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XBOX 360 hack

sure off course someone will hack in soon but like the web said because of LIVE, microsoft still can overcome the hack with constant updates on every console

This news is only important to those who is a recluse, a loner, who plays ALONE. Coz having an Xbox 360 is about playing TOGETHER.

actually it has been hacked few months ago by theSpecialist, only that he didn't want to release the hacked firmware due to legal complication. and few more hacker has follow his steps and manage to hack it also.

To me its like old news already, since launch then for a while someone hacked the filesystem already so....possible all the way

What about those who can't afford Xbox Live huh? Playing alone is not bad. Before anyone even got Xbox Live we were playing alone most of the time anyway

This post has been edited by MobiusVyper: Mar 18 2006, 10:04 PM

That was then, the present is now. You cant go on your life without your precious Halo 2 every weekend can you?

Playing alone is not bad, playing alone BECAUSE you opted to slap a chip inside to play backups and pirated copies of games you dont have in your possession, diabling you from going on LIVE, IS BAD. If anyyone's smart enough to decipher where I was going with that post, it should be you.

Well Halo 2 happens to be the best Live enabled game that I have and I enjoy playing it so every weekend I try to get the most out of it. Obviously I can live without it The fact that I only play during weekends supports the fact that I believe that life and education is more important than playing a video game
I can see where you're going, but not everyone is as wealthy as you and me. Some people just don't have the money to buy a subscription and original games. That's my main point. I support original games as well but still, think about those who don't have the money.

Well, that's where priority comes in. You are clearly smart enough to prioritize that playing Halo 2 isnt that high on your priority, so people need to prioritize their life. If you cant afford buying the games, you probably cant afford the hobby of videogaming, therefore it is not time yet. Maybe when you have a steady job and income you can revisit the hobby back again. I cant afford taking up paintball weekends or go on a hunt, or sailing, so i wait till i can do so when the income arrives. Taking shortcuts like playing pirated copies , hence playing alone, does not make it right for you to do so.

A lot have been taking shortcuts to hobbies, hence losing the essence and meaning of enjoying it. I would most definitely want to go on actual hunting, but it does not make it right for me to steal a rifle and starting shooting wildlife in some federal reserve. Same analogy here. Prioritize, if you cant afford it, it does not make it right for you to "steal" it.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 19 2006, 12:17 AM

seems like, string u are a FINANCIAL literate person!!!....i read about it in anthony robin's Book.."priortitize"

Attended his seminar when he was in town a few years back, but my financial are not that steady anyway, not as much as i like though bro.

wow...u mean he came to KL??btw, can u teach me how to post my gamertag?

How to insert your gamertag

You don't need a book to tell you that, common sense ma

But sometimes our common sense and our sense of right and wrong gets clouded by our insatiable urge to want something so badly. I want the BMW 7 series, but does it make it right to "steal" it? Just because the opton is there, does it make it right to take that option when you know taking that options means breaking the law?

i wonder how come thread about hacked dvd drive firmware changing to story of moral obligation and who can afford and who cannot afford.

Coz hacking is very much related about the moral implications of such acts. Surely , that is meant for your own message there. Coz there is no spinning anything to justify wrong deeds, there is justifying wrong mean to a supposed right acts, Robin Hood or not.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 19 2006, 09:13 AM

Well clearly I have my way of looking at it and you have yours. I respect your opinion, and I hope you respect mine. So yeah

We both have our ways about it, im cool with that.

But what intrigues me is what is the thread-starter's ploy in posting this AGAIN? To rejoince in the light or piracy coming? Already the games now are as cheap as an original PC game for the Asian version, yet still people deluded themselves with excuses of piracy. Just get plain simple and tell us that you are an opportunist, who wants nothing for everything, instead of fulfilling your moral obligations.*This paragraph is not directed at you , Mobius*

maybe he just wanna share the story? maybe he want to tell everyone MS is really crappy when making security? plus, he didn't say anything about piracy. and if you read the whole story of hacking dvd firware, you'll know it need expensive equipment to flash the dvd chip and and a very expert programmer.

i think you are in delusion of the word hacking/modding.