Don't use unauthorized Xbox 360 Storage Devices

Chubear - 74 days 16 hours ago

Wow, I didn't know the 360's HDD had a 3rd party device... well, it doesn't now I guess.

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Tony P - 74 days 15 hours ago

"Kind of" is kind of an understatement.

This is douche baggery at its finest.

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HolyOrangeCows - 74 days 14 hours ago

I guess it's a measly 60GB for $100, 120GB for $150, or no memory at all.

The Xbox 360 just got that much less appealing.

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ZombieAutopsy - 74 days 14 hours ago

they do it so they can make money off people instead of someone else.

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Alvadr - 74 days 12 hours ago

Get yourself a PS3- You can swap out HDD at exchange it for a standard notebook HDD whenever you like for half the price of the 360 drive.

Another win for Sony

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mistajeff - 74 days 12 hours ago

I believe there's a way to stick a notebook HD inside the 360 HD casing. Obviously that makes way more sense than any of the storage options MS provides, but they don't take kindly to people not paying excessive prices for excessively overpriced storage.

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Xbox Avatars Shoe - 74 days 9 hours ago

@ 1.0 "That seems kind of douche bagish."

It's M$, did you expect some sort of generosity or consumer value?

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edgeofblade - 74 days 4 hours ago

This is a BAAAAAAD idea Microsoft. Think of the kids whose parents went cheap and bought an Arcade unit and a cheaper Datel memory card. Do you really want to screw them over like this? Jesus Christ, backpedal on this one before it's too late.

I admit, I'm part of the problem, because I bought the way over priced 120 gig hard drive.

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MNicholas - 74 days 2 hours ago

Microsoft has every right to control the hardware used on it's platform. Hacking and pirating is not a good thing.

However, Microsoft basically created this problem by charging an absurd amount for it's required peripherals. Many 360 owners (and their parents) are basically blindsided by this huge hidden cost.

It's not a coincidence that Forza 3 requires a hard-drive to work properly. For example, the second disc is practically unusable unless you have a hard-drive. In addition to the many many millions who bought a Core or Arcade, Microsoft also knows that people who've had a 360 for a while are due to upgrade soon as well.

Microsoft makes an absolute killing on these hard-drives.

If just 30% of 360 owners buy a hard-drive, Microsoft will make a minimum of $650 Million dollars in pure profit on hard-drives alone.

Nickel-and-dime pricing works really well with Americans. It's no wonder the 360 sells better there than everywhere else combined!

Nintendo and Sony missed out on massive profits by not selling a US only barebones SKU that's cheaper up-front but requires additional purchases to work properly.

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Reibooi - 74 days 1 hour ago

People would not use the unauthorized hard drives if MS didn't rip people off so bad for the real ones. MS needs to make them more affordable or people are just not gonna care and keep coming up with ways around this.

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v1c1ous - 73 days 21 hours ago

LICENSED means that they are endorsed by microsoft which CAN INCLUDE 3rd PARTY DEVICES

Banning unlicensed drives DOES NOT mean 3rd party devices are banned.

UNLICENSED means that they have not been approved by microsoft to use with xbox 360.

you know whats also UNLICENSED? those psp batteries used to hack the PSP. god this place...

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cjflora - 73 days 21 hours ago

How else are they going to make up for all of the money they have to spend fixing faulty Xbox's?

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Blowstuffup - 73 days 19 hours ago

Anyone who has problems as a result of this should be allowed to take their dead storage device and use it to stone any MS executive that had a hand in this.

Greedy jack@sses.

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ShadowCK - 73 days 16 hours ago

They've done it because it shall help the upcoming fall update and be used for anti-piracy.

Get a job, buy a 120 GB hard drive and stop complaining. You're seriously overeating, this is not a problem.

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Poopface the 2nd - 73 days 15 hours ago

You people act as if you must buy everything that exists in the world, at least when you complain about anything xbox. "you have to buy the HD, the wireless adapter, chords, chargers, 10 batteries, xbox live..." whatever microsoft makes, you want to complain about it and act like its needed for everyone.

Ok so out of you complainers, how many of you have an Xbox 360?? whats your gamertag if you do have a 360? And no, silver accounts are free and you have the Internet, so dont lie about having a 360 not connected to the internet.

And of you few(if any) how many of you have one of these unauthorized storage devices???

