Xbox Live is about to make a BAD move

Everyone on Xbox live should readthis article

This could affect A LOT of users. A company cannot supply a seemingly region-free service than take it away without taking SERIOUS back-lash.

I wrote a post on the official Xbox forum:

" I have the same concern. I live in Japan, own a Japanese Xbox Live Gold account and play on a Japanese Xbox.

I would like to take my Xbox with me when I visit America for winter vacation and play Phantasy Star Online while I am on vacation. If I read the article correctly it means that my Gamertag would be banned if I tried to take my Xbox360 to America and log on Xbox Live.

If this becomes a reality and Microsoft does start banning accounts that don't match up with their IP address a lot of accounts are going to be deleted, while some may be in violation of the terms of agreement, others will be people taking their Xboxes on vacation.

I have been a huge supporter of Xbox Live and its service, something like this could make me mad enough to switch to a more consumer friendly online gaming service and urge my friends to stop supporting our favorite online gaming service.

Bottom line is, if this rumor is true there is going to be a SERIOUS back lash in Microsoft support, especially in foreign markets where Microsoft is not doing so great (e.g. Japan)

BTW, Japan still doesn't have Street Fighter II for XBLA which is a Japanese game....

Interesting article, though I guess it's still rumor central. I'm not exactly sure how many users are actually doing the Fake silver account stuff anyway, and I do have serious doubts as to how they would know what's real or fake.

People travel with their machines, that's why they are consoles; so I would say, if it was a true idea, it'll probably be shot down. The whole gamertag thing was established just so you can access your content, from anywhere and anytime. It's even advertised with XBLA adverts.

If that happens, my 360 is getting sold.
I signed up for live when I lived in Japan, so my account is japanese, though i am now living in the US. If they ban my account because i moved im gonna be pissed.

Rassilon said:

If that happens, my 360 is getting sold.
I signed up for live when I lived in Japan, so my account is japanese, though i am now living in the US. If they ban my account because i moved im gonna be pissed.

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All is cool. Looks like TV content won't be available to people without US billing addresses. You'll miss all those excellent HD titles (HUGE exaggeration there)

Thank god! Looks like some rumor got slipped, pretty extreme stuff.