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[jedimike]

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Apparently the new Star Wars Trilogy DVDs have an 'Extra Special Features Disc' that, if played on an Xbox, will modify the dashboard software of the console without requesting the users' permission. Although this shouldn't affect most unmodded Xboxs, it does seem weird that a video disc - even one with a game demo on it, like this one - would modify what is essentially firmware on a device without at least confirming it with the user first. Caveat Emperor, I guess.

I'm not really sure about the implications of getting your dashboard updated... but it does it nonetheless.

 

[Ghost]

lmao

 

[Wario64]

Weird. Doesn't the disc have the Battlefront demo too? Good thing I saw this...I was gonna try it the other day too


"The Battlefront demo is Xbox Live compatible and when you load it, it updates the Xbox live software if you don't have the most current version."


Eh, then shouldn't there be nothing to worry about?

 

[Chi-Town]

When you load in the Battlefront demo, it updates the Xbox Live software(I think this is more likely to happen if you don't actually use Xbox Live). Strangely enough, when I loaded the Outrun 2 demo from the new OXM, IT updated Xbox Live once again. I'm guessing it has a more recent update than Battlefront.

 

[The Faceless Master]

i still don't see why the dashboard update is newsworthy... i mean, it's only like what, 100% of all live games that will update your dash if it's outdated...

oh wait, the battlefront demo is offline only, right? nevermind... anyway, this is mainly a concern for people who softmodded their xbox...

 

[Chi-Town]

i still don't see why the dashboard update is newsworthy... i mean, it's only like what, 100% of all live games that will update your dash if it's outdated...

oh wait, the battlefront demo is offline only, right? nevermind... anyway, this is mainly a concern for people who softmodded their xbox...

I'm wondering if the demo was originally supposed to be playable over Live.

 

[tenchir]

This really isn't a problem if you set your modchip to boot your dashboard(AvaLaunch for example) under a different name then the default name(xboxdash.xbe?) of the original dash.

 

[megateto]

Or if you boot Evox or whatever from a different partition, am I right?

 

[Drexon]

Doesn't some BIOSes just block live transmissions all together? Shouldn't be a problem, right?

 

[aerofx]

You can just delete the Dashupdate.xbe, downloader.xbe, and update.xbe or something along those lines in your Xbox Live compatible games that you decide to play off your HD.