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Microsoft Bans Modified Xbox 360s From Xbox Live

Posted by Zonk on from the and-i'm-really-glad-they're-doing-it-too dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft has now officially started banning Xbox 360s that have had their DVD drive firmware modified from Live, possibly using information brought in by the Crackdown-originated Halo 3 beta downloads. Scene site forums have already collapsed under traffic, and Microsoft has officially confirmed that they are banning modded Xbox 360s to keep the online playing field fair and level."

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  1. Re:No Thanks, Microsoft. I'll Keep My Wii by loafula · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I, for one, am disappointed with the Wii. Zelda was great, but other good games are few. What happened to Smash Bros and Metroid being launch titles? Also, whats to prevent Sony and M$ from developing similar motion sensitive controllers (Sony is sorta doing it with the six axis)? If and when they do, with their far superior hardware, it will be bye-bye Wii. I can't help but feel the Wii is gimmicky. In the long run, I think it will suffer the same fate as the GameCube- a decent system with a FEW really good games and a bunch of crap.

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    FOXTROT UNIFORM CHARLIE KILO
  2. Re:No Thanks, Microsoft. I'll Keep My Wii by ShadowsHawk · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And once again, you fail to realize that peripherals NEVER do well in the market place. The fact of the matter is that Both Sony and MS could develop their own motion sensing (Nintendo patented theirs), but it won't really catch on until the next generation when they bundle it.

  3. Re:No Thanks, Microsoft. I'll Keep My Wii by loafula · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ever play guitar hero? And what would prevent Sony or M$ from bundling a motion-sensitive controller in future releases of their consoles? In the end, it all comes down to the quality of the games available. I've owned a Wii since December, and I haven't seen anything other than Zelda that makes the console worth owning. And even that is just a GameCube game with and updated control scheme.

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    FOXTROT UNIFORM CHARLIE KILO
  4. Re:Stupid decision... by mrsbrisby · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    3. Finally, MS doesn't make much money on things 360.
    Microsoft hasn't made any money on the 360. Microsoft's "gaming division" (that's XBOX) has lost a billion dollars every year according to Forbes, and the reason they can do that is because they obtained an illegal monopoly in another market.

    Competing with a monopoly is impossible, which is why we have antitrust laws.

    It's not like they're using the money to burn down forests and put lead in grade school water supplies.
    But it is like that. Having Microsoft (or a company like it) means that your taxes are about 10 billion dollars a year higher than they would otherwise have to be. That means that your government can either test for lead, or they can raise your taxes.

    Buying a 360 makes it easier for Microsoft to continue to do that.