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Just over a week ago, team Xecuter announced that they are working on a soon-to-be-revealed modchip for the Nintendo Switch. This was big news because modchip devices are usually used to circumvent anti-piracy measures on many digital platforms, but mainly gaming systems, and to see one already in the works for a machine that is only 10 months old is very rare.

Since then the team have been quiet, no one knows what the device will look like, how it will work, or when they can get their hands on one - but GBAtemp can exclusively reveal today that there will be BOTH a solder AND solderless option of team Xecuter's Nintendo Switch modchip.

Here is a direct quote from team Xecuter:

For now, I can tell you there is a solder and solderless version. We have quite a lot in the works, you will have more info soon.

The difference in pricing should be interesting in the two versions of the device, but at least you can now rest safely, knowing that the team will be providing options for whatever the Xecuter Switch modchip turns out to be.

Stay tuned to GBAtemp for more info in the upcoming weeks.

 

[FliP0x]

Interested to see what their solderless solution will be like.

Surely not a cartridge, but maybe they found a way to make sure of the usb port and use the "recovery mode".

 

[tech3475]

Am I the only one thinking that there must be something more useful about the soldered version than the solderless one? Why even make a soldered version if the solderless one would work just fine? What do you guys think might be the disadvantage of the solderless version?

Reliability (presuming this is a permanent installation) and cost are potential issues.

I remember reading about solderless PS2 modchips potentially being unreliable because the pins got disconnected, something which is more likely on the Switch due to movement depending on the implementation.

 

[XDel]

I remember messing with their hardware on the original XBOX. Took me a while to get the hang of it, but I was eventually able to get their solder-less solution working, but in the end preferred to use their soldered options, at least until the need for chips were removed all together with reliable software hacking if not hard modding.

I've a feeling that the solder-less solution may not be stable, as in remain mounted, or might require an extra step to run custom software that the solder solution does not require.

 

[mariogamer]

why cant there be flashcart on switch?
do you have any sources?

somewhere on hedgeberg twitter... Or simply look at the security...

 

[DarkFlare69]

This is interesting, I'll probably get the soldered one since I don't want anything hanging out of my switch.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Their choice of wording is interesting. The fact they chose to say "there is a solder and solderless version" rather than "there will be a solder and solderless version" implies they already have working or nearly working products, and they're just working on cleaning up right now. I'm very excited for the next few weeks!

 

[Dan-the-Rebirth]

Can anyone renember wiikey for wiiu?it was the first mod chip announced for the wiiu back in 2013. It never came out...

 

[yardie]

Their choice of wording is interesting. The fact they chose to say "there is a solder and solderless version" rather than "there will be a solder and solderless version" implies they already have working or nearly working products, and they're just working on cleaning up right now. I'm very excited for the next few weeks!

Thanks for clearing up that basic English for us.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Can anyone renember wiikey for wiiu?it was the first mod chip announced for the wiiu back in 2013. It never came out...

It was also the ONLY modchip announced for the Wii U

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

Can I get uhh... S O L D E R L E S S pizza?

 

[Magnus Hydra]

This is great new!! Most likely I will get the solder version unless the solderless version can be use to mod multiple consoles.

Or the 2 different versions are for varying FW versions, like for example higher FW's may require the soldered version but the lower ones can get away with the solderless option, just throwing that out there

Doubt that's the case. The solder points should be the same regardless the firmware version.

Poor "I do tiny soldering" guy

lol

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Thanks for clearing up that basic English for us.

Ya don't need to be a dick about it, what I was getting at was that they currently have a solderless solution, rather than just saying they hope to create one

 

[yardie]

Ya don't need to be a dick about it, what I was getting at was that they currently have a solderless solution, rather than just saying they hope to create one

they did say they have one, we can read

 

[Deleted-368796]

can I open a "TeemX - I do teeny solderless modding" thread now? /s
sorry, I could not resist...

 

[Lord_Friky]

Can anyone renember wiikey for wiiu?it was the first mod chip announced for the wiiu back in 2013. It never came out...

Don't forget about Cobra UDE (and his Blackfin device, but that's another story), but I don't think TX would do the same

 

[yardie]

So I was right when I said it will be a clip on mod chip

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

If it has anti brick then
If not then

 

[yardie]

If it has anti brick then
If not then

bricking is caused by user error

not tx

 

[Hanafuda]

If anything the solder less is probably going to be a clip on like the PS3 used to use. Let's just hope that if it is that it isn't nearly as fragile

That'd be my concern as well. Unless it's absurdly difficult to install I'll be more inclined to go with the soldered solution. I don't think either version is going to let us get away with not opening up the console.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

bricking is caused by user error

not tx

And if it doesn't have that then