2009 November 15 2009
The ban Xbox: Blow teacher or of stupidity?
This week has been an unprecedented event in the history of videogames. About one million Xbox owners have been "banned", ie added to the blacklist of consoles can not access Xbox Live because Microsoft has detected that they have modified to run pirated games or indie games , among other reasons.
What does that mean? Basically you can still install whatever you want in it, but do not count on connecting to the Internet to play online or enjoy online services such as avatars, the bazaar or social networks. Come on, Microsoft turns your console into a brick for a player. Social factor is over the console ...
The mass ban has biblical proportions. It is estimated that Microsoft has sold 33 million consoles worldwide, 10 million of them in Europe and have now been banned around a million, which means that they once banned from 3 % of users (could be up to 5%), plus those who had already cast for playing Xbox multiplayer before the game they were playing a pirated copy, went on sale.
But what will they do who have suffered the wrath of Microsoft? I know they will claim the price of Xbox Live that had been paid and no longer will enjoy. Although some will buy a second console, which remain free hack for big multiplayer games, I know that many will do "pineapple" to switch to PlayStation.
One of the things that hurt them is that Microsoft has banned just before the departure of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a highly anticipated game. The time oozing pretty bad idea from Microsoft (and surely Activision, which certainly is in the garlic ...), which has taken just at the peak of the year. Many are not going to forgive easily. And then there's the feeling you've bought a console and not yours ... Microsoft's operating distance and watch what you do ... Puff, this sounds a bit like Big Brother.
Anyway, this is what you get. I of course I have not pirated, but we all know friends who have been banned in an unprecedented decision. To all this, the version of Microsoft is to modify the console is illegal and violates terms of service usage and ends with the warranty. We also aim to prevent the illegal sale of video games. What they have not clarified the method although many have taken to mean that all those with a specific firmware, which was once used to "hack" the console ... If this is the method, the thing would smell even worse, since not everyone had that firmware would be pirates ... Without commenting to modify your console is not a crime, it would be hacked, but not modify the console for other uses.
What will happen now? ¿Super Skills or of stupidity? I predict that console sales will rise as there will be people who buy a new one to play certain video games legally, but I think that a measure has been a bit radical and desperate. Apart from sales figures, what is certain is that decisions like this, instead of getting the community in the pocket, which is a key to the future of video games thanks (games created by the community or created levels by users), the fact is that the community will go elsewhere. In the short term Microsoft can make some sales, but medium to long term I think they are digging their own grave.
Ah! And careful with the Xbox you to buy secondhand. Like you sell a mazacote that is worthless ...
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Do not think it's a masterstroke, but neither one of stupidity. The Xbox Live service does not allow modified consoles on your network and therefore not comply with this condition are they ban the system. I think Microsoft is in full right to do what they see fit in this situation.
What can not be is that someone pirate console knowing what sticks, and then when they ban you are caught a rebound of fifteen. Fuck them for ready xD
For me all the controversy is the time when they have, very bad baba, then the way they have done, without explaining anything, not knowing if they have paid for the sins in a particular case.
In my opinion it is good policy. The Xbox with 250Gb hard drive costs just under the Play 3 with the same hard disk. In the Play 3 does not have to pay any subscription to have the Live service (though certainly not as good as the XBox).
In return will raise the € 20 subscription costs every 3 months. And that 250,000 people move to the PS3 would no longer earn a € 20 million each year, taking into account that users only connect and not buy any other product in the online store.
Not to defend Microsoft, but I guess the pressure from the companies must also be very high. Realize that direct competition is impirateable today, Activision fixed in this case has had much to do.
I do not think much of the writing-banned PS3, which is more expensive, not piratable (an important factor for these people) and having spent money on accessories and games (some original) X360.
Well, when users modify their consoles know what they are in line. If you do not want trouble, you go through cash like everyone else.
Yeah, but be made legal, it is normal to be passed to PS3 hardware is better and the multiplayer is free, right? Because I do not take the risk of buying another xbox, otherwise pirate it and have it baneen again ...
Neither one nor the other. Just a company that seems to do "something" against piracy. That what has been seen, reaches alarming levels in X360.
Of course, they end up benefiting in many ways (sales of consoles and so on). And you have to have the clappers cojonacos to claim anything as having been enjoying illegally pirated games.
But how did you know that these consoles Microsoft modificacas were being used to hack?
Well to me I do not, while you have to Josebas (QVMT) to give me some fifas, fashion is everyone at home with your console! clint clint, safe!, each with their game! clint clint, safe! and paying for online play! clint clint, safe!, what will the next step to consoles what they can plug a controller only?.
Really thinking about whether or not to damage, on damage done obviously lose some games and in the future will be more, but no, if tops among the 10 best sellers are the games that use the on-line mass, should be study it to see the impact. What if we now draw a parallel xbox live?
The PS3 hardware is better than the XBox360, that comment is totally subjective (the XBox GPU eats the potatoes of the PS3 while the PS3 gains in CPU).
And how have discovered that the console was modified, they will not tell you clearly: p
And 6 DVDs also win a Blu-ray, right?
Ooh, go strong argument when many games only play a DVD: p
Well, that's it. We are behaving as 2 childish fanboys ... I have the reason I, period! lol
Seriously, the games today are better on Xbox 360 and tb multiplayer is better, although payment. If the games are better, I do not care what you have inside.
That if, as the three red lights killed me.
If you are not alone off the console and will apagártela MS.
If they do it on purpose!
Of course, when we modify the console we know what we hold, so if I say I had to open my first console to change the fucking lights of death and so continue playing live with original games and all taxes in full swing with the modification I made to my xbox, when you see the fucking E74, PUT $ MADR & that shit about Micrsoft that does not have a console reliable and that sort of thing one has to fix the console (it known he knew about the guarantee of three years but did not see if I could be arrelar) in order they ban me unjustly and goes to hell all you had invested in Microsoft I felt ripped off, now that I'm about to fuck a PS3 buy this if not I will open the first is more complicated because xbox is not as open a churro in short MICROSOFT Fuck him
And if Microsoft does not ban that ... people would not end the 360 and the DS? I do not see it as a master or wrong, but necessary. And it could be worse xD
That's all very well but think a little ..... that the most successful video game sales and reached fame was the playstation 2 .......
banearon to me and not even modified my console was sent it to warranty and when I returned I wanted to play online and I came so hated the message.
then the hell with their idiocies horn ban those who buy their original games that little better I'll buy a ps3
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