modded 360's fate

[RCBH928]

Any one here has experience with modded 360's and going online?
I got a 360 and since i figured out that it will be cheaper to buy a new 360 unmodded than ordering games from america(because shipping costs is a killer for me).

Plus this way I can test out games that I dont really care about but want to experience, like that bikini fighting ninja game or King Kong.

I really don't want to play online, I just want the option to be able to download originals(are there originals that are not compatible in hard copy but available as downloads on xbox live?)

not to mention it has been almost 2 years since I got my refurbished 360 back, so it is about time it will RROD any way.

[dlmvii]

As long as you don't play online you are pretty much safe for now (even if you did, as long as you use a good image, you are as well)

[RCBH928]

so i still can download but I should not play?
what about those forceable updates, sometimes they won't let you play unless you update

[lwcook]

The WORST that can happen with a modded 360 is that you get banned from xbox live. It will not brick your console or anything like that...mostly because the only thing changed is the dvd drive's firmware.

If it's properly modded and you make sure to check the images you burn are stealth patched, you will be fine even if you play online. I say this from not only my experience but many others in the area....some that spend a LOT more online than I do.

[peace4myheart]

since we are talking about modding, does anyone know if there is a region mod for xbox360 or is it impossible to do??? wish japanese games weren't region locked!!!

[dlmvii]

since we are talking about modding, does anyone know if there is a region mod for xbox360 or is it impossible to do??? wish japanese games weren't region locked!!!

Not as of yet. Have to pony up for a Japan 360 to play those games.

[Niode]

Nobody's got past the security on the xbox 360 yet. The only reason that copied games work on a modded system is because the firmware in the drive has been flashed to ignore the disc verification check. That's why only 1 to 1 copies of games work.