Someone jailbroke the Switch 2 with an old game and AI

The Nintendo Switch 2 has apparently been jailbroken for the first time. A modder going by pepsipu — real name Sammy Hajhamid — has unveiled the exploit, dubbed "ns2jb." As a showcase, one modder ran the console with a reworked version of Mario Kart World featuring new playable characters, including Cinnamoroll, the red Angry Bird, Peter Griffin from Family Guy, and Steve from Minecraft.

Built with Codex

According to Hajhamid, OpenAI's Codex coding tool helped create the hack. It's a software-only jailbreak, but a tethered one: you have to launch it from a game every time you turn the console on, or it won't work.

The exploit requires the game SmileBASIC 4, which lets users program and play their own games — though another modder claims the title is "not strictly needed."

How big a deal is it

The process still looks extremely complex for most people, and the full impact isn't clear yet. Over on the Switch 2 hacks subreddit, users are already debating just how significant the development really is.

Even so, it could mark the start of a run of exploits for the Switch 2 — especially if modders keep enlisting AI to help.

Source: The Verge