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Mod chips such as the Xecuter allow the Xbox to perform unauthorized tricks.
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every right to do so because it is their private gaming network
and they have the right to deny connection to it. BUT, the citeria
for banning should be different, because a larger hard drive
alone poses no threat to the Xbox Live community.
Formerly, Microsoft would only ban for modified BIOSes and
other threatening modifications, because these did pose a threat
to the community. But, as it is the owner's property, if he choses
to run something perfectly legal such as an Xbox release of
Linux on his Xbox with more space than the default 8-10GB, he
should be allowed to do so without retribution. The new
restrictions, which check your hard drive size, are aimed
stopping modifications that posed no threat whatsoever to the
Xbox Live community.
I think that it would be acceptable for Microsoft to somehow
scan the hard drive for pirated games, but this would be hard
because game owners are legally allowed to make a backup of
their games. The scans that Microsoft performs should probably
be limited to checking for modified, illegal BIOSes and modified
dashboards because these are the things that truely prove a
threat; without a modified BIOS, there is nothing you can do with
a larger hard drive besides have more storage for music or
gamesaves.
And against everything that MS may allow you to do or not --- there is always a way arround limitations ... just the same way as MS improves ;)
When you purchase an xbox.. It says that when you crack that seal you are bound by the terms of the licence.. Don't like that.. Don't buy an XBOX.. As far as modding.. I personally believe that when you purchase something that you "own" it and therefore you can do WHATEVER you want to it.. However you did crack that seal on the box.. So if ms says you violated your license and can't play on thier "PRIVATELY" owned network.. well there you go.. Not hard to understand.. Play nice or don't play at all.. That's M$'s logic.. As much as I hate M$ I do respect a license...
- modding
- by patches04 February 8, 2006 4:57 PM PST
- i just learned the basics of modding but by the sound of it alot of people like it so why not make only certain specific places wher modders can go play with other modders but not the regular players and vice versa for the normal players. and whats wrong with alot of memory?
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