In context, "while the game is running" is meant to prohibit a category of glitches you can trigger in console games by bumping/removing the game media (like th

In context, "while the game is running" is meant to prohibit a category of glitches you can trigger in console games by bumping/removing the game media (like the exploits mentioned). I don't think in context it was intended to exclude save file modification between segments. I would characterize it as an unintended oversight in the rules, and save file editing is definitely against the spirit of those rules as written.