Jailbreaking, emulation and gaming communities are so far gone at this point that it's hard to understand the impact here.

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lpcvoid 5 hours ago | parent [-]

What do you mean?

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doublerabbit 5 hours ago | parent [-]

iOS hasn't had a jailbreak since ios 15.5, or 17 if you own a iPhone 11.

Nintendo DS is now kind of EOL. So the era of Flashcarts and the likes are gone. I remeber the toothpick wrapped in tinfoil to flash a custom firmware trick and applying it to my DS. The recent lawsuit kind of killed the main provider to these carts.

PS3+, Nintendo Switch have had e-fuses which now look out the console when attempting CFW.

PC Games are now protected by Denuvo which are almost impossible to crack apart from a couple of folk, one who is slightly mental and another who only does racing games.

The android bootloader is being locked down to stop custom firmware. Microsoft is attempting to lock the user out unless you upgrade to Windows 11 with TPM.

Emulation is another game, but Nintendo throws a lawsut if you attempt. Sony is locking down by having to dump your own firmware although I am not sure about Xbox emulation.

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shipscode 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Exactly. Not only that, the downstream effects and consolidation on platforms like Discord, Reddit, etc that heavily regulate the operators has a real chilling effect on making these tools and experiences less user-friendly than in the past. Feels like the golden era is way past us for people who have been in the game for a while.

	▲	galleywest200 an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		If you are referring to 3DS modifications it is easier now than ever before. You do not need Discord or Reddit to get this done.
	▲	eek2121 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Please see my comment above.

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eek2121 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's because jailbreak became irrelevant. The EU mandated sideloading, and for those of us elsewhere, there is this: https://sidestore.io/

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ls612 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

lolwut? For phones it’s one thing but even the Switch has Atmosphere CFW for hackable or modded units and it seems like multiple switch emulators have emerged from the ashes of Yuzu. And for earlier consoles the situation is even more comprehensive with high quality emulators and homebrew firmware. And as a bonus, there’s a new game in town for cracking Denuvo in recent weeks ;)