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Game saves and downloadable content cannot be transferred from an original Xbox to an Xbox 360. [2] Xbox Live functionality for original Xbox games was available until April 15, 2010, until support for original Xbox games were discontinued. [9] System link functionality between original Xbox and Xbox 360 remains available. [5]
All models of Xbox 360 can be softmodded. They are all tether exploits meaning they have to be performed every time the console is powered on. Shortly after the release of the Xbox 360, ways were found to modify the firmware of the DVD drive of the console. This allows the system to play games from "backup" (non-original) game discs.
The Xbox 360 video game console features a port on the top when vertical (left side when horizontal) to which a custom-housed hard disk drive unit can be attached in sizes of either 20, 60, 120, 250, 320, 500 GB; [1] and as of April 2015 all 2.5" SATA Hard Drives up to 2 TB, [2] [3] the user can use the format option from system settings to utilize the new HDD.
Xbox 360 applications are non-game software applications designed to run on the Xbox 360 platform. Xbox 360 applications can either be stored on the console's hard disk drive or on a USB flash drive. Often, an Xbox Live Gold membership is also required to access some applications, as well as subscriptions correspondent to the applications.
The Xbox 360 video game console has appeared in various retail configurations during its life-cycle. At its launch, the Xbox 360 was available in two retail configurations: the morning "Xbox 360" package (unofficially known as the 20 GB Pro or Premium), priced at US$399.99 or £279.99, and the "Xbox 360 Core," priced at US$299.99 and £209.99.
System Link requires host to have Xbox Live membership. Halo 3: ODST: 16 2 4 Up to 4 consoles system link in Firefight mode. Halo 4: 16 4 16 4 Spartan Ops requires all participants have an Xbox Live Gold subscription to play, will not work offline. Halo: Reach: 16 4 16 4 Up to 4 consoles system link in fire fight mode. Halo Wars: 6 1 6 2
Since executable code on the Xbox 360 is digitally signed, and runs underneath a hypervisor, an exploit or hack is necessary in order to execute homebrew code. On the Xbox 360, the first exploit which enabled booting of unsigned code relied on a modified DVD-ROM drive firmware, a modified burned disc of the game King Kong (for Xbox 360), and the target console having either one of two ...
Another softmod that can be used is the hotswap exploit which will unlock the Xbox hard drive long enough to allow one to modify it. There is also a way to completely replace the Xbox's stock BIOS with a "Cromwell" BIOS, which is completely legal and is solely for Linux on the Xbox. However, once the TSOP (BIOS chip) is flashed with "Cromwell ...