Comments on: Microsoft Bans 1 Million Alleged Pirates from Xbox Live

By: LordXenophon

LordXenophon — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:14:31 +0000

It’s rather obvious how they spotted the modded XBoxes. They have complete access to both hardware and software information every time you connect. Your XBox is an open book to them, just like your PC. It has to be, or OS, driver and firmware updates would be impossible.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:25:54 +0000

I’ll bet another thing that ticked them off to was the fact that Gamestop broke street date the saturday before the game came out and sold a bunch of copies of the game. Can’t wait to see the story of the fine they will get for that one.

By: Rob Thomas

Rob Thomas — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:03:27 +0000

Understandable – I totally get where you’re coming from on that.

By: Sage Knox

Sage Knox — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:42:20 +0000

I agree and thought that too, but it would be nice to have some reassurance that Microsoft isn’t monitoring everyone, or that they only look into profiles once some sort of red flags pop up on their systems. It just seems a bit shady to me.

By: Rob Thomas

Rob Thomas — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:36:54 +0000

Seems rather obvious to me why they don’t disclose how they detect modded consoles – don’t want to give the pirates a heads-up so they know what to work around. I’m surprised they’ve kept it secret this long, to be honest.