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natnatenathan 6 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Parental controls aren't for parents

Part of the point is that you cannot use it without it being online. This is a big difference between the Switch and Switch 2.

exitb 6 months ago [–]

In what sense? I have a Switch 2 without NSO and it does not allow online play. It also, in the default configuration, needs to authenticate before even entering the online shop. In that scope, it doesn’t even need to have any parental controls.

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