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whats the benifit of flashing an xbox 360

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  • 03-09-2007 4:35pm
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    fguihen
    Registered Users Posts: 669 ✭✭✭


    what is the point of flashing an xbox 360? from what i understand, you cant install a bigger hard disk , so theres no way you can store tons of games like you could with the original xbox. so whats the point? im not being smart or anything, i really want to know. once flashed, can it play copied games or something?


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    WellyJ
    Registered Users Posts: 2,420 ✭✭✭WellyJ


    Yep, that's exactly what it can do


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    grimreefer75
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭grimreefer75


    flashing your 360 will make all your wildest dreams come true


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    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users Posts: 10,575 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Does the 360 not do Divx/xvid etc when its flashed? Like the oldxbox?

    Thinkin of flashin mine and using one to play live on......


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    far2gud
    Closed Accounts Posts: 299 ✭✭far2gud


    Flashing the drive will only allow you to play backed up Games. Check out tversity in regard to an xvid/divx solution


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    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    Have many people with flashed firmware been banned from live? that'd be the only thing that's stopping me from doing it. Live rocks! what do you reckon the chances are?


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    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,209 ✭✭✭ongarite


    Extremely high. I'd guess the next batch of 360 bannings will come in 2 weeks when Halo 3 released.
    We will see then how effective these new supposedly Live safe firmware are.


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    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    ongarite wrote:
    Extremely high. I'd guess the next batch of 360 bannings will come in 2 weeks when Halo 3 released.
    We will see then how effective these new supposedly Live safe firmware are.


    Judging by your tone i'd guess that you we're anti-firmware modding and therefore biased in your opinion... correct me if i'm wrong though


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    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,209 ✭✭✭ongarite


    mountain lips wrote:
    Judging by your tone i'd guess that you we're anti-firmware modding and therefore biased in your opinion... correct me if i'm wrong though

    Not in the slightest, if you did any research here you would see I'm one of the biggest original XBOX modding fans.

    I'll just say this, everyone thought they could flash the firmware and play copied games on Live and then got burnt when Crackdown with Halo3 beta came out.
    I'm sure MS will do the same when Halo3 is released as its going to be the biggest Live game for 360 this year or any year.
    All these people with new supposedly Live proof firmwares could be in for a nasty shock again!!

    Just my 2 cents, it happened lots of times in the XBOX lifetime.


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    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    Ok, my mistake! tell me though, what if you only use originals when you're playing online? i'd say it'd be a fair bit safer then would it?


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    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,209 ✭✭✭ongarite


    It will be safer for sure but nobody can say for definite that you won't be caught.
    Noboby knows for sure how MS detects firmware modding and copied games.


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    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    Hmm, i don't think i'll be risking it then. it'd suck being banned from live!


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    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,209 ✭✭✭ongarite


    If you are caught and banned its your console that is banned not your gamertag.
    M$ aint stupid, they know you will buy another console and renew your Live sub is you really want to play online.


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    Henrik_is_God
    Closed Accounts Posts: 185 ✭✭Henrik_is_God


    I just bought an xbox 360 elite on ebay . I was told to get it flashed , how much does it cost ?


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    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    Mod chips ireland will do it for 45 quid + postage to Cork. Really reliable service. There's a guy on Boards that does it as well, i think he's called "that guy" or something


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    IrishMike
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,698 ✭✭✭IrishMike


    360flashingireland.com do it pretty cheaply


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    quarryman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,496 ✭✭✭quarryman


    ok so there is a possibility that you will be banned if you play a copied game on Live.

    But if you play it offline MS won't be able to detect you have flashed the firmware when you re-connect will they?


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    IrishMike
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,698 ✭✭✭IrishMike


    If you play stealth backups you cant be banned when online
    The game image needs a tiny patch before its burned and thats it safe as houses ;)


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    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    IrishMike wrote:
    If you play stealth backups you cant be banned when online

    Hmm, i wouldn't say that's wholly accurate from what i've been reading!


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    Nick_oliveri
    Registered Users Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭Nick_oliveri


    So they used microsoft code to patch the iso?


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    branners69
    Registered Users Posts: 2,695 ✭✭✭branners69


    I remember playing a game (I think it was Call of Duty 3 but not 100%) but it said in order to play the game I needed to connect to the web for an update.

    Once I updated it played fine but I am wondering now if you have a modded xbox 360 and need to update will M$ detect your firmware and not allow the update?


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    the_god_swan
    Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭the_god_swan


    branners69 wrote: »
    I remember playing a game (I think it was Call of Duty 3 but not 100%) but it said in order to play the game I needed to connect to the web for an update.

    Once I updated it played fine but I am wondering now if you have a modded xbox 360 and need to update will M$ detect your firmware and not allow the update?


    No game will ask you to connect to xbox_live to update so you can play/continue. Orgional games contain the code to update (which all they do is add drivers to HD) the console itself and if updates are needed this will be done the first time the game is loaded into the xbox 360. If a game is backed up the code is transferred to a back up, same as.


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