xbox360 hacked

chav1 · 09-01-2006, 00:20

http://www.icemodchip.com/info.php

well it didnt take long to beat the security on the xbox360

Someone · 09-01-2006, 02:29

everything is hackable.

entwisi · 09-01-2006, 07:08

I think therein lies the problem. Companies seem to be hell bent of making stuff secure yet as they find out everytime it only takes one minor flaw to allow someone to beat it. All that money spent was wasted.

There is a thought within security that says that making stuff hidden only tempts people to beat it. leave it wide open and no-one bothers.

Can I just point out one minor semantic though, it is cracked, not hacked. I have an article somewhere that does clarify that a hacker is someone who will make something do someting it may not be designed for, a cracker is someoen who purposely beats/invades a security system.

chav1 · 09-01-2006, 13:19

currently it is CRACKED then smarty pants lol

however the team who cracked the xbox 360 do eventualy hope to be able to install homebrew software on it like they did with the xbox 1 but for now are happy enough that the beat it lol

Basher · 09-01-2006, 13:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by entwisi

There is a thought within security that says that making stuff hidden only tempts people to beat it. leave it wide open and no-one bothers.

I'd agree with that one, if lots of R & D money wasn't spent on trying to keep things hidden we may also see a reduction in cost to the end user.

entwisi · 09-01-2006, 13:53

Doing a bit of googling it seems this may actually be a hoax. The website Chav posts even suggests it is delayed due to security issues, they also seem reluctant to confirm any shipping dates etc. Personally whilst I believe it will happen I don't think it is near as yet.

chav1 · 09-01-2006, 15:26

i dont think its a hoax the first xbox modchip had last minuite problems which deleyed its release

at £50 a game the greedy sods deserve top have their console beat if they made the games cheap enough people would buy origionals

anyway i aint touching the 360 yet because i predict a huge price drop when the ps3 comes out to make it even more competetive

entwisi · 09-01-2006, 20:13

Both will drop dramatically within 12 months of their launch, thats teh nature of the beast.

SPUGGIE J · 09-01-2006, 21:10

The cost of games for these consoles stop me from using my PS2 which my cousins young son now uses as he has a few games of his uncle to play on. If the prices do com down with the release of the PS3 we will have to wait and see.

chav1 · 14-01-2006, 01:52

well its officialy beat now

http://www.icemodchip.com/retailers.php

Robdunn24 · 21-05-2006, 02:28

ermm... that last link is a bulls*t site

il not buy a 360 till they have really dropped in price. I dont play much on xbox just use it to watch wrestling when i download it

and play on old retro games on spectrum, c64 & amiga

mani · 24-05-2006, 17:58

as a keen enthusiast on the xbox modding scene

the 360 isnt cracked/hacked/chopped/stir fried yet...

give the thing another few months cuz then it'll b about a yr since its release... the big prob iwht it being the whole online thing.

how everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

the 360 can be altered to install linux etc so i'm sure u can play downloaded games via that... lemme check fo u guys