this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2025
187 points (97.9% liked)

Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

65345 readers
175 users here now

⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.

Rules • Full Version

1. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy

2. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote

3. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs

4. Don't submit low-quality posts, be entitled, or harass others



Loot, Pillage, & Plunder

📜 c/Piracy Wiki (Community Edition):

🏴‍☠️ Other communities

FUCK ADOBE!

Torrenting/P2P:

Gaming:


💰 Please help cover server costs.

Ko-Fi Liberapay
Ko-fi Liberapay

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Inside switch, modchip visiblecompleted pic, bad lightingbackside of switch

My modded switch lite with new shell and joycons! Got these from aliexpress since the original shell was cracked and the joycons had some dead zones. Whole process took about 3.5 hours (with child interruptions). I had some pics of the soldering but seem to have lost them.

all 17 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Anyone have a good site to check on Switch 2 mod chip or custom firmware progress that's not reddit or wololo?

[–] Leax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nothing. The site owner commented on a thread that they're no longer interested in continuing actively writing for the site and was looking to sell the domain

[–] Leax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

I didn't know thanks!

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nice shell and clean work.

What did you do for the joycons? The last time I went in my switch I finally bit the bullet and dropped the extra cash for Hall effect joysticks. It was pricier but not that costly (like $27 instead of the normal like $3 joycon swap) but they are far more sensitive and will last basically forever whereas I was swapping joycon sticks like once a year before bc of drift and dead zones. Absolutely crazy they didn’t go with a better design for switch 2. The ifixit guide showed the joycon stick is basically the same despite Nintendo claiming it’s sturdier.

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I got mine from AliExpress and I think they were "no drift" or something like that.~~ About 18$ so maybe they're Hall effect~~? I've had really good luck with joycons until I bought this one from eBay.

I'm not surprised with Nintendo s decision, they're probably saving hall effect and OLED for the switch 2 pro. I'm disappointed with it, but not surprised.

Edit: they were 4$ so definitely not Hall effect. I had a number of items in my order and got confused.

[–] JohnBrownsBawdy@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I love that shell!! Can you link to the seller?

I’d love to pick up a cheap used switch and do some hardware mods to it - are there any good guides?

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

Here's a link to the shell: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801507870623.html

I used this YouTube video for disassembly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoOx3PLH2cU

Definitely breaths new life into it! The original shell was a bit cracked.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oooh I thought you added joycons to your lite. You mean you replaced your joysticks, right?

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yep just replaced the joysticks.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Cool! The shell looks fantastic as well.

[–] Sentry64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Now THAT is cool! I love how the shell and everything looks!!