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So Target shipped someone an Xbox One already? [Update: console-banned until launch]

ignata

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I'm a fan of this. Not a huge achievement/trophy guy by any means, so I won't feel left out if I missed one of these, but challenges like this would cause me to fire up a game I may have otherwise neglected.
 
Looks like someone is talking him down from posting videos until midnight 22nd.
Saying the IW/Activision have embargo on Ghosts and have been very anal about it.
I reckon he would become an internet hero if he streamed himself playing Ghosts on Xbox One or just showed some xbox one dashboard footage.
 
they started challenges with W8. their Solitaire, Minesweeper have daily challenges. it does nothing really except rank up in-game coins.
 
The reason why punishing him would be okay is because he is posting stuff which shouldn't be posted. Sure, tell others you got the console and that certain things work, but by posting screenshots and saying he will do streaming of such and such, well that's leaking content and leaking content pre-release = BAN!

You're dumb
 

Justin

Member
The only thing worse than waiting 2 weeks for a new console is having a new console for 2 weeks and not being able to use it.
 

sith ewok

Member
I am so jealous right now.

Interesting that COD says 39 gigs digital. I picked up the physical copy today and the back of the box says 49 gigs.
 

kasane

Member
The reason why punishing him would be okay is because he is posting stuff which shouldn't be posted. Sure, tell others you got the console and that certain things work, but by posting screenshots and saying he will do streaming of such and such, well that's leaking content and leaking content pre-release = BAN!

No NDA, tts a legitimate bone sent by target. Why would they ban him?
 

Malreyn

Member
all those games in the pics have star ratings...those games are already rated? By devs? or are there others that got the system early as well?
 

maomao

Banned
Ugh remember those rumors about xbone struggles to launch on time? Heck it seems like it can launch before ps4 if they wanted to. Any retail ps4 in the wild yet?
 

enzo_gt

tagged by Blackace
Ugh remember those rumors about xbone struggles to launch on time? Heck it seems like it can launch before ps4 if they wanted to. Any retail ps4 in the wild yet?
One dude claimed to "snag" one from a warehouse but stopped posting about it, I think.
 

The Lamp

Member
Have fun getting your next gen console banned before launch for trying to download the day 1 patch early? Lol!

Edit: oh looks like day 1 patch is out
 

kasane

Member
Have fun getting your next gen console banned before launch for trying to download the day 1 patch early? Lol!

As i said before. He got it from target, target made the mistake + he didn't sign any NDA's. If ms bans him there will be a shitstorm
 

Orca

Member

Read the whole thing. Guy gets the game way early and gets banned. Frank works with him to get him unbanned - just needs to prove it's a legit copy. Guy doesn't - wants to protect the source of his early games or is the source of his early games perhaps - and the ban doesn't get lifted.

Edit - this was posted by Stinkles in there:
Microsoft is fully aware of all the circumstances in this case. It was fully and properly investigated and reinvestigated. I am not going to comment on this specific case again. However for context, several people who bought legitimate copies of the game very early were temporarily banned, investigated and then subsequently unbanned, appropriately.

That's my last word on this particular case, period.
 

Derpcrawler

Member
So he needs to start steaming amirite

And get instabanned? Well, if he would be someone who was massive on YouTube and could afford throw away console I would be fine with that, but he seems like a small fish and I would feel bad to encourage him to break all embargoes for Gaf and internet.
 
People need to understand that using something obtained legally before the street date does not violate any rule or law, and is not cause for a banning unless the company wants to expose themselves to a lawsuit. The occasional reported banning is expected, when it is mistaken for piracy or someone simply makes an error. But really most of those people are simply lying (I think Halo 4 guy was banned for using a physical, but stolen, copy of the game.) Can Microsoft ban the X bone guy if they want? Yes, in the sense that no one could stop them. But legally, they simply don't have the right to.

Punishment for playing early is an urban myth, period.
 

hipbabboom

Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
Skylanders on Xbox 360 is only 6.4gb, while the Xbox One version is double. I wonder what major changes...seems like higher res textures perhaps? That definitely would drive the memory footprint. Yeah, I want Skylanders on Xbox One...lol

When they moved from 32 bit processor to 64 bit processor, they had to double everything.

I've got jokes :p
 
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