OUCH.......Microsoft bans 1 million Xbox Live players
just saw this:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/12/c...ban/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/12/c...ban/index.html
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People who download games without paying are thieves. Microsoft identified a million thieves and banned them from their network. I say great job to Microsoft.
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I saw the banned message when I logged in yesterday, was trying to figure out what was up...
I wouldn't even know where to buy an unmodded xbox here
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All I can say is HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Wow...one million illegal copies? That's 60 million in missing revenue.
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Good for them. Since they have all the XBox Live member info, they should press charges against them all while they are at it.
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Or just ban their consoles, thus forcing them to go buy a new one.. more money for them that way.. they don't have to spend money in the courtroom
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Putting myself in the shoes of one of the banned.....
I'd switch to another gaming system before I'd buy another one of theirs.
60mil in lost rev. Clearly piracy is a huge problem for them.
Flipping a ban switch is free and fast but doesn't really send a strong message.Comment
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damn they have 20 million users paying 7 a month
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I know a couple ppl who got banned. Sucks
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Actually, it does.
If you do not pay, you do not play. Don't like it, leave. Or in this case, they did that for you.
You are already costing them revenue. So you taking your ball and going elsewhere to rip something off, or play for free, doesn't cost them a dime. So it is both a good long, and short term, decision.
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For once i will say GOOD for MS!!
Pay the few bucks for the damn game, christ people never learn!
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It's about more then just piracy. Modded boxes make it much easier to use cheats. Clearing out the cheaters is something all of their subscribers will love. Cheaters make a lot of legit players cancel their subscriptions.
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Microsoft should pay me for fixing their damn 360 ELITE so many times.
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Good Job, Microsoft!Comment
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i wonder if anyone will come to gfy and whine about being banned?
oh wait. http://www.gfy.com/showthread.php?t=937146Comment
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If I recall correctly they actually lose money per sale of a console because it costs more to make than its price (maybe not NOW but at least originally). Their intention is to make the money on the games, so if those thieving pieces of shit want to steal games, Microsoft is happy to direct them to Sony.
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to come in here and tell us the game maker didn't lose any sells on their product even though 1 million+ copies were stolen.
Let us hear his tired drivel about how this practice shouldn't be illegal and that the banned offenders are being unfairly treated or persecuted.
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Player haters.Comment
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If those 1 million people don't turn around and purchase it, MS lost on the deal.
1 million people that won't pay is 1 million people talking good about you vs. 1 million people saying you're a pile of shit now.
And now, if people know MS will kick you off, they may not go buy the xbox at all. So they WILL lose out on that too.
Really stupid move overall... that's why games have expansions, at least get the $50 in the door.
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These people were moding their XBoxs meaning they probably didnt buy the game or the expansion. They were giving their $5 a month to XBox for the Live subscription. Since XBox, or most gaming systems, do not make much profit on the sale of a system I dont really think they lost much.
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That makes my point above even more... now they don't have the $5 a month, and now the people really have no reason to buy another game. So they lost two times over... again, it was a really stupid move.
They kill it on the consoles, profit wise, they just sell more games and printed dvd, costs far less than a console, so the profits are massive.
You can call up manufacture in China, send your drafts and get cable, dvr, dvd, reader/writer boxes on a custom design, with a tv on it, to sell on the market for like $20 each, including shipping.
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guess what? These will end up on Ebay - tons of them!Comment
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I might go out and buy an xbox 360 now, hate online games that are hacked modded or cheated, and at least this shows they are trying to keep things in control.
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I guess cable companies should stop trying to prevent illegal cable theft just in case the person might have subscribed at some point in the future. Oh yeah, big movie studios should stop trying to prevent those recording new films with camcorders and putting them on the internet as well. They might not buy another DVD from that company in the future either.
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You're example doesn't relate in anyway.I guess cable companies should stop trying to prevent illegal cable theft just in case the person might have subscribed at some point in the future. Oh yeah, big movie studios should stop trying to prevent those recording new films with camcorders and putting them on the internet as well. They might not buy another DVD from that company in the future either.
The people purchased an over priced xbox, then they were playing monthly for the online service and they have all purchased many over priced crappy games...
...the pirated part comes from the game, as I was informed.
These people WERE customers, paying customers.. and got cut off. It's really simple, like smash your head into a wall simple.
MS was stupid to doing this.... now the people are gone and so is the income.Last edited by TheDoc; 11-12-2009, 05:02 PM. ~TheDoc - ICQ7765825
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