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Originally Posted by RFlush
Hey all,
my gf just got me an Xbox 360 arcade version for my birthday and she got it modded before giving it to me. I never expected it, I don't really play console games but no big deal, still a good gift.
Question is, I read that they are cracking down on modded Xboxs, is it easy for them to find out? If I play online, what will happen? Does it only apply to cracked games, or to even games that are legit and they can still find out my xbox is modded. Another thing is, what if I do those xbox live updates, will that remove the mod such as like jailbreaking an Iphone and then doing an update removes the jailbreak.
Sorry, I am a total noob and don't know much about xbox.
Thanks!
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I had a modded Xbox 360 three years ago and played a bunch of online multiplayer games with the burnt discs. Had dozens of updates and did that for a few months. Only stopped when my 360 red-ringed (1st gen console+mod = bigger chances of RRoD).
So after that I switched to a 100% legit Xbox 360 and buy/rent only original games (obviously). But to answer your question, I believe the best way Microsoft cracks down modded consoles is when you play an online game that has not been released yet. Some stores that make a business out of selling burnt games somehow get early copies of games that have yet been released. I personally have a close friend who played a burnt game that hasn't been released yet, so Microsoft banned his console from ever accessing Live again.
You can still use your console and easily get online updates. It's almost impossible for Microsoft (though I'm no expert) to detect a mod chip just by downloading console or game updates. Based on my own personal experience, you can even play online multiplayer (then again, the last time I've played online multiplayer with a modified console was more than three years ago. Hehe) Just make sure that game is already commonly played online. Haha
Hope that helps! Cheers!