One Million Xbox Live players banned.

[Ren.182]

Don't think so. It bans the hardware, so the only way to get back online is to buy a new console.

Sucks to be bant.

 

[VictimOfScience]

Undoing the region-locking of games is the only viable reason for modding one's hardware imho. I am SO glad that games for the PS3 and DS are region-free. It makes my life MUCH happier to not feel so restricted and isolated. It still annoys me to no end that the Wii is not region-free. There are SO MANY games available in Japan that I would dearly love to play. Oh well. Tough shit for these kids though. Live and learn (and don't go online).

 

[Bakurei]

+1 to VictimOfScience

I really hope M$ will make the next console region free. But on the other hand I really don't know any games on the xbox that I couldn't get in europe. Different story with PS3, but it's region free.

 

[smwScott]

Of course these guys shouldn't be crying, they knew the risks.

However, the guy bitching about prices does have a point. Games cost way more than they're worth. Seriously, $60 is just absurd. I typically just rent a game, beat it in a weekend, then never think about it again. If game prices were more reasonable, say ~$30 ... I'd probably spend 2-3 times as much a year on games as I do now. I think a lot of these "pirates" are in the same boat.

Seriously, who would risk ruining a large console investment if the rewards weren't so high? Not to mention missing out on key online features that they could enjoy with a reasonable investment.

Games are just colossally overpriced. As it stands now, people pirate game because it can save them hundreds and hundreds of dollars a year and give them more enjoyment. Regardless of your ethical stance, most people just aren't willing to donate that kind of money "for the good of the industry."

 

[Acepilotf14]

Hm, 1 million less whiney shitheads?

Oh and: lul console mp.

Whiny shitheads aren't smart enough to mod their console.
It's 1 million less elitist ******s.

 

[bryanf445]

Are they actually banning the players now, too?

Derek, did you get banned?

 

[the cow says moo]

Whiny shitheads aren't smart enough to mod their console.
It's 1 million less elitist ******s.

You forget, whiny shitheads can pay to get their consoles chipped.

 

[CyberPitz]

The amount of modded Xboxes on Ebay are hilarious.

 

[VirusType2]

If only all 1,000,000 of them were on ebay. Could pick one up for $20.

 

[the cow says moo]

How much are they selling for?

 

[Viperidae]

Whiny shitheads aren't smart enough to mod their console.
It's 1 million less elitist ******s.

I was referring more to the Live community as a whole. 1 million less users in mp can't be anything but a step in the right direction.

 

[VirusType2]

^lmao, bro.