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Originally Posted by jkam Isn't this just as bad as burning a game? Granted you aren't modding anything but it just seems like stealing to me. Not only that but it would seem to be so much easier to buy points with a gamer gift card or getting the points with a good trade-in deal in your favor....like getting a $20 card for $10 or whatever. I guess via Microsoft's terminology its a loophole as of right now but it still seems pretty shady to me.

It's not even a loophole, it's built right into the "Usage Agreement" set forth by Microsoft. If this was something illegal, I would not be posting it. But you're right about getting a good deal on the cards though. It would make this deal even better.

Originally Posted by shipwreck It's not even a loophole, it's built right into the "Usage Agreement" set forth by Microsoft. If this was something illegal, I would not be posting it. But you're right about getting a good deal on the cards though. It would make this deal even better.

After reading the argeement again you are right. I think the only thing is how they mention if you move your arcade game to a memory card you would have to sign in with your Live account to access it. Once you move past that step the "intended use" of said arcade game could be the issue. I have to agree though I don't think Joe average would be up to doing this and I'm not sure it would affect anyone in a huge way. If however this information is spread it could potentially be an issue. Cheapassgamer being the source would not be a good thing.

so, if me and my younger cousin (who doesnt know much) did this, i should be CAG A, right? this means that the XBA game will be tied to my account as long as i have the account, correct?

what if i d/l the games to the harddrive and decide not to keep xbox live...will it still be on CAG B's harddrive? just not on CAG A's HD? if i'm CAG A, i am only able to play it online or is that CAG B again

wow this is a great thread

ejoy it while it lasts. The will end up on Digg or Joystiq and MS will patch it.

Hot Damn!! Thanks Shipwreck.

Originally Posted by KingDox ejoy it while it lasts. The will end up on Digg or Joystiq and MS will patch it.

I kind of doubt it. It's by design to work that way, it isn't really a loop hole.

Originally Posted by swetooth9 so, if me and my younger cousin (who doesnt know much) did this, i should be CAG A, right? this means that the XBA game will be tied to my account as long as i have the account, correct?

Correct, the game is tied to CAG A's account.

what if i d/l the games to the harddrive and decide not to keep xbox live...will it still be on CAG B's harddrive? just not on CAG A's HD?

Yes, if you cancel CAG A's Live account the game will still be on CAG B's hard drive. CAG A will not be able to play it on CAG A's Xbox 360.

if i'm CAG A, i am only able to play it online or is that CAG B again

CAG A must be signed into Xbox Live to play it. CAG B does not have to be signed into Xbox Live to play it.

Originally Posted by shipwreck Yes, if you cancel CAG A's Live account the game will still be on CAG B's hard drive. CAG A will not be able to play it on CAG A's Xbox 360.

Correct me if I'm wrong. But I think he may have been reffering to his live gold account. And if he is, then canceling gold will not keep CAG A from playing. However, I think what shipwreck is saying is if you disconnected from live, CAG A could not play the game.

This might sound like a dumb question but would this work GRAW Chapter 2?

Originally Posted by thrustbucket Correct me if I'm wrong. But I think he may have been reffering to his live gold account. And if he is, then canceling gold will not keep CAG A from playing. However, I think what shipwreck is saying is if you disconnected from live, CAG A could not play the game.

Right, I guess I might have misunderstood what he was saying. What you just described is correct.

Originally Posted by Dijital This might sound like a dumb question but would this work GRAW Chapter 2?

Yes, it works with any content.

Originally Posted by shipwreck Right, I guess I might have misunderstood what he was saying. What you just described is correct. Yes, it works with any content.

yes, i was referring to dropping my XBL account...

so it's better to be CAG A or B for the long run?

Originally Posted by swetooth9 yes, i was referring to dropping my XBL account... so it's better to be CAG A or B for the long run?

CAG A has the ability to recover the data at anytime, so in the long run I guess that's the better CAG to be.

Originally Posted by swetooth9 yes, i was referring to dropping my XBL account... so it's better to be CAG A or B for the long run?

Just curious, but why would you drop your account? Do you mean just completely delete / cancel?

Awesome. I can't personally take advantage of this right now, but maybe sometime in the future. Thanks sw.

yea, im goin to college next year and my playtime may be severly cut so i may just cancel my xbl account...but i dont want my games to be deleted along with my account...can i just d/l the games to my HD before i cancel and they'll still be there?

Originally Posted by swetooth9 yea, im goin to college next year and my playtime may be severly cut so i may just cancel my xbl account...but i dont want my games to be deleted along with my account...can i just d/l the games to my HD before i cancel and they'll still be there?

I'm not even sure you CAN delete your gamertag, is that what you mean? The only thing there is to cancel is your Xbox Gold account, which gives you the ability to play games online. If you stop paying for that, you can still have an Xbox Live Silver account, which lets you do everything else online, except play games. (Mostly marketplace).

So even if you aren't paying for your gold account, as long as your have your Xbox connected to the internet, you'll always have access to anything you have bought, and you can still visit and purchase things on Live marketplace.

someone will get totally screwed over if their 360 dies though :/

Originally Posted by thrustbucket I'm not even sure you CAN delete your gamertag, is that what you mean? The only thing there is to cancel is your Xbox Gold account, which gives you the ability to play games online. If you stop paying for that, you can still have an Xbox Live Silver account, which lets you do everything else online, except play games. (Mostly marketplace). So even if you aren't paying for your gold account, as long as your have your Xbox connected to the internet, you'll always have access to anything you have bought, and you can still visit and purchase things on Live marketplace.

OOOOOoooooohhhh yeaaaaaaaaaaaa...forgot about that...silver account, eh? sounds good; dont have to worry about my achievments getting lost if i cancel my gold account

thanks for the reminder!

Originally Posted by AshesofWake someone will get totally screwed over if their 360 dies though :/

That is true, CAG B would get screwed. That's why my idea is to not do the half price thing, but to get a friend and just take turns buying games. Then if someone's 360 dies, it's just understood that person would have to rebuy their own games if they really wanted them back.