Sonic'

Are there any modchips out for the xbox 360 yet?

If I get a core one, can I just plug my old hard drive in from my chipped xbox ? formatted for 360 of course

or do we have to just stick with standard config etc at the moment

I have an Xbox chipped with Executor, and use it play all my divx's on

can this be done wth a 360 at the moment ?

BuRR

AFAIK only the firmware on the DVDROM has been compromised, and all backups have to be run from dual-layer DVDR.

Sonic'

Cheers mate

DaveL001

i have just returned from working in china, and they have cracked the xbox 360, and able to play copied games. but dont ask me how, i sat in one place and watched a guy chip a ps2 in 10mins, imagine that sort of stuff happening in your local shopping centre!!!!!
the place was amazing

DJ Dunk

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As mentioned above, dumb people have been playing illegal copies on the 360 for some time using hacked firmware.

Its not amazing, its illegal.

DaveL001

dunno if that was a dig at me, but i dont have a 360.
i was just saying wat was happening when i was there!!!!

DJ Dunk

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Not a dig, just the truth.

gatecrasher3

Dumb people?

Sonic'

I dont have one either

The only reason I am interested in getting one, is if I can do what I do with my current xbox, otherwise there is no point for me

I didnt get my xbox to play games on it, i purely wanted it to put a bigger hard drive in it, so I can watch movies on it etc etc

I have only one game on the xbox and that is RB Rally, and its an original

boxst

Hello

Yes, you can chip the 360, although it isn't really chipping just overiding the firmware for the DVD drive so that it doesn't know the game is a copy.

As far as I know (and I'm happy to be corrected) there is no equivalent of XBMC on the 360. More some PC software that helps with streaming DivX movies (which seems to work randomly).

Steve

BuRR

I have a chipped Xbox, but the only reason I have it is for XBMC.

Now, I don't agree with Microsoft's apparent policy with the Xbox - have you noticed how everything seemed to disappear off the shelves overnight? What if someone needs to buy a new pad? Therefore, I appreciate my Xbox will have a limited shelf life, as very soon I'll only be able to buy second hand units.

Therefore I need to consider a 360 and its modification possibilities.

I'd be interested in an XBMC replacement for the 360. I run macs here, so the crappy integration with a media centre powered PC is out of the question for me.

Sonic'

I can only find ebay selling xbox stuff now, not seen anything in the shops for qiute a while now, bit disappointing to all the existing user base

I only use XBMC, and am waiting for a 360 version or equivalent

Iain Young

What apparent policy? The old xbox stuff is still readily available, (MS sold thousands of new xbox 1 machines over xmas), and they will be available for some time to come. The local Hmv and Game stores in Swindon and Newbury had plenty over xmas...

NickAdams

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I thought Argos were selling them with 4 games for £50 too

Nick

Sonic'

they were but that was an xmas only deal that has since finished

I already have an xbox so dont need to buy another

Its the accessories that I can only find on ebay thesedays

BuRR

There's next to nothing on the store shelves here in Wakefield. Loads of old Xbox games were sold off for £2-£5 just before Xmas.

I appreciate that you can still get stuff online, but I can't find any decent stuff in stores. Nothing in Toys R Us, Currys, blah blah....

also, no Argos in the area have any Xbox consoles in stock. The £50 deal with the games caused almost everything to sell out in that chain.

Stueyb

Also you will find that blockbuster no longer carry any Xbox games, but as many people have done, im using it as a XMBC to watch all my mpgs, divx etc and DVD player really. It excels at that purpose.

Iain Young

I suspect the apparent scarcity of old xbox stuff in some places is more down to the shops themselves rather than Microsoft. If people aren't buying enough old xbox stuff, then the shops won't stock it...

spectrum48k

Give him a break Dunc, he's only asking.

DJ Dunk

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It wasn't aimed at him Its aimed at dumb people everywhere, aka software theives. Some people seem to have a guilty conscience

The firmware hack has a sole purpose of playing illegal pirated software, whereas a modchip is designed to run homebrew code. Some people cannot distinguish the difference.

gatecrasher3

I bet the type of people that change the firmware or whatever they do don't give a ****