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[pholly]

Why worry about it killing the xbox 1, ms is doing that anyway

[torbjorn]

   

this is awesome news!!

look i wanna play on live- i dont wanna cheat..

but as it is 2day i cant..

MS looses money because i cant play on live cuz my modded box is so dangerous.. thats just crap..

if this releases and it works i am going to pay for my live account and enjoy my stay at live..

hope this is going to happen and be a part of reality soon..

so- keep up the good work bro-

[XanTium]

1/ To people saying that "anyone could say he hacked firmware". TheSpecialist is not anyone. He has proven himself enough, and anyone knowing all the research he did knows what he said is true.

2/ Not release is lame? ... Let me ask you something. If you were as smart as TheSpecialist would you risk the rest of your live/career just for releasing this? It's simply a fact MS might not like it at all.

3/ In a way ... all info is out there ... the tech DVD thread over at XBH contains all research they did over the last few weeks. (http://www.xboxhacke...d=33&topic=76.0 ... only post in this thread if you have something tech to say - No general discussion)

[dmozk]

Christ, what a tool.

Stop bitching about a release and go do it yourself.

If you are crying poor about purchasing games then its all about using live isn't it?  I mean there are plenty of other ways to run backups for free..  I'd say having live is a luxury, as is the internet connection to run it on - heck even the xbox itself is.

Be happy you have a roof for your family and stop being a knob.

[prplehz]

PLEASE, DO NOT REALEASE THIS!!!!  The only people it will benefit are xbox live cheaters! If you want to play back ups do a softmod or get a chip it is as simple as that. Thanks Specialist for reconsidering the release. Great work too by the way. I can only imagine your elation when it worked... High fives to you man.

[zilli0n]

If anyone is truely interested in making it happen, just read up whats on the xh.net thread. You guys can bitch on how much you want it for free, etc... but noone cares. If you truely are interested in making it happen just recreate the data, simple as that. This is an interesting proof of concept non the less.. could XBL patch it for the XBOX, possibly.... could it patch it for the XBOX 360... I would definatly say yes. Hopefully the next XBL update will include D/L's in the background.

[Monte2]

QUOTE(psychoace @ Jan 31 2006, 09:34 PM)

2. He got paid off by a mod chip company.

My thoughts exactly, especially since it could be possibly carried over to the 360 as well.
The mod chip people HATE soft-mods (it takes money out of their greedy pockets).

It will get released sooner or later. Personally I'll stick with my HDD and XBMC.

[Chamrock]

Ohh go to hell!!! I don't believe this shit until I get some strong evidence that a flashed drive could play RAW backups. I have already seen foolish things like running Chihiro stuff on Xbox and this sounds like a hoax. I don't give a shit if this fag refuse to release his firmware either.

[running_wild]

Guys, Have you even visited the XboxHacker Forums?
I have been following that topic for weeks, and they have made amazing progress over that time, and they deserve whatever rewards they reap for their research. Especially The Specialist. He has contributed amazingly.

Congratulations guys. Now move it on to the 360.

I can respect why THe Specialist does not want to release it. MS would be forced to crack down on it, and the last thing we need is a more security hardened live. The hacking on live would also have potential to be aweful.

[iLLNESS]

the whole arguement is, why is this guy bothering to say he did it, if he has absolutely no intention of releasing it

just a waste of bw, waste of news, and a waste of your breath.

really i could care less if it makes it otu. if it does great for the scene. if it doesnt, perhaps you shoulda kept your mouth quiet about it all. just gonna be alot of pissed off sceners now

[Ben999_]

QUOTE(psychoace @ Jan 31 2006, 03:34 PM)

A. We are pretty sure that xbox live should be able to detect a new firmware and thus not run on live
B. I am pretty sure it hasn't been released for 1 of 2 reasons. 1. Fake 2. He got paid off by a mod chip company. When your making tons of money off of mod chips and someone is releasing a free alternative then your willing to share a few bucks in order to stay in buisness. I think that is why he talked about "not accepting money or hardware" for what he did. He got bribed. Hell if i had a nice new computer wagging in front of my face I know I would cave aswell

"we" don't really know much of anything at this point but your second reason for not releasing doesn't make any sense. Soft mods are free and are much easier to use. This really doesn't relate to mod chip manufacturers because it won't do anything nearly as well as a modchip besides possibly running backups on Live, and even then it's not their place to be worried about that since it doesn't threaten them in any way. No one stands to lose much money from this except for software companies and MS.

[Joergen]

Great news!

But oh my god xbox live is gonna get ruined with hackers now, when they can alter their files on the disc and boot directly without mod detection and play on live.

I'm more interested in how this will fare for 360. I'm kinda hoping it doesnt work so MS doesnt have to add file integrity checks (aka punkbuster) into their games.    

[Radagastmod]

QUOTE(crypysmoker @ Jan 31 2006, 09:16 PM)

Ok, Guy come on..
"I have done the greatest achivment that everyone has been trying to do for years"...

NExt day< " Yeah I did it, but Im not gonna tell anyone how or what to use"

Conclusion, Lying.
I understand the guy has done a lot for the scene, but this is total bullshit.
Dont you think its just a little worng to come on and say  I did it,  then say  Im a  wuss and dont want to release the info on how to because it MIGHT not be legal? and modding your xbox is?

What would have happened if the first mod chippers had done this?
What would happen if the people who found the first exploits decided to keep it to themselves?

What a waste of time.

NOw, if this is for real, hes gonna be the only one with a few of his friends playing back up games on xbox live, but wont let anyone else do it because its wrong??

hipocrite?

this really pisses me off,  I have been in this scene for almost 3 years. I still have my 1.0 xbox from the day it was launched...
But now, those of us who have been waiting for something like this forever, arent allowed to know because your worried if its legal or not?
Wouldnt it be done anonomysly? duh?

You talk the talk, but all your doing is pulling stuff out of your ass.
Looks to me like the whole 360 modchip thing again.

"I got it to work"....
1 day later " I think I got it to work"..

3 days later.." I got it to work pefect, but Im not gonna tell you all because it might have bad consequesnces.
Get over yourself.
Some of is dont have the money to spend $50-$60 on games because we have families,  and since the only implication this could be used for is playing backup games.... I mean... What was the point in releaseing that you did it, then say nevermind, I cant tell you how.
duh?

I love how your worried about the legality, when opening up your xbox and putting ina  chip is just as bad if not worse.
Get over yourself

Someone spent hundreds of hours contributing technical information from their work towards running unsigned code on the 360, and wont release an easy to use patching tool so you can steal games.... How dare they!!!  They wont even risk releasing an easy to use tool, under theat of financial devastation, after enough technical info to figure it out yourself has been posted in the technical forum.  Unfathomable!!!

[Gohan5052]

I gata call BS on this one. theres no proof. and he wont put it out because he is afraid of MS catching him. i mean why hack in the first place if youre going to keep  it to yourself? The time this guy spent hacking he could have gotten a job and boucht all the xbox games he wanted   i dont like getting my hopes up just to get them shot down

[deadparrot]

Anyone doubting the Specialist has no idea what has been going on at XBH recently.

I see perfect logic behind him not releasing it.  Just like Angerwound with FuckMS.  It could ruin Xbox forever.  XBL would be filled with cheaters and pirates.  They don't have to do this shit themselves, back alley pre-mods anyone?

Think about things before you bash them.