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