Microsoft Bans Modded Xbox 360 Consoles From Xbox Live
Microsoft [MSFT] has banned Xbox 360 owners from Xbox Live who are using modified consoles.
The modified consoles can be used to play pirated games, and it looks like as many as 600,000 Xbox 360 owners have been banned from the Xbox Live service, out of its 20 million users.
Xbox 360 owners who were using a modified console no longer have access to Xbox Live, and they will not be able to play any online games with the modded console.
“All consumers should know that piracy is illegal and that modifying their Xbox 360 console to play pirated discs violates the Xbox Live terms of use will void their warranty and result in a ban from Xbox Live,”
“The health of the video game business depends on customers paying for the genuine products and services they receive from manufacturers, retailers, and the third parties that support them,”
Although it seems that thier Xbox Live account still works and it is only the modded consoles that have been banned.
So it looks like a lot of Xbox Live players will have to purchase a new console from Microsoft if they want to continue using Xbox Live.
via TG Daily
November 12th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Although it is against the TOS and I don’t mod myself I see this as Microsoft shooting themselves in the foot. I mean not all that mod their Xbox is committed piracy. You are alienating customers that are paying for a service (gold accounts).
November 14th, 2009 at 7:31 am
i would like to add to this..i agree that they maybe judging us gamers to hard. i will say that there is a lot of out there that bootleg our games, movies, and music and there is no crime in making a backup of your own product. What i am getting at here is unless it breaks the law to mod your console and to make a backup of your own game then what right does Microsoft have to ban the console from live. A little of what i think..i could be wrong on some of this
November 14th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Microsoft states in theirs terms that you will not modify your xbox because you would have the ability to make pirated copies. And we all know that no one gets a modded 360 to back up their games. You get it to play a bunch of free games you never paid for. So I say serves them right.
November 14th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Ha dats wat these Xbox users deserve,they along with pc users r da only pests dat NEED/RELY on mods and bootlegged games….PS3 n Wii users don’t even NEED modified games….Ps3>360nPc = Wii>360nPc….360/Pc DoublePWNAGE
November 16th, 2009 at 8:32 am
normally, i wouldn’t even think about using a modded console. but i’m about to get mine chipped. i live in thailand, and it is the only way to get games here, other than pay out the ass for games and international shipping……
whether they ban me from live or not is really a moot point though. i had to cancel my live subscription before moving here…. since xbox 360 has not been released in thailand, xbox live is not even available here.
basically, microsoft has given me no choice…. if i want to keep using my 360 and play new games, i must get the chip.
November 16th, 2009 at 8:36 am
i have no choice. i must mod my console if i wish to continue to use my 360. i live in thailand. original copies of games are not sold here. its not thailand’s fault. its microsoft.
hell, i guess its a moot point anyway….. xbox live isnt even available here. so i guess it really doesnt matter if they ban me or not…. had to cancel my account before my flight.
November 16th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Surely Microsoft must be committing robbery by banning live customers after they have paid money unless of they intend to refund all moneys outstanding and not used on each account.I wonder if there is someone will to try…..If you pay for a service then the company thats supplying that service stops … what ever reason is in breach of contract and should refund all monies owing.
November 20th, 2009 at 10:47 am
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November 23rd, 2009 at 12:42 am
IM SO F*C*I*N* lucky cuz i was gonna get my 360 modded tomarrow!!!!!
November 24th, 2009 at 8:41 am
I have a real problem with all this banning bullshit. I have a legal right to make backups of my games , which I purchased, in order to protect my investment and my 360 has to be modded to play the backup disks.I have young children in the house and you try and keep a disk clean and scratch free in a house with kids. Now I don’t agree that even though I pay for games regularly, and pay for live, that I should have to buy 2 xbox 360’s just to get online and be able to play backups. Come on Bill Gates share the f##king wealth will ya, B#tch
November 27th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
I live and thailand,brought my xbox360 from europe…
It is indeed difficult to find original games here ,
but XBOX live is available here in thailand..i play my halo3 everyday!!!!
November 27th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Excuse doesn’t anyone want to ask Microsoft how exactly knows who to ban?
I mean XBOX live gives back info of wht kind that allows microsoft to know if somebody has a modded console? I am preety damn sure no one agreed on having softwre on his console that actually dedtects hardware changes or god knows what else? for example dvd playback data or game time …
December 16th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
hey,
im looking at purchasing the xbox 360 arcade. will i be able to modd this to play pirated games? i have no intention of playing online.
i heard, the new xbox have something to stop the chip such as a new drive. please respond quickly so that i can decide whether to buy it or not. thanls
December 17th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
So to be clear, if I have my xbox modded, it would allow me toplay NTSC games on my pal unit as well as copied discs, like ones bought in Thailand for example?
December 22nd, 2009 at 5:38 pm
thats why i stick to sony and the ps3 microsoft sucks
i hate everything about it the 360 lacks graphics and bil gates is a nerd that is to rich but wants more greedy.
January 10th, 2010 at 12:19 am
They should make it so that you can back up a game if you enter in a unique product key and register it on the internet. This is important because the 360 has a major design flaw that can cause discs to gain a circular scatch along the outer rim making the disc unusable if its in use for too long before turning off the console- yes, forgetting to turn off the console can cause damage to your disc if you are the unlucky guy with one (this has happened to me, with games that work perfectly when I put them in, but later get a scratch, despite the fact that I have not taken out the disc since, and hence it must be the console. This happened with Halo 3 and my new Assassin’s Creed 2 game. Fortunatly, the discs were still repairable at blockbuster’s disc repair machine however, if the console is upright the scratch happens faster and deeper and can quickly become unrepairable.
February 2nd, 2010 at 7:38 am
but if u have a modded 360 but play a NOOOT modded game can u still go online without getting bannned?
February 8th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
they arent banning the modded 360s because of game back ups you idiots. the whole reason for bannig modded systems is because of the fact you are able to cheat on online games. for example playing halo you can make other players lag or even keep ur health from going down. or in sports games like nba live you can make any player you want unstoppable where they wont miss a shot. it keeps people from cheating n havin a fair online expierence.