Copying XBOX Gamesby: Terry Dunn
There really is no shortcut to
copying XBOX games. In fact, this is a mightily complicated process and has stumped some really techie people. This is evident with the prevalence of the question on copying
XBOX games in Internet message boards and tech chat rooms. But why does one need to be going about there and
copying XBOX games? Is this not legal?
If you have an
XBOX and you have
purchased original games to play on it, chances are you must have ran through a huge chunk of your savings. Original
games are very expensive and because CDs are not exactly immortal, you can eventually wear out a game especially if you use it every minute of the day.
To give value to consumers, most countries allow original CD buyers to make back-up copies of their
XBOX games in case their original got damaged or got lost provided that they are aware of the law against pirated
software and that they actually own an original cd and are only
copying XBOX games for their personal use only.
While it is relatively easy to do the
copying of XBOX games, the same cannot be said in actually using the
XBOX games that you have copied.
Most software contain an encryption that must be met when inserted in an XBOX. Copying an
XBOX game, however, does not copy this encryption. This is a protection system that most
XBOX consoles have as protection against flagrant
copying of XBOX games.
To be able to run XBOX games that you have copied, you need to modify your XBOX. This can be a daunting task especially to beginners who are afraid of destroying their
XBOXes with their tinkering.
According to most tech experts, there are a lot of ways to modifying your XBOX in order to accommodate the practice of copying of XBOX games. Some are quite complicated and only a tech expert could do while other ways can be expensive but easy.
One is to buy and install a MOD-chip. This will allow your
console to play XBOX games that you have copied as well as play imported games from other countries with perfect sound and video with no problem at all. While it may seem that all you have to do is purchase a MOD-Chip and then voila, you have another think coming. There are actually a lot of things that you should consider when buying a MOD-Chip. Most recommend the Divineo Modchips, which are purported to be really reliable. Some of the popular brands are the Xecuter 2 and 3, Xenium, SmartXX, X-bit, Alladin, Chameleon and Xchip.
Another way in copying and using XBOX games is to change the BIOS of the XBOX so that it will no longer read the requirements of the digitally-signed
software. This is basically reprogramming the whole BIOS.
You might also consider purchasing a bigger hard drive and just save all your games inside the XBOX. This way, you already have copy of your favorite games inside and would no longer need to swap CDs.
The third way is to do the game swapping technique, wherein you will first boot the original CD and then swap the copy once it has already booted up. This might be very complicated and will not actually serve your purpose in copying your XBOX games that is to preserve your original CDs.
About the author:
Terry Dunn is webmaster of http://www.Copy-Xbox-Games.biz an informational resource on software to Copy Xbox Games
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