Hardware [Confirmed Fake] Nintendo Switch Firmware 5.0.0 "Leaked"

[Kioku]

This. In fact, it's completely the opposite. It'd be absolute retardation and no dev would wait for downloads of full games to test it like this if they had the possibility of just putting dummy icons.

It's kind of unnerving when most of the common software testing protocol are being used to "disprove" the validity of what's seen. Placeholder items aren't unheard of. There's still plenty of time to replace the font. The placeholder icons are very, VERY common in software testing. I've seen it on Xbox/PS and even computer OS testing. Our ONLY bet is to wait and see.

 

[Dr.Hacknik]

It's kind of unnerving when most of the common software testing protocol are being used to "disprove" the validity of what's seen. Placeholder items aren't unheard of. There's still plenty of time to replace the font. The placeholder icons are very, VERY common in software testing. I've seen it on Xbox/PS and even computer OS testing. Our ONLY bet is to wait and see.

As a developer, I'd agree. Placeholders are useful for testing purposes.
In the Sense of this firmware, it's in a testing phase.
Placeholders make sense, especially when the companies are most likely still working on their software.

 

[Shadowfied]

It's kind of unnerving when most of the common software testing protocol are being used to "disprove" the validity of what's seen. Placeholder items aren't unheard of. There's still plenty of time to replace the font. The placeholder icons are very, VERY common in software testing. I've seen it on Xbox/PS and even computer OS testing. Our ONLY bet is to wait and see.

Yeah, literally EVERY point used to disprove have only been common practice.

 

[Dr.Hacknik]

Yeah, literally EVERY point used to disprove have only been common practice.

The problem here, is you're taking this from a user's perspective. Me and many other developers have a different view here.

 

[Kioku]

The problem here, is you're taking this from a user's perspective. Me and many other developers have a different view here.

The issue isn't in the skepticism. It's in the ignorance.

You've got people who have obviously never been in QA trying to debunk the information. As been mentioned, if it's fake, it's a very well made fake. I'm on the fence myself, mostly because this just seems like something Nintendo WOULDN'T do. They surprised me the Switch itself, so maybe they're listening?

 

[Shadowfied]

The problem here, is you're taking this from a user's prespective. Me and many other developers have a different view here.

No, I'm not. I'm a web developer (and that doesn't even mean anything here anyway) which is why I'm referring to common practices to begin with.

 

[Dr.Hacknik]

No, I'm not. I'm a web developer (and that doesn't even mean anything here anyway) which is why I'm referring to common practices to begin with.

I've worked with HTML, CSS, And PHP. I've always used placeholders, even when programming in C#. But it's not just me, I have friends and follow developers whom do the same


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Taking this from a user's perspective is meaningless in this debate. A developer or testers view would be more useful here.

 

[Kioku]

I actually remember testing a very early version of Ubuntu's mobile OS. Literally half the icons did nothing.

 

[Shadowfied]

I've worked with HTML, CSS, And PHP. I've always used placeholders, even when programming in C#. But it's not just me, I have friends and follow developers whom do the same

Again, it means literally nothing. Besides, even calling ourselves developers in this context is cringy as fuck. You keep not wanting to tell what you mean though and why it'd be fake.

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I actually remember testing a very early version of Ubuntu's mobile OS. Literally half the icons did nothing.

Must have been a fake release /s

 

[Dr.Hacknik]

Again, it means literally nothing. Besides, even calling ourselves developers in this context is cringy as fuck. You keep not wanting to tell what you mean though and why it'd be fake.

But I'm typing to get you to understand that as developers, we have our reasons. Pushing these apps as unreleased, on a unfinished firmware makes no sense.
Especially when the companies have made no formal announcement that they will be releasing their software.


Must have been a fake release.

 

[Kioku]

But I'm typing to get you to understand that as developers, we have our reasons. Pushing these apps as unreleased, on a unfinished firmware makes no sense.
Especially when the companies have made no formal announcement that they will be releasing their software.

Which is why it's viewed as internal testing.

 

[Shadowfied]

Why are you thinking this is a "push" or something? It's a preview version for internal testing or demonstration. That part of it couldn't be more obvious.
Assuming this is real, of course they wouldn't want to show this.

 

[Dr.Hacknik]

Why are you thinking this is a "push" or something? It's a preview version for internal testing or demonstration. That part of it couldn't be more obvious.
Assuming this is real, of course they wouldn't want to show this.

And I'm surprised that Nintendo hasn't had these videos addressed yet.

 

[Shadowfied]

And I'm surprised that Nintendo hasn't had these videos addressed yet.

They never do.
They even refused to calm down users when the rumor about BotW being dropped from the Wii U spread like wildfire and actually scared Wii U owners.

 

[Kioku]

And I'm surprised that Nintendo hasn't had these videos addressed yet.

The original was taken down, but there's a few reuploads.

 

[Shadowfied]

Dead fucking serious, the most compelling argument I've heard for this being fake, is cause no one uses the white theme.

 

[Dr.Hacknik]

They never do.
They even refused to calm down users when the rumor about BotW being dropped from the Wii U spread like wildfire and actually scared Wii U owners.

Is there any possible way to parse Switch NUS data yet?
I've heard of user's being able to parse data from their servers.
Maybe we could try to find the title IDs for the firmware update.

 

[Shadowfied]

Is there any possible way to parse Switch NUS data yet?
I've heard of user's being able to parse data from their servers.
Maybe we could try to find the title IDs for the firmware update.

Doubt they have pushed it to any production servers lol

 

[Kioku]

Is there any possible way to parse Switch NUS data yet?
I've heard of user's being able to parse data from their servers.
Maybe we could try to find the title IDs for the firmware update.

It's possible, but not publicly known.

 

[Dr.Hacknik]

It's possible, but not publicly known.

Looks like it's off to Visual Studio, And make a fucking parsing program. Sigh. Even then, I do doubt that it would be in the public servers as well.