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Re: Soapbox: 'Switch 2' Doesn't Really Need Backwards Compatibility

IceBlueLugia

Wii U and 3DS sectioned off their Wii and DS modes. Methods to hack the Wii and DS modes in the Wi U and 3DS were discovered very early, and in the case of the Wii U most of the steps were literally the exact same. The thing is, these hacks were exclusively for that sectioned off mode. They didn’t affect the 3DS and Wii U side at all. This meant that hackers still needed to hack that stuff; Switch 2 could easily have the same limitation if they’re worried about hackers. Just have a “Switch 1” mode it goes into when you put in an old game. But honestly, the fact that you need to solder with a modchip to hack any switch besides the original means that the simple exploit that the switch fell victim to automatically won’t be an issue on the Switch 2, as they’d certainly remove the recovery menu