Nintendo Fixes Switch 2 Jailbreak With Update 23.5.0

Nintendo has fixed the recent Switch 2 jailbreak with its latest system update.

Reports of the jailbreak first appeared just a few weeks ago, when games such as SmileBasic and the physical version of Civilization 7 were used to take advantage of an exploit. Nintendo moved quickly to address it.

According to OatmealDome, SmileBasic and Civilization 7 still exist, but with the 23.5.0 update you can no longer escape the game. Homebrew is now limited to whatever the game itself can already do.

This is very different from the original Switch, where users exploited the hardware itself. The Switch 2 jailbreak worked at the software level, which is why Nintendo could patch it out.

The jailbreak did expose some information along the way. Datamining suggested Master Quest DLC could be coming to Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and it also seemingly pointed to Pokemon heading to Pokemon Pokopia in a future DLC. The main thing most players will notice in the 23.5.0 update is the new gift giving feature.