Nintendo Switch 2 Hackers Made a Huge Breakthrough

By Elijah Gonzalez · Polygon · Monday, 26 October 2026 at 15:26 (35m ago) · Original article ↗

With recent advances in generative AI, video game hacking and piracy are advancing faster than ever, much to the chagrin of the game industry. As Sony scrambles to release new firmware updates in response to PS5 jailbreaking efforts, Nintendo hackers are finding similar success.

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