I support this.Strike said:Some week huh, Guys?
Free Crushed
Absoludacrous said:Did Microsoft just feel like they weren't getting enough attention these weeks?
Wario64 said:FREE DEMI
NubInaTub said:Well this is kind of dumb.
I got banned on the xbox forums for 'spam' until 2164, but people who cheated or j-tagged their xboxes to gain an unfair advantage get to play again?
wat
Vamphuntr said:The day online gaming failed gamers.
_Xenon_ said:Just checked some Chinese gaming forum. Seems legit.
It unbans everybody and flashes their dvd drivers back to default. Unbanned players can connect online and play legit copies of games but for pirated games they have to flash the driver every single time.
how else they gonna punish pirates if they don't ban consoles ?kamspy said:Maybe it became a problem with second hand consoles.
My guess is after next update (the new dvd driver thing) it will be impossible to pirate on XBOX.rapid32.5 said:how else they gonna punish pirates if they don't ban consoles ?
_Xenon_ said:My guess is after next update (the new dvd driver thing) it will be impossible to pirate on XBOX.
I mean even for pirates they have to pay XBL gold to play online so why does MS have to kill them off?
Do you really think banning online gaming is a serious punishment? Online or not people can still 'steal' most of the gaming experience by pirating and for game companies 90% of the development budget are spent on offline gaming anyway. Now it's just like giving those dudes a second chance to actually pay something (XBL gold member, MS points for DLC, etc).beast786 said:I am not sure if the publishers are going to be happy with that.
_Xenon_ said:Do you really think banning online gaming is a serious punishment? Online or not people can still 'steal' most of the gaming experience by pirating and for game companies 90% of the development budget are spent on offline gaming anyway. Now it's just like giving those dudes a second chance to actually pay something (XBL gold member, MS points for DLC, etc).
Besides, from what I heard, it seems it's quite impossible to flash the driver after next update. So all is good I guess.
expy said:If you're playing 'backups' it should be fine no? You are paying afterall!
Jinfash said:Wait, I can't tell if this news is real/confirmed or FUD lol.
They have to get the latest update through USB or something. After that they are no different from those who never get banned. Their flashed driver is back to default so they have to flash it again to play pirated games, every time (the driver will go back to normal by itself every time it seems).Yoritomo said:It's real... kind of.
The boxes aren't unbanned. MS is just letting them get on live. The only thing that's definitely for sure is that an xbox live profile can be pulled to a previously banned box and connect to live. They may have just moved the barrier on the banned box down the field a little so flagged consoles can now connect to live. Dunno if they can play online, play online with burned games, download updates, download dlc, but they can definitely connect their profile from a flagged box.
The Lamp said:
Oh noes...the end of avatar quoting..
Stabby McSter said:What's next? Unbanned GAF members?
Andrex said:Free demi.
Edit- Damn beaten. Umm, free Crushed.
TwinIonEngines said:That's about as likely as a very improbable event.
This Sony thing really has hurt you hasn't it?ULTROS! said:There are basically two possible causes:
1. Testing the network
2. Someone hacked XBL
Really hoping it's the former.
I doubt it's that. The new 360 firmware flashes the DVD drive back to stock firmware and you will be forced to install that firmware if you want to play on Live. I would imagine that this allows them to easily check if people are running legit firmware on their drives. It seems more like them giving a chance for pirates (or people who genuinely back up their legit games) to go legit, because if they can flash the drive firmware, then they can surely check to see if the firmware has been modified when the console boots, connect to Live or whatever.boundedseven said:Wonder if Microsoft got scared and/or threats and responded to that
you understand which one the "former" is right?Cat in the Hat said:This Sony thing really has hurt you hasn't it?
Some parts of zie Interwebz believe that.Lunchbox said:it was microsoft who hacked sony
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