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title: "Splatoon 2 Hacked – Octolings playable early"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/splatoon-2-hacked-octolings-playable-early/"
description: "Splatoon 2‘s Octo Expansion, which includes the ability to play as Octolings, doesn’t release until this summer. However, hackers have managed to make the Octolings playable early."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2018-05-11 12:20:30"
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Splatoon 2 Hacked - Octolings playable early | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Splatoon 2 Hacked – Octolings playable early](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/splatoon-2-hacked-octolings-playable-early.jpg "Splatoon 2 Hacked – Octolings playable early")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/splatoon-2-hacked-octolings-playable-early.jpg)Splatoon 2‘s Octo Expansion, which includes the ability to play as Octolings, doesn’t release until this summer. However, hackers have managed to make the Octolings playable early. A couple of YouTube videos were released that demonstrates the Octolings in multiplayer matches.

Not all of the content is in place. For example, sound effects are missing. Nevertheless, both male and female Octolings were showcased in the videos.

## [](#splatoon-2-octolings-videos)Splatoon 2 Octolings videos

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[Link](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/splatoon-2-hacked-octolings-playable-early/)

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[Link](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/splatoon-2-hacked-octolings-playable-early/)

 While it is cool to see, what does this mean for Splatoon 2 online … when you think of hacks?

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