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A comment on Xbox's new policy – say goodbye to unofficial accessories from November. Parent comment

Re:Xbox's new policy – say goodbye to unofficial accessories... by robertlagrant on Monday October 30, 2023 @05:00AM (#38067091)
> Maybe only bring in this check if your console is not in offline mode?

Or only if you're playing a multiplayer game?

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Re:Xbox's new policy – say goodbye to unofficial accessories... by piaste on Monday October 30, 2023 @05:56AM (#38067437)
Leave that up to the game devs. Expose a platform API call with all relevant information about the accessories currently plugged into the console.

That way a game can check that API whenever cheating matters for that particular game - which may mean different things: playing with strangers, playing certain 'competitive' modes, getting achievements or high scores, etc.

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Re:Xbox's new policy – say goodbye to unofficial accessories... by robertlagrant on Monday October 30, 2023 @06:08AM (#38067512)
That would be the best outcome, I agree.
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