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

[CeeDee]

Just a warning to not get your hopes up. Wouldn't be surprised if it were fake.

That said, I don't think small things like MK8 space issues or old YouTube branding are themselves enough to debunk it - it's fairly well done.

 

[Tigran]

I agree.. I think it's fake, could just be a streamed video. But it would be nice if it's not.

 

[PrincessLillie]

A few hours ago, a YouTube channel by the name of "NOATEST #063" went up and published a video titled "Nintendo Switch Version 5.0.0 Beta", showing what appears to be a new unreleased version of the Nintendo Switch firmware that many speculate will be announced at the rumored January 11th Direct. The video shows off features including Themes, Game Sorting, Party Chat, Virtual Console, Media Apps, Cloud Storage, System-Level Microphone Support, and an Internet Browser, and in the description, it says it is supposed to release early February. The video is extremely convincing, but it does have a few issues, one being that it appears Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is downloaded but does not appear to take up the 6.8 GB of space it requires in the System Settings. Do you think it's real? You can watch it below.
Edit (1/6/2017 12:23 AM CST): It has come to my attention that the video has gone down. I have taken the liberty of reuploading it to FileTrip and MEGA for you all!
FileTrip link
MEGA link
(By the way, don't be afraid if it goes down, I have it downloaded.)
Source: RiiConnect24 on Discord

 

[WaterDemonBaku]

I agree.. I think it's fake, could just be a streamed video. But it would be nice if it's not.

Or a video editor using the hype from a rumored 11th Direct to bank in on those sweet views.

 

[TheCyberQuake]

I agree.. I think it's fake, could just be a streamed video. But it would be nice if it's not.

Even if it's a streamed video it is extremely well made, and with the amount of menus and options shown it seems like a lot of effort to do.

 

[Deleted User]

Watching the video again, at the 23 second mark, he selects None as the game, but ARMS was already selected. This might be a nitpick, but if ARMS was selected, implying it was the last game played, wouldn't that be the game in the gamecard slot? It doesn't help that the ARMS icon isn't shown anywhere. And I don't think it would be downloaded...

That is where the problem in your statement resides. It could be based on the last multiplayer room you were in or hosted. It would be easier to store that information that going back through the recently played games to pick out the last multiplayer game played. If I played BotW, it wouldn't be possible to host a multiplayer room.

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Even if it's a streamed video it is extremely well made, and with the amount of menus and options shown it seems like a lot of effort to do.

This is the only fact preventing me from defaulting to my usual mindset "fake until proven not"

 

[Tigran]

Even if it's a streamed video it is extremely well made, and with the amount of menus and options shown it seems like a lot of effort to do.

Oh, a great video to be sure, but we've seen some amazing fakes in the last few years.

 

[WiiUBricker]

Suspicious that they don’t launch the youtube-twitch-hulu-crunchyroll app. Also suspicious that that app exists to begin with.

 

[Deleted User]

Suspicious that they don’t launch the youtube-twitch-hulu-crunchyroll app. Also suspicious that that app exists to begin with.

It is a folder.

 

[WiiUBricker]

It is a folder.

And this day I was pwned.

 

[PossiblyOne]

I think it is a fake.

-Storage
-It's unlikely Nintendo would release that many features in one update
-Person wanted to show off just about every new feature, except that web browser . . .
-When they held the home button and the side menu appeared it looked really weird. It didn't have any options to let you adjust the music or audio.
-"Media Folder" and "VC Folder" made no sense, unless the person named them that.

 

[WaterDemonBaku]

And this day I was pwned.

Can I name it "The Weaboo Battlestation"

 

[gameboy]

applying the theme made it look legit

 

[Futurdreamz]

Nintendo was waiting for the hacks all this time. Now they know what to expect they can figure out how to block the hacks and roll those fixes into the firmware version with all the features we really want.


...something something multidimentional checkmate.

 

[PrincessLillie]

Looks like my news post was hella late.
I personally think it's real, despite a few glaring issues with it, including the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe storage issue.

 

[gameboy]

Nintendo was waiting for the hacks all this time. Now they know what to expect they can figure out how to block the hacks and roll those fixes into the firmware version with all the features we really want.


...something something multidimentional checkmate.

until someone exploits the web browser

 

[Thirty3Three]

This is OBVIOUSLY REAL! How can one think otherwise?! LOOK AT THE VIDEO. Oouf.

 

[Deleted User]

until someone exploits the web browser

Been there, done that.

IF it is real, then it will be easier if everybody has access to it.

 

[TheCyberQuake]

until someone exploits the web browser

Except hackers already have easy access to a web browser on the switch. The only people the browser is hidden from are the legitimate users not interested in hacking.

 

[TheCyberQuake]

I'm wondering if this update will also patch up meltdown and spectre (if it's real)