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Now that the OLED Nintendo Switch has launched, eager fans are playing games on the new revision of the popular game console, and others are opening the system up to see what possible exploits can be performed. A new YouTube video has been uploaded, showing someone who has gotten their hands on an OLED Switch, done a teardown, and installed the HWFLY modchip onto it. The HWFLY is a newer chip that is a clone of Team Xecuter's SX Core modchip. In this video, we can see the OLED Switch, after a little bit of fiddling, turn on and go right into the Hekate bootloader. Once he does that, however, the touch screen no longer functions. While it's not totally flawless, it looks like it is very possible for homebrew to potentially run on the OLED Switch model in the near future.

 

[Skelletonike]

we'll see about that

They already arrested a few. I mean, Tencent is involved with Nintendo...

 

[linuxares]

yeah but they were actually able to ban xecuter
they cant do anything about Chinese companies

Well they already have. Tencent just said "Shutdown the factories or else"

 

[DKB]

Fast..

 

[subcon959]

Does OLED matter at all, if it's just going to be docked all the time - due to that having superior audio and visual quality?

If only they had a portable version of the Switch where it would actually make sense to offer the better screen..

 

[Plazorn]

This is incredible! Only a week after it’s release it has booted Hekate, shows how steadfast the homebrew community is.

 

[linuxares]

Does OLED matter at all, if it's just going to be docked all the time - due to that having superior audio and visual quality?

Well it technically have a 4K chip inside. And the dock have a firmware. So who knows what they might do... enabling USB 3.0 would be a great start.... NINTENDO FFS!

 

[britain4]

I’m guessing the touchscreen thing is more a matter of Hekate compatibility than hardware

Possible OLED purchase in the pipeline now I think…

 

[Kaein]

that was really fast, happy day for hb community

 

[Deleted member 546149]

Well they already have. Tencent just said "Shutdown the factories or else"

Or else death

 

[Deleted member 546149]

They already arrested a few. I mean, Tencent is involved with Nintendo...

Ok you win

 

[linuxares]

Or else death

Well yes, since Tencent is owned by CCP members

 

[the_randomizer]

Still waiting for permanent CFW

 

[NeoGranzon]

I hope that an Atmosphere type mod will come out for Christmas also for Switch Oled

 

[linuxares]

I hope that an Atmosphere type mod will come out for Christmas also for Switch Oled

You mean this?
https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/commit/3cd8ec509cb512cc80e814df2659804d3feedd7a

 

[NeoGranzon]

You mean this?
https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/commit/3cd8ec509cb512cc80e814df2659804d3feedd7a

@linuxares ,i meant Atmosphere as the one used on the first version Switch with RCM Loader.

 

[linuxares]

@linuxares ,i meant Atmosphere as the one used on the first version Switch with RCM Loader.

Ah software hack? hmm maybe, but none have been found so far

 

[bazamuffin]

Either low-level trolling or never had an OLED model in your own hands

Like I said in a previous comment "each to their own".

 

[Dr_Faustus]

You can't keep down the homebrew community Nintendo! Beautiful news.

 

[Adran_Marit]

The hack works on every Switch console out in the wild - we are talking about a hack that is present since day 1 (March 3rd 2017).

It became useful once the first patched Eristas showed up but was more popular with Mariko units, which showed up on September 2019.

With the news from today, that the OLED unit is also hackable the same way - do you realy think it would've made any difference to show it now or anytime in the future?

Nintendo knows about this bug and Nintendo could've fixed it MONTHS ago if they wanted and yet they didn't.

Should they release a "pro" model, they will 100% use a different SoC.
So whatever happend today has nothing to do with any future revision.

And cost them millions for a new SOC? Nah, they will only do another ipatch at best

I’m guessing the touchscreen thing is more a matter of Hekate compatibility than hardware

Possible OLED purchase in the pipeline now I think…

yeah hekate and atmosphere need proper updating for aula, but the fact it got this far is good news. the bad news side is good luck getting a chip

 

[FR0ZN]

And cost them millions for a new SOC? Nah, they will only do another ipatch at best

You think they will use the same Tegra X1 SoC for a pro model? I doubt that.