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"A new modified Xbox is coming to the UK courtesy of Taiwanese company FriendTech. In glowing red the FT-XBX2 certainly looks different but there's more to it than that. Inside things are quite different from your regular off-the-shelf unit. The processor has been upgraded and can run at two speeds, 740MHz and 1.48GHz. According to FriendTech this means that games load faster than on a standard Xbox, but can also make games run faster too. Should this be a problem the XBX2 has a switch on the side so you can turn down the CPU. In addition to the new processor it also comes with a choice of hard disk drive options: either 60GB or 120GB, it's DVD player is region free and requires no other hardware, it comes in four colours and has a digital audio port built-in.
"The US version should be out soon and FriendTech has said that the UK version will follow close behind. It hasn't said when though or for how much. Check out its website at www.friendtech.com for more details."
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It sickens me when I think of all the crap - selling modded Xboxes, copied software, etc - that people get away with regarding the games industry. Surely there is no way this is legal as I can't imagine for one second that Microsoft would agree or condone such a thing.
I smell a lawsuit.
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"A new modified Xbox is coming to the UK courtesy of Taiwanese company FriendTech. In glowing red the FT-XBX2 certainly looks different but there's more to it than that. Inside things are quite different from your regular off-the-shelf unit. The processor has been upgraded and can run at two speeds, 740MHz and 1.48GHz. According to FriendTech this means that games load faster than on a standard Xbox, but can also make games run faster too. Should this be a problem the XBX2 has a switch on the side so you can turn down the CPU. In addition to the new processor it also comes with a choice of hard disk drive options: either 60GB or 120GB, it's DVD player is region free and requires no other hardware, it comes in four colours and has a digital audio port built-in.
"The US version should be out soon and FriendTech has said that the UK version will follow close behind. It hasn't said when though or for how much. Check out its website at www.friendtech.com for more details."
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It sickens me when I think of all the crap - selling modded Xboxes, copied software, etc - that people get away with regarding the games industry. Surely there is no way this is legal as I can't imagine for one second that Microsoft would agree or condone such a thing.
I smell a lawsuit.
Remember the 'Treamcast'?
Looks like its gonna be a criminal offence or something to even own one of these. I doubt the UK would even see one.
Looks like its gonna be a criminal offence or something to even own one of these. I doubt the UK would even see one.
In the States it's sorted for them due to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act - it'll simply be used in the same way Sony have for the PS2. Outside that is where the problem is, everyone is dying for a big European decision along the same lines to make things easier but the legislative backing just isn't there yet.
Lisencing would be complicated, ineffective (finding the small, independent opperations who make and install chips isn't easy and, unless they want to regularly check every console they've ever sold, they'll not manage checks from the other end) and may not even have the legal effects assumed by MS.
People will always try to mod their consoles for piracy, the task is to provide them with insentives not to - more carrot than stick.
Lisencing would be complicated, ineffective (finding the small, independent opperations who make and install chips isn't easy and, unless they want to regularly check every console they've ever sold, they'll not manage checks from the other end) and may not even have the legal effects assumed by MS.
People will always try to mod their consoles for piracy, the task is to provide them with insentives not to - more carrot than stick.
Dr Gonzo wrote:
> In the States Sony got round this by envoking the US's
> piracy laws which forbit the sale of anything that
> facilitates piracy i.e. the chip.
I'm seeing more and more rumours on the web now regarding Microsoft taking this a little bit further. From what I can gather there are moves afoot to make the XBox itself subject to tougher licensing laws, so, for example, you buy the license to an XBox but not actually own the hardware.
Personally I don't think they'll manage to do it, but stranger things have happened.
> In the States Sony got round this by envoking the US's
> piracy laws which forbit the sale of anything that
> facilitates piracy i.e. the chip.
I'm seeing more and more rumours on the web now regarding Microsoft taking this a little bit further. From what I can gather there are moves afoot to make the XBox itself subject to tougher licensing laws, so, for example, you buy the license to an XBox but not actually own the hardware.
