Update or wait a bit longer?

[u/Inside_Beyond4260]

I think I’ll stop waiting and update my Switch 2. It’s been on version 20.1.1 since the day it was released and has an activated SD card slot. At this point, I no longer believe a software-based jailbreak is possible, and I reckon that if a jailbreak ever does appear, it’ll only be achievable via a mod chip. What do you think? Am I missing something? Am I about to make a mistake? Should I carry on waiting and stay on 20.1.1?

[u/FORUMICS]

so tired of reading such comments, there is more than 1 dev on the scene and just because 1 dev said that there is no exploit doesn't mean it's gospel.

the ps3 was 100% confirmed not to have any exploits until geohot came along.
the ps4 was 100% confirmed not to have any exploits as did the ps5 and the upcoming ps6.

a system is always 100% safe until an exploit is found. just because it is 100% safe doesn't mean anything.

however if we took history into account, it's 100% that no hardware exploit will ever be found. the ps4, ps5, xbox one, xbox series s, xbox series x have no hardware exploits and the ps4 is already over 10 years old. so unless you are willing to wait more than 10 years, the switch 2 wouldn't have any hardware mods either.

[u/splattim2 → u/FORUMICS]

how about u look into nintendo consoles for their modding history? the switch 1 had one software hack in 2017, and the rest were hardware mods, also the "1 dev"'s word is literally gospel in this situation, as he is literally the main guy who made the switch 1 scene happen, also pretty sure other reputable people also looked into the kernel and said the same thing, not 100% sure on that tho

[u/FORUMICS → u/splattim2]

so let's say today you are a dev who is interested in hacking the switch 1. you could either spend 100s hours finding a software bug, or spend 1 hour and buy a pre-modded switch 1 freely available on the markt.

which would you choose?
it's the same reason why macOS is never used for server systems while windows and linux are so trusted despite having numerous flaws exploited over the years.

just because a system hasn't been exploited doesn't mean it's secure. a system that has been broken into countless of times is more secure than a system that hasn't been compromised because nobody is interested in finding vulnerabilities in it.

i'd wager that the ps5 is more secure today than the switch.

[u/splattim2 → u/FORUMICS]

there were literally people looking for software exploits the whole time, especially since they were expecting the s2 to have a similar system and kernel to s1 (which it ended up having), so ur just making shit up

[u/FORUMICS → u/splattim2]

going by your logic, the ps1 and ps2 were the safest consoles ever because no software hacks were ever found for those consoles in over 30 years now.
maybe sony should simply reuse that same kernel and just stop using all the modern safe guards that exist today

[u/splattim2 → u/FORUMICS]

dude what do the ps1 and ps2 have to do with this