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Modded Xbox 360s banned from XBL
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article published on 18 May, 2007
As many Afterdawn users found out the hard way this week, Microsoft has begun banning modified Xbox 360 consoles from being able to access Xbox Live. A Microsoft spokesperson described the move as "an important part of our efforts to try and maintain a fair gaming environment for the large majority of gamers that play by the rules".
Microsoft also said it was banning by unit rather than ... [ read the full article ]
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18. May 2007 @ 09:49 |
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ouch that sucks m$is being an a$$
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georgeluv
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18. May 2007 @ 09:57 |
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what about people who just like jetpacks, who arent cheating?
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18. May 2007 @ 10:13 |
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18. May 2007 @ 10:13 |
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I had a feeling this day would come, thats why I had second thoughts about modding mine.
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kaosX
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18. May 2007 @ 10:14 |
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also.. people without modded consoles are being banned.
mines in the shop right now.. but its not modded.
my modded console has never had a ethernet cord plugged in and probably wont until XBMC 360 comes out :D
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18. May 2007 @ 10:15 |
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Originally posted by kaosX:
also.. people without modded consoles are being banned.
mines in the shop right now.. but its not modded.
my modded console has never had a ethernet cord plugged in and probably wont until XBMC 360 comes out :D
Why people without mods?
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18. May 2007 @ 10:40 |
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Bad business on M$'s part. Why the hell alienate customer's who are PAYING to use live?? Who cares if my granny is playing a backup of "Lets learn to Sew," she is still paying the $50 premium or whatever it is to sew with her friends. Sh!t I only have a BA in business admin and know better then doing something like this. Retards.
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kaosX
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18. May 2007 @ 10:43 |
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Why people without mods?
not sure... but people on other sites, including xbox.com are making the claim.
and iono stang.. i kinda like them banning people with modded consoles... its too easy for them to cheat, as they are already doing in gear of war from what ive read.
Live! should be a place where legitimate people with legitimate copies are playing, thats part of the reason why i pay for the service.
if people cheat with their friends and they are all cheating only together in their group then fine.. but when i have to leave multiple rooms just to find one where people arent glitching or cheating, i get a little pissed.
i got no beef with their decision, as long as im not banned with a legit console that is.
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18. May 2007 @ 10:50 |
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I have a modded 360, but have never taken it online. I cannot personally comment about the level of cheating some moron's use, but I see where you are coming from. I played on kai once and everybody was cheating, that killed it totally for me. When I saw this article I didnt really take into consideration that people cheat, I just saw it as M$'s feeble attempt to stop piracy, since it is obvious they cannot stop firmware hacks.
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18. May 2007 @ 10:51 |
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man this sucks, ps3 looking better all the time
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willnewbe
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18. May 2007 @ 10:56 |
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I have 4 unmodded Xbox 360's (why? not sure-was thinking about modding 1 for fun-like the Xbox 1-have 3 soft-modded-1 Xbox 360 for my grandson's birthday in August). Before I heard of the ban-decided last night to update all the Xbox's to the newest
Kernel-had no problems whatsoever with my single profile on 4 different Xbox 360's updating and even down-loaded a few games on each. Even updated my 1 HD-DVD player on all consoles.
M$ will have major problems if they have actually banned unmodded Xbox 360's. I intend to check my 4 this week-end to make sure that there are no problems.
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18. May 2007 @ 11:09 |
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Ouch....Damm that gotta hurt !
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pdxphant
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18. May 2007 @ 11:57 |
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This is how I look at it I modded my Ps2 and my Xbox b4 for personal reasons but I never took them online. If you take them online you take the risk of stuff like this happening which I'm fine with. My 360 is unmodded and It's going to stay like that cuz I like playing online, If someone has an upper hand on me cuz of cheating BAN THEM! Good job Microsoft. If you want to buy a Ps3 go buy a Ps3 you think there going to invite hacking and cheating over there.
