QUOTE(d4f @ Jul 2 2011, 02:06 PM)
They would have to check it on every boot
and? do they not do ap2.5 checks every time you try to boot an ap2.5 game? do they not do other various security checks every time the console boots? do the slims not do automated firmware checks on every boot? you make it sound like it is a problem to have to do checks on every boot.
also, i think the stuff they have done to banned consoles should show you exactly how far microsoft can go. i think you are misunderstanding how far microsoft can legally go. did you forget that when they ban a console, they remove the consoles ability to legitimatley sign content, meaning your content is locked to your system and can't be moved to another? and don't forget the profile bans they gave to people who played games before release date a few years ago (or more specifically, took away access to all of those people's purchased dlc/xbla content, with no way to retrieve it ever)
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If xKey really is fully updatable as they claim and it's FPGA / ARM provides enough horse power, I don't see how they couldn't eventually get the console to be fooled for some time - until the next update.
that is assuming that microsoft detects an imperfection like they have done with various cfw revisions as opposed to being able to just tell right off the bat that this is an emulator and not a real drive. like i said, only time will tell. i personally am skeptic about the longevity of this device.
QUOTE(kiltear @ Jul 2 2011, 04:04 PM)
I believe it's hard for Microsoft to ban again. Here's the reasons.
1. Microsoft get nothing out of banning consoles (no incentives of banning consoles)
2. Street will be flooded with ban consoles.
3. Hacker just sell their ban console on craiglist and buy a new one. (now that there is a replacement board from team-xecuter)
I think MS will think twice before they ban again. They will compare the benefits vs negatives.
If they want to win this battle, they should make it harder for the hackers to get online or make it harder for the games to load like the ap25 check or implement XGD3 disc format instead. That way they won't flood the street with ban consoles. In the end, hackers just buy another new console. So no benefit for MS to ban consoles.
people say this all the time. you are being naive. people present the same points of logic every time that there has been any span of time since the last banwave. these same people are always shocked when microsoft finds a new reliable way to detect people and starts swinging the ban hammer.
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