First Step For Xbox 360 Hackers
December 23rd, 2005
The first step in the long and winding road to a cracked Xbox 360 has been achieved by a Dutch hacking group. “Team PI Coder” has posted details of the file system used on the console’s game discs along with a program to extract files from them.
As it stands this isn’t a revolutionary move. The Xbox 360 uses a disc format extremely similar to that of the original Xbox which was widely hacked, so the step is a small one. Crucially, the code from copied games cannot then be run on the console.
Even so, there’s a first step in every journey and with innumerable hackers around the world working on the Xbox 360, it surely won’t be long before a soft mod (i.e. with no chipping involved) is available.
Microsoft have made much of the increased security of the Xbox 360. The original Xbox was built around a PC-style architecture, making it the most widely hacked console ever.
Entry Filed under: Console Gaming
Leave a Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Trackback this post | Subscribe to the comments via RSS Feed