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If you have an Xbox 360, or if you are thinking about acquiring one, you've probably been aware of mod chips. In fact, if you have anything to do with games consoles these days then you'll have come across mod chips, modded systems, chipped systems and mods. They all talk about the same factor - a chip which is developed to create adjustments to the way a games console works.

Xbox 360 mod chips are like any other mod chip, they are created to take control over your Xbox 360 system and remove particular constraints which were placed on by the producer, Microsoft. So the chip has the capacity to access specific functions of your Xbox 360 which have been impeded or constrained. This often indicates things like playback restrictions. You can import, back-up, hack, homebrew and bypass all kinds of security measures or other limitations.

Mod chips can be used to play games which the system itself have been engineered to refuse. Although this isn't their only use or function. For the same purpose as people like to pimp their car, their bike or their computer, Xbox proprietors like to pimp their box! Modchips develop the functionality of your console

Gaming consoles such as the XBox 360, Ps3, Nintendo Wii and Gamecube are made by the company to experience certain varieties of disk, from local regions only. These machines have region codes, much like DVD players have so, for instance, someone in the US can't play a Japanese or Australian version of a game on their American box. In the case of the cheap XBox 360, you cannot play something that is not certified by Microsoft, which includes your own creations, back ups, or personalized games. A mod chip can let you to get around this so you can play your own customized games, disks, backed up games, and games acquired in countries other than the one where you bought your Xbox 360.

Needless to say, the main reason for these safety measures is to control pirating games and protect against code which may harm the system. Regrettably, in their endeavours to secure the machines, the console manufacturers enforced limitations which many of their customers find to be unwanted and obstructive. And after all, whoeverwhoever pimped a car considering safety?