[MPSimmons]

The worst case scenario would be if they used some of the copy protection schemes from the consoles in this leak, ported to the Switch.

It seems unlikely to me, but I think that's the only real potential for damage.

[mschuster91]

Heh I hope someone finds a way to get reliable (or, for the new generation, any) homebrew on the Switch. The Switch has a built-in browser, Bluetooth and probably a h264 accelerator somewhere in the GPU stack. A proper media player and the ability to easily transfer screenshots via BT would be so awesome.

With many games being outright f2p or very cheap (except AAA titles) I don't get why they all are so uptight about DRM/piracy...

[thejsa]

Their copy protection schemes do largely stem from the basic ‘signed personalised tickets’ thing they’ve had going on since the iQue Player and then the Wii, but insofar it seems to have held up to attacks and no fatal fundamental flaws have been found yet. Short of software exploits, until 2048-bit RSA is broken it’s not a concern really