how the heck can i do it?

i just got an xbox 2 days ago and on game is already ruined. i searched all day and as far as i can tell i can only backup games with a modded xbox.

is this true?

Yes. The Xbox doesn't treat backupped games any differently than warezed games, so you'll have to mod it.

Another solution is to get a big HDD for it, and keep all your games on there. But that requires modding too.

ms ****s!

yes, I must also concur that the best way to do this is to take an x-box and mod the hell out of it if you want to backup your games.

I think modding prevents you from playing games on Xbox Live, does it not?

If you're like me and you only have dial up, playing on Live is NOT an issue.

Of course, I still need to buy my Xbox...

Maybe once the Xbox emulators get a little better at performance and support more games, you could consider just using the PC to play your xbox games.

Disclaimer: Emulators are NOT illegal. Roms are illegal if you don't own the original game so what I said is NOT warez.

Correct, presuming the Mod Chip used is active. I've seen chips that supposedly could "switch-off" with the flick of a switch (mounted on the outside of the XBox), that would cause the XBox to actu normally, allowing use of XBox live while the mod was off.

I haven't tested it (because I don't have a DVD/R drive or an XBox), but couldn't you use a PC to make a direct (bit-for-bit, not file-for-file) backup copy of an XBox DVD? That would work, though I don't know if any DVD writers can do that.


Very correct. Too many people forget the emulator is created without access to proprietary console data (relying on repeated trial-and-error), and is thus copyright of the programmer, not any game company. Also, International Copyright law, allows for a single legal backup of software, presuming it is legally "tied" to the original.

Why? Because you can't back up a game? How is your game ruined, by the way?

Yes Microsoft is evil, damn them and wanting to protect they're creations. DAMN THEM ALL LET US STEAL!

Copy protection doesn't stop warez. Never have, never will.

Shut up, little boy. You have no idea what he's talking about. He wants to legally backup his X-Box games so he doesn't have to buy one everytime it gets ruined. And you may say "Oh you should take better care of it!" But maybe it's not in his realm of control (kids). Either way, shut up.

There are mod chips that can switch on or off, and I'd suggest that as the way to go. Also, X-Box emulation is coming along, but not that well. So far they have Turok 3 working perfectly, and Panzer Dragoon Orta is somewhat working. Only 2 games out of hundreds :\

ROFL @ Turok. Worst Game(s) ever.

All of the Turok games were not bad. In fact, at least the first two were very good.

now you're talking!

uhhh... it was my stupid fault.
anyway. i have backed up pc games with alcohol 120% so they don't get ruined.

i just think there should be a legit way to backup games.

and i know all companies protect their software but i just hate ms more and more every day (and i used to defend them all the time).

I'm pretty sure if you put the games on your computer first, you can crack it to play online.

With the PS2 at least, my NFL 2k3 disc didn't work, since my cousin thought that nail + CD = funny. So I had the image on my computer, I cracked it to make it able to play online, and put it on my PS2 HD (with my awesome program HD Loader, which allows any type of hard drive to act as a PS2 hard drive, and you can rip games to it or transfer isos on teh PC to the PS2 if the PS2 HD is hooked up to the computer). Worked fine. Of course, it takes a certain amount of work to get it to work online.

the problem is making a backup isn't easy because a PC can't properly read an xbox disc... the way the images that people use with emulators are made is by hooking up an xbox to a pc and basically using the xbox to read the data and transfer it over... not sure about the rest of the details and it probably requires a modded xbox..