Xbox 360 DVD firmware hacked
Having spent months delving into the internals of the Xbox 360, a team of hackers at xbox360hacker.net have achieved what they call the "first Xbox 360 hack" and topped it off with a video. This shows a backup copy of PGR3 running on a 360 with modified DVD drive firmware--the firmware hack merely allows non-360 discs to be played in the 360, meaning the console will only run signed, unmodified code.
It's a small but important first step; anyone interested in homebrew code (e.g. Linux) on the 360 will have to wait for further developments. The team responsible isn't releasing the firmware to the public--if you understand the technology behind it, though, you might be able to duplicate their efforts.
Xbox 360 and hacking--the history:
Don't count on modding your Xbox 360: Microsoft exec
Xbox 360: The most hack-proof console ever?
Xbox 360 inches closer to piracy with bootable, modifiable kiosk DVD
Xbox 360 hackers cheat at Hexic, make inroads into hacking the 360
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in; also via Xbox 360 Fanboy]
