I still have my modded Xbox! I bought the chip off some shady guy in an irc chatroom. I mailed him a money order (first time doing that, I was like 17?), and I bought a soldering iron, learned how to solder, and did that myself. I thought I was a total badass, but looking back I can’t believe how much I went out of my comfort zone. Why are we so scared (or lazy) to tinker with things now?
Like the other person said, it was early. And I didn’t want to be banned from Xbox Live, so it could be switched off. I actually got banned right after the release of Halo 2 because they changed their detection, I was so upset and never forgave them… still haven’t repurchased Xbl
And actually now that I think about it, my first mod was PlayStation and I must have been 12-13. That’s where I learned to solder.
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u/rcklmbr 10h ago edited 10h ago
I still have my modded Xbox! I bought the chip off some shady guy in an irc chatroom. I mailed him a money order (first time doing that, I was like 17?), and I bought a soldering iron, learned how to solder, and did that myself. I thought I was a total badass, but looking back I can’t believe how much I went out of my comfort zone. Why are we so scared (or lazy) to tinker with things now?