Switch 2 Modding Route Reportedly Blocked by Firmware 23.5.0

A route used to extract Switch 2 game files has reportedly been blocked by a firmware update, narrowing one avenue for console modding and emulation research. NoobFeed’s November 10 report identifies the update as version 23.5.0 and attributes the explanation of its effects to homebrew developer OatmealDome.

What the reported patch affects

According to that account, the update closes an operating system vulnerability that allowed code to escape a game’s environment. The report describes that step as part of the process used to dump game files. Its removal would therefore obstruct the same extraction route for future releases.

NoobFeed also reports that game-level exploits remain in SmileBASIC and Civilization VII. Their continued existence should not be read as confirmation of a complete jailbreak on the updated firmware: the reported operating system patch concerns a separate part of the process.

What remains uncertain

The outlet says previously extracted files remain available for experimentation and discusses cartridge-based extraction as a possible alternative. It does not establish a working replacement for the patched method or a timetable for one.

For readers following Switch 2 homebrew, the distinction is consequential: retaining a vulnerability in an individual game does not, by itself, demonstrate that the broader extraction process still works. The reported change concerns a particular route through the console’s software protections. Claims about future dumping methods, wider jailbreak access or subsequent emulation progress remain possibilities in this account, rather than confirmed outcomes.