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QUOTE(Deihmos @ Jun 15 2007, 08:49 PM)

i can assure you that not many people cared about that linux thing. Whenever it was posted the forum responses never got off the first page but when you post a new Hitachi firmware it goes over 50 pages.

Not many people cared as it couldnt be used with the latest kernel and there was no feesable downgrader.  I honestly dont see how some clearly uneducated folk are bashing 360GS for this IMO monumental achievment.  

From MS's standpoint the Linux hack was evidently the most dangerous hack to them finacially speaking.  I mean 400 bucks for a triple core 3.6ghz computer is a steal, its also a computer that cant run windows ( for the time being ).  A linux box cant access live so dosent need to use MS points or pay for a live service.

Firmware hacks at least give ms some money back, even from dreaded pirates paying for the odd game expansion and there annual live subscription.

Gamesaving for easy achievments, is off the radar as it dosent really take away from MS cashflow, you still need teh gamedisc to do this remember.  Also, i cant understand why people are up in arms about the minority that use gamesaves for this reason, as already stated gamerpoints mean nothing anyhow.  They dont make you a better person or bring you in an income, whats the problem?

Ive had my console since launch, and have a massive 15k or there abouts in gamerpoints.  If i get an achievment when im playing thats cool, if i dont thats cool too, im sure many people out there have had many hours of enjoyment achievment hunting, i am not one of them.

Also, a nice little fact to back up my claims,  it took MS 6 days to fix the hypervisor exploit, around 8 months to make a revoke list and a year to ban modded firmware.

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QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Jun 15 2007, 08:43 AM)

It's like they're building baseball bats... just because a lot of people are buying them for weapons doesn't mean they can't be used for other GOOD things.

It's more like they're making murder sticks, and a few people found they might be able to use them as part of a game in the future.


Right now, there's only one practical purpose for this. Yes, it might become useful in the future if/when opportunities present themselves, but for now this only serves to aid those that want to cheat.

[kevhonda]

Say what you want the guys over at 360gamesaves.com kick ass.  I've changed my original xbox1 hundreds of times im sure, b/c it was loaded with bs or just b/c i wanted to start with a fresh install.  From time to time I forgot to backup my games saves so instead of starting over i just downloaded a gamesave.  Don't blame the site or the devs blame the lame asses who use the saves for other reasons.

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QUOTE(vicious6969 @ Jun 15 2007, 09:34 AM)

I have one console upstairs and one downstairs.  I can't seem to get my XBLA games working on the other console even though I sign in using my XBL gold account that i paid for the game with!!

It's put me off buying XBLA games, if i actually BUY the game, surely I should be able to play it on any console that I own?   Unless there's another legit way of doing it that i dont know about but I can only play demos of the full games on my other console.

I want to play my XBL games on my offline consoles, too! The current methodology is abusive to paying customers, and once again when XBL content can be re-signed the honest consumer will be punished and the homebrew community will flourish.

When will these people learn DRM gamesaves, DRM purchased games and movies hurt the honest guys, too. A lot more than it hurts the pirates actually.

[Hopeful]

LOOK. Anyone actually crying over "gamer score" being higher than their own and how it got there, is being seriously dopey. If social competitiveness is more important to you than enjoying your game's design, something is wrong.

If that's the reason some have beef with this tool/site, then look, get bent.

Instead of painstakingly racking that 50,000 extra points to impress people you don't know (who don't even care unless they're spanking YOU) you could be relaxing with the story and good parts of each game then moving on.

It's not like someone's gonna remember your name over gamerscore.

Newsflash. Many save-users don't care about gamerscore, though maybe it happens as a side effect. Some enjoy using saves for the speed/invigoration, even if they DO have the skil to do it themselfl. Anyone thinking that's not possible/happening/acceptable has a simple and prejudiced mind.
It's crap that gamerscore wipes out actual additions to gaming (like pro action style saves), over score-fights.

People who cry over others enjoying these things need to shelf that. Different strokes for different folks. People should be able to use pro action replay saves and still go live. To crap with ms gamerscore. The only thing that proves your skill is actually beating the other guy in the moment.

That site is innovative and helpful, and deserves respect. Get over it.

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