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xbox live bans up to 1 million?!?!?!?!
Beastman1975:
anyone else catch this the other day?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33866696/ns/technology_and_science-games/
im not condeming anyone for modding thier 360 or even for playin burnt games but this makes me laugh. just use a little common sense people lol, dont use the same system you modded to go online or play burnt copies of games to play online also lol .heard some people were playin COD MW2 weeks early , they mustve said "wow how did they catch me ?" lol
AppleQueso:
man you'd think it would be common sense to not use pirated games to play online.
sheep2001:
even if they had stayed offline with the burnt games and only used originals online on same machine, they'd still get banned. pre-release copies are a deffo give away though, and i can't believe people are actually complaining about being banned. Although i would have thought it in microsofts interest NOT to ban people, as they make most of their cash from the online service. The people that have 100's of backups are not going to have 100's of originals - so they won't make cash back there - also i would have thought that alot of people who have been banned now will just go for a PS3 at christmas, as the online service is free, and not THAT different from live any more. And wireless built in.
the7k:
Yeah, I'm pretty sure most of these people had it coming. It's not like Microsoft hasn't pulled off moves FAR more dickish than this.
http://www.destructoid.com/dear-360-owners-don-t-use-unauthorized-memory-devices-152345.phtml
Banning people from Xbox Live is well within their power. No longer honoring the RROD 3-Year Warranty if you have a modded Xbox 360 is also well within their power.
I don't think this situation will actually drive people to get PS3s, as these pirates would still want a machine that could play burnt games. If anything, this will actually drive Microsoft's sales up when they all try to get new X360s - and maybe this time, they'll be smart about it.
Most people who go from a 360 to a PS3, do so because they're sick and tired of dealing with RROD. I talked to one guy who had 7 360s RROD on him before he finally switched.
satoshi_matrix:
Off topic, but there's no reason why anyone should go through 7 360s. The RROD is fixable. all you need is some common tools and materials and the willingness to fix it yourself. I wrote a tutorial on how to fix the RROD a while ago and anyone whose followed it can attest that it does indeed work. Sending systems back to M$ only will have them send another system with the same problem. Its better just to tear it apart yourself and fix it in an evening yourself than to wait 4-8 weeks. The first revisions of he hardware were flawed no question, but they are not beyond repair 90% of the time.