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[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

First the Switch 2 would need to get hacked so that the game could be dumped and the Switch 2 could be better understood.

[–] firepenny@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

So I heard. A userland exploit is definitely a good start, but it is not a complete exploit chain quite yet. There still needs to be a kernel exploit, and if the Switch 2 runs on top of a hypervisor system like the PS5 and Xbox consoles (since the 360), a hypervisor exploit.

Right now, this exploit gives access to a limited sandbox, but still allows for execution of code, albeit in a limited scope, which can still aid in understanding the console better.

[–] firepenny@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh I agree. Its a start to greatness though. As much as we all hate AI it will further the cracking of the switch 2.

[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes, although it has also been leading to early public disclosure of exploits. For example, the PS5 exploit could have waited a few weeks for GTA VI to come out, and this exploit could have waited a couple of weeks for the OoT remake to come out. I think there are people who are essentially acting as AI scriptkiddies who aren't really working within the hacking communities who are trying to make a name for themselves and end up making lives more difficult in the long run for people who want to hack consoles.

[–] firepenny@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Correct. Lots of scriptkiddies out there. And we have seen cases where professional hacks have quite the scene. IE thefl0w over ps5 Linux.