Switch Customer Gets Developer Version Of Console, Returns It Despite Huge Profit Potential

While a lot of potential customers of the hot item Nintendo Switch have yet to get their hands on the console, there are those who did manage to order one and received the wrong item. In the case of one customer, the Switch that he got housed a developer version of the software for the console. Instead of selling it to the highest bidder, however, the gamer chose to send it back.

The biggest reason for why hackers are seeking the software that developers of gaming consoles have access to and why such things are so dangerous is because it makes pirating games on those platforms much easier. If the customer who posted about the development on Reddit had wanted to, selling the version he received would have potentially netted him thousands of dollars.

Fortunately for Nintendo and anyone who buys the game cartridges legally, the user decided to send it back in exchange for a working version of the console. On that note, this development does provide a rare window into what a unit with a developer software might look like.

In the image that the user posted, the difference in the interface that the consumer version of the Switch gets compared to that of what developers see is clear. There are command prompts and icons that read “LcdAndKey,” which are clearly only meant for the eyes of those responsible for creating the unit.

On that note, it’s also worth pointing out that the customer simply wanted to get a working version of the game right away, Comicbook.com reports. With the scarcity in Switch supplies, many players are still left unable to fulfill their need to play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wilds or Splatoon 2. Being able to do so right away would be worth giving up a potentially huge payday in many gamers’ minds.