Microsoft locking out modded Xboxes on Xbox Live

[Shin Johnpv]

probably has to deal with how the lock outs are done

im guessing since the GC (and i think DC but i might be wrong) were things like simple solder changes to switch territories its easier to make a boot disc where as with the Xbox and PS2 you need to do more than just change a solder point they need special chips to get past the territorial lock out

probably why theres nothing as simple as a boot disc for them

but i could be wrong im just guessing here you know

[StriderKyo]

Yeah, but if it can read discs in the first place, mustn't there be some way to duplicate the lockout codes? Or is there something physical that MS manufactures into the official discs?

[Shin Johnpv]

could be something physical

if you look at PS2 discs that have the Playstation symbol on the side of the disc that plays the games

i have no CLUE if the laser can tell if thats there or not but id imagine so since i mean you can see it so id imagine the laser could *shrug* but i dont know

[AaronChance]

Xbox discs need to be manufactured or the system won't boot it, I believe. Then they need to boot using code from the XDK, which is copyrighted and MS protects like you wouldn't believe. So the only way for there to be a boot disc for the Xbox is with MS's blessing right now.

People are working on getting an Xbox to boot something without the XDK code in it, but I don't know how far along that is.

[StriderKyo]

That sucks. I was hoping all summer that there'd be a boot disc out by the time KoF 2000 shipped. (I'd just get the DC version, but I play KoF at friends' places alot, and it's easier to just bring one system along).

[AaronChance]

By that time 2k2 will be out on dreamcast... least I can hope.