Yep , you heard it right. My XBL Account is banned & my Console for playing the Resident Evil 6 Demo early. That's the only thing i played before it's release to the public ( the one ripped from Dragons Dogma ). I have a stock Xbox 360 Elite, nothing modified. BTW, I still have every receive for my Xbox 360 games, there is not one game i have illegally. I thing Microsoft messed up, but i don't care anymore. I can still play Online through XLink Kai, XBSLink or XBConnect. I also have my PS3 for Online gaming. But let this be a warning to people for playing games before the release date !
That sucks, did you buy any games recently? I played the early demo & received no ban yet. Post here to see if you can gather anymore info about this. http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/xbox_support/f/2366.aspx
No, i bought all new games on PS3.The last game i bought was Halo Anniversary. And i can't acces the Xbox Forums, i get this : [h=3]You will not be able to log into the forums until 6/18/2162.[/h]
It's not because of that, they honestly have no way of knowing how you were able to acquire the demo. It easily could of been a friend that brought over a flashdrive with the demo. I would make another account and ask why you're banned. To me it sounds like it's just an error as Microsoft has had that happen before.
I would create a new live id and ask on the link Rick posted the reason why, you can create a new windows live account then just go to Xbox.com and sign in. I don't think it has anything to do with the Dragons Dogma RE6 demo otherwise i would have been banned too, that looks like the email you get for playing pirated games before the street date. Not saying you have but i honestly dont see Microsoft banning over a demo.
It was released on here way after Dragon's Dogma hit the shelves in the NA, JP & EU, over a whole month after. Dragon's Dogma came with a code for the RE6 demo I think & as stated a friend could of copied it to USB for you etc. Unless it was marked with a different region code from where you are then I doubt they would know the difference & think anything of it. Probably something else or in error. Anyway always best to disconnect from the internet to play these things regardless.
To be honest, i don't care anymore. Most of the time i play Call of Duty on PS3 anyway. I only kept my 360 for the exclusive games like Halo, Gears of War ... which i can still play on a banned console ( even online through XLink Kai or XBSLink ). BTW, i'm now stuck on the Beta Dashboard 2.0.16145.0