Xbox/Hdd/Halo2/Update/LIVE Question

Timans

Right,

I am going to my friends tomorrow.
He has a 360 but doesn't have Xbox Live, He got Premium Edition with Hdd etc etc.
I have LIVE. So, i can play halo2 on 360. He can't. If i bring my hard-drive to his house and plug it in. Will we be able to play halo2 on his 360?

shabbyroad

Yes

silverlining

you could burn the update to a CD which is one of the ways that microsoft reccomend. You can find out about it here, check out the link in the answer to question 2: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardcompatibilityfaq.htm
good luck

GrumPy

h2 works with or without hdd, and live, but just bring your hdd, and a copy of halo2 and you'll be grand.

Timans

It didn't work after.
It said something about the region. :S

Strange, oh well. He still uses his Xbox more than his 360 anyway, A little game called Madden 06, He's an addict

GrumPy

wait, what? explain abit more.

and why didnt you just bring the whole console rather then hdd? (if that is what you did?)

Timans

It would have been a good bit of hassle to bring the whole 360.

It said the console isn't in the same region as the game or something like that.

It was strange.

Riesen_Meal

Halo 2 doesnt work, even with the HDD!

I had the unfortunate experience of bringing my HDD to my cousins (doesnt have Bband) and trying to play Halo 2, not a hope (even with my updated HDD!) I think the update may go into the 360 itself (maybe to do with serial number?) Same thing happened with Pro Evo 5

silverlining

You definitely need the HD for backwards compatibility even Halo2, that's according to MS.

The region error seems to be a common fault, details on the update here: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2006/0130-autoupdate.htm
This may not fix the error but it should give you a better idea of what's going wrong.

Also check this out:
http://andywismar.com/archives/themiddle/2006/01/23/xbox-360-return-experience
You might want to talk to microsoft

Riesen_Meal

I think you took me up wrong, my cousin already had the HD, I just brought mine out that had the live updates for PES5 + Halo 2 out to his house and put it in his 360 and my hd didnt play the updated xbox1 games! Its was a bit of a pooper, he is getting broadband today so he'll be fine (I hope!)

Riesen_Meal

UPDATE : Turns out my cousins SH copy of Halo 2 was scratched, after checking + the disc looked fine, I tried it in my Xbox and it didnt work, then tried my copy, no problems at all!