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    LEAK: Project Natal Shipping in November 2010 with 14 Games for Under $80?

    Microsoft Confirms Improved Xbox 360 Warranty Seal

    Official Microsoft Policy: If You a Buy a Used Xbox 360 That's Banned From Xbox Live, You're Just Screwed

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    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    11/11/09

    In reply to LEAK: Project Natal Shipping in November 2010 with 14 Games for Under $80?
    I wonder what color that led turns when this thing kicks the bucket? I'm sure they're sick of red. #projectnatal
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    Image of vlatro vlatro
    11/11/09

    @chauncy that billups:
    BLOD: Blue LED of Death. #projectnatal
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    11/11/09

    @vlatro: Or if you do well in the game it could give you the BLOW: Blue LED of Win. #projectnatal
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    Image of BergenCountyJC BergenCountyJC
    11/11/09

    In reply to LEAK: Project Natal Shipping in November 2010 with 14 Games for Under $80?
    They are sure dead on with the impulse buy, especially with Amazon's instant buy -- what a clever devil those Amazonians #projectnatal
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    11/11/09

    @BergenCountyJC: They also have good fundamentals. They are good at Snu-snu. #projectnatal
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    11/11/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking: Mmmm death by Snu-snu. #projectnatal
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    Image of ichiban1081 ichiban1081
    11/11/09

    In reply to LEAK: Project Natal Shipping in November 2010 with 14 Games for Under $80?
    So this is going to come out for a rumored reasonable price while the Wireless N adapter comes out for $100? For under $80 I would definitely give this a try but MS needs to alter their pricing on the HDD's and wireless adapters. #projectnatal
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    11/11/09

    In reply to LEAK: Project Natal Shipping in November 2010 with 14 Games for Under $80?
    If this isn't an indication that this really is a project funded by the military/NWO wing of Microsoft to body scan people so they can send the terminators /drones/cruise missiles to kill us selectively, I don't know what is.

    This is why I buy Apple products. Steve Job isn't Illuminati and/or a Free Mason Eugenicist. #projectnatal
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    Image of Daver73 Daver73
    11/11/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking: That's what he wants you to think. #projectnatal
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    11/11/09

    @Daver73: Oh you mock, but wait, you'll see. The time timetable has been set. It'll happen on a holiday when people are traveling. Microsoft will say the XBOX user accounts have been compromised, and in order to use the XBOX and it's network, you have to do a full body scan and biometrics read to log into your XBOX live account and/or play games. And who will have access to all this information? The Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA. The secret government. That's when they shut down the internet for everyone else and only let "confirmed" Natal users access the WWW. Making them the chosen ones, but because they are scanned, they are marked. By the beast! #projectnatal
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    11/06/09

    In reply to Microsoft Confirms Improved Xbox 360 Warranty Seal
    I guess they finally wised up the fact that people were using the ol' hairdryer-on-the-warranty-seal trick to repair their boxes themselves without voiding the 3 year RRoD warranty. When the dvd drive went out on mine a month after the 1 year standard warrant ran out, I purchased an OEM replacement off ebay for 30 bucks and went in there like Zohan. After 45 minutes, my trusty box was booting up Halo 3, and no one was the wiser. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

    I'm assuming this was done to crack down on people who were buying broken boxes, refurbishing them, and selling them as used but never broken. This is a problem in the auto industry as well, when wrecked cars that were never officially listed as "totaled" are purchased by disreputable garages, then repaired and sold with clean titles, instead of the "rebuilt" titles the law requires. #xbox360warrantyseal
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    Image of Justin Paulson Justin Paulson
    11/06/09

    In reply to Microsoft Confirms Improved Xbox 360 Warranty Seal
    Is it like block quote week or something? #xbox360warrantyseal
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    anexanhume promoted this comment Justin Paulson was starred Justin Paulson was unstarred
    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    11/06/09

    @Justinpaulson: No, it's MLA week. Expect exciting citations soon.
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/06/09

    @Justinpaulson: Who cares? Deliver more humorous quotes please. #xbox360warrantyseal
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    Image of Calzo Calzo
    11/06/09

    In reply to Microsoft Confirms Improved Xbox 360 Warranty Seal
    So when we all report that our 360's are overheating and giving us rrod's they wait 4 years then release a new tamper sticker? #xbox360warrantyseal
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    Image of sick_and_ashamed sick_and_ashamed
    11/06/09

    @Calzo: Yup, only that. Oh and spending a billion dollars to extend everyone's warranty 2 extra years.

    But hey, your way comes with extra straw man. #xbox360warrantyseal
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    11/06/09

    @sick_and_ashamed: My warranty wasn't transferable since that god forsaken ex was too cheap(bought it on ebay). haha but no really she was a degenerate. #xbox360warrantyseal
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    Duckspwn:Loves Approving Reds promoted this comment Calzo was starred Calzo was unstarred
    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/06/09

    @Calzo: That's a good word to describe an ex. Degenerate. I like it. #xbox360warrantyseal
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    Image of Matt Matt
    11/06/09

    @Duckspwn: Loves Approving Reds: Yeah, except an attack on an ex's character is an attack on your lack of judgment. #xbox360warrantyseal
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    Duckspwn:Loves Approving Reds promoted this comment Matt was starred Matt was unstarred
    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/06/09

    @Matt: Meh... in my opinion relationships are too complicated for someone to make general statements like that. #xbox360warrantyseal
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    11/05/09

    In reply to Official Microsoft Policy: If You a Buy a Used Xbox 360 That's Banned From Xbox Live, You're Just Screwed
    I can't wait for someone to buy one from a retail store that is mistakenly banned. #xbox
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    Image of hcho3 hcho3
    11/04/09

    In reply to Official Microsoft Policy: If You a Buy a Used Xbox 360 That's Banned From Xbox Live, You're Just Screwed
    This is ridiculous. How do you tell your customers that you are screwed so easily? This is like saying, "We don't care about you. This system is banned, and it will stay that way."
    FU MS. I will go with ps3. #xbox
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    AOClaus promoted this comment hcho3 was starred hcho3 was unstarred
    Image of AOClaus AOClaus
    11/04/09

    @hcho3: How is this any different than any other nontransferable warentey?

