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Microsoft wants a hacker--for Xbox
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Posted by: Tweaker
In another indication of how serious Microsoft is about cracking down on "mod chips" used for hacking its Xbox game console, the company is seeking to hire a software engineer to investigate the gray-market add-ons.
A notice posted on Microsoft's hiring site seeks an engineer charged with "collecting, evaluating and conducting analysis of modification chips" as part of security research on Xbox hardware and software.
The engineer will "assist in designing hardware detection code fragments to be embedded in future versions of the product," according to the notice, another sign that Microsoft plans to devise technology to test for hacked Xbox hardware. "Preference is given to those with...gaming hacking knowledge," the notice states.
Source: ZDNet News
Posted by: Maverick
How are they going to be able to stop mod chip use? I mean, aren't you always going to be able to get around any type of restriction they try to set up?
Posted by: Kdr Kane
Well, yes.
Microsoft isn't smart enough to figure that out, so they're gonna hire someone to give them a warm fuzzy feeling. 
Posted by: Null Actor
While they can't prevent it, it *is* possible to make it prohibitively difficult or expensive, given enough work.
Posted by: Maverick
Ya, but all in all, there will *always* be a way around it, correct? =p
Posted by: Null Actor
Yes, but the difference between 4 leads, and 400 leads, would make it prohibitively difficult for most poeple.
Posted by: SKYHN
If all console makers would just make import games playable without modding the console, Mod chips could be deemed illegal. Thus getting rid of the need for them, and pirating would be cut back quite a bit.
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