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I used to have an R4 years ago for the DS etc, great piece of kit for backing up your DS games haha.  I've been watching some YouTube and apparently there is a similar thing for the Switch.  I'm not bothered about getting banned as I never plan online anyway but does anyone have any definite information about these gadgets?  The info out there seems sketchy to say the least.

Do you need to mod your Switch?

Will 'downloaded' roms work or will you need to dump the games you have?

Do they save game progress? (pointless otherwise)

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11 hours ago, thealteredemu said:

They sound just like the r4 devices.  Simply plug and play.  Bit pricey but it states it works on all models/firmware so should be grand.  I might get one, I also don’t do any online play so not bothered about the device being banned.   I couldn’t find anything regarding any potential banning.

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I got banned whilst on holiday this year, I had my launch model Switch running modded firmware via an RCM jig purely for Retroarch - never played a pirate game. I was playing my legit original Links Awakening cart when the ban kicked in as the game was about to launch once I connected to the holiday home's Wi-Fi.

Funny thing is - I was going to buy the new Zelda game (Echoes of Wisdom?). But since I was banned, which meant my existing games wouldn't load (couldn't connect to get necessary updates), I decided I would never buy a legit game again and would stick with piracy. They forced my hand in that regard. I'm absolutely for banning people from online multiplayer who cheat, that sort of thing. But to effectively brick my console? They can bugger off. I just won't give them any more money for software.

As for MIG Switch and similar, I believe they are legit and work, but since the Switch is approaching EOL, I'll wait until mods are cheaper before investing, and just stick to emulation and stuff for now. I did manage to get my old games working by deleting games, and reinstalling the OS, then not connecting to internet so they didn't know an update was required.

 

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