    How is this any different than buying a used car that turns out to be a lemon? It's not the responsibility of Honda to ensure the car still works, that's up to the reseller. #xbox
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    Image of WMyers WMyers
    11/04/09

    In reply to Official Microsoft Policy: If You a Buy a Used Xbox 360 That's Banned From Xbox Live, You're Just Screwed
    Despite the official "warranty is not transferable" policy, Microsoft still fixed the 360 I purchased used when it RROD'd. They'll make an exception for things that are their fault.

    Things that are YOUR fault on the other hand... #xbox
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    Image of smirkette smirkette
    11/04/09

    In reply to Official Microsoft Policy: If You a Buy a Used Xbox 360 That's Banned From Xbox Live, You're Just Screwed
    ...and here's another reason why I bought a PS3 instead. Call me silly, but I think the primary purpose of a game console is to work.

    (and yes, I know the media center capabilities & online community of the 360 pick the PS3's butt) #xbox
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    Image of Nintenboy01 Nintenboy01
    11/04/09

    @smirkette: Actually PS3 can be banned online too, if they suspect an account is using stolen credit card info or something. #xbox
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    AOClaus promoted this comment Nintenboy01 was starred Nintenboy01 was unstarred
    Image of fastharryDOTcom fastharryDOTcom
    11/04/09

    In reply to Official Microsoft Policy: If You a Buy a Used Xbox 360 That's Banned From Xbox Live, You're Just Screwed
    buying anything used has always been a problem. Even in the old days, the Romans would demand a warranty on their x boxes....thus the saying "caveat emptor" #xbox
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    Image of Guard Guard
    11/04/09

    In reply to Official Microsoft Policy: If You a Buy a Used Xbox 360 That's Banned From Xbox Live, You're Just Screwed
    Check the comments on Major Nelson's site for a little more insight. Less-than-shady party means anyone you don't personally know.

    Gamestop doesn't check if their consoles work, let alone whether they've been banned from Xbox Live, so any used console from Gamestop would run this risk.

    But then again, I've never really supported Gamestop's used sales. Developers get the same money from pirated games as used games, so whats the difference? You're not supporting them in either case. #xbox
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    Red_Flag promoted this comment Guard was starred Guard was unstarred
    Image of Red_Flag Red_Flag
    11/04/09

    @Guard: "Developers get the same money from pirated games as used games, so whats the difference? You're not supporting them in either case."

    Just go the whole distance and declare that libraries should be burned to the ground because authors only get one sale for an unlimited number of readers.

    While you're at it, educate yourself on the First Sale Doctrine.

    [en.wikipedia.org] #xbox
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    Image of tamasan tamasan
    11/04/09

    @Guard: Developers DO get paid for used game sales. Please learn some economics.

    Knowing that you have the option to take a game back to Gamestop (or elsewhere) and get some money for a trade-in adds value and increases the chance of the original purchase. Studies show a significant amount of new games sales at places like Gamestop come back as a trade-in a few weeks later and that person buys the next new release. You think all those people buying the new release would buy as many games without being able to trade-in those they didn't really want to hold on to? #xbox
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    Image of newgalactic newgalactic
    11/04/09

    In reply to Official Microsoft Policy: If You a Buy a Used Xbox 360 That's Banned From Xbox Live, You're Just Screwed
    I wonder if there's a way to flash the bios/MAC address (or whatever M$ uses to id the xbox). That would be kinda a neat experiment.

    Not that there's a huge market for re-enabled xbox 360's. And it would probably take forever. But it would be kinda cool. #xbox
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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    11/04/09

    @newgalactic: They did that with the first-gen XBox. Need to unban your console? Swap the EEPROM and hard drive from another console. (the hard drive unlock key is in the 'PROM so you have to swap the drive with it, too. #xbox
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    Image of chanaz chanaz
    11/04/09

    In reply to Official Microsoft Policy: If You a Buy a Used Xbox 360 That's Banned From Xbox Live, You're Just Screwed
    My unmodded 360 is still hardware banned. I doubt microsoft will have any amnesty because it was opened to install better cooling for RROD prevention. Meh. #xbox
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    Image of 4nonymo 4nonymo
    11/04/09

    @chanaz: I don't understand. MS can not ban you for physical mods like additional fans. How would they detect a physical mod over XBL? #xbox
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    HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment 4nonymo was starred 4nonymo was unstarred
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    11/04/09

    @4nonymo: There's probably an anti-intrusion switch in the chasis. Pretty common in business computers. #xbox
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    Image of chanaz chanaz
    11/04/09

    @4nonymo: Its not that they detected me opening it. Its that they banned it for no reason, but it was opened already so i cant take it back. Its time to consider retail fraud. Modern Warfare 2 is coming in 5 days, #xbox
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    Image of 4nonymo 4nonymo
    11/05/09

    @jbuk2k7: Really?

    @HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: Probably? No. There is no intrusion switch in the 360. lol @ that shit

    @chanaz: There's always a reason. #xbox
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