View Full Version : Are game discs unqiue, or are they all copies?
RESmonkey
12-30-2007, 06:23 PM
I just bought a game from craigslist. Very cheap, and it was new/sealed. I'm having thoughts that it was stolen now. Should I even put it in my Xbox, or would they be able to trace my disc (assuming it's stolen)?
Cursor
12-30-2007, 06:27 PM
Curious: Why do you think it was stolen?
Poor2More
12-30-2007, 06:27 PM
no it cant be traced, just play the thing, if its stolen, whoever you bought it did wrong not you
homeland
12-30-2007, 06:28 PM
just copies. If you've had any experience with "enhanced"consoles you'd know that.
RESmonkey
12-30-2007, 06:31 PM
So they won't be able to trace my console?
VanillaGorilla
12-30-2007, 06:34 PM
So they won't be able to trace my console?who is "they"? No, they won't be able to trace anything. If it's a retail copy that was stolen, they can't do anything. There is no tracking device or button they press to remotely disable the game or anything like that.
RESmonkey
12-30-2007, 06:39 PM
I just wanted to make sure there were no 'unique ids' on discs. Like, if a stolen game was reported, ... I'm just overthinking it.
Oh, well. Thanks
magiic
12-30-2007, 06:48 PM
overthinking it would be an understatement
dpadilla4
12-30-2007, 06:53 PM
who is "they"? No, they won't be able to trace anything. If it's a retail copy that was stolen, they can't do anything. There is no tracking device or button they press to remotely disable the game or anything like that.
are you sure? they can trace it. The FBI and the ATF will be at your door:hot:
omgu8myrice
12-30-2007, 06:56 PM
they trace porn watching
they trace stolen cars
they trace drugs
they DONT trace video games ;)
rly723
12-30-2007, 06:59 PM
they trace porn watching
damn!!! doing a clean reinstall now, need to cover my tracks...thanks1!!!
RESmonkey
12-30-2007, 07:33 PM
I actually chuckled after re-reading this thread.
magiic
12-30-2007, 07:40 PM
Remember this advice OP, it will serve you well...
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o152/ARYYORK24/Drop_the_Soap-Its_a_trap.jpg
Demontooth
12-30-2007, 07:56 PM
You need a tin foil hat!
hec204
12-30-2007, 07:56 PM
they trace porn watching
really? is that so... :roll:
They are all copies made on special format dual-layer DVD's
They have a special encryption code thing but I don't believe it's unique, its the same for all games.
However if its a burned game(which I doubt because it was factory sealed) microsoft can track that you are playing burned games on a Modded xbox, and your 360 is permanantly banned from xbox live:)
Malik112099
12-30-2007, 07:58 PM
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9752/string20trackerah3ky1.jpg (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/)
Mike 01Hawk
12-30-2007, 07:59 PM
However, there is a law (I'm sure the armchair lawers can chime in) that you could face the MAN if you knowningly purchased stolen equipment.
Now would a DA actually waste his time to try to prove that you knew this or not on a petty item?
magiic
12-30-2007, 08:06 PM
Now would a DA actually waste his time to try to prove that you knew this or not on a petty item?
the short answer is no
the long answer is nooooo sir
Killer Rabbit
12-30-2007, 08:30 PM
However, there is a law (I'm sure the armchair lawers can chime in) that you could face the MAN if you knowningly purchased stolen equipment.
Now would a DA actually waste his time to try to prove that you knew this or not on a petty item?
More importantly, the MAN would have to prove that the game in question was actually stolen. Since the thief apparently wasn't caught in the act (unless you picked the game up from a prison), that would probably be a nearly impossible task.
OP: You shouldn't have bought the game if you thought it might be stolen when you made the purchase, but if you weren't tipped off to that fact until after you received the game, oh well. Either way, there's nothing you can do about it now. Don't worry about it.
help1
12-30-2007, 10:34 PM
Why do you think its stolen? Why do you care? Play the damn thing, you paid for it!
lordwow
12-30-2007, 10:41 PM
If it was stolen, it could be confiscated if the person was arrested and gave the police your address. But other than that...
keep the game, be happy you got it at a low price. If this feels imoral to you I highly suggest you not buy from ebay or craigslist.
the_deej
12-30-2007, 10:54 PM
uhh whats the game
RandyTsai
12-30-2007, 10:56 PM
ure a idiot.
hec204
12-30-2007, 11:00 PM
ure a idiot.
Correction: You are an idiot.
tokitoki50
12-31-2007, 12:07 AM
lolol at this thread.
MasterSprtn117
12-31-2007, 01:27 AM
Haha, who cares as long as you got it at a low price and weren't told before the sale?
I will buy stolen games all day long.
panasonic
12-31-2007, 01:32 PM
just to be sure, how cheap was it and what game?
kevlar51
12-31-2007, 01:47 PM
By "bought from craigslist," OP, do you mean "bought from Wal-Mart for $0.00 when the clerk forgot to lock the cabinet?"
zewone
12-31-2007, 01:47 PM
Wow..
You are a fucking genius.
Malik112099
12-31-2007, 02:01 PM
I will buy stolen games all day long.
/thread
necrojustice
12-31-2007, 02:01 PM
Did he write "STOLEN" on the box or something?
Or leave a letter he hand wrote and notorized that he had acquired such merchandise illegally? I bet he didn't :D
Killer Rabbit
12-31-2007, 03:49 PM
By "bought from craigslist," OP, do you mean "bought from Wal-Mart for $0.00 when the clerk forgot to lock the cabinet?"
Hmmm. Good question.
OP, is the game in question in fact Grand Theft Auto 3?
Tigerman
01-01-2008, 05:21 AM
I just bought a game from craigslist. Very cheap, and it was new/sealed. I'm having thoughts that it was stolen now. Should I even put it in my Xbox, or would they be able to trace my disc (assuming it's stolen)?
X360 games are all the same disc, no unique IDs like PS2 (DNAS ID) games.
aihuman
01-01-2008, 05:55 AM
So they won't be able to trace my console?the government?:lol:
Cryptosporidium-399
01-01-2008, 11:35 AM
I just bought a game from craigslist. Very cheap, and it was new/sealed. I'm having thoughts that it was stolen now. Should I even put it in my Xbox, or would they be able to trace my disc (assuming it's stolen)?
So you gave into temptation and swiped that $5 copy of Barbie's Horse Adventure from the bargin bin at Wal-Mart, eh? It's ok. We've all thought about it. I mean, it looks so cool and it is backwards compatible after all. No one is going to judge you and nobody can track you. Just put that bad boy into your system and play!
Malik112099
01-01-2008, 12:26 PM
So you gave into temptation and swiped that $5 copy of Barbie's Horse Adventure from the bargin bin at Wal-Mart, eh? It's ok. We've all thought about it. I mean, it looks so cool and it is backwards compatible after all. No one is going to judge you and nobody can track you. Just put that bad boy into your system and fap fap fap!
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