OT: Yeah and Wii is the only console out there that is making profit out of hardware sales

MS is being bollocks when it comes to introducing Live services here in Malaysia. Below are the software piracy rate in certain countries for the year 2004:

1. China: 92%
2. India: 73%
3. Venezuela: 72%
4. Chile: 63%
5. Mexico: 63%

All the countries above has Live services whereas Malaysia with software piracy rate of 63% is being left out. And mind you, the data shown if for the year 2004. I bet with the ongoing crackdown on software piracy here, the latest stats will be lower

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Added on May 20, 2007, 11:29 amOh looky here. Something I picked up on the net. Notice the statement in bold:

On May 17, 2007, Microsoft started banning modified firmware consoles. Users with modified firmware will be banned permanently from Xbox Live, says Microsoft. After the first day of mass banning, Microsoft Germany executive Boris Schneider-Johne said: "You can get banned and exact same firmware ban code error if you have a overseas account with non valid address; You paid with a overseas credit card where the address does not agree with the address used in Xbox Live."

This post has been edited by ganaz-x: May 20 2007, 11:35 AM

Rubbing salt on the wound heh heh heh

Most criticisms leveled at the Xbox Live service concern the Xbox Live Marketplace. The service has come under fire from both gamers and the gaming press for charging for downloadable content. In many such cases, users failed to see the value of the content.

Notable incidents include a horse armor download for Oblivion costing $2 and Microsoft charging for a Gears of War map pack that developer Epic wished to give away for free (it will become a free download 4 months later).
Game Informer also said that Microsoft forced other companies to charge for content they wanted to give out for free.

Wow! Imagine being Jack Sparrow few months back, then decided to turn over new leaf, went legit, unmod the box, goes on Live and still kena banhammer...heh heh heh...pity

I dunno who u're refering to but I for one will not glee to see my fallen comrades I won't play the role of Mr. Righteous just bcoz my 360 is not modded.

I doubt that statement.

Since when u can get banned for playing with frenz with modded consoles ni?

No way that's gonna happen. How are we supposed to know if the other party modded his/her console or not.