You mentioned the Halo 3 servers going down. There is actually a team that has made their own servers for it called Halo 3 sunrise. I have played on it and it has a nice community.
I got a 60GB E for $35 with a controller, headset, PSU, audio out to A/V cable, A/V to SCART adapter and 8 games, and I upgraded it to 500GB, because I found a first party 500GB drive for $10. I also bought a wireless 360 controller with a brand new battery and a chatpad.
You’re not gonna wanna hear this but the 4gb e consoles sometimes have an Emmc chip which contains the system software. These chips are prone to dying.
I have 3 E models. One is the Blue edition one with a 500 GB drive. Other 2 are stock black. They are super quiet, boot up fast and have very little usage from former owners. I have had launch one. S style and I love the E for size and performance.
I bought a pre owned an Xbox 360 s today. So nice to load up a game and be able to play straight away without having to download or install anything. Hooked it up to my 24 inch monitor and the games ran very well. Tested gears of war 1,2,3, Alan Wake and Dead Rising 2.
OG Xenon and Zephyr (16.5a) = Avoid OG Falcon (14.2a) = OK but still somewhat prone to rrod OG Jasper (12.1a) = Very reliable OG model. These were pretty coveted back then. Best to also pair it with a Xenon power brick as the xenon ones were the best fat model power supplies. Slim and E: All good choices as far as reliability is concerned
@@Wolverine-ky9gk try greasing your fans with lithium grease, it doesn't eliminate the whine but i know what you're talking about. it definitely makes it a little more bearable though so give it a shot
Xbox was SO good back then! I booted up my original xbox from 2003 and realized not only can you burn CDs to have music on it just like the 360.. but i totally forgot the original xbox had its own section on the main menu JUST for your music you put on your xbox. Listening to my old tunes was incredible
There are a few issues in this comparison. All of the models had multiple motherboard revisions that have their own quirks, could have been addressed. For example phat 360s had the most and least unreliable motherboards, the later ones being (supposedly) even more reliable than slims. Then there are different possible causes for the red ring of death. A common misconception is that it means overheating, but it actually is the chip being defective, the solder breaking from motherboard flexing or something else. Even the red dot on the slims have different possible causes, you said you fixed it with the oven method but mine did it because it didnt like a device being charged off of it. I wouldnt call this an ultimate comparison. Otherwise a well edited video.
The original Xbox 360 model if you get one from late 2008 (preferably for me any time from 2009 - 2010) are the models that are the most reliable original Xbox 360 models you can buy, l would say just as reliable as the slim and E models. I switched from a slim to an Elite Jasper from 2009 recently (not because they failed, they still work) and it works like a charm, l gutted a 500gb slim hard drive to the old connector and it works as you’d expect. Having memory card support despite the sizes being small is really nice for save data and storing Xbox LIVE profiles on and despite the shit-ton of adapters l had to buy to use everything l wanted, for this model of the Xbox 360 in my opinion it is completely worth it. It’s a gorgeous console and if you get one from 2009, you can comfortably use it with no fear of it failing on you.
I had an old 360 Elite as my first foray into the HD era of gaming till it red ringed and so now currently I have a 360 Slim. Thing still runs like a champ.
The Slim runs fairly hot, so I like the extra USB ports because I can plug in a small desk fan and have it running blowing across the fan vent of the system, which helps immensely in keeping it cool. It's never RROD'd from overheating, but my first Slim actually melted some and started smoking when its cooling unit went out, and that system never RROD'd either, and while my Slim I have now has a working cooling unit, I still just try to help the system run cooler.
Doing that is a waste of time. It's an exhaust fan, of course it's gonna feel hot. The SMC dynamically adjusts the fan to run in safe temperatures. Most RRODs or RDODs are from hardware failures, not overheating (if it really was an overheating issue then you replace thermal paste or on Corona, the resistors for temp sensors) If your fan dies, replace the internal fan. I would look into the many resources published by Josh Davidson about the console's cooling system.
My Xbox Arcade is still working fine. I got the red ring a few times over 10 years ago but I would just take out the hard drive, unplug it from power, wait a bit and then turn it back on. I just always unplug the power after I use it now and I have never had an issue since. It is incredibly loud though.
