New Xbox360 dashboard beta steps up anti-piracy effort

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Players who are part of the Xbox Live Preview Program who received the Xbox Live Dashboard update carried a new feature that will disappoint the pirates.

As the new format disc is coming on the Xbox 360, a new Anti-Piracy check has been implemented that prohibit the pirates from playing a backed up copy of the game. In addition to the new anti-piracy check, the DVD firmware on every drive of the Xbox 360 will be rewritten. The purpose of the new firmware that will be installed on the DVD drive will allow the system to unlock the extra 1GB of data on a DVD dual layered games. With that being said, players who installed a modified firmware that allows them to play a back up disc will no longer work.

With the ongoing battle of Microsoft against the pirates, the new dashboard update that eventually everyone will get will have this new security firmware. The question is, how long until hackers can crack this new DVD firmware?

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iainbruXPosted:

Won't be long to the awesome hackers crack it.

However, it'll lift up heads for Gamers, as it will encourage more people to buy an Xbox for the "Fair-play" policy which PS3 have yet again failed to achieve.

MCFCPosted:

FullStreak It'll be cracked

way to state the obvious

-Bran-Posted:

PolishMoDZ
christianbran will this effect jtags and system link modding???????


mate its just a new security check which will not allow you to play pirated games till somebody find a way to hack it :) like there was AP2.5Checks :D


o alright but how about the rest of the update will it effect jtag modding. jw because im about to buy a jtag and retail flashed xbox. so im guessing i should hold up for awhile in till its all patched.

DonaldTuskPosted:

christianbran will this effect jtags and system link modding???????


mate its just a new security check which will not allow you to play pirated games till somebody find a way to hack it :) like there was AP2.5Checks :D

-Bran-Posted:

will this effect jtags and system link modding???????

HiguainPosted:

WAIT... I HAVE A FLASHED XBOX. Does this mean it WONT READ ANY DISC, EVEN ORIGINALS. or Just wont play pirated. In that case, No more ban waves?

XBLToothPikPosted:

XeXSlushyFTW i hate MS


Well, at least they're not Sueing people like Sony is, MS can fix their shit

XeXSlushyFTWPosted:

i hate MS

DonaldTuskPosted:

noooooooooo that means we want be able to play for around a week :D

whitecoxsonix2020Posted:

TotallyWack will this effect iso modding tbgot and cod 5???


DERP HERP.

yeaaa.


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