Is it worth it buying an Xbox360 In 2024

[junkman]

i am using one still as well, and for most games you own, you as well can download and even buy (if needed) additional content. It is not as obsolete as many might think

 

[Cu-Neo]

I use one and is a great console is worth it (even more if is "unlocked") a lot of the games on the seventh generation had a lot of exclusive dlc on console and also a lot of games on that generation doesn't have good PC port that's why I always recomend having a console.

 

[RageBurner]

Your use case will depend a lot on what you want to do.
I've had some decent luck with Xenia but it absolutely needs configuring based on the game you are playing.

From my understanding the Ninja Gaiden games specifically are difficult to emulate properly, so I suppose if you can find a jailbroken modern 360 it's probably easier in the grand scheme.

 

[rosemarymenace]

For what it's worth, my 360 is one of the ones made after they fixed the cooling issues and it's been dead nuts reliable despite being at least a decade old, games and accessories for the console are cheap enough that I'd say go for it unless you've got a really really beefy computer and only wanna play the games that Xenia works with

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I can definitely attest to the fact that mine is still running mostly fine despite having been treated like absolute shit by the previous owner but I don't actually know a ton about the reliability of later revision 360s so it might just be my experience

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the only problem I've had is the disc drive occasionally refusing to open but the problem mysteriously went away about a year ago and hasn't come back since so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[antii]

Nah

For what it's worth, my 360 is one of the ones made after they fixed the cooling issues and it's been dead nuts reliable despite being at least a decade old, games and accessories for the console are cheap enough that I'd say go for it unless you've got a really really beefy computer and only wanna play the games that Xenia works with

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I can definitely attest to the fact that mine is still running mostly fine despite having been treated like absolute shit by the previous owner but I don't actually know a ton about the reliability of later revision 360s so it might just be my experience

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the only problem I've had is the disc drive occasionally refusing to open but the problem mysteriously went away about a year ago and hasn't come back since so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Nah yesh my Pc is strong enough for Xenia so for the most part I’ve just been using it with the built in patchers I still want the real thing but I know the 360 has some issues and also to have to go inside the motherboard to mod it seems like a lil summer project to get all the parts

 

[Leon]

Nah

Nah yesh my Pc is strong enough for Xenia so for the most part I’ve just been using it with the built in patchers I still want the real thing but I know the 360 has some issues and also to have to go inside the motherboard to mod it seems like a lil summer project to get all the parts

For what it's worth, last i checked lost odyssey, along with blue dragon and i think infinite undescovery (if you want a mid S-E jrpg) are available on xbox live for the xbox one and series X i think.

 

[shubiduba]

Just grab a modded one from the later models and you're set. The store was closed and MSoft isn't making a dime with it anymore. Try to grab an original controller well.

Great games at an absurd variety, with one of the best gamepads ever done.

 

[rugal]

for me xbox 360 is was bad ring of death and that was it
but for my brother who did buy a later version of xbox 360 it was a great consol

and there is alot of old good games so if you find a old one cheap buy it

here are thing to check if you are to buy a old xbox 360
almost all old consols have problem you need to be a little tech knowing so you can repaire any problem

1 some old xbox 360 disc tray ejector wont open common problem but a easy fix

2 the disk reader broken or not working or its workin just not the moving parts not that easy to fix but can be done more easy just to replace the thing
note that the disk reader or the moving part almost never break i have see a few that has boken but its rare

3 replace all old fan
note replacing fan most of the time not needed but i always replace every fan in any old consol i buy mainly because i do not know how well maintain the consol is that i am going to buy
so i replace the fan just so i know that the consol will not overheat

4 make sure the usb port where you connect conroller to the consol works
easy to replace if you need to

5 check power cable port and hdmi port on xbox 360 since they can have damges or they do have come loose and are moving
even if they are loose they can work but they are reasy to replace

 

[Kestrel]

Probably not. Even ignoring the current efficacy of emulation (last I checked, it's still pretty bad) or the potential backwards-compatibility of whatever the current Xbox is (which is... decent, I think?), the 360 suffers from two simple, intractable problems: it has very few games that can *only* be played on a 360 (the only big ones left, to my knowledge, are Ace Combat 6 and Lost Odyssey); and the hardware sucks, and has a very high failure rate.

I went through three different 360s when I was a kid, more than enough to make me wash my hands of not just that specific platform, but the entire Xbox brand, forever after. It's just not worth investing in hardware that unreliable.

 

[Skeetos]

Get a later Slim or E series console. Preferrably a slim that is RGH modded. I'm trying to get an RGH myself. Ninja Gaiden 2 makes it worth it alone honestly imo. but classic xbox emulation on it has gotten better with mods recently and there are still a couple games locked to it that I think are worth it.

 

[Leon]

Probably not. Even ignoring the current efficacy of emulation (last I checked, it's still pretty bad) or the potential backwards-compatibility of whatever the current Xbox is (which is... decent, I think?), the 360 suffers from two simple, intractable problems: it has very few games that can *only* be played on a 360 (the only big ones left, to my knowledge, are Ace Combat 6 and Lost Odyssey); and the hardware sucks, and has a very high failure rate.

