14 DAY TRIAL // That's right, not only did hackers unban themselves from Microsoft's update, preventing 'modded' 360 users to access Xbox Live, but they're also working to develop another to help newer modded machines get the same results. Microsoft still hasn't said a word, but they're preparing an offensive for sure.
"iXtreme firmware 1.0 defeats all current and some future Xbox Live detection attempts," making it possible for those who've modded their Xbox 360 s from Microsoft to go online regardless of the update banning them. But it only works with 360s implemented with the Toshiba-Samsung DVD drive. What modders are trying to do now is come up with a version supporting the Hitachi-LG drive, as Eurogamer reports.
When they first released the firmware update, banning all modified users of Xbox Live, letting gamers in on the disadvantages of modding their 360s, Microsoft said: "We have stated in the past that customers can only enjoy access to the Xbox Live community through the use of a genuine, unmodified, Xbox console and we will continue to enforce this rule to ensure the integrity of our service, the protection of our partners and the benefits of our users," according to a statement on the global community Gamerscoreblog.
But still, pirates have their way cut out for them as anybody who was caught using a modded 360 by the last detection raid won't be getting back online. A forum-goer on Xbox-Scene.com even says that "It [only] works on new/unbanned boxes," as Eurogamer points out.
For those who aren't familiar with this sort of thing, this may sound exciting, but it's a never ending war between hackers and hardware making companies that evolves in the same way over and over. Microsoft hasn't been check mated yet, but they have to make a move fast in order to have the upper hand.