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Re:How the Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparabl... by dvhh on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @02:34AM (#23536489)
This was already in use in other game system (for example the xbox 360, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_eFUSE )
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Re:How the Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparabl... by felipelemos on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @04:08AM (#23536927)
The article explicit says that on the very first paragraph.
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Re:How the Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparabl... by CodeArtisan on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @05:52AM (#23537371)
Also in use in Samsung smartphones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Knox#e-fuse
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Re:How the Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparabl... by Mindwipe on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @08:19AM (#23538239)
Lots of embedded devices really. Pretty much all satellite/cable set top boxes too.
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Re:How the Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparabl... by marcan_42 on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @08:23AM (#23538274)
More modern chips contain fuses than not these days. It's e.g. how you turn off broken silicon or swap in redundant bits, when devices are tested.
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