| As a serious gamer myself, I love to see
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| | Media Center (XMBC) as well as their own
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| games before they hit our shores here in
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| | little games and programs to stream video
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| North America. But more than that, I am
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| | and audio. But in order to play / run
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| always looking for the hottest and most
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| | this software, users are required to be
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| unique games I can get my hands on.
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| | able to load unsigned / home brew code
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| Unfortunately, many of those games just
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| | onto their system. This is where mod
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| don't come to our side of the ocean from
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| | chips come in. Not only do they allow you
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| Japan. Typically, since the days of the
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| | to play the latest game offerings from
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| original Nintendo NES, Japanese gamers
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| | Japan, which as stated earlier, are often
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| have enjoyed much more unique and often
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| | much better both graphically and in the
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| times much better games than their North
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| | way of originality than the games that
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| American Counter Parts. I've been very
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| | are for the North American market.
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| fortunate to be able to play many of
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| | As with any new system, and the new mod
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| these Japanese games while I was living
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| | chips that first come out - we're always
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| in Japan, but when I returned back home
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| | hit with loads of "compatibility" issues.
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| to Canada, I simply could not find many
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| | Much like when the ps2 mod chip first
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| of the games that I had played with such
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| | came out, they had chips (different
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| pleasure while in Japan. So I searched
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| | chips) for each "version" of the ps2
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| and researched and found exactly what I
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| | console. And the Xbox 360 mod chips are
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| needed to be able to just put those
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| | no exception. The very first chips that
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| Japanese games into game console and
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| | came out were for very specific
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| really start playing again. What I found
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| | "versions" of the XBox 360. First it was
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| was a Mod Chip, for my Playstation
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| | a mod chip for the Samsung drives ..
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| console. And I've been using mod chips
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| | Which means that if your XBox 360 had a
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| ever since then. Having most recently
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| | samsung DVD drive, then you needed to buy
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| purchased and installed my Xbox 360 Mod
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| | an Xbox 360 mod chip that worked on the
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| Chip into my system - and I've got games
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| | SAMSUNG drive, to bypass the current
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| from Japan on the way.
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| | firmware.
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| So Just what IS a mod chip? Let me
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| | Then the Team Underdog chip came out,
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| explain. A modification chip or mod chip
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| | this chip had 2 versions. One for the
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| is a device used to play import, backup,
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| | samsung drives, and another one for the
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| or home brew games. Mod Chips first came
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| | LG/Hitachi Drives. So again, you were
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| into "fame" when die hard, hard core
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| | "stuck" having to find out exactly which
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| gamers who were tired of the slim
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| | Xbox 360 you had, in order to select the
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| offerings that were made available for
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| | right chip for your console.
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| them in the USA, wanted to get their
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| | Now, as with most developments in the mod
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| hands on the often better and more unique
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| | chip manufacturing world, eventually,
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| Japanese games that were coming out for
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| | some very smart programmers and
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| their game console. This is nothing new,
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| | developers finally get it right.
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| even the Nintendo NES has a device that
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| | Naturally, it is common sense to assume
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| allowed gamers to plug Japanese Famicom
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| | that customers would be much more likely
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| cartridges into their USA NES system so
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| | to buy a mod chip for their Xbox 360 is
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| that they could play those really unique
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| | they could do away with the "version"
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| Japanese games, or the latest Mario
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| | checking, and buy a chip that they KNOW
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| offering that was only available (or came
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| | will work in their Xbox 360 console... Of
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| out much sooner) in Japan.
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| | course, when they take it apart after
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| Mod chips are available for all the major
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| | receiving their chip, they WILL have to
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| video game consoles, including the Xbox
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| | find out which model they have so they
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| 360, Xbox, Sony PSP, PlayStation,
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| | can use the right installation directions
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| Playstation 2 and GameCube. Almost all
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| | - but they don't have to fret or worry
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| modern console gaming systems have
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| | that the chip they have purchased may NOT
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| hardware-based schemes which ensure that
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| | be compatible with their XBox 360.
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| only officially sanctioned games may be
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| | Much like any product, customers want the
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| used with the system and implement
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| | peace of mind of knowing that what they
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| regional lockout similar to the scheme
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| | are buying will simply just WORK, and in
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| used in DVD movies. The specific
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| | the case of mod chips, will work in their
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| technical nature of these DRM systems
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| | Xbox 360 console regardless of the
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| varies by system, and may include
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| | version of the Xbox 360 that they
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| cryptographic signing (Xbox),
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| | purchased.
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| intentionally unreadable sectors
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| | In comes the Globe 360 Xbox 360 Mod Chip.
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| (PlayStation, Sega Saturn), custom
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| | The Globe 360 is the world's First Xbox
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| optical media (GameCube, Dreamcast), or
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| | 360 mod chip that is compatible with ALL
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| some combination thereof. Modchips are
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| | DVD Drives currently on the market!
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| available also for some DVD players, to
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| | Rather than having to figure out which
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| defeat region code enforcement and user
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| | model drive you have, as you do with
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| operation prohibitions.
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| | other chips, the Globe360 Xbox 360 Mod
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| Mod Chips first came into "fame" when die
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| | chip works in ANY drive model to date.
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| hard, hard core gamers who were tired of
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| | And the home brew software that is
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| the slim offerings that were made
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| | available is outstanding - and I expect
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| available for them in the USA, wanted to
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| | it to get a whole lot better. My Xbox
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| get their hands on the often better and
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| | already acts as a complete media center,
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| more unique Japanese games that were
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| | even streaming Google Videos directly
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| coming out for their game console. This
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| | from the Internet. And my Playstation 2
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| is nothing new, even the Nintendo NES has
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| | has been transformed from just an awesome
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| a device that allowed gamers to plug
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| | games machine to a DVD Player, DivX
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| Japanese Famicom cartridges into their
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| | Player, MP3 Player, and streaming content
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| USA NES system so that they could play
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| | directly to the console from the Internet
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| those really unique Japanese games, or
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| | makes it something that I could not do
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| the latest Mario offering that was only
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| | without.
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| available (or came out much sooner) in
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| | To sum it up, if you have an Xbox 360,
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| Japan.
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| | then you should really consider getting
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| Modchips typically require some level of
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| | an Xbox 360 mod chip. Not only will you
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| technical ability to install. Most
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| | be able to protect your expensive
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| commonly, modchips must be soldered on to
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| | investments by making backup copies of
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| a console's motherboard, although there
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| | your own original games, and putting the
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| are no-solder install kits (which instead
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| | originals away for safe keeping, but
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| rely on the precise positioning of
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| | you'll also open up a whole new world of
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| electrical contacts within the case)
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| | games that you simply would not be able
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| which work with some revisions of the
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| | to play otherwise. There are truly very
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| PlayStation 2 and Xbox hardware.
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| | unique (and playable) Japanese games that
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| As console systems got better and better,
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| | we'll simply never see otherwise. And if
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| a whole following of home brew developers
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| | home brew or cool utilities, applications
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| starting making their own software for
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| | or add-ons are your thing, then having a
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| their consoles. Software like the Xbox
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| | mod chip is an absolute must.
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