I went through three different 360s when I was a kid, more than enough to make me wash my hands of not just that specific platform, but the entire Xbox brand, forever after. It's just not worth investing in hardware that unreliable.

I know of 5, ace combat, lost odyssey, blue dragon, infinite undescovery and magna carta 2, otherwise yes.
The problem with that however is i know at least lost odyssey is available on the xbox live marketplace for the xbox one and series x, i think blue dragon and infinite undescovery are too, the only ones i know nothing about is ace combat 6 and magna carta 2, hence why i suggested the xb1 or series x.

 

[daratmp+wxqvs]

Fable 2, Blue Dragon, Gears of War 2 , 3 and Judgement, Saints Row 1, Crackdown 1 and 2, Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts, Perfect Dark Zero, Ninja Gaiden 2, Dead or Alive 4, Dead or Alive Xtreme 2, Naruto: The Broken Bond, Naruto: Rise of a Ninja, Viva pinata Trouble in Paradise, Kameo, Conker: Live & Reloaded, Project Sylpheed.
And as previously mentioned: Lost Odyssey, Ace Combat 6, Infinite Undescovery, Magna Carta 2.

All good games stuck on Xbox consoles, no PC or other platform release.
If you wanna play them you can either buy an Xbox Console or try Xenia emulation.

 

[Zerpina]

Nah

"I still want the real thing but I know the 360 has some issues and also to have to go inside the motherboard to mod it seems like a lil summer project to get all the parts"

They are a right Pain in the arse to JTAG/RGH depending on what version of the System, MOBO revision, and of all things the Optical drive

 

[Auriiya]

I would only if I was gonna mod it

 

[iamthemilkman]

It depends. I'd recommend looking at a list of games that aren't backwards compatible with One/Series consoles. If that list appeals to you, buy an Xbox 360. If it doesn't, grab a One X or Series X. The backwards compatibility is fantastic on those.

 

[hazys]

The cool thing about the Xbox family is the backwards compatibility, but you have to check and see which individual games are compatible with which systems. Unless there's a specific game you really want to play that isn't compatible, I'd just go ahead and get a Series S/X. The One was notoriously bad, the 360 is liable to break, and the OG Xbox is, apart from huge, a ticking time bomb of battery fluid.

It's a shame that we are only now just getting there re: Xbox emulation, there are a few really cool exclusives trapped on the OG Xbox.

 

[ShibbyDealer]

The modding scene seems pretty cool but I'm wondering how the online works. Do you need an alt account to bypass the Xbox Gold requirement? I know Microsoft can do something to your account if they notice you're playing on a hacked console.

 

[IyoTheHelpfulWolf]

I think if you have a good PC, emulation is the way to go

But it depends I guess since you love to play it on the original hardware

Xbox 360 emulation is still pretty wonky. If OP wants Xbox 360 games to just werk without a lot of fucking around, an Xbox 360 slim is the best bet. Xenia has a way to go before you can just drop most games in and have them work. Ninja Gaiden 2 specifically is a pain in the ass.

 

[DunkeyKong]

Xbox 360 emulation is still pretty wonky. If OP wants Xbox 360 games to just werk without a lot of fucking around, an Xbox 360 slim is the best bet. Xenia has a way to go before you can just drop most games in and have them work. Ninja Gaiden 2 specifically is a pain in the ass.

That's true, it depends I guess
Even though it's still quite buggy, it's still pretty good even if it's experimental

 

[Jotaro]

video games peaked with playstation 3 and xbox360, so yeah, if you find one, pick it

be sure that its a modded one from the later models and you're gucci

in case you cant

if you have strong pc specs, set up xenia, the emulator, it has been improved a lot [still needs more polish}, and you can still play a lot amount of games, semi upscaled

 

[zacharinolongpants]

It depends. I'd recommend looking at a list of games that aren't backwards compatible with One/Series consoles. If that list appeals to you, buy an Xbox 360. If it doesn't, grab a One X or Series X. The backwards compatibility is fantastic on those.

Unrelated - I just wanted to acknowledge and appreciate your Sunny Day Real Estate PfP

 

[χKai]

I love having old hardware and I really want to play Ninja Gaiden 2 on the og hardware it was meant to be played on but pulling the plug on getting one is so hard for some reason

That's odd, try blowing it and putting it back in the NES.

 

[UrielSol]

If there was a manufacturing company still making the old hardware for older systems (and even reprinting discs from time to time), i'd say go for it. Though the red ring of death, i had 3 dead 360's and called it quits on the 360.

But with them effectively forcing people to lose entire libraries because they won't make anymore of a console... No, personally i'd stay out of the console market entirely. I can't afford it.

3!? man i cant even begin to express how piss off i would be in your place

i said for collection purposes by all means, but if is only to play games hmm perphaps if you can jailbreak it has to not suffer from the need of physical copies then yeah , the 360 has amazing games on it

 

[tigg]

To play, I say absolutely not. That was one console that had so many problems, and most of the really good games are backwards compatible with the Xbox One.

Now, if you can find one ungodly cheap go for it, but I wouldn't spend more the $40 ish