In the Age of Jailbroken Consoles, Xbox Says the One to Mod First Wins
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Xbox leaning into modding and Project Helix as the response to jailbroken consoles is a bet that sanctioned extensibility beats whack-a-mole enforcement. If you ship closed hardware or platforms, you either design a controlled mod surface or you inherit an underground one on someone else’s terms.
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