1 million users banned from xbox live

[BFV Server Fund]

BFV Server Fund

June Goal: $41.00
Due Date: Jun 30
Total Receipts: $0.00

 0%

[rip|mrkavanagh]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10395265-52.html

so now they have to buy a new console

1mil x $199 (arcade version) = cha ching for ms

$199,000,000

[rip|buzinator]

I would pick one up cheap to use as a media center extender, but with MS's attitude I wouldn't be surprised if they somehow locked that functionality down too.

[rip|CoyotezEye]

Saw that the other day. Check your local Craigslist LOL. I saw atleast 5 of these posted yesterday. LMAO

Buz.. They claim you just cant do anything online with them. Not sure if that would effect the media center function.

[rip|buzinator]

my concern is that there'll be some windowsupdate on the mediacenter machine down the road that will make it detect the modding and refuse to connect.

[rip|MightyMax]

my concern is that there'll be some windowsupdate on the mediacenter machine down the road that will make it detect the modding and refuse to connect.

A very valid point....   



And CoyotezEye, you are so right ...      M$ payday for sure.

[rip|mrkavanagh]

A very valid point....   



And CoyotezEye, you are so right ...      M$ payday for sure.

i said it was payday for M$....get it right fool!!

[rip|MightyMax]

i said it was payday for M$....get it right fool!!

Oops ... My bad. 



Take II

And mrkavanagh, you are so right ...      M$ payday for sure.

[rip|forkev]

QUOTE:  Even if someone has been banned, their Xbox will still play offline games, InformationWeek said. But it's not at all clear if the bans are permanent or if Microsoft will allow those who have been booted from Xbox Live to return at some point down the line.


As far as a payday - HELL YEA. M$ should get one.  The customer should have never modded the machine in the first place.  Let's add up the numbers that mocrosoft lost due to modded/hacked machines and games.  I'm sure that number is way more than 199E6.  Espically @ 50-60$$ a game per user.

If it happened to me, I would keep my console for offline use and then purchase another manufacture's machine (playstation, etc) for online play (if I was into that sort of thing).