Hi,

I recently bought a modified xbox360. Along with this, i bought a few original games and a few other ones (mainly coz i wanted to try them out and chances are, not like them and put them aside forever)...

To be clear, the purpose of the modified xbox was primarily o make copies of the games i bought.

I learnt however that despite having original games, i won't be able to use the xbox on Live, and therefore not be able to use multiplayer.

Assuming that microsoft knows if your xbox has had a firmware change, i started looking for modchips that do not require firmware hacks, and found a few options for modchips that do not require a firmware flash and automatically switch off when i am online...

Now my question is basically, can i get a modified Xbox returned to its original state, and then modify it with a chip sourced on my own to allow me to play back up games whilst simultaneously allowing me to play online with the original games. I am no electrical engineer so the process of modding is somewhat beyond me.

But as i find that my original game discs stop working after a little while (i found this out with the previous xbox and ps2), i want to be able to backup the games i buy..

In any case, any opinions would be much appreciated...

Thanks.

Regards,

Pars.

Hmmm.. i detect a degree of scepticism...

Ok ok... i also bought a modified box so i could try shitty games that i don't really want to own or pay a legitimate dollar for. As unlike clothes, i cannot generally try before i buy.

I own 6 games now... 5 of them are originals...

Pars.

This post has been edited by Parsifal: Dec 18 2006, 04:12 PM

The problem with CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs is not their theoretical lifespan, it is the coming home after a night out and manhandling them into the machine, strewing them about, using them as coasters (sic) and so on... the practical lifespan for a disc is far shorter than the theoretical one...


I am considering another unit as the last option i guess.

But the question still stands, can i re-mod a modded xbox?

Excellent...thank you for the response. Reverting the firmware is principally what i want to do...

I kinda bought the machine without really doing any research whatsoever... so this is just rewards i guess.

the modchip i am considering is manufactured by... http://www.team-underdog.com/

Is there somewhere i can get this done? I am not to comfortable with doing this myself...

Thanks again..


Ack!! i just noticed more responses so a quick edit... ok... no, i bought the machine modded so i don't have my own key... hmmm... hell, i don't even know if its a samsung drive, its starting to sound much easier to just but an original one... :-)

Once again, thanks for the response...

Regards,

Pars

This post has been edited by Parsifal: Dec 18 2006, 05:36 PM

Hey thanks for all the replies... lots of useful information. Truth be told, if i was aware that this was going to be an issue, i would probably have gotten an original box. That said, i would probably have wanted it modded to see what was possible anyways.

no offense taken man... thanks for the constructive replies.

I will get in touch with Djinn sometime to see whats possible.

I don't like the idea of microsoft telling me what i can and cannot do with hardware that i have purchased so I still want a modded set, just modded the way i want it to be... especially considering i buy original games.

Thanks again for all the responses...

Best regards,

Pars

Ok... this is pissing me off, look, when MS pays all its staff worldwide the same friggin salary, then i'll worry about the plight of software developers, when they agree that what i am buying when i buy a game is the friggin content and not the medium its delivered in (ie a disc / tape / R2D2), they i'll worry software developers income statements, when holier than thou types with in all likelihood a room full of pirated dvds, music and software give it all up and exclusively buy original stuff, then i'll worry about the philosophical repurcussions of piracy.

I have said i buy original games. if a disc gets spoiled, does friggin MS give me a new one for the price of a disc? NO!! so they can go jump in a big friggin vat of "woe is me" for all i care as i will continue to find ways of backing shite up!

Most of this "piracy is lame" crap has started AFTER game prices dropped to very acceptable levels, and i admit they are at VERY acceptable levels. But where were your friggin principles when games were expensive??? Don't know about you but i was buying original games then too...

This was a simple technical question... i wanted technical knowledge and thankfully, i got some. If i wanted philosophical inputs, i would have asked someone at the nearest church / mosque / temple.

Sorry, but i needed a rant, i'll stop now. Thanks again to everyone for their responses.


Best regards,

Pars.

This post has been edited by Parsifal: Dec 20 2006, 03:26 PM