"Oliver Wong" <owong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Seen the following this morning...
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>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | So after reading up on Xbox 360, I just realized that you have
>> | to pay Microsoft a monthly fee to be able to play online for
>> | the games you spent a fortune on buying. Fuck that. I'm either
>> | going to sell the Xbox 360, or install a chip. Talk about f...ng
>> | ripoff!
>> `----
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>> http://www.jackenhack.com/blog/archives/2006/10/07/xbox-360-no-way/
>>
>> It's a blog I have been reading for the past two years. I'm surprise he
>> even
>> considered an XBox in the first place. His house is dominated by Linux
>> and
>> Apple products.
>
> I haven't read the blog, but:
>
> (1) Why does he think installing a chip is going to let him play online
> for free?
Sounds like he wants to rip off the developers of the games instead of
paying for them for their hard work. Thats what 'mod'ding a console does,
also XBox, don't know about the 360, though MS will ban the box if they
catch you.
> (2) The monthly service is optional. A friend of mine bought an X360,
> and he didn't take the service. He can play his games just fine, except he
> can't play online. He can still play over LAN or split screen, though.
>
I also have a friend who doesn't play online, he only uses the free Silver
service for the 360.
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