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RZetlin
10-03-2002, 10:19 AM
According to News.com (http://news.com.com/2100-1040-960594.html?tag=fd_top) Microsoft is suing Lik-Sang for selling mod chips for the Xbox.

Microsoft isn't making gamers happy.

Lik-Sang sells more than just mod chips. They sell some of the coolest addon devices I have seen for video game consoles.

I hope that Microsoft gets out of the video game console sooner than later.
Mr. Obsession
10-03-2002, 12:03 PM
Wait. Why does the X-Box even need mod chips? I though the thing was Region encoding free and that Microsoft was listing that among the consoles features.

Unless that's changed, or it was never implemented. Considering that I don't have the Behemoth, I wouldn't really know. :o
JDuncan
10-03-2002, 12:46 PM
This sucks, I use Gypplay almost every day, and was awaiting future updates of it. On the other hand though, if Sony/Nintendo found out pople were publicly making mod-chips of their systems, they would probably do the same thing.
ohmrbill
10-03-2002, 01:56 PM
Originally posted by Mr. Obsession
Wait. Why does the X-Box even need mod chips? I though the thing was Region encoding free and that Microsoft was listing that among the consoles features.

Mod chips also have the capability of letting you play pirated copies games.

This sucks, I use Gypplay almost every day, and was awaiting future updates of it. On the other hand though, if Sony/Nintendo found out pople were publicly making mod-chips of their systems, they would probably do the same thing.

Sony knows people are publicly making mod chips, and they have tried to stop them. They've only been successful in shutting them down in the UK, though.
atf487
10-03-2002, 06:06 PM
Originally posted by jdoggg
This sucks, I use Gypplay almost every day, and was awaiting future updates of it. On the other hand though, if Sony/Nintendo found out pople were publicly making mod-chips of their systems, they would probably do the same thing.

The Gypsy, the author of Gypplay, doesn't even have an X-box...I think.
JDuncan
10-03-2002, 06:43 PM
I know, I was referring to the DC Mpeg program. The version I'm using says that it's by Lik-Sang. If they don't have anything to do with it's production, than I don't care at all. LONG LIVE DC!
Sandro
10-03-2002, 08:08 PM
Microsoft isn't making gamers happy.

Imagine that!

I can understand Microsoft disliking the mod chips; it hurts business.