Added by Jeff on Nov. 11, 2008
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Microsoft Game Studios, perhaps you've heard of them.
The back-corner forums where console modding enthusiasts and/or software pirates get their max-and-relax on have been abuzz for a few days now over a new wave of Xbox 360 bans coming down the wire through Xbox Live. Microsoft does this periodically, because, unsurprisingly, they ain't down with modified consoles and the piracy it enables.
Normally I'd be all pro-mod or whatever, but since there isn't really any sort of homebrew scene on the 360 to justify all that firmware hacking, there isn't much of a good reason to mod your console in the first place. So, if you've been using a modified console online, there's a chance that your system has been banned and won't be able to connect to Xbox Live anymore. Which, really, serves you right for connecting to Live with a modded system in the first place, ya big dope.
I’ve gotten a few messages and seen some forum threads pop up on console bannings so I thought I’d post and let folks know what’s up. In our our continued effort to keep gameplay safe and secure for our community of more than 14 million members, Microsoft has taken action against a small percentage of Xbox 360 consoles that have been illegally modified in order to play pirated games. You should know that modifying your Xbox 360 console is also a violation of the Xbox LIVE terms of use, will void your warranty and result in a ban from Xbox LIVE. The health of the video game business depends on customers paying for the genuine products and services they receive, both from manufacturers and the local companies that support them. We will continue to employ and bolster anti-piracy security measures to counter piracy in the gaming industry and improve security in the Xbox LIVE community.
The timing makes sense, considering there were probably a bunch of people foolish enough to bootleg the early copies of
Gears of War 2 who couldn't resist getting online with it.
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well must have got this bit of info after they recorded the bombcast...does anyone still listen to the hotspot?
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Someone on my friends list was playing Fallout 3 a good 2 weeks before that game came out; his system has been ban.
Why he was playing the game while connected to live is beyond me, but whatever.
on Nov. 11, 2008
What was this news story about again? Like pirates or something? Im not smart enough to mod a system so i dont care.
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but yeah, banning people from a paid service for something that's pretty much impossible to prove (unless microsoft are operating illegal surveillance on their customers) is a bit of a cunt act. I have a DVD burner - that doesn't make me a shifty chinese man selling selling cammed copies of the new bond movie on a picnic blanket on some street corner somewhere.
p.s. some of my best friends are chinese and intellectual property thiefs.
on Nov. 12, 2008
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