what's good about original games (or for that matter, original consoles?)

1) Official warranty
2) Xbox Live
3) Nice packaging
4) Buying and trading games from nice people. Don't want to benefit those hated ah-bengs pirates at all.

yeah, it's expensive buying original games, but if you bought a modded console you would only experience less than 40% of the total Xbox gaming experience..I know, coz I bought a modded console once.

I agreed with Snipersnake, some people had no idea that their "Kancil VTEC" or "Wira Evo IV" or "Mitsubishi Saga" or a car with 3 different types of suspension brands stick to it's side makes me (and almost everybody i know) laugh at their delusions..but it's their business to be laughed at anyway.

Original FTW . I don't want to sound like an elitist, but buying originals would get you in touch (via Xbox Live) with real local gamers..and not those "fly-by-night" types