Seems like a solid marketing ploy to me! The RIAA sues people CONSTANTLY. Most people settle the case for an average of $3500. Last I heard was they have done this to around 30,000 people. Do the math and it comes out to around $105,000,000. That is a ridiculous amount of money. Even the...
I heard about this when I first bought this thing. Apparently the reasoning behind this being possible is the demand for tri-core processors was so high that they had to use already established quad-cores and shut down a core. It's like winning the lottery. Sadly enough, I didn't win...
Apparently there's going to be future tech and whatnot...
http://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/06/09/modern-warfare-2-to-focus-on-entertainment-not-realism/