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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
Sorry, the changes made to banned Xboxes are well documented now. There are changes. It also sounds like they're using different adverts in Australia to the ones in the UK.
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Well I've not seen any "well documented cases" and that has not been the experience of my friends. So either they were just really lucky and MS decided, out of the goodness of its heart, not to make any of these supposed changes in these 3 cases or the situation isn't as clear cut as the documentation makes out. Could it be the hacked firmware is at fault? Could it be compatibility issues with new hardware being installed? I don't know. What I do know is 3 people who have been banned(1 of them only 3 months ago) whose Xboxs' still work perfectly normally.
And are you suggesting that MS advertise in the UK that no fee for Xbox live is necessary and that there are no "terms and conditions" and that by merely buying an Xbox you get access to the live service? I find that hard to believe.
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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
Thing is: They're not f**king over only their own revenue stream, though, they're f**king over the games industry as a whole. It's not in anyone's interest, even Microsoft's, to handle the bannings as they are!
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I'm not sure how this would be affecting the "games industry as a whole"? I'm sure Sony don't see it that way either. The more pissed off Xbox owners there are the more Sonys' market share would likely grow.
Agreed though that MS could be handling the bannings better.
Cheers,
PKFFW