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These cheat devices aren't really in vogue anymore and haven't been since [[MediaNotes/TheSixthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames the Sixth Generation]], owing mostly to the paradigm shifts in console gaming to online play on one hand and in homebrew scenes to software-based hacks that don't require external devices to install on the other hand. The only company left making these things is Datel, makers of the Action Replay line. You can still get an Action Replay for the [[Platform/PlaystationPortable PSP]], Platform/NintendoDS, Platform/Nintendo3DS[[note]]This one is a kludge -- it plugs into your computer[[/note]] and Platform/{{Wii}}, but they can be rendered useless by a single software update -- which is why there isn't an Action Replay for the Platform/XBox360 or Platform/{{PS3}} onward. The Action Replays for the PSP, 3DS and Wii have been superseded by homebrew cheat applications while the Platform/PlaystationVita got a homebrew cheat software but never an external cheat device in its lifetime.

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These cheat devices aren't really in vogue anymore and haven't been since [[MediaNotes/TheSixthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames the Sixth Generation]], owing mostly to the paradigm shifts in console gaming to online play on one hand and in homebrew scenes to software-based hacks that don't require external devices to install on the other hand. Console manufacturers also take security much more seriously nowadays, and the idea of being able to run foreign code or edit memory externally is practically unthinkable. Even saved games themselves are digitally signed to prevent copying between consoles or values being manipulated. The only company left making these things is Datel, makers of the Action Replay line. You can still get an Action Replay for the [[Platform/PlaystationPortable PSP]], Platform/NintendoDS, Platform/Nintendo3DS[[note]]This one is a kludge -- it plugs into your computer[[/note]] and Platform/{{Wii}}, but they can be rendered useless by a single software update -- which is why there isn't an Action Replay for the Platform/XBox360 or Platform/{{PS3}} onward. The Action Replays for the PSP, 3DS and Wii have been superseded by homebrew cheat applications while the Platform/PlaystationVita got a homebrew cheat software but never an external cheat device in its lifetime.

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