(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); US, October 30, 2009 - Wake up this morning only to find your Xbox Live account has been banned? That's probably because you had a modded console and were playing illegal, pirated copies of games.

"We have taken action against a small percentage of consoles that have been modified to play pirated game discs," a Microsoft spokesperson told IGN. "In line with our commitment to combat piracy and support safer and more secure gameplay for the more than 20 million members of our Xbox LIVE community, we are suspending these modded consoles from Xbox LIVE."

Though Microsoft wouldn't confirm specifically when these bannings took place, a quick look over on its official forums suggest it's been going on over the course of this past week. Plenty of users have created threads on the technical feedback forum reporting of having their Xbox 360 console banned.

Microsoft also added this is a standing policy and isn't tied to any specific time-frame.

"All consumers should know that piracy is illegal and that modifying their Xbox 360 console to play pirated discs violates the Xbox LIVE terms of use, will void their warranty and result in a ban from Xbox LIVE," the spokesperson added. "The health of the video game business depends on customers paying for the genuine products and services they receive from manufacturers, retailers, and the third parties that support them."

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Those who are getting banned deserve it.

Ouch. I hate To wake up to that. Luckily I can Afford games.

lol now 60 dollars doesnt look so bad to pay for games they deserve what they get

That's funny, I didn't get effected..

how to microsoft know if they have modded apart from if there on mw2

Although I have done NOT it, I don't agree with you there. Video game prices at $60 today? That is pretty ridiclous. The cost to burn this disc is about $5 and the programming is worth a lot but not $55 per copy. It's incredible the prices they have.

What about the people getting banned for backing up games? You tell me what's wrong with that.

I can see downloading games, but hell we all can't criticize the gamers. I guarantee everyone whom posted in this thread has illegally ripped a song before and/or downloaded it.

I guess carling but then thats what its like for everyone theses days.

Yea, but I support them for fighting against it and sticking it to them. Prices for anything these days is so jacked up that they are Stealing our money, so I say good for them that they found a way around it.