# XBox 360 replacement advice

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-360-replacement-advice/557157>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [October 14, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-360-replacement-advice/557157 "2010-10-14T17:59:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-360-replacement-advice/557157/21 "2010-10-22T07:44:51Z")

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Meh. I ain’t standing around my living room flopping around like a dying fish to play a game. I thought Wii was stupid and unless I start entrtaining groups of Tweens I won’t be spending my money.

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**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-360-replacement-advice/557157/22 "2010-10-22T13:49:15Z")

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> [@TBG](#):
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> I know that FF11 required the hard drive when it was a choice between that or memory cards, it may or may not work with the new USB drive function that was added, I don’t play the game, so can’t test it.
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> The XB1 backwards compatibility absolutely requires the hard drive and not a memory card or USB drive. It relies on a separate partition to hold the emulator files. As a matter of fact, if you go to a less reputable source and get a “fake” 360 hard drive (or make one yourself) to save money over MS’s outrageous prices, it will work with saves and installs, but not XB1 games.

Fair enough and good info! I’ve never really had much interest in old Xbox games, but it’s good to be prepared if I find something I absolutely must play.

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**Author:** ![srzss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@srzss05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srzss05)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xbox-360-replacement-advice/557157/23 "2010-10-23T21:51:41Z")

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> [@Airk](#):
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> Fair enough and good info! I’ve never really had much interest in old Xbox games, but it’s good to be prepared if I find something I absolutely must play.

Don’t get too excited. My Xbox 360 only plays 28 out of 77 original Xbox games that I own.

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