SRGilbert Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Hello gang. I don't post in the Modern Gaming board, well, ever. The most recent consoles I own are probably the PS2 and Wii, if that gives you any idea. Anyway, on a whim, I bought an Xbox 360 set this weekend at a yardsale. It's a 2010 "S" model in black with a 250 GB hard drive, 2 MS brand wireless controllers with a charging stand, a Connect and a few games for $45 total. I'm a lifelong classic gamer who mostly likes arcade style games. I don't play sports games, and FPS games like Halo don't hold much interest for me either. I need a reason to put this in the rig. Do I need an Xbox live account to use this thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Considering there are well north of 1,000 games, I don't think you'd have an issue finding something to play. As you would expect for one of the best selling, longest lived consoles of all time, just about every genre is well covered. You don't need a paid Xbox Live account unless you want the "free" games every month or want to play online. Otherwise, it's just good for occasional discounts on digital purchases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 Thanks! Another question, it's telling me to update it. Is there any downside to doing this? I know with some consoles, you can do some interesting hacks depending on the current OS installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Thanks! Another question, it's telling me to update it. Is there any downside to doing this? I know with some consoles, you can do some interesting hacks depending on the current OS installed. I'm not aware of any downsides. It will basically stop you from being online if you don't update. As for 360 hacks, I'm sure they're out there, but I'm not personally aware of them. Not my thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelleAmelie Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) I think if you update your 360 you'll have a harder time hacking it (should still be possible though), but in general the system is a total pain in the rear to work with as it cannot be softmodded. Even the simplest mods require you to modify the internals in some way. I don't think there's much you can do with a softmodded 360 that you can't do with a softmodded OG Xbox anyways, so it's not worth the effort. Edited May 23, 2017 by Noah120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 I think if you update your 360 you'll have a harder time hacking it (should still be possible though), but in general the system is a total pain in the rear to work with as it cannot be softmodded. Even the simplest mods require you to modify the internals in some way. I don't think there's much you can do with a softmodded 360 that you can't do with a softmodded OG Xbox anyways, so it's not worth the effort. I was wondering about that too. Back in the day, I was ALL about the soft-modded OG Xbox. I think at one point I had at least three of them throughout the house for media streaming. Since then I've transitioned to using cheap laptops and PCs and retired them all but one. I don't really care about playing pirates, and if you can't run Kodi or at least easily run emulators, hacking doesn't seem to have much point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 If you only got it a week before... Anyway, there are plenty of retro games for the Xbox 360. Many of them had deep discounts on the Xbox Live store... last week. But you'll find lots of stuff that should fit the bill, including classic game collections and software with a retro feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SignGuy81 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 You are in for some fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Invader Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 You don't need an XBox 360 but you got the best model possible at a very good price so you might as well make the most of it. The games won't break you either. Many can be bought for as little as a few pounds and even the less common games won't cost much more than £20. The system has gone out of fashion so now is the time to pick up the gems before it becomes "retro" and the prices go up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 There are tons of great classic compilations on the system, and if you're OK with paying to download games, there are boatloads of awesome XBOX Live Arcade titles, many of which are relatively cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 If you only got it a week before... Anyway, there are plenty of retro games for the Xbox 360. Many of them had deep discounts on the Xbox Live store... last week. But you'll find lots of stuff that should fit the bill, including classic game collections and software with a retro feel. What happened a week ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SignGuy81 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 What happened a week ago? He was telling you if you got it a week before you could have got the discounts he mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper_Eye Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 If your 360 has the blades dash then you might consider not updating it. It can be jtagged. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 If your 360 has the blades dash then you might consider not updating it. It can be jtagged. I loved the blades dash!! I bought an old Halo Limited Edition 360 last year and hoped that it had the blades dash, but no luck. Is there a way to take an old Xbox 360 and put the blades dash on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper_Eye Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Is there a way to take an old Xbox 360 and put the blades dash on it? When a 360 is updated it blows efuses so there's no way to downgrade. I'm not aware of any work-arounds having come about but I don't keep up with the 360 mod scene as much as I do the OG scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) I loved the blade dash, so simple and clean. I just don't understand the fascination with the crappy "wanna be a tablet" is they got now. How many menues do I need for the same crap? Add to that all the adds, or worse, the tons of "can't hook to live" crap everywhere if you don't go online. To the original poster, you don't need a 360, but it has some advantages. Of course, the biggest is games, well north of a thousand mark for physical releases. Games are old enough to be cheap, but not quiet to that collect it to collect it state yet that drives up prices. Games are more complete out of the gate, you don't need internet to make everything work, especially with older titles (some newer ones may still need updates though) and its still new enough that it still gets online support for games if your into that. If you have Xbox live you still get games for it and the Xbox one if you use the same profile, that's a hell of a deal. Its a great net box if you got a 'dumb' TV, and likely still has a few years left in that regard. Its the last gen of consoles that can still work with an older TV low or high def (many hdcrts look great but lack HDMI) your friends may already have a huge collection of games you could borrow, trade, or buy. Pprobably more stuff too. Edited June 16, 2017 by Video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 The shmup library on the 360 is quite extensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO2 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Just two words - Watch Dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroKingGamer Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) If you wanna mod it,this should be of tremendous help.It tells you the various hacks that can be done and the pros and cons of each,as well as what hacks can be done with what model 360 and OS.http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/threads/jtag-rgh-r-jtag-xbox-360-ultimate-exploit-guide.804054/ Edited June 22, 2017 by RetroKingGamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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