Looks like the rumours are true, Microsoft is banning consoles from connecting to Xbox live once again.As discussed in our forums and various other sites around the Internet, people were getting their consoles banned on suspicion of playing pirated copies of games. Major Nelson, who is the director of Xbox Live, confirmed on this blog that the banning of consoles is occurring. Below is his blog post:
I've gotten a few messages and seen some forum threads pop up on console bannings so I thought I'd post and let folks know what's up. In our our continued effort to keep gameplay safe and secure for our community of more than 14 million members, Microsoft has taken action against a small percentage of Xbox 360 consoles that have been illegally modified in order to play pirated games. You should know that modifying your Xbox 360 console is also a violation of the Xbox LIVE terms of use, will void your warranty and result in a ban from Xbox LIVE. The health of the video game business depends on customers paying for the genuine products and services they receive, both from manufacturers and the local companies that support them. We will continue to employ and bolster anti-piracy security measures to counter piracy in the gaming industry and improve security in the Xbox LIVE community.
Genuine Xbox Advantage
Not really sure if this could mean Director of Xbox Live or not.
Not really sure if this could mean Director of Xbox Live or not.
Definately not. Director of Programming is someone who decides on the content being placed on Xbox Live. He's not the Director of Xbox Live.
From his wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Hryb
It's a pretty cool concept. Major publishers of music, television, and film media have always been limited in (attempting) poisoning torrent sites with their own fake content, which isn't very effective. Game Publishers, especially those with online services, have the unique possibility of communicating(and receiving feedback) from the actual content that is being downloaded.
Electronic Arts is most likely busting extra-creamy nuts all over itself, just thinking about incorporating Microsoft's 'secret pie-rat detect0rz' onto other console platforms, and the PC gaming market.
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