How do I make it so that this can play original xbox games?
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http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-on-other-devices/original-console/play-original-games Microsoft only selected a few games that where playable on the 360 here's a link to all those games
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This device will not play original Xbox games. In order to make an Xbox console backwards compatible you actually have to purchase an Xbox formatted hard drive. The difference between the two is software to make the older Xbox games compatil with the newer consoles.
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http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-on-other-devices/original-console/play-original-gamesMicrosoft only selected a few games that where playable on the 360 here's a link to all those games
1964074
what I was told is, if you have the xbox 360 the only games it will play are the ones with 360 on the box. I asked game stop because I had same problem old games will not play
1964075
There is apparently a specific format of hard drive you have to purchase to play original xbox games amd this isn't it.
308451
Yes you can download any games that are made for the xbox 360. You can't download any games that are for the 1st original xbox. They will not play on the xbox 360 with this hard drive.
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None you have to get them from that games store, it connects to the x box and it is windows 8. I love this laptop, it's been the best laptop I ever had!
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It will but it is not made by Microsoft, so it is not backwards compatable as I found out. This means if you have older x box games from the original x box your games will not play on a clone hard drive. If I personally had to do it all over I would spend the extra money and buy a MICROSOFT hard drive. The clone works fine on the newer games so far....Hope this helps....
1286020
I have the 4GB xbox 360 E and the drive is recognized, but I wasn't able to play original xbox games. A quick google took care of that and after running a program with the drive connected to my computer I am now able to play original xbox games.
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Hi Cora.. I believe there is an adapter that will work for this.. check the original manufacturer's site: http://www.xgaming.com/store/category/x-arcade-adapters. It's about 30 bucks. Good Luck!
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I am having the exact same issue. I paid the extra money so I would have an authentic Xbox 360 controller with the dual usage option. It works great for my PC games. ( Skyrim in particular) however it was also suppose to be the second controller from my Xbox for when guests come over. I did push the button ))) to try and allocate it to the xbox but it just WILL NOT recognize it. I also feel like an idiot because I bought it months ago but only recently went to use the controller with the xbox and realized it doesn't work. I have a basic 4gig xbox 360 not a slim.
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Yes. From what I heard, the only thing this hard drive will not do is play original Xbox games but I can't personally verifiy that.
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Yes, as long as you have an xbox 360 with an official Microsoft Hard Disk Drive. If you buy a generic HDD for a 4GB Xbox 360 console, it does not include what's required to emulate original Xbox games. There are methods described online for adding the ability to emulate original Xbox game to generic HDD. I followed one of these tutorials since the generic HDD are about half the price of Microsoft's HDD.
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There is a switch on the component cable dongle that slides into the xbox, try sliding it to the other position. That did the trick for me.
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Short answer: No. Long answer: Don't expect this drive to work at all. Couldn't even install and play the first game I tried on it and that was a 360 game. Original Xbox games require a specific partition to be in place on the drive that this drive lacks. I'd go for an official Microsoft drive.
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Not all original games are supported on the 360,the ones that are supported may work though
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No it can't play original Xbox games "out of the box." I was able to mod mine so that it will. There are some YouTube videos on how to make a 360 backwards compatible. If you're good with computers it's not hard.You need a SATA-to-USB cable (such as the Xbox transfer cable but MAKE SURE it's for the slim as the other one won't fit) to hook it up to your computer. You download a program called "Xplorer 360" that can read and write to the HDD, and you download the partition that allows for playing original Xbox games, then you use that .bin file to run a restore on partition 2.After I did that, I popped the HDD back in and it plays Halo 2. Before it gave me the error message. No it can't play original Xbox games "out of the box." I was able to mod mine so that it will. There are some YouTube videos on how to make a 360 backwards compatible. If you're good with computers it's not hard.You need a SATA-to-USB cable (such as the Xbox transfer cable but MAKE SURE it's for the slim as the other one won't fit) to hook it up to your computer. You download a program called "Xplorer 360" that can read and write to the HDD, and you download the partition that allows for playing original Xbox games, then you use that .bin file to run a... » Read More No it can't play original Xbox games "out of the box." I was able to mod mine so that it will. There are some YouTube videos on how to make a 360 backwards compatible. If you're good with computers it's not hard.You need a SATA-to-USB cable (such as the Xbox transfer cable but MAKE SURE it's for the slim as the other one won't fit) to hook it up to your computer. You download a program called "Xplorer 360" that can read and write to the HDD, and you download the partition that allows for playing original Xbox games, then you use that .bin file to run a restore on partition 2.After I did that, I popped the HDD back in and it plays Halo 2. Before it gave me the error message. « Show Less
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Try hooking the USB cord to the Xbox into any USB port on the Xbox along with the hdmi cord. That was the only way I got mine to do it- now it plays no problem.
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This works on any slim 360, has worked fine for me. Unfortunately I read reviews and it says it won't play original Xbox games from the market place, I don't own any so I am yet to test this theory.
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So, if my son is trying to play something like Destiny, an original game, this won't work? He has the 360e.
465574
The original Xbox doesn't have a power brick like the 360 or One. The "power supply unit" is inside the console and would be found under that title but you would also need to know if it's a one or two row connector.