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Even disregarding the fact that most "backups" aren't backups up something the player has actually bought, there's also the fairness in multiplayer aspect that
by m_eiman 17y ago
Even disregarding the fact that most "backups" aren't backups up something the player has actually bought, there's also the fairness in multiplayer aspect that in my opinion would be a reasonable reason for disconnecting - with a modded box you can run modified software that can give you unfair advantages (for example). But the "backups" are the main target, of course.
- Pahalial 17y agoThis is not accurate - the modding in question in the article specifically only allows the playing of "backups" but still requires the game to be signed. It has to be a copy of a legitimate game. There are ways to modify the console to run "homebrew" which could include modified game executables, but A) it's significantly more difficult and requires an unupdated system, and B) to my knowledge Microsoft would instantly know you were playing an unsigned executable and be able to ban based on that. In any case, if the 600k number quoted in the article is anywhere near accurate, this is a brilliant business move on Microsoft's part. A very easy way to push up 360 sales numbers for Q3, since the pirates will probably just go out and buy another console.
- dan_the_welder 17y agoOr people will switch to a different brand console because they are mad. Or perhaps a new industry will spring up to re-chip the boxes.