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Lik-Sang Back Online, Minus Modchips

Posted by michael on from the excess-inventory dept.

DrEldarion writes "Lik-Sang is back, and it turns out that it wasn't just Microsoft that filed the lawsuit - Sony and Nintendo both joined in. The end result is that the modchips are gone."

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  1. Hmm.... by Mindcry · · Score: 4, Funny

    Time to set up a non-profit to pass out chips from foreign countries... or just relabel them as accessibility devices.

    Sucks.. someone fix it ;)

  2. Ridiculous by unicron · · Score: 5, Funny

    If these mod chips become any more difficult to obtain, I might have to buy the games I want...alright, fuck that, how much does a plane ticket to Hong Kong cost? Can't be that much, right?

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    Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.
  3. Re:Hide them. by Kenja · · Score: 5, Funny

    Even better, they should have the MOD chips be sixth dimensional constructs containing an infinite amount of three dimensional matter with a psychic link to the XBOX. Oh wait, that's just as unlikely as a USB only MOD.

    --

    "Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
  4. Lik Sang is back..... by BlameFate · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...... not for long, here comes /. :-)

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    --is not to be confused with user #672982 - Bame Flait

  5. Argh! by Twintop · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now the X-Box is going to suck again!

  6. out on the street by khuber · · Score: 5, Funny
    You know these kids are just going to buy their chips on the street now. Who knows what those are cut with? Very likely inferior conductors.

    We will see a lot of kids getting hopped up on modchips and most likely addicted, only to suffer painful side effects like electrocution and intestine blockage due to the poor production standards of street fabs.

    -Kevin

  7. Re:Make that Extra Crispy. by sg_oneill · · Score: 3, Funny

    I even heard a rumor that Redhat and Suse are considering "SELLING" linux too. Imagine that. Arm the baracades comrades and raise the red flag! It's time for the Lunix revolution!!!!!

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  8. ModChips by SniffleBear · · Score: 5, Funny

    ModChips allow consumers to use the hardware in a way it wasn't intended to, or to add enhancement or new features to the hardware.

    But then I see no difference with that and cutting up my PS2 and using the shell as a crap pot and using the circuits to make a mouse trap electrocuter.

  9. Re:Good to have 'em back. by CaseyB · · Score: 3, Funny
    It's a catch-22. If you don't market them as "XBox mod chips", people don't know what they are and won't buy them. If you market them as "XBox mod chips", you are admitting their primary function is to mod an XBox, and will be sued since it is illegal to market them.

    So advertise them as:

    Motherboard extender - WARNING: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN PLAYING BACKUP GAMES ON THE MICROSOFT XBOX(TM) GAME CONSOLE."

  10. Depends... by Rareul · · Score: 2, Funny

    You want to be crammed into economy for 24+ hours:

    $737.26

    9:25 PM Depart New York (JFK)
    Arrive Hong Kong (HKG) 9:35 AM +2 days Tue 5-Nov
    24hr 10mn China Airlines 11 / 601
    Connect in Taipei (TPE)
    Total stops: 2

    2:25 PM Depart Hong Kong (HKG)
    Arrive New York (JFK) 7:25 PM Thu 7-Nov
    17hr 0mn China Airlines 608 / 12
    Connect in Taipei (TPE)

    Or, you want one-stop lux:

    $12,315.26

    9:45 AM Depart Newark (EWR)
    Arrive Hong Kong (HKG) 6:15 PM +1 day Tue 5-Nov
    20hr 30mn United Airlines 895
    1 stop


    11:45 AM Depart Hong Kong (HKG)
    Arrive Newark (EWR) 5:09 PM Thu 7-Nov
    17hr 24mn United Airlines 896
    1 stop

    ?sp

  11. Re:Gone for today... by Dean+Sas · · Score: 2, Funny

    because its illegal as they're classified as super computers?

  12. Re:Why Console Companies Use Copy Protection by peterb · · Score: 5, Funny

    Many of us find soldering to be a relaxing activity which can be performed in our spare time. We think nothing of soldering 20 leads to legs of surface mount components because we have a temperature-controlled iron with a chisel tip and we aren't afraid to use it.


    Ok, Ok, I admit it. Your penis is absolutely huge. I bow before your mighty staff, o hacker of hackers.

    As for me -- I actually charge quite a bit for leisure time. It's the most precious time I have. If you find soldering to be as rewarding an activity as playing videogames, then you're right -- installing modchips is a valuable use of your time. Those of us who find it an annoying, menial activity that is a complete waste of our gigantic brains, however, have a different decision-making process.