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by jolan 539 days ago
The Winchester revision is still considered unhackable afaik. It's crazy how many Xbox 360 revisions there were compared to other consoles.
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Was it ever explained why? This was an unanswered question I always wondered about from time to time. They must have done something to remove RGH capability?
Yes that revision is patched to specifically counter RGH. Microsoft disabled the ability to get the precise timing needed from the CPU and also added more filtering/robustness so the system will reset properly instead of getting into the inconsistent state of the old revisions.