I definitely recommend opening up the console, repasting all of its thermal paste, and doing a nice old dust removal. I betcha it'll (quite literally) chill out and quiet down, also furthering its life span!
@@Wolverine-ky9gk What model is your Xbox? Jasper phat models are built the best and supposedly run the smoothest. Then the slim onwards are always gonna run quieter than phats
@@Wolverine-ky9gkIf you renewed the thermal Paste ( which Job ist Not cooling but heat Transfer) its probably the worn Out Fan.( Whichs Job ist cooling). Running than beast for 10+ years does that for you. Either buy a used one online or Mod a PC Fan in there If youre savvy enough
i have the original version with kinect i keep it beacuse its my childhood i have lots of progress on it hopefully xbox series s shows my 360 progress😎
I still have my glossy black Xbox 360 S, still working like a champ (hardly makes a sound when on too) I have it under the tv next to my Series X. And sat next to those i have my OG black Xbox, awesome trilogy of systems (The Series is basically an upgrade of the One, much like what iPhone does with their iPhones')
All three versions had disc drawer problems. Sticking shut/not closing. Probably to do with the rubber band stretching. Fiddly to replace without removing cover (I've seen it done though)and you need special tool for removing cover by the looks of it. Great console otherwise and great controller (S).
13:44 I actually was using a friend's 360 at the time and couldn't get my OG Xbox game to work. When I took a look at it when connecting it to a PC, I noticed that Partition 2 was completely missing which was responsible for handling the backwards compatibility. I assumed it was a 3rd party HDD, as my friend bought the 360 used and never played any OG Xbox titles for all I know to notice the issue. Thankfully, one of their friend's had a donor 360 HDD that I was able to clone while backing up my friend's save data, so backwards compatible games worked as it should. Fun fact: I actually made a video back in 2018 that went over transferring OG Xbox saves to 360, as nobody at the time made a guide on how to do it.
Another thing you could have mentioned is that the analog port also supported VGA out and it was the only way to get 1080p out on the original model 360. It even supported a whole lot of VGA resolutions so you could connect to any number of computer monitors whether they be a VGA CRT or a LCD monitor. Component was able to do 720p or 1080i and those would have worked well on the displays of the era as well. I do not think the 360 E supports VGA due to it switching how it does analog video out. 360 on a CRT is also pretty good when it's a VGA or HD CRT. Even the SD CRT had some advantages as some games altered their resolution based on the output resolution of the console so running at 480i or 480p would yield better performance in those games that did that.
I have a few 360s. I'd recommend on any older console to do general upkeep including replacing the thermal paste. All Xbox's have been pretty easy to open up and work on.
@@SecretOfMonkeyIsland784 In my opinion the S is a bit more difficult to open if you don't have the right tools, the E being a bit easier and the original being the "easiest" (but still harder to open than something like a Gamecube or Super Nintendo).
Had 2 originals that red ringed and then Microsoft sent me an s, still have it. Just opened it up and cleaned it a few days ago. This console was my childhood
The phat models can be reliable if you keep an eye out. Xenons (05-06) if been serviced by Microsoft with newer GPUs actually can be tanks. I’ve rescued many of these systems that are reliable and nobody knows about it. Jaspers from 2008-2010 rarely ever RROD either. DO RESEARCH FOLKS
Generally, phat consoles made during and after March 2008 are perfectly reliable, if not more reliable than Slims and E consoles. At that time, Microsoft addressed GPU issues on Falcon boards that caused the majority of RRODs on Xenons and Zephyrs. The future Jasper/Tonasket boards also have very reliable GPUs. The same applies to consoles that were officially serviced by Microsoft's repair center. If using a phat console, you don't necessarily need to use an AV cable for RCA or optical audio. There are also cheap adapters that convert the AV port to output optical and RCA audio without video cables, and they're slimmer than normal AV cables so you can still use HDMI. I understand that this video is targeted towards general audiances, but I would at least mention manufacture dates of when they were fixed. I would also mention failures of 4 GB memory units on Slims and Es, a similar issue to 32 GB Wii Us.
