New Warranty Sticker appearing

[Sam]

Apparently, Microsoft is slapping a new style of void-if-removed warranty stickers on Xbox 360s that are sent in for repair. Why? With no facts to back us up, we must call upon our favorite pastime: crazy-eyed speculation.

The new sticker, found under the faceplate (just like the old one), looks a bit bigger and features both a code and a mysterious black bar.

Maxconsole forum members already came up with some interesting/believable theories: Could this code be tracked to your serial number, in case you open the machine and want to seal it back up with a fraudulent sticker? Could this black bar be heat-sensitive tape that would change color should you try the classic hot box trick to repair an RRoD? Could this sticker contain a tiny capsule of cyanide meant to crack under duress, eradicating the modding community one lonely guy at a time?

We don't know. But what seems obvious is that Microsoft is taking their warranty stickers a bit more seriously.

[meatball]

LOL at least they are trying to stop people from fucking them over now.
Its only took them 4 years

[MrSchmo]

You're right Meatball, that other one was a joke.

[stallion91]

i would believe it if that black bar was heat sensitive and changed colors.

[JamieLTD]

i think they should spend les money on the bit of paper and fully fis the rrod then people wunt have to open the xbox

[combatC0W]

someone needs to do one of these in and find out some freakin details. .... hmmmmm wonder what it is. Sam I like your style, poison. Maybe they are tracked by REEL ninjas and they just chop you to bits if you F with their S.