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Old 11-12-2009, 12:38 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
That does not appear to be the case here. It's XBox's with "mod chips", permitting them to play illegally pirated disks, that are being targetted.
But the use of a mod chip is not soly used for piriated disks. There are many reasons for using a mod chip.

- For those that wish to use this system as a dual PC.
- Being able to play backed up DVD games. I've lost hundreds of dollars due to DVD disk getting scratched and unreadable.
- Retrofitting obsoleted hardware.

The down side is the flexibility also allows people with mal intent to abuse the system and use pirated software in addition to manipulating games to give them a competitive edge in Xbox Live games.

My main grip with these companies is they chose a medium that is easily damaged with no way to back them up. Anybody with children, the main target for these game consoles, know they do not take care of the equipment. But that is my rant.

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