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Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy (www.eurogamer.net)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Microsoft and Sony don't brick your console if you hacked it; they'll ban you from online services and possibly deny any warranty claims if you bricked it yourself by mistake, but they don't make your device a paper weight.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Sony may not do it, the same way Nintendo might not do it either, but both reserve the right to do so

Edit: If you take a look at the PLAYSTATION®5 SYSTEM SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT under "6. VIOLATION OF AGREEMENT; TERMINATION OF RIGHTS AND SIE INC REMEDIES", one of the possible actions they may take states:

disabling use of this PS5 system online or offline