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Mod-chip makers and Linux programmers have managed to break through a revamped security system in Microsoft's gaming console, allowing it to run their own software
Several game players are left in the lurch as a result of Microsoft's apparently successful efforts to shut down one of the leading sellers of hacking tools for the game console.
Microsoft may backtrack on a pledge not to use its online gaming service to crack down on "mod chips"--chips that modify the Xbox console so it can run copied game discs and unlicensed software.
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