zNelson24

January 25, 2010 at 7:09am

 Now you can't prevent 3rd parties from producing and selling normal accessories for the sake of making money (hence monopolizing), but Microsoft (and any other company or group) has every right to protect their services. I don't want to go mono a mono agianst some unmanlly modder as I play my games online. 3rd parties can make their storage devices, and controllers, just don't go making accessories that causes problems for others (like Game Sharks and stuff).

I would like to see Microsoft make aware of some sort of anti cheat system like Sony did with their DNAS.

Wingzero_x

January 25, 2010 at 5:54am

One thing I think many are missing here is it's not that this device is just some kind of cheating device. No it's a device that cheats the established system that Microsoft has in place. In that regard it's wrong, however I think Microsoft has a right and obligation to protect it's customers. Personally I would think it would be the beginning of the end if they allowed these things to used on line. Many of us remember the days before Punkbuster, and it wasn't pretty, or fun. 

austin43

January 24, 2010 at 11:17pm

I'm puttin my laptop hard drive in my Xbox lol, 50 dollar 250gb tyvm.  screw u microsoft!  wait...im sorry microsoft i didnt mean it.  dont take my xbox,zune, or pc :(

IshbuDigital

January 24, 2010 at 10:27pm

Do I really wanna go up against a kid with a Modded anything on Xbox live?  Shit half of the game players on COD MW2 are under the age of 17 and have nothing to do but play all day.  I can barely beat those kids, but to add onto this that fact that they are modding I will never win.  I work so Xbox is not my life but a hobby.  Don't take it away from me because some 13yr old asked his mom for a modded controller and a modd chip to advance him thru the rankings to obtain all the guns and gadgets mean while i only play 3 hours a day and it takes me 45 days to do.  Give the kid a Modded lawnmower send him out to mow the grass!

COMMANDER_COOK

January 24, 2010 at 7:28pm

Um.. nevermind.....

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bikerbub

January 24, 2010 at 5:57pm

i hate this new wave of lawsuits that the big guys (microsoft, apple) are throwing at the little guys (psystar, Datel). it is freakin stupid to think that people will keep buying technology if they can't do anything with it. It's like buying a Soccer ball, but the box says it can only be used on a certain field. it's beyond me why EULAs even still are in effect.

And microsoft is wrong. If Datel isn't doing anything illegal as far as something like selling memory units with pirated games or something on them, i dont see why microsoft would win.

Nobody makes anybody do anything, except laws and taxes and stuff, but Monopolization is the act of one company trying to completely own one sector of an economy and everything about it. If a person wants to upgrade their xbox's hard drive, they have to buy a microsoft drive. there is no workaround (to my knowledge), and if a manufacturer other than microsoft tries to make a drive, microsoft updates the firmware to disallow it. Apple does the same thing, and i honestly hope that this goes to a court that understands technology and fines microsoft heavily. not some 20 million dollar fine, that's nothing to them. same with apple.

nsvander

January 24, 2010 at 5:10pm

Yes the drives are way over priced, but you can always do what I do, use the xbox drive for just that the xbox.  I have all my music and movies stored on an external drive and use that with the xbox to access my media.  Works great!!!  Ya its a crappy solution, but it's the only option we have right now.

jlh304

January 24, 2010 at 2:40pm

The Game Genie was a great product back in the day of Nintendo.  I wouldn't mind getting one for todays systems.  Nothing sucks worse than have a $60 game that you get stuck on a level you just can not get past.  You would like to continue the game and know the story out come, so pop in the genie and go into god mode.  Heck the 360 and ps3 are the first systems that don't seem to have a game genie, or even much with cheat codes.  I don't want people cheating in online play but at home with single player why not. 

QUINTIX256

January 24, 2010 at 2:27pm

A $1500 gaming rig doesn't get sold at a loss. This is typical for game consoles. Software and accessories are liscensed by the console designers. Note that I said designers, not makers.

You can have your recession. I'm not participating.

gendoikari1

January 24, 2010 at 2:00pm

Datel is wrong. If you go by sales figures, Nintendo is monopolizing the market for "Multiplayer Online Dedicated Gaming Systems" (also known as "consoles"). I think Datel's plan was to make Microsoft settle the case, unless they have to endure enough legalese that their heads explode.

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americaeh

January 24, 2010 at 12:58pm

 ok this is how i see it/ WII you get to buy any sd card. PS3 you can use anythig for save data. xbox its 60 bucks for a 512mb card. its 100 bucks for a 60gb hdd. i could spend the same and but a 750gb 7200rpm drive in my ps3. In other worlds i'm tired of mircosoft monopolizing this shit. O think datel should compromise and make a memory card without expandability so MS can't bitch about cheating.

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