Can't wait for the guide that turns my Xbox into a Steam Machine!

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[–] 141 points 7 months ago (9 children)

“unhackable” is a bit sensationalized here. the Xbox One is actually a security success story not because it is impossible to hack, but because it’s a rare example of a console that wasn’t hacked in its service lifetime. at the risk of giving praise to Microsoft, the architecture is actually really neat and informed the security features of subsequent Windows releases, ie a hypervisor with sandboxed sub containers (this is why they required TPMs).

(also i’m not agreeing with requiring a TPM for general purpose machines; they make sense on a bespoke hardware platform like a game console)

i bet this hack is nuts, but the blue team deserves some level of kudos

https://youtu.be/U7VwtOrwceo

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  • [–] 38 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I feel like allowing users to access dev mode played a large part in this as well. Without the option surely it would have been cracked sooner.
    Which is a great lesson in and of itself for tech companies willing to listen.

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  • [–] 20 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    Reasonable and nuanced take, you love to see it!

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    The fuck it is! What am I gonna do with this pitchfork now?

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