Why console makers can legally brick your game console

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dtagames · 7h ago

You will own nothing and be happy, as the saying goes.

You can only license a console's underlying software, not own it.

EA-3167 · 6h ago

They can, but if they do the consequences for their business wouldn't be small. If Nintendo thinks piracy of their products is a problem now, try teaching people that investing in their hardware is a gamble and a potential waste of money and see how it goes.

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Why console makers can legally brick your game console

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