"Mod chip" for hacking Xbox discontinued
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One of the companies making Xbox "mod chips"--add-on components that modify the game machine so it can run illegally copied discs and homemade software--has gone out of business, possibly because of legal pressure from Microsoft. The information site for Enigmah-X, the second Xbox mod chip to go into commercial circulation, was replaced late Tuesday with a brief message: "After speaking to lawyers we feel that we must not do this project anymore. There are many other chips and methods for guys to play with anyway so have fun and good luck to everyone out there." "Sony has been dealing with mod chips for the PlayStation 2 for years," Olhava said. "They're probably losing some game sales, but I've never heard Sony raise that as a major concern."