Xbox 360 banned in germany

[lonelyhero]

found this on another cite thought it was important

The Xbox IS Banned In Germany
Submitted by Demonchild; Yesterday

Remember last month, we told you that Microsoft was fighting a fight with Motorola over patents? Yes, the very same Motorola that's going at it with Apple. Unfortunately, Microsoft has lost this fight.

A court has ruled in Motorola's favor over the claim that Microsoft violated their patents when it came to the video compression software in use in both Windows 7 and the Xbox 360. Due to this, Microsoft is now required to cease sales of both products within the boundaries of Germany.

Bad news for Xbox 360 users over there. Scurry to your local game store and pick one up before it's too late. With brand new consoles slowly disappearing, will you be importing a Xbox now or going over to the PS3?

Source: TechSpot

[thegutta]

I just heard about this, xbox just lost the war to motorola an ASIAN/EUROPEAN company in Germany i wonder why the only AMERICAN made console just got banned so easily in Germany umm they say Motorola i say think about it i know there's gotta be more to the story.

[Noctis Caelum]

hahahahahahahahahaha....Good now i dont have to hear their loud, childish, ignorant voices when playing on live...(thats only meant if ur one of those loud dumbass kids online)...For the ones that arent annoying soory for that horrible news...

[CloudStrife7x]

this is bad news for the people over there, interesting to know about this

[NormG27]

I live in Germany right now, and thankfully I am on a military post which does not have to abide by that ban.

[Serious_M]

This is awful news for germany

[lonelyhero]

I live in Germany right now, and thankfully I am on a military post which does not have to abide by that ban.

thank u for your service man i respect all soldiers i wish id enlisted wehen i planned to

[Emerald Lance]

Based on this news alone, I don't feel too bad for Germany. This late in the race, nobody's going to get a 360 that doesn't already have one. Now, here's the kicker: if Xbox is banned in Germany, doesn't that mean XBL service is also banned there? Now THAT I would feel bad about, because everybody that bought their 360 will no longer be able to play online.

If it's just selling the consoles that's banned, no big deal. If it's the entire service, that's another story entirely!