Gaming 4chan's fake Xbox One instructions convince users to brick their systems

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With as many problems as Microsoft’s new gaming console, the Xbox One, has encountered in its rocky road to the holiday market, the real surprise is that how 4chan managed to wait til December before creating the ultimate prank for anyone still holding onto their dreams of an Xbox not “fraught with frustrations.”

Yesterday, 4chan’s infamous /b/ forum—which a few months ago convinced a bunch of people to dunk their new iPhones in water—unleashed an elaborate infographic that promises a “hack” to provide backwards compatibility for the Xbox One.

There’s just one hitch: Actually following the directions will totally destroy your new toy. You know. The one that retails anywhere from $500 to $900.

The prank purports to “unlock” the console, allowing it to play games designed for the older Xbox 360.

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Varine

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Keeps the idiots off Xbox Live. If only 4chan could convince people to shoot themselves and others...
 
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Why? It would be easier to just keep the idiots off the Internet.
 
Varine

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How would that be me killing people? It would be people like you killing people.
 
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Rule nr 1......
aside from that. Being a survivor of the deepest pits of the internet and having survived during it's worst (I''m talking about you 2007-2009) I know that spending time in that hell infested place yields so much experience and wisdom of how the human mind works that it's creepy.
 
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Varine said:
How would that be me killing people? It would be people like you killing people.
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No you! Well, you "encouraged people to commit Suicide" eh? and they should kill other people. Hmmm So, best thing is "Just to shut down 4chan!"
 
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I don't encourage anyone to do anything. I'm encouraging 4chan to do it.
 
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Its the evolution of firecat. The random "-marks within the sentences are gone now, but other quirks have to emerge in order to keep us confused and irritated.
 
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