Jack Recider

Now, when you're a mod maker, you've got some potential things that can go wrong with your whole business. See, sometimes Team Executor would sell their products for, let's say, $30, but then see the exact same product being sold directly out of Asia for $2. It was pirate versus pirate.

Now, when you're a mod maker, you've got some potential things that can go wrong with your whole business. See, sometimes Team Executor would sell their products for, let's say, $30, but then see the exact same product being sold directly out of Asia for $2. It was pirate versus pirate.

Because the factory that was making the chips for Team Executor would just sometimes make some extra and sell them directly to the consumer. Totally undercutting Team Executor. So Max didn't want that happening with SX Pro. So he decided he was going to add his own software into the thing. So instead of loading the switch's native operating system, the SX Pro would load up SX OS.

Because the factory that was making the chips for Team Executor would just sometimes make some extra and sell them directly to the consumer. Totally undercutting Team Executor. So Max didn't want that happening with SX Pro. So he decided he was going to add his own software into the thing. So instead of loading the switch's native operating system, the SX Pro would load up SX OS.

which was basically just an open source emulator. But Max took it a step further. He didn't want someone pirating SXOS. So he decided that he was going to require everyone to have a license key before using the SXOS. So you had to pay like $25 just for the license to use this mod. And this angered quite a few people. First of all, paying a license for pirated software? That's unusual.

which was basically just an open source emulator. But Max took it a step further. He didn't want someone pirating SXOS. So he decided that he was going to require everyone to have a license key before using the SXOS. So you had to pay like $25 just for the license to use this mod. And this angered quite a few people. First of all, paying a license for pirated software? That's unusual.

The whole method to do this hack was posted right there on the forums. You could just use a paperclip and a USB cable and your phone and get the switch to boot into the same emulator. You didn't need the SX Pro at all. But the idea of it, though, was that it makes this whole process of hacking your switch easier. You just had to pay for this easier method.

The whole method to do this hack was posted right there on the forums. You could just use a paperclip and a USB cable and your phone and get the switch to boot into the same emulator. You didn't need the SX Pro at all. But the idea of it, though, was that it makes this whole process of hacking your switch easier. You just had to pay for this easier method.

But it still bothered people that they were charging for pirated software. I mean, the whole point of piracy is to go around having to pay for stuff, you know? On top of that, some users were getting mad that the emulator in this thing was just a free and open source emulator. A lot of people were upset because you're taking a free and open source software and charging for it?

But it still bothered people that they were charging for pirated software. I mean, the whole point of piracy is to go around having to pay for stuff, you know? On top of that, some users were getting mad that the emulator in this thing was just a free and open source emulator. A lot of people were upset because you're taking a free and open source software and charging for it?

This is ironic because this is the same thing PlayStation did with their PS1 Mini, remember? The emulator that was on the SXOS was called Atmosphere, which was licensed under the GPL, the same as what Sony did. And people were mad at them for charging for this.

This is ironic because this is the same thing PlayStation did with their PS1 Mini, remember? The emulator that was on the SXOS was called Atmosphere, which was licensed under the GPL, the same as what Sony did. And people were mad at them for charging for this.

But yeah, Red Hat is a version of Linux. And yeah, they took the free and open source Linux software and suddenly started charging for it. And there's been quite a lot of controversy over that. Like, why are you taking other people's code and charging for it? You didn't write that. But Red Hat's like, look, it's free to use by anyone and it's licensed under the GPL. So it's cool.

But yeah, Red Hat is a version of Linux. And yeah, they took the free and open source Linux software and suddenly started charging for it. And there's been quite a lot of controversy over that. Like, why are you taking other people's code and charging for it? You didn't write that. But Red Hat's like, look, it's free to use by anyone and it's licensed under the GPL. So it's cool.

And again, I think this argument is going back and forth between the letter of the license versus the spirit of the license. The other thing that people were getting mad about is that some users were reporting that their switch would become broken after using the SX Pro. And yeah, they were.

And again, I think this argument is going back and forth between the letter of the license versus the spirit of the license. The other thing that people were getting mad about is that some users were reporting that their switch would become broken after using the SX Pro. And yeah, they were.

Because what Max did here is that he didn't want someone else trying to understand or steal the software on the SX Pro. So if you were detected trying to crack into it or poke or prod at it, it would send a signal to completely break your switch. And I think that's going too far.

Because what Max did here is that he didn't want someone else trying to understand or steal the software on the SX Pro. So if you were detected trying to crack into it or poke or prod at it, it would send a signal to completely break your switch. And I think that's going too far.

Like, sure, this never happens as a normal user of the SX Pro, but if you poke and peek into it too much, it bricks your system. Yeah, setting your pirated software to destroy your Switch is just not cool to me at all. But despite all these complaints, the SX Pro did very well. A lot were being sold, and the reviews were almost always positive.

Like, sure, this never happens as a normal user of the SX Pro, but if you poke and peek into it too much, it bricks your system. Yeah, setting your pirated software to destroy your Switch is just not cool to me at all. But despite all these complaints, the SX Pro did very well. A lot were being sold, and the reviews were almost always positive.