@@matttherrien9608 Yeah, they come with Jasper/Tonasket motherboards. Those are still a bit more reliable than the older motherboards with fixed 90nm GPUs, but I don't think its a huge enough difference to just discard a perfectly reliable console because its an older motherboard. Once you put one of the fixed GPUs on an Xenon/Zephyr/Early Falcon, they are about as reliable too
@@jtchoi2003 I believe mine's a zephyr that was refurbished in June 2009. In place of a manufacturer's date, it says SRVC date. I've been desperately trying to identify my new old console. Help!
I don't want to be "that guy", but at the 3:30 mark I just wanted to put a correction. If you use the component cable on the original Xbox, you are getting HD through that. HD is a moniker for 720, which you get 720p through that cable. You can even get up to 1080i so FHD, but not 1080p. 1080p didn't come till the later Xbox had HDMI.
It's a pretty big miss not to discuss the motherboard revisions on each of these. Xenon and Zephyr were the worst phats for RROD, and Opus isn't worth having becuase of no HDMI. Falcons are okay, but Jaspers are pretty reliable consoles. As for slims, the 4GB eMMC modules have a very high failure rate, and in some cases you'll have to replace the NAND chip. People have done 16MB NAND conversions just to get around this. The Trinity 4GB modules can be removed, but the Coronas are soldered to the board. If you have a Corona 4GB, you're better off RGHing it and turning off the eMMC in the XeBuild. As for the E, it also has a chance of coming with a Corona 4GB board, which has the same problem as the slim. However, there's also the Winchester board, which cannot be RGHed, so that's another downside. The Jasper and the Trinity are typically the most sought after models because of everything stated above.
I’ve got 3original 360 models. One is an elite Jasper that I clean and re-paste regularly. It also looks like I just pulled it out of its original box. The other 2 are white falcon models, one is red ringed and the other one is in good shape.
Some board revisions of the 360 are extremely reliable. I just wanted to paint with broad strokes in this video so the average person could get the relevant information 😁
I got 2 xbox 360 slims 1 i've had since 2010 which is the stock 4gb black one with a kinect and the other one I got used in 2018 which is a Star Wars edition that makes the cool R2D2 sounds. It's been my childhood and something I often times find myself enjoying and looking back at being playing my childhood games, and the simplicity
Jasper phat is the way to go ;) Iconic design + the best reliability (I’ve had S and E’s die while my Jasper still runs perfectly) + HDMI port. It’s the last phat revision that was ever made
I had the white one that i got in 2008 for Christmas i was 13 at the time boi you don't how much this system means to me it got me through middle school all the way to the end of my highschool year so many memories with the little games I had
I got 2 different versions of the xbox 360, I have the original white xbox 360 and I have the matte black xbox 360 slim or s, I actually use my xbox 360 slim than my original xbox 360 and they both don't have a red ring of death problem, they been working real fine. The xbox 360 was a great console and a classic gaming.
I have the Xbox 360 S, and the reason there are 5 ports (3 on back; 2 front) is because so there was room for the full 4 wired controllers and 1 for an external hard drive. I had all consoles; the original had the 4 rings, i have a 360 S right now and it works great, and my dad has a 360 E.
I've got a 360 E in my room since 2014 with a nice growing collection of games for it. I've done a lan party a few times with my friends and one of them has the original 360. But we still play coop/splitscreen on most of my games from the mw trilogy to black ops 2 and minecraft. I'm considering buying a second console for system link now that I'm buying games that support larger system link matches and such.
I still have 2x of the old design Xbox 360's, one of them (2006 model) i fixed it back in the day for RROD and for a faulty DVD drive, despite fixes though of hotbox fix and an improved aftermarket cooler the 360 still RROD's. The second 360 is a year or two newer but works when last tested.
I had the arcade model of the original. Used it all the way from 2010-2016. It was a great console and served me well over those years. unfortunately, it stopped reading discs about 4 years into having it. The only way to get it to read games was to beat the top of it. Eventually, that method even stopped working.
