the ReSwitched team have been able to decrypt them again at this point).
Yes, purely in terms of exploits. Until we know more, we have to assume that some good stuff was patched. Here’s hoping not!
— Cody Brocious (@daeken) August 2, 2017
For many users of the Nintendo Switch, there is not much incentive to stay on a low firmware at the moment. People who want online connectivity for the latest games such as Splatoon 2 will need to update. And there’s practically nothing at the moment from a homebrew or hacking perspective to motivate people to stay on a lower firmware.
Similarly to other consoles, ultimately the practical solution is probably to keep one console on a low firmware, and buy a second Switch to play. Easier said than done obviously, given that the console is still regularly out of stock, almost half a year after its release.
A quick look at history suggests that there’s no point keeping a console on an ancient firmware unless you are trying to find exploits yourself. If the firmware version is too far away from current firmware then it doesn’t attract many homebrew developers, especially with the current trend of groups sitting on 0-day exploits and never releasing them.
I kept my PS4 on 3.57 for the longest time until I gave up and updated so I can actually play new games on the thing. It was a good decision.
Bad decision and you gave up very easily. You will regret it. 🙁
We kept our PS4 on 2.57 for the longest time than you have and we haven’t gave up at all and we refused to do it. We have PS3 jailbreak so we can enjoy it for a while no problem.
if you can afford it, the smart decision is to grab a 2nd console and keep it new in box
Well realistically if you are serious about CFW you ideally want 2 consoles. Situations like this are a great example why. If you tell people not to update and you keep your exploits private you are basically telling people to stop using their console altogether. Its just easier to have an extra low firmware console collecting dust waiting for an exploit than being paranoid about updates and the intentions of anonymous hackers.
Ive always bought 2 of every console, and have never regretted it. Worst case scenario you have an instant replaceme t when you need it, and being one update over an exploit can always be fixed by just buying another console. Its always an investment that pays for itself.
Regret what ? Having a PS4 and use it, enjoy great games, have fun, support devs ? Theres no point to stay on 2.57 since most hackers have stuff working with 4.50.
Buying 2xPS4 is also terrible since that Sony / Microsoft will release more and more new version of their console like Apple / Samsung do. 300/400€ for a PS4 Fat (back in the days), just taking dust, that’s well spend money, you could have buy 25 games with that. Not to mention that all new games MUST be optimised for PS4 Pro.
2017 have been INSANE on PS4, so many good games released. Sure you will still be able to play them in 1-3-5-10-20 years but life is short, enjoy while you can.
That’s my gamer point of view and i guess it’s the same for the majority of the people that are not still stuck on PS2/PS3.
People do what they want obviously but if you are a gamer i think you should give up, it’s almost 4 years now and again games are really really cheap now: 4 months after release they all go down to 25€, wait a year it’s easy 15-20€.
first ? 😀
Let me correct that last sentence for you:
Easier said than done obviously, given that even though the console is in stock everywhere in real life stores by now, it is still heavily overpriced and buying a second one of these plastic toys wouldn’t seem reasonable.
Back in the day Nintendo used to be good.
Back in the day trolls were banned.
If you want homebrew of any kind the solution is simple. Buy a cheap android tablet and controller. It’s cheaper, doesn’t require an exploit as has very good compatability Upto PSX games.
You’re missing the point here.
Or build a portable gaming pc: http://www.instagram.com/specializationisoverrated
I can play most current indies and older titles up to a few years ago.
I am still on 1.0. Is there a chance for me to catch this?
Borrow Arms from someone and get on 2.1 via it’s update and keep it on there
whoops 2.2
Switch has so few games so whats the point of not updating ? If they find a hack you will only be able to play BotW / MK8 …
see, this is the wrong mindset about exploits.
hacking a device doesn’t mean piracy.
hacking a device is an understood that you might lose some features in order to keep said hack.
Some people are early adopters.
Some will wait for a more stable sploit.
Some people miss the train altogether, especially if there is no hardware method to exploit it later (PS3).
If you want a guaranteed sploit and the possibility it will be upgradable in the future (A9LH/sighax), then don’t update. If you do update because you are an impatient person, don’t complain. it is that simple.