How the Xbox 360 knows if your hard-drive is genuine

Re:How the Xbox 360 knows if your hard-drive is genuine by Waterluvian on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @08:47PM (#34513328)

I think it’s also not fair to compare it to commercially failed consoles like the Wii U or Game Cube.

I just picked the closest analog: a modern handheld that can be plugged into a TV.

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Re:How the Xbox 360 knows if your hard-drive is genuine by antifa on Friday January 27, 2023 @11:50AM (#34548226)

In what universe can Wii U or Game Cube be considered "failed"? They were hugely successful. You need a much better definition of failure than "not number one".

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Re:How the Xbox 360 knows if your hard-drive is genuine by yencabulator on Friday January 27, 2023 @11:16PM (#34555072)

Steam Deck is also very much not like those consoles.

When the Game Cube "fails" as a product, all the worlds Game Cubes become just cubes that you can't do anything interesting with.

If Steam Deck "fails", it becomes merely a funky form factor PC. Plug it into a monitor via USB-C and it's a full desktop computer. With a surprisingly okay price for that, too!

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