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Xbox 360 Mods Banned From Xbox Live |
Until recently Xbox 360 owners were able to download a firmware hack which allowed them to play backed-up games and essentially boot-legged copies of games on their game console. They were also able to participate with them on Xbox Live seemingly without any notice from Microsoft, but that appears to have changed.
Apparently with the recent Spring Update earlier this month and coinciding with the beta release of Halo 3, Microsoft has shown that they are able to detect and ban those consoles with modified firmware. When consoles with the modified firmware is detected users will receive an error code (Status Code: Z: 8015 - 190D). As a result, Microsoft is permanently banning modified console from the Xbox Live service, but they are not banning the individual user account. When trying to connect through the modified console the screen will state text beginning with, “This console has been banned for violations of the Terms of Use…”.
Microsoft posted on the Gamerscoreblog that they are doing this in an effort to keep Xbox Live fair, stating “We have stated in the past that customers can only enjoy access to the Xbox LIVE community through the use of a genuine, unmodified, Xbox console and we will continue to enforce this rule to ensure the integrity of our service, the protection of our partners and the benefits of our users.”.
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I have been banned also as of 13 December 2007. Now, before I draw the animosity of the crowd that says “good, you deserve it,” I would like to state that I do not mod my Xbox 360 through any hardware, software, or other means. I do not cheat, make racial remarks, or otherwise do anything against the TOU (Terms of Use). And after many times on the phone with Xbox Live customer support, the only answer they have given me reads to this effect, “Due to the nature of your ban, we are unable to restore the rights to your console or take your console in for repairs to verify that no modding has occurred. We are also unable to tell you the reason for your ban or find any remedy to your solution. We know how frustrating this may be, but it seems your only solution is to buy another Xbox 360 unit.”
I find this kind of behavior from a company appalling, as I’m sure many would, and hope that others will step forward, go to consumer protection agencies, and get their voice into a public space to keep such unconscionable trade practices from occurring. I hope that you will post this in your blog as well and encourage other legitimate users to step forward and oppose Microsoft’s trade practices.
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ive just had a ban from xbox live for haveing an untouched-unmodded xbox 360,whats all that about.microsoft say we stand by our customers,”YEH RIGHT”.its all down to MONEY,go buy another console,like ive got afew hundred pound to throw at “BILL GATES”this close to xmas.WHY.! for playing on live with a legal xbox 360.MICROSOFT wonder why the nintendo WII has taken over in the sales.MICROSOFT might be good at making consoles,SOMETIMES but your not very good at handerling your LOYAL CUSTOMERS.innecent people are getting caught up in the banning crossfire & your not willing to listen.all your interested in is our money.
I totally agree i think its all just a plot to try and recover money from there whole red ring of death incident but hey thats microshit for u
This is not true. I haven’t been banned on 360 as I have an untouched xbox. If you think yours is untouched, then customer support will help you out, unless you are a sony fanboy and just want to say something negative. I have seen ppl on xbox live with modded xboxes and cheating. If you really want to mod your xbox then think again or buy a core console and do whatever you want to do it.
Its quite fair in my opinion. Everyone knew that they can get banned for modding.
This only happens if you have firmware right, this shouldn’t come up if I modify the case and controller case, I mean they have no way of knowing if i’ve opened the case. If you could get back to me, I would appreciate it
my xbox live account was cancelled. they said my console was modified it wasn’t touched. so i bought a brand new xbox elite and hooked it up and i was still banned even with a brand new console. why?
Microsoft is a cancer…..!
I agree with you Yuriy, their trade practices are a little more then shady. The Federal Gov. tried to make them play ball with other stuff and they turned their nose up.
Gree rules humanity, its ashame.
Did you know if you try to insert the gamer tag of Linux or any variation of the word Linux, xBox Live (or Microsoft) wont let you.
WTF is with that? Where is my constitutional right to choose whatever gamer tag I know. To voice my opinion about anything (of course as long as it does not incite violence or anything else that is deemed “bad” in society) The word Linux isnt profane, lude, indecient, racial, discrimitory. Its FREE.
Ya know, the other day, this guy was complaining. About a game that wouldnt work. It said “Requires Windows 95 or better..” he told me he installed Linux.
Me too, God called me up one day and said I was banned
the next day, the Devil said the same thing
I asked “now what? If I die where do I go”
and then Bill Gates phoned me and said “You’ll be working at the xbox 360 repair center”
… and yeah I bought three other 360 consoles and got banned too,..then I bought a Wii and it banned me and then I bought a PS3 and some japanese showed up at my door and bitch-slapped me and said “your banned, period!”