Personally I don't think they'll manage to do it, but stranger things have happened.
Dark Mark™ wrote:
> Surely there is no way this is legal as I can't imagine for
> one second that Microsoft would agree or condone such a thing.
Doesn't matter what MS say - you pay for the Xbox therefore it's your property. You can play games on it, jump on it, try and add wings to make it into a plane, or mess about with the processor. This is why it was so hard for console makers to end chipping - you own the hardware and can add or take away what you like to your property. In the States Sony got round this by envoking the US's piracy laws which forbit the sale of anything that facilitates piracy i.e. the chip. In Australia they weren't allowed to do the same as there was a legitimate use for the chips and people could mess with their property however they chose.
There seems to be nothing wrong in having and Xbox with a faster chip - just it's pretty pointless as any improvement will be minimal.
> Surely there is no way this is legal as I can't imagine for
> one second that Microsoft would agree or condone such a thing.
Doesn't matter what MS say - you pay for the Xbox therefore it's your property. You can play games on it, jump on it, try and add wings to make it into a plane, or mess about with the processor. This is why it was so hard for console makers to end chipping - you own the hardware and can add or take away what you like to your property. In the States Sony got round this by envoking the US's piracy laws which forbit the sale of anything that facilitates piracy i.e. the chip. In Australia they weren't allowed to do the same as there was a legitimate use for the chips and people could mess with their property however they chose.
There seems to be nothing wrong in having and Xbox with a faster chip - just it's pretty pointless as any improvement will be minimal.
Oh and a link to the article itself...
http://totalgames.net/(3rfvia55mkl4kw55sbg4fuee)/pma/17944
http://totalgames.net/(3rfvia55mkl4kw55sbg4fuee)/pma/17944
Taken from totalgames.net
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"A new modified Xbox is coming to the UK courtesy of Taiwanese company FriendTech. In glowing red the FT-XBX2 certainly looks different but there's more to it than that. Inside things are quite different from your regular off-the-shelf unit. The processor has been upgraded and can run at two speeds, 740MHz and 1.48GHz. According to FriendTech this means that games load faster than on a standard Xbox, but can also make games run faster too. Should this be a problem the XBX2 has a switch on the side so you can turn down the CPU. In addition to the new processor it also comes with a choice of hard disk drive options: either 60GB or 120GB, it's DVD player is region free and requires no other hardware, it comes in four colours and has a digital audio port built-in.
"The US version should be out soon and FriendTech has said that the UK version will follow close behind. It hasn't said when though or for how much. Check out its website at www.friendtech.com for more details."
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It sickens me when I think of all the crap - selling modded Xboxes, copied software, etc - that people get away with regarding the games industry. Surely there is no way this is legal as I can't imagine for one second that Microsoft would agree or condone such a thing.
I smell a lawsuit.
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"A new modified Xbox is coming to the UK courtesy of Taiwanese company FriendTech. In glowing red the FT-XBX2 certainly looks different but there's more to it than that. Inside things are quite different from your regular off-the-shelf unit. The processor has been upgraded and can run at two speeds, 740MHz and 1.48GHz. According to FriendTech this means that games load faster than on a standard Xbox, but can also make games run faster too. Should this be a problem the XBX2 has a switch on the side so you can turn down the CPU. In addition to the new processor it also comes with a choice of hard disk drive options: either 60GB or 120GB, it's DVD player is region free and requires no other hardware, it comes in four colours and has a digital audio port built-in.
"The US version should be out soon and FriendTech has said that the UK version will follow close behind. It hasn't said when though or for how much. Check out its website at www.friendtech.com for more details."
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It sickens me when I think of all the crap - selling modded Xboxes, copied software, etc - that people get away with regarding the games industry. Surely there is no way this is legal as I can't imagine for one second that Microsoft would agree or condone such a thing.
I smell a lawsuit.