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No Love From Microsoft For Xbox Modders

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the war-of-1812 dept.

RandyOo writes: "Only 4 days after news of an XBox port of MAME was posted to Slashdot, Microsoft contacted the admin of mame.net and downloads have now been removed. Knew I should have downloaded it earlier this morning ... Thank goodness for P2P!" And scubacuda writes: "According to The Register, one group of Xbox hackers have decided to halt development on its Xbox mod chip. It will be interesting to see how other developers follow suit."

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  1. I would've had first post.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    .. But Microsoft's lawyers contacted me and asked me not to.

    1. Re:I would've had first post.... by Lord_Slepnir · · Score: 2, Funny
      Signs of the apoclypse:

      1) Slashdot runs story announcing linux is dead
      2) Mozilla 1.0 is released
      3) A message with "First Post" gets modded up.

      REPENT NOW, YE SINNERS!!!!

  2. How will MS possible stop this then?! by dmarien · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thank goodness for P2P!

    You can now download Mod chips via P2P?! Sweet!

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    dmarien
    1. Re:How will MS possible stop this then?! by T3kno · · Score: 3, Funny

      I was watching Who's line is it anyway? last night and they had Collin play a character named Captian Obvious, I thought he did a pretty good job until now.

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      (B) + (D) + (B) + (D) = (K) + (&)
  3. WHAT???? by Unknown+Bovine+Group · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft? Not hacker-friendly? What is this world coming to?

    Next thing you know they'll start mucking around with standards and protocols!

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    m00.
  4. MS Mods Modders by blowhole · · Score: 2, Funny

    (-1 AYBoxABTU)

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    "Ask me about Loom"
  5. This quote from The Reg caught me... by AtariDatacenter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Xbox mod creators, however, claim to have the moral high ground in this discussion ... they focus their efforts on creating chips which can run homebrew software rather than pirated games, such as the Xbox version of MAME (designed to emulate old arcade machines)...

    The irony of that statement, told by The Register with a straight face, is delicious! "Look! We're using this to run homebrew software, like Joust, Centipede, and Wizard of Wor!" ;)

  6. i have an idea ... by jms258 · · Score: 2, Funny

    from now on, everyone should refer to x-box mod chips as "Replacement Wheels for Chocolate Bicycles" ... this will ensure that MS prying eyes will be kept from our clandestine, x-box hacking activities. Viva La Revolucion! -jms258

  7. Re:Shock, Amazement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > IE a kick in the ass.

    Damn right it is!

  8. My own personal x-box mod by dubiousmike · · Score: 5, Funny

    Step one: Place X-Box on secure platform.

    Step two: Place drink on X-Box

    Step three: Turn on Gamecube and enjoy.

  9. Don't Be Cruel by Servo5678 · · Score: 5, Funny
    People who buy X-Boxen deserve what they get, IE a kick in the ass.

    Hey, now wait a minute. A kick in the ass I can understand, but the X-BOX people have to get IE too? Be humane, please!