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Xbox 360 Firmware Hack Video |
Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: xbox 360 titles
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A few days back we reported on the possibility of an Xbox 360 Firmware Hack
that would break the media flag in the firmware, therefore allowing
non-Xbox 360 discs to be played as if they were signed. TheSpecialist
announced that he had in fact cracked the firmware, and to prove this
he even released a video. However, he also stated that he will NOT
release his methods to the public because he feels strongly against
piracy. Unfortunately the border between running homebrew and booting
up illegal game backups is too thin, but this should give up to
aspiring 360 hackers elsewhere. Now that the gateway has been opened,
it's only a matter of time before everyday gamers will be enjoying
homebrew on their 360.Download: [Xbox 360 Firmware Hack Video]
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Anybody thought that a tv usually has more inputs than the one up front? What if he just recorded the PGR intro to his pc and plays it back thru a cable connected on the REAR of the TV and makes us think its the 360 doing that?
That sucks
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Why is every other post, like this one, not related to PSP in the slightest? This should be on 360updates, and only 360updates.
Perhaps I'm just being a cynic, again, though.
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Don’t get me wrong, i am an optimist and give people the benefit of the doubt and i believe the in the logic that information like this shouldn’t be given out to keep piracy from going rampant but the best way to do that is to keep it quiet. the specialist releases the video why? to show it can be done? to get kudos? honestly I feel he wants recognition but doesn’t want to give up the how, which is the only way he can really prove this is legitimate.
Now let’s say this is real and someone else comes along and shows how to do it, is the specialist going to take credit for it and we are going to have an issue like yoshihiro and mph? It's a damned if you do damned if you don’t situation specialist, that’s why you should have kept it to yourself.
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so im not too sure wether its true or not, but it sure as heck got my attention and thumbs up
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Plus the fact that it was a group effort, not a single guy. Also their goal was NOT to make money off this but to show up MS of how their 3 years security is really nothing special. If they released it all would be dandy for a month until MS figured out how it worked and put a live patch out to foil the console..
They could easily work out the bugs and sell the design for a few million to a chinese manufacturer but why bother? MS is probably already on the hunt for them even though they are keeping the code and procedure private. MS lawyers are not the ones you want to mess around with, at least I wouldn't want them on my back. Did you forget bill gates is worth about a billion for every KG that he weighs?
Just give it time, the info's there.. The sky isn't falling yet- This isn't the only group out to do this, there are people where money means all and never stepping foot on US soil again means nothing. You will see something material form eventually, for now just relax.
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ha ha i thought so...... the specialist is prob laughing at us right now for actually beiliving this garbage
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xsouthpole: I must say that this could be fake in many different ways. One, an x-box 360 could be behind the television and he has the video setting on the other xbox 360 and the one thats visible in the video is saying "error reading the disc" while the other one's playing the game. Or, that intro could simply be a trailer of the game. Sometimes trailers can accually be the intro. Maybe not, but like "huh" said, it could also be simply a white cd label. If he really wanted to prove something, he should show us a close-up of the cd, show a complete overview of the wiring to kill the believe of a second 360, and he should have no signs of editing and show the whole television, not just the front.
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A ver, ya se que lo más bonito es pensar que se ha conseguido. Pero opino que es muy facil engañarnos, ya que perfectamente la tele puede tener un euroconector por detras en el que hay conectada otra 360 con ese mismo juego original, se encienden las 2 a la vez y listo, y esto ser solo un paripé, otros pensaran si claro el dvd pirata por que sigue girando si no esta hackeada????? Sencillo sacar una copia de la demo esa que se podian sacar copias y ponerla a rular. De esa manera parece que es esa la que rula, pero quien te dice que no hay otra por detras y ser solo una manera de desprestigiar la Xbox 360º?????
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notice the other 360 in the reflection, bottom left corner of the tv
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What a crock, get a life loser we arent buying it....
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Please stop posting news that I would rather wipe my ass with than read. Especially when it is, ironically, full of ****.
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sorry because me speak french... bye guy and bad guy for the video crap....fock...
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Yeah, that's what Off-Topic means. Why is it on PSP? Because it is an interesting "off-topic" post, and it helps raise awareness of our other blogs. It doesn't happen very often, just relax.
"hey ****tard! we do NOT speak your language!"
Prime example of how not everyone should be allowed to procreate, and a license to breed and raise children should be required. I feel so sad for you.
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edit: the forums aren't: http://www.xboxhacker.net/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=33&topic=481.0
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Sadly, neither you nor I really know if this is utter crapola or not. It will be some time before we do know, and until then it would be best to keep the preaching to a minimum.
That said, perhaps this is possible. I withdraw my previous comment: "...it is, ironically, full of ****."
