popkorn

Hi! just wondering, with all the hype around gaming consoles again, which one do you guys think is the most secure these days? like in terms of account protection, privacy, hacking, etc.

i’ve got Trend Micro on my phone and computers so i feel pretty covered there, but for consoles there’s nothing like that available afaik. so i’m kinda relying on whatever built-in security they have, which got me thinking—how good are they really?

i read xbox has that secure boot thing and ties into microsoft accounts with 2FA, ps5 has 2FA too and some decent built-in stuff, but sony had that huge psn hack back in the day so i’m still kinda paranoid. Switch seems more chill but also heard it's easier to jailbreak or mess with.

just wondering if anyone’s had issues or knows more about how secure these actually are. like do you just trust them as-is or do you tweak settings, use super long passwords, etc?

I just got the Google Pixel 9a, and I’m really liking it so far. It has theft protection and a built-in Google VPN which is nice, but I’m not sure if that’s enough. With all the scams and malware going around, I’m wondering if I still need extra security.

been using Trend Micro on my old phone, and it’s helped me avoid some sketchy links before. Should I keep using it on the Pixel 9a, or are the builtin protections enough? What do you guys think?