The seventh generation of consoles headed by Xbox 360 of Microsoft may not be so dead after all. Despite Microsoft’s determination to put an end to the long shelf life of its Elder console by killing the Xbox 360 game store last year, the possible modders now have a new way of accessing a horde of homemade content without having to open the shell of the system of about 20 years. All you need is a bit of knowledge, a USB impulse and a good amount of patience.
The software is called Badupdate, and you can get free in the creator Github page (First noticed by The edge), To work, you will need a copy of Tony Hawk’s American Wastelandor the demonstration of Rock Bandz. You must format the USB album to the FAT32 format, but after that the instructions are relatively simple. The exploit must work on any updated console to Dashboard version 17559, the latest version of the Xbox 360 software.
Executing this hack will enable “unpleasant code”, which effectively means any software that is not harassed by Xbox 360 hardware blockages so you can use it to run the Xbox 360 homebrew store directly from the console. This will allow you to access a large number of emulators, homemade applications and custom panels.
There are other ways to exploit an Xbox 360, including the old RGH exploit, also known as Rest Glitch Hack. The reason why the Badupdate Software Hack is great news for possible modders is that it no longer needs to physically open the console or make hardware modifications.
The main problem you will find is that, if you ever turn off your console, you must return to the exploit again. Apart from that, the exploit should work on consoles with the Winchester-Model Xbox 360, which was the latest version of the Microsoft console launched in 2014. The youtubers at. Modern vintage console He also confirmed that Badupdate works in the most recent version of the Xbox 360. The channel offers a video tutorial. They noticed that it has been running it for about 10 to 15 minutes, requiring several attempts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuk__ygxmds
The original Xbox was even easier to modify without deepening the system guts (this is how we obtained XBMC!). In that case, you must use a USB unit, a software package called SoftMod and a copy of the original Tom Clancy Cell Splinter. This allows you to play homemade titles, load your own custom menus and, of course, play modified games. That software mod was more persistent than Badupdate, but the RGH process for the original Xbox also involved welding resistances on a motherboard.
Modding Old Consols is a right of passage for many who wish to experience that the entire scene of homemade and hardware hackers has to offer. If you have an old Xbox 360, why not try it, if nothing but take your old Xbox 360 controller of your dusty shelf for the first time in more than a decade?