npub1wu56mjz8ak9c06d3qh5cpm97x9zypkzd63lhs09pq5wpnuahcfksggqx7r (npub1wu5…qx7r) just to summarise this in the likely event the video goes down:
each Switch cartridge contains a unique certificate to verify its uniqueness, and this is used during online play and for other situations like redeeming points for the eshop
people have been able to copy these certificates from cartridges for a while now, but because no one had the ability to actually use them, there hasn't been an incentive to do so
now, there is hardware that is cheaper than the used price of most games to emulate an exact copy of a cartridge, meaning that scalpers are highly incentivised to either dump a game and return it, or sell dumped copies of a game secondhand
in both cases, Nintendo can and will notice that multiple copies of a cartridge are being used online, which could be used to either ban specifically that cartridge or any system using it that isn't permanently offline
returns for opened games have already not really been allowed due to the eshop points thing, but now more than ever, this is going to make selling and buying used games less viable and potentially risky
clar fon /
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2024-03-22 15:58:56
in reply to nevent1q…nr6u
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"content": "nostr:npub1wu56mjz8ak9c06d3qh5cpm97x9zypkzd63lhs09pq5wpnuahcfksggqx7r just to summarise this in the likely event the video goes down:\n\neach Switch cartridge contains a unique certificate to verify its uniqueness, and this is used during online play and for other situations like redeeming points for the eshop\npeople have been able to copy these certificates from cartridges for a while now, but because no one had the ability to actually use them, there hasn't been an incentive to do so\nnow, there is hardware that is cheaper than the used price of most games to emulate an exact copy of a cartridge, meaning that scalpers are highly incentivised to either dump a game and return it, or sell dumped copies of a game secondhand\nin both cases, Nintendo can and will notice that multiple copies of a cartridge are being used online, which could be used to either ban specifically that cartridge or any system using it that isn't permanently offline\nreturns for opened games have already not really been allowed due to the eshop points thing, but now more than ever, this is going to make selling and buying used games less viable and potentially risky",
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