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Older games wont work in xbox 360 - Microsoft Xbox 360 Console

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Your xbox games? Going online with the console may fix the problem there also is a way to patch the iso to make the games work on the xbox360. This requires backing them up to your computer and saving them to a iso file then patching it with the patcher. The patcher can be found online its called from_xbox_to_xbox360.rar It teaches everything there is about getting your backup to play on xbox 360. I'm unsure if this patcher requires your xbox 360 to be modded. If you mod your xbox 360 you could get banned from xbox.

Best possible solution is to see if you can get an update for the game you are trying to play through xbox live. Some games will play if they are compatible.

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  • Posted on Jan 02, 2009

SOURCE: Xbox 360 won't play old xbox games?

If your console is hooked up to Xboxlive and has a Hard Drive connected to it you will automatically be prompted to update upon insertion of the original Xbox title. Your console will restart when it's ready and you should be able to play.

*If you do not have a Hard drive you cannot play original Xbox titles.* The original Xbox Memory unit will not work in Xbox360 and the original Xbox games have no access to the Xbox360 memory units.

If you have a Hard Drive but your Xbox360 is not hooked up to the internet you can either order a disc for free from Microsoft by going Here

or burn the needed information onto a disc by going Here

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 08, 2009

SOURCE: XBOx 360 not reading games

you might check out the informative blog post at Xbox 360 Disc Read Error Fix

Hope it helps.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 07, 2009

SOURCE: How do you get xbox games to work on xbox 360?

You need to check out this link. It offers a list of backwards compatible games as well as the process you will need to follow to make your console play them.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardscompatibility.htm

Should that not work you could also find a copy of Official Xbox Magazine (OXM) which comes out monthly. They have a disc with each issue and on that disc is the current backup needed to play older Xbox games.

Good Luck

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 21, 2009

SOURCE: my xbox 360 wont play my games

if it tells you the disc is unreadable then the laser maybe bad or dirty.
try a cd lens cleaner and see if it solves the problem. if it doesn't then your dvd rom will need to be replaced

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Joshua Smialek

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  • Posted on Jun 08, 2009

SOURCE: my xbox 360 drive wont read games it will only dvds and cds

Your laser either needs to be cleaned or is going bad. I have seen this many times before. Try taking the drive apart and cleaning the laser aperture with 91% alcohol and a cotton swab (carefully). If that doesn't work then you need to replace the laser (or get a new drive).

I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/joshua_b1cdba8db959d216

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