Solution if you didn't know. This shit happened to me and haven't touched my slim for years until I took a risk. My first try I got it but I was having anxiety and hope through out the entire thing. You have to replace the disc drive with a new one. But soldering and stuff needed. First try doing that technical stuff but I got it. Can't explain how happy I was 😢😂. You would have to swap the PCB chip or key whatever it was called from the old onto the new drive. It's definitely risky but it worked for me. But be extremely careful and handle with care. It's a ugghhh kinda hideous process
Thanks for this video. While I have an Xbox 360 Elite, the fan its really LOUD and not having WiFi integrated its making me considering to get a newer version. This video gave me a better insight!
me personally i dont have a childhood nostalgic memories with the Xbox 360 but it was my first console i got in 2022 Christmas and then early august of 2023 i got the series s and played it a lot but then started playing my 360 a lot because I do have nostalgia from the game disks and all of that its just so fun.
I went back recently and played bioshock on 360 and it did not disappoint. I find myself achievement hunting this old games just for something to do and it was worth it. Nothing better than putting in a game and not having to wait for an install. I’m quite surprised that my 360 elite that I got back in 2009 still works but for how long. I’m debating on a deep clean of the console just because it’s never been opened and plan on replacing the thermal paste. I could imagine that it’s pretty dried up.
on chrismas my parents got me and my brother the 360E the year it came out, but my brother mostly played the ps3. we still have both original consoles and still work great, and a while ago when they fixed the old COD servers, i picked up some of the olds games to have a go at them and it is amazing
I agree. Original Xbox 360 models from 2009-2010 are mostly the elite models and those aren’t as susceptible to the RROD like any pro model from 2005 to 2008. I still think the smartest move is to settle for the S or the E models if people are unsure or uneasy about getting the OG model.
I get that and agree. This video was aimed at the general buyer who are only looking for Xbox 360's on a surface level. Not year, serial number, or motherboard searching. Just looking at the shape/design and purchasing. But if you know the differences in the OG model, definitely go for late 07-10 models.
@@GarrettCrespo for OG models, I respectfully believe that it's best to be cautious about the 2007 models and maybe 2008 since they're still quite susceptible to the RROD (just not as awful as the earliest ones from 2005-2006).
My dog ended up chewing up the cord of my Kinect for the Xbox 360 S. I spliced the wires to each other and wrapped it in electrical tape. It actually worked for a short while, but eventually it started to give my Xbox the red ring and turn it off. But when I unplugged the Kinect and restarted my Xbox it would be fine. I never understood how the Kinect would do that.
I got the 360 S with the Kinect when it first came out for Christmas and I’ve had probably the most fun I’ve had as a kid with that single Kinect game alone along with the entire Halo series. The only issue I had as the years went on was the console collecting dust and would shut off, then when I cleaned it in its entirety it worked just as new. But since my sisters own it now cause military life, can’t carry everything, I found a 360 E at 2nd and Charles for ~$60 and the dude was EXTREMELY hesitant on selling me the console. He gave off a huge defensive vibe and kept talking shit about the E telling me it’s the worst console out of the 3, but I said that I didn’t care and to sell me it and he ended up doing so. Then when I got home I looked inside through the door, that shit came with a 500GB hard drive and a crisp clicky controller
Late Falcon models from 2008 are okay for the most part but the Jasper models have the best reliability of all OG models. For those who worry deeply about the RROD, I'd definitely say avoid the Xenon, Zephyrs, and early falcon models from 2007 at all costs since those are the most susceptible to the RROD.
I bought the OG 360 soon as I could (about 3 months) find it in a store after launch. Did I have to send it in three times? Yes...But, I still use it and, it's my favorite version of all 360's. Well, excluding themed slim 360's. I have the Halo 4 360 slim and really love that one too. Honestly use it more. To prolong my OG 360's life. But the og 360 still looks really great to me!
I just booted up my 360 again today after not touching it for a few years and I was wondering why the quality looked so bad, well turns out I was still using AV instead of HDMI and this video just made me realize that.
About 2 hours ago my xbox 360 showed the beautiful red ring of death or hardware failure -.- i did not know the xbox 360 e was a thing but after your video i think i will spent a bit more and get the 3 model, as you say if you just wanna play xbox games get the E and i just wanna play my disc games so i will hunt for that one :D thank you for a really really great comparison video i did not know i needed.
