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Downloaded games and console bans

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  • 08-12-2013 7:31pm
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    photofinish
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭


    What happens if you build a up a collection of games and Movies and your console or Xbox Live account is banned.

    Using the same game tag I know if your console dies you can download all your purchased stuff again on a new Xbox.

    What happens if your Xbox Live account is banned?


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    [Deleted User]
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    If you're console is banned then you can't download to that console and if your game tag is banned you can't download them on any console.


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    MadYaker
    Registered Users Posts: 12,222 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    I assume you'd still be able to play the games in offline mode?


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    photofinish
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭photofinish


    Deleted User wrote: »
    If you're console is banned then you can't download to that console and if your game tag is banned you can't download them on any console.

    And we know from reading online Microsoft love to hand out bans maybe we should not be too fast to give up physical media.


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    [Deleted User]
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    MadYaker wrote: »
    I assume you'd still be able to play the games in offline mode?

    As long as they're downloaded to the console you can but you can't download any games you bought but don't have on your hard drive


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    MadYaker
    Registered Users Posts: 12,222 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    Wow... has it always been like that? That's so restrictive! They shouldn't really be able to stop you from playing games that you own. If thats the case then you don't really own the games at all! Why do console players put up with this???


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    cml387
    Registered Users Posts: 8,442 ✭✭✭cml387


    MadYaker wrote: »
    Wow... has it always been like that? That's so restrictive! They shouldn't really be able to stop you from playing games that you own. If thats the case then you don't really own the games at all! Why do console players put up with this???
    Don't do bad things and you won't get banned.


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    degrassinoel
    Registered Users Posts: 10,744 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    or buy a pc..

    *hides*


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    Completionist
    Registered Users Posts: 1,115 ✭✭✭Completionist


    MadYaker wrote: »
    Wow... has it always been like that? That's so restrictive! They shouldn't really be able to stop you from playing games that you own. If thats the case then you don't really own the games at all! Why do console players put up with this???

    The following is from the Xbox Live terms of use which you agreed to before creating your Xbox live account
    The application is licensed, not sold. This agreement only gives you some rights to use the application. If Microsoft disables the ability to use the applications on your devices pursuant to your agreement with Microsoft, any associated license rights will terminate.


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    erkifino
    Registered Users Posts: 850 ✭✭✭erkifino


    What way are the "free games with gold"? Are they only licensed too?


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    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,293 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    erkifino wrote: »
    What way are the "free games with gold"? Are they only licensed too?

    Yeah, exact same as above applies I would think. You still go through the process of purchasing them so it would be no different.


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    Bohrio
    Registered Users Posts: 2,752 ✭✭✭Bohrio


    cml387 wrote: »
    Don't do bad things and you won't get banned.

    In an Ideal world yes... but it wouldnt be the first time someone gets a ban without doing anything wrong.


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    MadYaker
    Registered Users Posts: 12,222 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    cml387 wrote: »
    Don't do bad things and you won't get banned.

    What gets you banned?


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    [Deleted User]
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    MadYaker wrote: »
    What gets you banned?

    People have been banned for playing games they legally purchased before the official release date. There was a huge number of people banned for playing the copy of GTAV amazon shipped early.


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    dor83
    Registered Users Posts: 2,519 ✭✭✭dor83


    Deleted User wrote: »
    People have been banned for playing games they legally purchased before the official release date. There was a huge number of people banned for playing the copy of GTAV amazon shipped early.
    Where they not unbanned if they could prove that they had received it from a retailer who had sent it early?


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    [Deleted User]
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    dor83 wrote: »
    Where they not unbanned if they could prove that they had received it from a retailer who had sent it early?

    I know someone who was banned and Microsoft flat out refused to overturn it even when he sent them on copies of his amazon order. He was told that if he bought a new console he could play on the just fine.


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    dor83
    Registered Users Posts: 2,519 ✭✭✭dor83


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I know someone who was banned and Microsoft flat out refused to overturn it even when he sent them on copies of his amazon order. He was told that if he bought a new console he could play on the just fine.
    Oh, console bans are different alright, from what I've heard they will flat out refuse to reverse console bans and in some cases have even replaced consoles that were incorrectly banned rather than unban it. If that was me I would keep hassling them until they agreed to replace my console, they didn't do anything wrong and can prove it so MS should either unban or replace the console.


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    #18
    cml387
    Registered Users Posts: 8,442 ✭✭✭cml387


    MadYaker wrote: »
    What gets you banned?


    Despite what you read, it's mostly Microsoft ensuring the integrity of the Live
    environment. Hacks to get special outfits,modifying avatars,pretending to be on Gold for longer etc. etc. Mostly the geeky things that uber geeks might cheat on to impress other ubergeeks.And I speak as an Xbox user.


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