[bobcat]

Originally posted by The Strangler
I work and live by myself. I make $32,000, which ould make me LOW middle class, if even that, and I can't STAND hackers and people who mod their consoles for free games. You are scum. You care nothing for the gaming industry that supplies you with so much.

I'm not a hacker. Gaming industry don't give a stuff about us. They supply me with what they make their money off........games. That don't make them "saints". It's their job. They get payed to do so. Times are changing.

Do you think you're only cheating MS? WRONG. MS is losing money now. You're hurting every small house developer on the market. Small houses drive the advances and originality in his industry. The problem is, if their first titles don't do well, their investors pull out and the company DIES. If pirating games becomes a common occurance on the XBox, you could easily see a house like Big Blue Box, whon are developing Fable, go under. Good for you.

I understand that small house developers get hurt. But it's either them or me. If I can get away with getting free games, then I think it's worth it.

As for it being MSs FAULT that people want to hack their console, ARE YOU F**KING KIDDING ME??? IS IT A LIQUOR STORE'S FAULT THAT THEY GET ROBBED??? ITS THE SAME THING!!!

Didn't say that. Basically I said that the Xbox is the console out of all next gen consoles that is most prone to hacking. Maybe they should've invested less money into marketing and more into anti-piracy. If MS truly believed that hackers were going to be a problem, then they would have obviously put more money into anti piracy for the Xbox (maybe even ditching the Hard Drive). But they chose not to.

If you want to get more games than what you mommy and daddy will buy you, GET A JOB LIKE A RESPONSIBLE HUMAN BEING. There is no excuse.

I should get a job..................I already have a job. But if I can get free games, even if it's at the expense of small house gaming companies, then so be it. They don't care about me, why should I care about them?

bobcat, I'm shocked by your stance on this. You should be ashamed of youself considering your standing in these forums. Poor show.

You are entitled to your opinion. As I am mine. I still think it's high time I got some free stuff for all the money I've contributed to gaming. For all the small house developers I have helped through the tough times. For contributing +1 to the sales of the GC, Ps2, Xbox, NES, SNES, Megadrive, SMS, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, GBA, GB, GB Color, C64, Amiga, Amstrad, Mega CD and the hundreds of games I've purchased. What incentives have I got as a result of ALL my purchases?? NONE! I payed for what I got, and that's basically it.

Don't give me this "how can you do such a thing. They give you years of entertainment and you just steal from them". That is a load of crap (especially in this day and age). It's their job. They get PAYED to do it.

Just to get the record straight I haven't modded my Xbox, but I don't see what the problem is in me doing so. Especially after all I've contributed to the gaming industry ever since I was a youngsta. And I can't take responsibility for other people's actions, so don't give me this "what if everyone started modding their Xboxes" crap.