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Definitely a good thing! I don't know if UK law will have any impact on MS's own XBL policy though. You might mod a 360 or PS3 in the future, but it's gonna take a long time before you can run homebrew on either console (if ever). If you'd run pirated copies on your 360, there's still a chance of being banned.
Even though people have been running them online with the latest firmwares without bans for 6 months now.. :/
Even though people have been running them online with the latest firmwares without bans for 6 months now.. :/
@Professor Pew:
I'm not too sure on the 360 but if you want homebrew on the PS3 all you have to do is install Linux and use that. Also because the PS3 is region free the only reason for modding a PS3 is for piracy but since blue ray burners and disks are so expensive it won't take off for quite a long time so I doubt people will be modding PS3s.
I guess people will always find ways around security measures companies put in place to combat piracy.
Where there's a will there's a way right?
I'm not too sure on the 360 but if you want homebrew on the PS3 all you have to do is install Linux and use that. Also because the PS3 is region free the only reason for modding a PS3 is for piracy but since blue ray burners and disks are so expensive it won't take off for quite a long time so I doubt people will be modding PS3s.
I guess people will always find ways around security measures companies put in place to combat piracy.
Where there's a will there's a way right?
with all the bullocks they have regarding region locking and over pricing games I don't see why not.
I'd like to see modchips legalised, but only on the condition that they don't support copied games, as this just feed piracy and developers lose out. Take a look at what happened with PC Titan Quest, as an example of how piracy can kill a game these days (perhaps a poor example, since PC piracy is worse and PCs are region free).
Since this chap was arrested, things have changed a lot in the industry. In truth those who import games are very few gamers, so the real risk is with those dodgy copies that could stand to upset the MS, Sony and Nintendo applecarts.
We are gradually getting to the region free stage of home console gaming anyway. Wii has Freeloader,, which Nintendo don't mind us using, because its a legal and safe way to play imports. PS3 is already region free, and some 360 games are region free too (which you can easily hunt online, to find out which ones are, developers/publishers naturally just don't shout about it)
Hopefully, by the start of genreation eight of home consoles, we'll be free to just buy what games we want from where ever. More importantly, PS3 being region free is a good test, to show that it can work and there's nothing to fear from Sony, MS and Nintendo. So long as a we buy our games (official or import) and support the market we love, not resorting to copies, there's no problem.
Since this chap was arrested, things have changed a lot in the industry. In truth those who import games are very few gamers, so the real risk is with those dodgy copies that could stand to upset the MS, Sony and Nintendo applecarts.
We are gradually getting to the region free stage of home console gaming anyway. Wii has Freeloader,, which Nintendo don't mind us using, because its a legal and safe way to play imports. PS3 is already region free, and some 360 games are region free too (which you can easily hunt online, to find out which ones are, developers/publishers naturally just don't shout about it)
Hopefully, by the start of genreation eight of home consoles, we'll be free to just buy what games we want from where ever. More importantly, PS3 being region free is a good test, to show that it can work and there's nothing to fear from Sony, MS and Nintendo. So long as a we buy our games (official or import) and support the market we love, not resorting to copies, there's no problem.
