Even if you can, there is no guarantee that Microsoft does a sweeping check on the authenticity of your hardware component and lock you out later once they found out that you have messed with the firmware of your DVDROM drive, as what many pirates are doing right now. There is no motivation to flash the firmware other than to play these pirated copies, so dont give me bullshit about homebrew apps or excuses like that.

Even so, those who are playing pirated copies on their 360 are out of the loop when it comes to software patches and updates, especially those that makes the games and the machine run smoother. Certain games like DOA4 and COD2 have downloadable software patches that resolves critical issues in their respective games, so you cheapskates are stuck with buggy versions of the games, since you are locked out from downloading these patches from Live. Most importantly, Microsoft is also prepping a new major Dashboard/System update that allows that infamous 1080p resolution with a few other enhancements/streamlining for the 360 and obviously the cheapskates are left with their tongue lolling for this. Dont come back here whining about how buggy your machine is since Microsoft are shipping out updates but you are too cheapo to get your machine legitimately running.

Thanks for correcting. My point is to deter these cheapskates from spoiling our already delicate situation on Live, what's yours?

And if you are referring to the initial patch update that comes with some or all these pirated games when you put in on a modded 360 (yes, i have tried those at TNL), these are patches that comes with the game disc, . I sure hope for these cheapskates' sake that they can actually download a patch off Live and apply them via online if future enhancements/upgrades are available. Playing alone is sad and pathetic, but hey, who am i to say anything if people want cheap thrills like these cheapskates?

Tata, im off to Melbourne! See ya'll when i get back,....or not. Doesnt make a difference anyway.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Sep 27 2006, 04:07 PM