A quick search revealed No, it is not only a problem of the first generation lol, the Jasper Kronos seems to be the most reliable model, which is a phat model.
Play some of the greatest games of all time for like $10 a pop. Don’t even gotta hack. The 360 is the most affordable console in terms of bang for buck in 2026
this… I only buy consoles when they are like $5-10 at thrift stores and crap, then I mod them and download the entire game library and throw emulators on it
haven’t bought a new console since PS3 and never will again. it’s at a point where I won’t even buy old used ones because of how shitty they are compared to the old ones
last i heard, developer mode can emulate practically any game. you can run some powerful emulators on it. might be a way to play modern games too but i havent looked into it. i saw people playing sega games on it and stuff
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Get a copy of Lost Odyssey
Play games with it?
Trade it for a steam deck
Edit: oh this is an Xbox 360? Well better not turn it on to risk the red ring of death. But Fable 2 and Banjo & Kazooie / Tooie remastered are nice.
Wasn’t the RRoD only a problem of the first generation? OP has an S, it shouldn’t be affected by that problem.
A quick search revealed No, it is not only a problem of the first generation lol, the Jasper Kronos seems to be the most reliable model, which is a phat model.
I was going to go with make pasta with it… but this might be a better option.
Ninja Gaiden 2 is calling.
Install Linux
Play some of the greatest games of all time for like $10 a pop. Don’t even gotta hack. The 360 is the most affordable console in terms of bang for buck in 2026
You’ve got:
And more!
Get a drill bit, and slowly drill through one of the IC chips until you can install a new operating system. I fucking love the kamikazi hack
One of the wildest console hacks ever
i really like the delidded image that shows that the “combined chip package” shows that it’s literally just two chips in the same package
I think it still requires firmware flasher that costs a hefty sum.
If you have a chair or a table that is really wobbly you could use it to balance it out…
Play Skate 2 and enjoy the soundtrack that I believe is the reason it never made it to PC
You might be interested in the USB hack. It’s got really good, easy to perform and quite reliable in the past few months.
https://youtu.be/tMwx42rxQS8
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this… I only buy consoles when they are like $5-10 at thrift stores and crap, then I mod them and download the entire game library and throw emulators on it
haven’t bought a new console since PS3 and never will again. it’s at a point where I won’t even buy old used ones because of how shitty they are compared to the old ones
We are kindred spirits. My last new console was PS2.
when youre ready, xbox series x can play practically any game off any system. not sure how many other consoles can do that
More info, please
last i heard, developer mode can emulate practically any game. you can run some powerful emulators on it. might be a way to play modern games too but i havent looked into it. i saw people playing sega games on it and stuff
https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxIndia/comments/1mb231f/guide_to_xbox_developer_mode_emulation/
i googled it and this seems like a good guide
Buy Guitar. Play Guitar Hero & Rock Band. Enjoy.
Buy Kinect. Play Dance Central. Enjoy.
As far as I know, there is Clone Hero homebrew.
I used to have full rockband set and an jtagged phat console. It was epic!
I also own rocksmith cable with pc version of the game. Hope I can use it with Xbox too.
Sell it?
Split/Second holds up.
A certified, bona fide banger! I am lucky having it in Steam.
I know you’re wanting to mod but you gotta get The Orange Box and play that
I have heard servers for xbox TF2 are still there. Man, vanilla release-era classic TF2 gameplay 🤤
Soft mod it and install emulators on it
https://youtu.be/tMwx42rxQS8