I am in a rare position (for me) to finally get my hands on a switch 2.

I really want to play the zelda remake on the hardware it was designed for, Hookshot has been fantastic, but I want the physical game. also, I will need a switch 2 for the upcoming pokemon games.

so I'm gonna bite the bullet, and have saved up for a good while (laughably low income) but I am at a crossroads.

Do I buy a new in box switch 2, or a cheaper used one that is on older firmware that I could jailbreak?

I have always been one of those guys, forcing hardware to do things it was never designed to do, but this is almost 6 months worth of saving, and I usually experiment on hardware that gets donated to me. I have never bought parts for a project.

So, Lemmy, Am I being stupid in my sidequest of having a jailbroken switch? should I just bow to nintendo and play by their rules for the "best" experience? or is it worth it to risk having a jailbroken switch 2 so I have full control over the system? (moving saves, dumping roms, mig card)

Edit: bought the retail one, no buyers remorse yet, thank you all for your insights

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[–] 6 points 18 hours ago*

your jailbroken switch will get banned if you ever connect it to the internet.

just pay for a new one, a used one isn't going to be significantly cheaper, and the black friday deal coming up dropped the price back down to where it was before the $50 price hike

if you want a 'jail broken' switch, just get a steamdeck style device and use an emulator on it

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