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Microsoft told BBC News that banned machines will be permanently barred and "unable to connect to Xbox Live". A message displayed on affected consoles said there was "no recourse for terms of use violations". Microsoft has barred as many as 1m gamers from Xbox live for modifying their consoles to play pirated games. "Users of banned Xbox consoles can recover their profi ...Details

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