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http://pinoycosplay.blogspot.com/2009/11/microsoft-bans-600k-xbox-live-accounts.html?zx=b086c55a17cd815f

Apparently the people banning modified 360s "have been given instructions to push for a million banned accounts by the time the holidays are over." Since those banned 360s become pretty crippled (apparently they can't even use their HDDs anymore), will this force 1 Million people to buy new consoles?



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I've always said that MS was brilliantly run.
I don't like 'em, but I respect 'em.



i dont like em, I dont respect em but lol thats what ya get for modding your system



they should try for 2 or 3 millions.



the words above were backed by NUCLEAR WEAPONS!

lol nice warning for ppl with moded consoles was going to get mynes moded but hell no.....



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MS FTW. This plus the WM + Amazon deal will make this holiday not as one sided as everyone here wants. MS seems to be always one step ahead of their competition and always has many cards to play.

BANNING Consols + WM,AMAZON deals + MW2 bundle + LFD2 = great holiday sales



I don't know if this works like that, but I do know that they deserve it. Piracy is bad.



Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

evil M$ being evil again...


Seriously, i read the source and it has nothing to do with pushing sales. Damnyouall is tripping.



God i hate fanboys, almost as much as they hate facts

 

“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea” Antoine de St-Exupery

  +2Q  -2N  (to be read in french)

ghost, read between the lines.

Why else would the "due date" be christmas?
Christmas is not only the time of year when people spend most of their discretionary funds, but also when most everybody has a small vacation.



Next gen platforms will probably all adopt MS's hammerban strategy, developpers are really fond of it, and honestly, end users should be too. Piracy may not be killing the industry but it sure isn't helping it.



God i hate fanboys, almost as much as they hate facts

 

“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea” Antoine de St-Exupery

  +2Q  -2N  (to be read in french)