I'm not sure that they can detect firmware. I know three people with modded consoles and only two got banned and the guy who didn't has had his for the longest. The two who did also both played pirated games way before their release (one was ODST and the other MW2).
Whilst I agree they should ban these pirates I don't really agree on what they're doing with the banned consoles. According to this site:
Damn, if they did this then it would be the final nail in the coffin for my 360 and I'd have to get a PS3. Although I don't really see this happening. Mind you, I didn't think Microsoft would be the b*stards they were and bought the rights to Liberty City Episodes (for now anyway).
I really want a HD Vice City...
I didn't even realise E3 died. What people want is news from the show floor as soon as it comes out and twitter is perfect for that. Who was complaining?
Just because there's no logo doesn't mean it's going to PS3, I remember the first ever Gears teaser not having a system logo after it. Another reason it's not going to PS3 is the fact you can use your ME1 saves to continue your character, which would be useless on the PS3. Also note there's no date in the teaser, in your logic does that mean it will never be released?
Now, if it does eventually come out for PS3, please delete this comment for the sake of my dignity...
@4.5 & 4.6
Yes, I understand that this is in the ToS you agree to. I however still think it shouldn't be in the ToS. Maybe something along the lines of 'don't modify your console in a way which allows illegal activities' would be alright, but not letting people use their service and mod their 360's legally isn't exactly fair. There were quite a lot of third-party companies making HDD's and memory cards for the 360 that have now had their sales cut because MS banned third-part...