![]() ![]() ![]() Some people rather use a completely software approach (softmod), where as other people prefer a hardware mod chip solution (hardmod). To Softmod or to Hardmod? That is the questionĪ contended subject with the OG Xbox is the amount of of modding options available. Now in 2022 I decided it was time the original OG Xbox to return to my gaming table. The ability to copy the game DVD to the hard was very welcome though. Besides, by the time Xbox 360 was released in late 2005 original Xbox games became very cheap. I only had a 256kb broadband connection in those days and downloading an Xbox game would still take a long time. Piracy was also present, but personally that wasn’t a big interest to me. Its x86 architecture made it relatively easy to program for and there were many active contributors to the community that sprang up around the heavy black box during its life. With a modchip installed it opened up a world of homebrew, apps, emulators and operating systems. ![]() Ok, I know the raspberry Pi is far more powerful now, but at the time having a modded Xbox with its 733Mhz CPU and 64mb RAM was fantastic. Its hard to think of anything as versatile at the time as the original (OG) X-Box. Recently I was having nostalgic flashbacks to the 00’s, when the Microsoft Xbox was the core of my gaming and media playing enjoyment. Installing XBMC4Xbox and transferring games Modifying a stock Xbox in 2022 with modchip and 1tb hard drive. ![]()
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