So a fair amount of this is conjecture on my part, but what is known is every switch cartridge has a unique certificate that checks in with Nintendo servers.
At the moment it’s used to detect if the same game is running on two systems, for banning consoles involved with piracy.
But, technically there’s nothing stopping them from just manually blocking a specific cartridge from running once identified.
No kidding? I haven’t heard of this, but I wouldn’t be surprised. Got any links (re: killswitches)?
So a fair amount of this is conjecture on my part, but what is known is every switch cartridge has a unique certificate that checks in with Nintendo servers.
At the moment it’s used to detect if the same game is running on two systems, for banning consoles involved with piracy.
But, technically there’s nothing stopping them from just manually blocking a specific cartridge from running once identified.
https://wololo.net/2024/01/19/the-mig-switch-works-as-advertised-for-the-most-part-but-concerns-remain-around-ban-risks/