Tech Star Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Should I buy a XBOX 1 from my friend for $60? It comes with the following: XBOX, 1 XBOX Controller, Cables, 3 games (Halo 1,Star Wars, and Roller Coster Tycoon) and thats it. So should I? If you guys say I do and if I do and if I was to get XBOX Live for it (Gamestop said I can for $50 for 12 months) when would XBOX Live be discontinued for XBOX? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisinCain Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Hell yeah. Then turn around and sell it for a profit & get a 360. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 if you're bent on those specific games then go for it, she's a nice machine overall and there's a big library of titles to choose from. if you're looking for longevity then forget it...Xbox has been discontinued to all intents and purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreqFace Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Still making games for it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Star Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 if you're bent on those specific games then go for it, she's a nice machine overall and there's a big library of titles to choose from.if you're looking for longevity then forget it...Xbox has been discontinued to all intents and purposes. I really want to play Halo 2 on it online. Can you guys answer my online question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 i don't really know about that, but there's no active effort from MS to keep XBX1 up. that should be a hint i believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeston Veteran Posted January 25, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 25, 2007 You could always mod it and get some pretty good uses for it, like a media hub or emulated games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Michael Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 You could always mod it and get some pretty good uses for it, like a media hub or emulated games. Thats the only reason I want an Xbox. I was actually thinking of the same thing today, should I get one? This is what I want to use it for: http://jonsthoughtsoneverything.com/xbmc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeston Veteran Posted January 25, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 25, 2007 I would, I loved having my modded Xbox. Of course, you can't go on Xbox Live with it modded, but if you don't care about that, do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimLXJ Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 You could always mod it and get some pretty good uses for it, like a media hub or emulated games. Modding is strictly illegal for Xbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdodson Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 You could get xbox live or you can go to www.xbconnect.com and play online for free. It is basically a LAN extension and allows modded xboxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witalit Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 When would XBOX Live be discontinued for XBOX? :unsure: Not for another few years I would guess, maybe even never. Servers and bandwidth really mean nothin to Microsoft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Michael Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Modding is strictly illegal for Xbox See that's where I disagree. I paid for the hardware I should be able to do what I want to it. Now if it's to play downloaded games or such then I can see but I like the idea of a media center setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeston Veteran Posted January 25, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 25, 2007 Modding is strictly illegal for Xbox I believe it's somethings that can be done with it that are illegal, not modding it in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v0ltage789 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Modding is strictly illegal for Xbox lol people like you crack me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Raa Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 If xbox live for xbox get's discontinued, get a modded xbox, get xlink kai, bam - online play. I don't play xbox games online so I don't know if cheatings a problem if not through xbox live but hey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Star Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 Last question guys....would I need a credit card to buy the XBOX Live card from gamestop and play online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+vlsi0n Subscriber¹ Posted January 25, 2007 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 25, 2007 If you're buying the X-Box Live! pre-paid card from GameStop then you should be able to use any means that they accept to transfer funds. Online a subscription is bought using a credit card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Yeah that's a great deal! I'd definitely buy that for $60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golazo Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 turn it into a pornocenter.. um, i mean media center :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 only reason i bought mine, is becuase there cheap now, and becuase i wanted to try my hand at modding, and becuase of the tons of features you can get after, like emulators, streaming movies/pictures/songs of your pc network, you can watch youtube videos....watch dvds without the dvd package, even though i have it. pm me if you get it and want to mod it, i did it to mine, works 100%, i got all the links and shizzle. if you plan on getting it to play on xbox live, forget it, chances are you'll get banned, i did it to mine becuase im not going to get xboxlive i just wanted to stream movies and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
br_ Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 there are 3 ways to mod an xbox: a modchip, a softmod, and a tsop mod. if you mod it with a chip (which isn't too easy and costs some money) a lot of chips have off switches etc. which will let you use xbox live with the chip on. (my xecuter x3 chip, for instance, turns off when you hold down the power to turn it on instead of just pushing it). however, modding it via software is a lot simpler as you can simply boot off of a game and load a special save file called a softmod (off of an action replay or usb flash drive with a usb2xbox adapter) to use it modded. that way isn't convenient, at all, if you use modded stuff a lot. if you know how to solder, though, you can solder a wire across 2 spots on the motherboard and then flash its own bios chip with a special bios which is called a tsop mod. you can't turn a tsop mod off, though, without flashing the original bios back on and thus can't play on xbox live with a tsop mod. all in all, i'd recommend a softmod since it's the easiest (albeit least convenient in the long-term) and cheapest way. (a usb2xbox adapter is like $10+shipping if you don't make one yourself which is very easy and only requires a usb extension cable, xbox controller breakaway which costs like $5 at gamestop, and a pair of wire cutters and strippers or scissors if you're careful) about the legality: a modded bios is technically illegal, since it's reverse-engineered from the microsoft bios but from what i've heard, the most they ever have done against modders is make it harder to mod, ban modders from xbox live, and not provide tech support to modders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Star Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 Well I made my choice and I am not going to buy it....but I have decided that I am going to get a XBOX 360 Tommarow and don't get me wrong I love the PS3 also so when Killzone 2 comes out for the PS3 its the day I buy a PS3. :) Thanks guys for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted January 26, 2007 Global Moderator Share Posted January 26, 2007 Still making games for it though. the last game rolls out in 2008. after that, xbox is officially dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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