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joe777
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18. May 2007 @ 12:28 |
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I am not a gamer but, what do you think of this. You know how anabolic steriods are banned. Well I always thought they should have a special olympics for those that are on the juice so to speak. That way we can see what man is really capable of. So you see my point . Why doesn't slick willy ( Mr Bill Gates of course )let it run and see what comes out. Hacked firmware can only improve the product, lets face it the definition of hacking is to take something and improve upon it.
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kaosX
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18. May 2007 @ 12:52 |
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Originally posted by joe777:
Hacked firmware can only improve the product, lets face it the definition of hacking is to take something and improve upon it.
dunno dude... hacked firmware = backups and piracy, not homebrew.
if anything, its slowed downt he homebrew scene, because the companies are focusing on dvd firmware chips instead.
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18. May 2007 @ 13:17 |
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Hate m$ sometimes , i think this was a bad move in some way as they may lose the console war for this
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18. May 2007 @ 13:59 |
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By the company that brought you WindowsME 2.0!!
In A.D. 2101, war was beginning.
What happen ?
- Someone set up us teh bans.
We get signal.
- What !
Status Code: Z: 8015 - 190D
- It's you !!
How are you Micosoftians
- All your xbox are belong to us!
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18. May 2007 @ 14:11 |
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I agree that cheaters need to be banned-- or relegated off to a 'cheater' server that is plainly labeled as such.
I hate it when you game and you just know that somebody out there has hacked the game to give them an unfair advantage. It's really pathetic actually that someone has so low self esteem that they have to go online, cheat at a game, just so they can look themselves in the mirror every morning and not think 'worthless POS'
sad sad sad
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sstoneho
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18. May 2007 @ 14:38 |
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HA, HA, This is the best day ever. This makes me want to buy another 360. Now i don't have worry about people cheating. I was really worried about this with the launch of Halo3. Good job microsoft!!!!
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18. May 2007 @ 14:58 |
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Smart move, same time as Halo 3 beta. I thought microsoft would understand and not ban ppl from live. But if they wanna lose bunch of people on live.
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18. May 2007 @ 15:24 |
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WOW! Everybody has a valid point and view; however this is my feeling on the banning. If M$ is worried about having this piracy free network, then ban all the modded units and that will stop that. But just think, XBL memberships have tripled over the past Year or so. That means that ppl have purchased the unit and the service. What they do with it when they get it home, is their business, M$ got their money. Now game sales may suffer a little from the back up point, but how many games have your kids F&^% up and you have to replace them at $60+ a unit. (That's why it works). I have a purchased copy of all my games and a backup, because I have kids that don't care about things like some adults.
I don't condone piracy; however we parents that spend thousands on game systems and games have to have a way to protect our investments.
Secondly, only one out of every 15 players online may have a backup unit (as I was told).
XBL will definitely go down in numbers after the banning. W8 and C
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18. May 2007 @ 15:28 |
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Hmmm...i thought wat made the original xbox as big as it was was being able to modd it...and maybe it gave xbox fans a reason to buy a xbox360 because ppl thought they could do the same and still getting all the same benifits. Sounds like MS doesnt want more sales and Bill Gates dont need your money because its nuthing more then just pocket change to him. If PS3 isnt like this then im heading to Sony.
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kaosX
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18. May 2007 @ 15:36 |
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Originally posted by knuttdogg:
XBL will definitely go down in numbers after the banning. W8 and C
and i say goodbye and farewell!
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ThaJazz
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18. May 2007 @ 15:41 |
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instead of buying the games rent them from gamefly.save a bunch of money that way.and when the games get a little old buy them at a discount.no its not the same as having a backup but its an option.
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18. May 2007 @ 15:51 |
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A Microsoft spokesperson described the move as "an important part of our efforts to try and maintain a fair gaming environment for the large majority of gamers that play by the rules".
Just a fancy way of saying we are trying to stop piracy. :)
This whole article is the reason i have moved away from consoles and stayed with PC's cause with PC's you can mod them and that is allowed. Even with Microsoft products :)
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