Star Wars Trilogy DVD modifies your Xbox Dashboard without your permission

September 23, 2004 at 05:55 PM in

Thinking about buying the new Star Wars Trilogy on DVD? If you are an Xbox owner, be aware that it has been discovered that the "Extra Special Features Disc" with documentary on the star wars saga, footage from the making of all three films and a preview demo of the new 'Star Wars Battlefront' Xbox game will also modify your XBox Dashboard without your permission! For most people this is not an issue, however you must ask yourself the question: "Do I want Microsoft modifying files on my Xbox console without my permission or knowledge?" Our answer is a resounding "NO."

The Force is strong with this one. Admiral Ackbar says: "It's a trap!"

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dave @ September 23, 2004 07:19 PM

The only thing notable here is that it the disc is a DVD/Xbox disc hybrid, and users may be unaware of the Xbox content.

There are many, many Xbox games that update the dashboard, and that this disc does the same is nothing special. It's pretty run-of-the-mill, in fact.

lunacy8m @ September 23, 2004 07:30 PM

Games that update the dashboard, yes. But then you at least know it is being updated. DVD movies that update it without telling you? Not as common.

dave @ September 23, 2004 10:22 PM

Actually you don't know when a game updates the dashboard. There's no notice, no warning. Anytime you put a disc with Xbox content into your Xbox, the dashboard may be updated, pure and simple.

The only difference here is that its a DVD/Xbox hybrid.

Besides, anyone who is worried about this should just update their modchip & bios and be done with it. Dashboard updating hasn't been an issue for a long time.

jason @ September 24, 2004 05:15 PM

on a very related note, George Lucas has gone nuts:

http://penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2004-09-22&res=l

(Penny arcade comic.)

Dan Someone @ September 25, 2004 06:16 AM

Is it possible that running the demo from the SW Extras DVD in my Xbox (and getting the dashboard auto-update) has affected my ability to stay connected to Xbox Live? I did it a couple of days ago, and for the past two days, I've been getting frequent spurious mid-game disconnects. There have been no other changes in my router/cable modem setup, and my connection seems to be otherwise just fine.

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