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Comment on Nintendo of America might turn your Switch into an expensive paperweight if you mod your console or install any "unauthorized" games, new policy warns

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Lightor@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Yes. They can now brick your physical device. It is something they can now do. Brick the entire thing. That was the point of this post, and you said “no it’s just online service stuff.” My whole point was saying that’s not true. They can now brick your Nintendo Switch if you mod it. It’s not a thing the CAN do. I’m glad we finally agree.

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CrayonDevourer@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
No, Bricking would be rendering the firmware useless. It has a definition and this is not it.

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- Lightor@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  What part of wholey disable the device isn’t clicking. They can wipe the firmware. Also bricking is used in a lot of ways, but even this they can do.
  
  This isn’t banning from online service… Did you even read what I quoted about hardware?
  
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  - CrayonDevourer@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    No company in the history of electronics has ever purposely remotely bricked a device, get fucking real.
    
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    Lightor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
    You seem to be doing everything to ignore the fact that they now have the right and ability to do it. Which is all that was being said and you disagreed with.
    
    I don’t care about what usually happens. We usually don’t pay for the tutorial to a new system either, but here we are. Things change.
    
    Let me tell you, you’re off in lala land with your interpretation
    
    Ok, what part am I misunderstanding about being able to disable the hardware in part or whole? How does disabling the device in whole not allow them to brick it?
    
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