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360 Hacked To Play Backups
xorkid writes "Microsoft Corps '
unhackable' Xbox 360 console has been hacked. It is now possible to play copied games from recordable DVD DL discs without any soldering or hardware modification. The ingenious hack involves replacing the original 360 DVD firmware with a modified version that authenticates recorded DVD DL discs as original game discs. The hack does not require any modification devices but it requires a 1:1 copy of an original signed disc from the same region as the console. So it does not allow booting of unsigned code, yet. No Linux on the 360 for now, but its a start. There are rumours that there is an as-of-yet unreleased version that allows booting of unsigned code."
Most people don't known dual layer burners unless they bought there computer fairly recently, dropped the extra money for a DVD-RW drive (which is still fairly rare, although its fairly standard on Apple computers ), and then it also has dual-layer support. I've owned two DVD-RW drives in the last three years, and netiher one has dual layer burn capabilities. Needless to day, dropping $300 for a dual layer drive, and $170-ish for an XBox 360 doesn't sound that appealing sadly. Now if I could buy a DVD that would let me run unsigned code (which I bet will be made possible within the next few days) without me having buy a new burner, I'd be all over it.
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They'd be hurt by switching to the PS3, because NOBODY IS GOING TO PAY $600 FOR ONE.
More and more complex?
Please, tell me which console had an easier mod? (Disc swapping doesn't count.) The only one I can think of is Dreamcast. This hack is fairly simple compared to some I've seen (14 wire mod chips for the PS2, for example).
And many of those who do successfully implement the hack are likely to be banned from the not so optional anymore online services associated with the console
Great. So the minority of users who actually sign up for the online service won't be able to. Oh well.