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Halo 2 Used to Sniff Out Mods

Posted by Zonk on from the surely-a-covenent-plot dept.

TexasDex writes "C-Net tech news is reporting that users of Halo 2 who have installed mod chips are being banned from the X-box Live forums. It is unknown specifically how the Halo 2 game finds out the console is modded, Microsoft will only say in the X-box live Terms of Use that "Xbox Live may only be accessed with an unmodified [...] Xbox video game console.'" In related news, the New York Times (registration required) has a quickie interview with the folks behind Red Vs. Blue about changes Halo 2 bring to the series.

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  1. Illegal Actions by Craigj0 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    My guess is that Halo 2 attempts to do some action impossible with a normal xbox but works fine if it was modded, this has the benifit of no matter which method is used to unlock the xbox it will be discovered. It will at least raise the bar for unlocking xbox's from now on.

  2. Oh, gee... by TJ_Phazerhacki · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I guess I'll just have to use my X-Box to play GAMES!!!

    Probabally not the right group to hear this, but when you purchase a piece of hardware, most of the time, It does in fact belong to you. Feel free to buzz it in half with a chainsaw - it is yours.

    But If MS wants to require that you use unmodded systems on Live, it is their perrogative - you are faced with two rather simple solutions:

    1. Play the system the way it was intended.

    2. Dont Use XBox live.

    I have played CS tooo long to know that the primary reason people use altered systems online is for cheating. Power to the XBox.

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