There's been reports of retailers breaking the street date on Halo 3: ODST and if you happened to obtain a copy, there is no risk of being hit by the Xbox Live banhammer for playing it early. This is according to Microsoft's Director of Policy and Enforcement for Live, Stephen Toulouse. In a recent Twitter tweet, he assures that only folks who illegimately obtained the title are at risk of being banned:[blockquote2]Clarity on the ODST thing. We will not be banning legitimate customers from Xbox LIVE who play early.[/blockquote2]Good to know. This also means Microsoft does have a seemingly foolproof way of identifying pirates from legit users. Take that as a warning if you plan on playing any downloaded 360 titles on your modded box. The banhammer could strike sooner or later, probably when you least expect it.