Next #XBOX360 update to disable unauthorized storage devices I may go #PS3

According to this tweet..

majornelson Using an unauthorized memory unit in your #Xbox360? You'll want to read my latest blog post: http://bit.ly/3QhY3D

The blog post then goes on to say..

Don’t use unauthorized Xbox 360 Storage Devices

When Preview Program members start receiving the Xbox 360 system update next week, one of the changes is that unauthorized Memory Units will no longer work with the Xbox 360. If you’ve moved your profile or saved games onto one to “back it up,” you’d better move it back onto an authorized Xbox 360 storage device prior to taking the update. If you continue to use an unauthorized Memory Unit after the update, you will not be able to access your stored profile or saved games.

If you need help identifying officially licensed Xbox 360 storage devices or accessories you can read more about the licensed accessories program on Xbox.com

Well I’m not currently using any unauthorized 3rd party storage devices. I have looked at them because of the ridiculous price of the 512MM Memory card and 120GB hard drive.

For $30 price of the 512MB I can walk into any retailer and buy at least a 8GB USB thumb drive.  I want to have a place besides my 360 HD to keep my save games and profile information.  So I don’t have to keep them on my HD which may have a failure or just safe keeping in case I delete them by accident.  This is especially handy for cases when a game like Mass Effect II comes out and you can use your old game saves in the new version and have your player’s experience carry on.

Some people on the forums are saying “good it will stop the cheaters”, I call “Bull Shit” on this about the only thing cheating this stops is gamer score, which is e-penis waiving anyways.  Most the other cheating is done via packet manipulation over the network as almost all games are peer to peer and this is not rocket science to do.

The only reason MS wants to do this is to keep people from transferring downloaded content to other systems, and that they can stop already by having the content tied to the consol’s serial number.

Shit like this makes me think o buying a PS3 … user upgradeable hard drive and able to use any USB storage devices as external storage.  It’s a shame that Sony took out backwards compatibility, there is such a library of PS2 titles I’ve not played that I always wanted to try out.  Uncharted 2 looks like such a good game and it’s only available on PS3 and then there is the blue-ray drive you get.