Microsoft Banning Those Who Pirate Halo: Reach

[JMcEntegart]

Well, this is hardly surprising.

Microsoft Banning Those Who Pirate Halo: Reach : Read more

 

[shloader]

It's a pirated game for Jtagged consoles. I'm sure the latter is going to get you a ban fast enough regardless the game. It's already considered an axiom among those with a Jtagged 360 that Live is off limits anyway. So, yeah... duh.

 

[sliem]

Well, this is hardly surprising.

 

[nforce4max]

This is why I don't buy consoles any more.

 

[gm0n3y]

So just play it disconnected, then uninstall before reconnecting online.

The media needs to start referring to this as the Halo: Breach (of security).

 

[Trialsking]

I got that beat....you can't ban me if I don't have a LIVE account....or and 360.....hahah.....I win!

 

[hellwig]

Why would anyone think that can play a pirated game over a network owned, operated, and administered by the company they are pirating the game from, and expect to get away with it?

That would be like stealing a car off a dealers lot, then returning to that same dealer to get your oil changed.

 

[jomofro39]

[citation][nom]hellwig[/nom]That would be like stealing a car off a dealers lot, then returning to that same dealer to get your oil changed.[/citation]
I don't even need to come up with a good metaphor now. Thank you. +1

 

[Pyroflea]

What!? Since when can you get banned for playing pirated versions of unreleased games!?

/Sarcasm

 

[Guest]

Good.

 

[Guest]

Good. The fools who pirated the game should have seen this coming a mile away.

 

[belardo]

So when a 360 is banned... I gather their value is almost none? I'd gather GameStop would check to see if the hardware itself is not banned, eh?

 

[shloader]

[citation][nom]belardo[/nom]So when a 360 is banned... I gather their value is almost none? I'd gather GameStop would check to see if the hardware itself is not banned, eh?[/citation]

That's relative to what you really do with the console. Jtagged consoles aren't a 'pure piracy' mod, they're about unsigned code. With that kind of mod you can run whatever you want like a jail-broken iPhone. With that in mind you could fence it for a lot more through other channels than you ever could through Console-GameStop banned or otherwise.

This 'Reach' breach is specifically for Jtag mods, not your typical modded DVD-ROM drive. It's not like there's a Disc ISO floating around on torrents. You don't have to play an early release game online to get a Jtag mod banned, just leave it connected for a while with Xbox Live Silver. Playing any game before release, however, ups the risk of any mod.

 

[mikem_90]

[citation][nom]gm0n3y[/nom]So just play it disconnected, then uninstall before reconnecting online.The media needs to start referring to this as the Halo: Breach (of security).[/citation]

I'm sure that Microsoft would/could never collect a list of previously played games in NVRAM or on the hard disk...

better wipe that 360 fully.

 

[rooket]

heh, if I jtag mine I wouldn't use it online anyway. banning players from live just does one of two things: sells another new console which they don't make much (if any) money off of and also makes it so players don't buy subscriptions and/or programs from xbox live itself. it is a lose lose situation for m$ in my opinion. this is just my opinion on it though.

but on the other hand, getting banned for a pirated version of a halo game that doesn't take a lot of brains..the game is not that important. it's a been there, done that sort of thing. we need someone to come out with something more interesting to play as an fps.

 

[TemjinGold]

That is bad news. Not good news.

 

[fayzaan]

So I don't get it...how is this news? I thought it was obvious and regular procedure to ban users playing illegal copies of any game. Regardless if it is before or after release...

 

[Guest]

fda

 

[Darkv1]

Anyone dumb enough to think they could get away with playing a pirated copy of a 360 game before its release really deserves whatever punishment Microsoft deals out...

 

[guanyu210379]

Just don'T go only with your p*r*t*d stuffs.