Microsoft Considers Unlocking Xbox 360 Once Support Ends

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Microsoft could consider the idea of unlocking Xbox 360 once its lifecycle and developers support officially ends, according to Xbox Head Phil Spencer. The news comes as Spencer himself answered a question by a fan, hinting this could be a proper option for the future of the platform.

Even though Spencer didn't offer an "official answer", he said Microsoft will have to think about it in the future "to state our plan", as you can see in the tweet below.

Unlocking Xbox 360 would allow people to turn their consoles in emulators and put them into custom cabinets, for example, but this is just one example from the many things you could do with an unlocked system.



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Tree_FiddyPosted:

-it- I do not even see the point behind this to be honest, I rather leave it the way it is.


Did you not read the article? Basically it would rgh/jtag your Xbox allowing you to run modified code like emulators.

PinkRibbonPosted:

I do not even see the point behind this to be honest, I rather leave it the way it is.

VisorPosted:

Tree_Fiddy
ODST
Cyimking By support, I assume that we are speaking about everything including online service?


Yes. The console basically becomes a brick of hardware. You can play single player on games but you will not be able to play multiplayer from my understanding. I don't even think peer to peer will work either because there is no way to tell who has an online subscription and who doesn't.


Well you could always use another online service that uses lan over the Internet :) so online isn't completely dead


this is true! i hope they do end up unlocking it! Who remembers playing halo 1 on lan!

Tree_FiddyPosted:

ODST
Cyimking By support, I assume that we are speaking about everything including online service?


Yes. The console basically becomes a brick of hardware. You can play single player on games but you will not be able to play multiplayer from my understanding. I don't even think peer to peer will work either because there is no way to tell who has an online subscription and who doesn't.


Well you could always use another online service that uses lan over the Internet :) so online isn't completely dead

codsturePosted:

if they will stop supporting it might as well unlock it

OhSoCustomPosted:

Seems abit pointless to be honest

MubbPosted:

Dont exactly see the point to be honest

ODSTPosted:

Cyimking By support, I assume that we are speaking about everything including online service?


Yes. The console basically becomes a brick of hardware. You can play single player on games but you will not be able to play multiplayer from my understanding. I don't even think peer to peer will work either because there is no way to tell who has an online subscription and who doesn't.

CyimkingPosted:

By support, I assume that we are speaking about everything including online service?

BioPosted:

I've had mine unlocked for two years now...lol


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