I'm not really in the position to speculate on the fecal content of this information. However; I uphold the comment that I would rather wipe my ass with this news than read it, due to the fact that no single video on the internet can convince me of anything, much less something that is a critical step in the gaming community.
I don't know, and you don't know so I don't care.
Also Admin: I think I speak for a large number of visitors/members to this site in saying please don't post unverified news that has absolutley nothing to do with PSP.
When I go to "http://pspupdates.qj.net/", I go there for PSP Updates.
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Sadly, neither you nor I really know if this is utter crapola or not. It will be some time before we do know, and until then it would be best to keep the preaching to a minimum.
That said, perhaps this is possible. I withdraw my previous comment: "...it is, ironically, full of ****."
I'm not really in the position to speculate on the fecal content of this information. However; I uphold the comment that I would rather wipe my ass with this news than read it, due to the fact that no single video on the internet can convince me of anything, much less something that is a critical step in the gaming community.
I don't know, and you don't know so I don't care.
Also Admin: I think I speak for a large number of visitors/members to this site in saying please don't post unverified news that has absolutley nothing to do with PSP.
When I go to "http://pspupdates.qj.net/", I go there for PSP Updates.
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Ever visited the xboxhacker.net forums? Do you have any idea who is responsible for hacking the 1.1 version xbox?
Too many fake videos have been released, no one believes anything anymore. He shouldn't have even bothered with the video, gets the kiddies too excited.
At this time, it requires a different modification for each game.
Additionally, it depends on the drive's serial number. You need to dump your own firmware and patch it accordingly, rather than just using one patch that is universal.
http://www.xboxhacker.net/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=33&board=10.0
This is a project that has been worked on for a while now, not just some kid with a video camera. Yes, we know, you could all make such a video. It isn't the point. Read the technical discussion and comment on that, or whine that your brain doesn't hurt do to a lack of "OMG LOL WTF ISOZ" conversation.
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He has nothing but a half-assed video to prove what he did? What the heck is that garbage? "Hey everyone, look what I did!"...."But don't look to closely I don't want you to have it!".
Am I just whining because I don't get to have the hack? HELL NO! I hate the 360 and would never own one. I'm about as non-biased on this issue as anyone could get.
This guy is full of crap!
He feels very strongly about piracy yet he attempts to circumvent security and when he does he shows the world? I understand the whole wanting to hack ego but 99.9% of the time the people that have this urge don't give a rats rear about the consequences of what they create.
Point is, if this guy was for real he would have kept the whole hack to himself. If he feels so strongly about piracy then why would he "let on" to piracy being an option?
"I hate piracy, but I'm going to encourage it..." What a moron!
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And to those who are complaing about this news... STFU. Seriously, if you don't like this news post so much why the fvck are you reading it and bothering to post in the comments? A lot of game sites post big news items from other gaming areas. Get the hell over it. And, yes, many of us are interest in news items like this,
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http://www.xboxhacker.net/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=33&board=10.0
Go ahead, look closely. All the info is available for you fools.
But, it's technical information. Seeing that most of you probably can't set your VCRs, you'll probably dismiss it as meaningless. Scribble is the same as Picasso to a blind man.
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-DLC-
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http://img95.imageshack.us/slideshow/player.php?id=img95%2F4127%2F1142739258cvq.smil
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Baka=Stupid(japanese )
idiot too, i suppose
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Next, what is missing from the front of the console, and the top? The damn case, smart-o. There is no visible entire 360 in the bg. In fact, it looks like the dvd tray isn't in it, because it's right in front of you. Lastly, it looks like it's just the faceplate leaned up against a wall. Oh, and the power isn't on, it isn't lit up.
People are making a big deal about an inch of the actual cable being out of view (when one could in fact just use the back), but there doesn't appear to be a cable coming from the 'box' on the other side of the room? Hmm...
Finally, and most importantly, there's the fact that the video doesn't matter. I again inform you to go check out the technical talk on the forum, only to leave sad, wrong, and confused. You clearly can't prove them wrong on technical grounds, so you look for silly things to point out in the video. There is no way to shoot a video of a console booting a game in a way that is 100% going to convince the audience, so why try? It's just a video, and there is *always* a way to fake it, no matter what you show. (one of the gamecube ones did a pretty good job). You're pointing out the least sturdy piece of evidence, which was never meant to be evidence at all. Yes, of course the video doesn't confirm anything... it isn't supposed to.
"Just for fun, here's a little video:"
You just can't please the crowd. You make a hack, people are excited. Some of them shout, "OMGOOMFDOMF, FAKE. PROVE IT WITH A VIDEOMG." People shouldn't give into this pressure, it only further pushes the idiots to *depend* on the video when there is real information they could read on forums, just by using their little brains to read.
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xsouthpole: Did anyone notice that at the point of about of about 20 min. ago, psp*updates* has not even updated in 12 hours?
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