Ohh 0, thats what I thought. Now how many of you are gonna cry about anything xbox until the day you have an epiphany and realize your pathetic.

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dktxx2 - 74 days 16 hours ago

i don't think the hard drive would have anything to do with piracy?

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Parapraxis - 74 days 15 hours ago

Well it was just a guess.

But tutorials such as this tend to make me believe I am right:
http://forums.afterdawn.com...

"STEP 2: Connecting your XBOX 360 HDD through SATA to USB Adapter.

This is by far, the easiest and faster way of connecting your XBOX 360 SATA HDD to your PC."

With this fall update comes some fancy new DRM no doubt.
They are trying to curb piracy.

Okay kids, disagree away. (at least a few commenters on Major Nelson's blog have a clue)

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dirthurts - 74 days 15 hours ago

If you can pop in any hard drive you want, you can modify the files on your computer it and use it cheat on the xbox, or play ripped games.

It's been done a lot...
That's why they are killing it.

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sltPoison - 74 days 12 hours ago

All the hacking that a 360 needs is a flashed disk drive. The HDD stuff is simply for modifying game saves and stuff like that. You can not copy 360 games to your HDD and play from it like the original Xbox

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Bloodraid - 74 days 10 hours ago

Holy hell! The FSM! *Hail!*

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MNicholas - 74 days 2 hours ago

Microsoft knows how to make money off Americans.

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dktxx2 - 74 days 16 hours ago

technically they've always had this stance. they're just cementing it now.

strange, i thought they were getting closer to letting people use any hard drive they wanted.

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morganfell - 74 days 15 hours ago

It's called a closed development system. The 360 has always been that way. It's why you don't have websurfing with web downloads like the PS3 possesses.

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Redempteur - 73 days 19 hours ago

Two weeks ago i upgraded my launch 60gb PS3 with a 250gb hard drive ... and when i saw that "news" i couldn't help a smile ...

-Because i know the price of the official hard drives for 360.
-because i know how much i paid my 250gb sata hard drive for my PS3.

i know the différence and i can't help but smile ...

I know the price of the 360 wifi adapter too ..i can't wait to see the old method with the netgear and co wifi routers disabled because it will include more lag with players ( or for some stupid reason like that ) because they want more money into their pocket ...

LICENSED Hard drives ? everyone ( bigben for exemple ) wanting to make a 360 HD will have to pay M$ ..?? Great ..that's just great !! That's the right move to ensure that the price of the product will stay right up where they want it to be .

That's sad really ....
But Why do i keep smiling ???

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crck - 74 days 14 hours ago

Even 2x wouldn't be that bad. They charge 3x to 4x. I mean $150 for 120 gb? You can buy a 250gb to 320 gb for $50 on sale. I got a 320 gb Western Digital Blue Laptop hard drive a few weeks ago for $48 at Dell.

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Sano64 - 73 days 17 hours ago

Someone really need to put them in there place! With the ridiculous prices they are charging for there network adapters and HDD's someone should be able to sue there butts!

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Figboy - 73 days 21 hours ago

the HDD less 360 was all they needed to experience the full 360 package?

i only have a 20gig HDD in my 360, because i refuse to pay as much as they're asking for a larger one.

my PS3 still has the 60 gig it came with, but i'm thinking of upgrading to a 320gig, since i saw one for like, $50 on newegg.com.

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BaseballFan15 - 74 days 12 hours ago

Who loves MS?

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xoxideu - 74 days 11 hours ago

let me guess vista?

I get those wireless adapter has stopped working errors too much..

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Redempteur - 73 days 19 hours ago

"they block second hand games"

Really ? witch games are we talking about ?

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Greywulf - 74 days 17 hours ago

Jump $n

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PlayStation X - 74 days 15 hours ago

unlucky xtards, microsoft forcing you to buy there overpriced bullsh1t now.
whats next they'll charge you to play online?
ohhh... unlucky
sucks to be you

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Jimmy Riddle - 73 days 17 hours ago

*buzz* That's the wrong answer I'm afraid Cliff. The correct answer to the question "What is the only way to play games according to N4G?" is "The PS3, and nothing else!"

But oh well, let's see what runner up prizes you've won...

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Cliff Forster - 72 days 1 hour ago

I just mean that on the PC I am in control of what hardware and peripherals I choose. I like my freedom.

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Xlll - 73 days 16 hours ago

When your losing all that money from RRoDed consoles you'll do anything to get it back.

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