I’m looking into buying a 360 due to the fact that modern game companies are erasing older games and want to turn gaming into a service and have everything all digital while literally owning nothing and having access to only the license. Modern gaming is turning into a dystopian nightmare 😢 I’m most likely going to purchase a Xbox 360 E. I miss the halo/gears of war/left 4 dead era of gaming. These modern games companies nowadays hate the consumer and are hell bent on greed and control. We as gamers who remember the good old days have to resort to older gen consoles to preserve the older games which in my opinion are far better than the games being released today and that’s why they’re beginning to erase older games off the market especially with physical copies
Yup, and it's not just gaming it's destroying - everything is going 'rent' to use only. It's horrific. I still have my 360 and recently played all the Gears games, and was happy to see they still hold up really well (for the most part). Gears 3 is still impressive visually and even the last couple of chapters of the first game looked really damn good. Gears 2 campaign however had enough clunky control sections that led me to giving up on it as it was basically unplayable and I don't have the patience to endure this abuse anymore! Halo anniversary looks and plays great still - one of my all time favourites. Updates for the Gears games took seconds (not like current train wreck releases of GB's) and all the games can be picked up used for almost nothing so yeah, go for it! ☺️👍
Great video good comparison of models I originally had a xbox 360 in 2006 moved over too playstation in 2012 got hold off a slim model in 2021 and have an e model as well collected nearly 150 games since then as they are so cheap at the moment great console good selection of games out there I would highly recommend one in 2023 anyway all the best 👍
The slim was the one for me I just liked the color/mat black finish and slim design, it didn’t stand out as much while I was playing games but was a welcomed sight when observed also the connect was an ok add on
I've got 2 broken originals, 1 Elite, 1 S, and 1 E. My S seems to be overheating, getting really loud, running really slowly, and freezing up these days. So now I'm using the E.
I am going thru backlog of xbox 360 RPG now but I vividly remember finding out that Xbox 360 didn't come with wifi nor hdmi support out of the box because when I got my PS3 back in 2006, all those were included out of the box. That explained why PS3 were much more expensive.
I didn't know, or maybe I did, and it slipped my mind that there was a final Xbox 360 revision after the S model. I had an original model 360, which didn't have HDMI, but then again, I didn't have an HDTV in those days. Later on, I got a 360 Arcade model, which had the HDMI slot, and I got it used at GameStop. I still have it, but it's pretty much a POS. I mean, the console still works, but the DVD drive is stuck. Anyway, I was looking around on cheap deals on OfferUp one day, and I came across someone selling a 360 S for $50. Well, the console and controllers were $50. The seller also had games that were sold separately, so I paid around $60, maybe $75. Later on, I found a 500GB Xbox 360 hard drive on Amazon which I bought. I can understand how touch sensitive buttons can be a turn-off for some people. Hell, I didn't like them on the fat model PS3. Gladly, the slim and super slim revisions used physical buttons for the eject and power. I like the design of the Xbox 360 S. It's a really cool design.
Just wanted to point a few things you got wrong. The original Xbox 360 systems that came out are dubbed the Zephyr and Xenon. The Xenon was the only Xbox without hmdi. The Xenon was advertised as a cheaper option in 2005. Yet the zephyr and Xeon are both models that you want to avoid. Fun fact Zephyr consoles were still being manufactured up until 2007, you can see this with a lot of the halo 3 Xbox 360 consoles. The elite console introduced the falcon motherboard. However it was still untrainable. The falcon did see slight changes in late 2008, making anything with the manufacturer date from August 2008 reliable to use. The next board revision was the jasper, by far the most reliable board, and is even debatable being more reliable than the Slim's. This was the last phat board revision, they were only made in 2009-2010, making these the must have version when going for an older looking Xbox 360. Also I'd like to note that rrod is a spectrum of hardware faults. This is why the secondary error code is important when diagnosing these rrod systems. The biggest rrod cause is a GPU failure, this is because chip manufactures didn't put enough silicone in the GPU. Causing it to fail over multiple play sessions. That rrod was the reason why so many of these systems failed, and we're mainly seen on Zephyrs and Xeon as they were shipped with a defective GPU.
My Xbox 360 Slim was made back in 2011. It still runs just as smooth as it did back then. I still go on it to play a few games now and then. I plan on collecting more Xbox 360 games just to have a collection to play. I know at some point my Xbox 360 will die on me and it feels like that time is near knowing it is almost 13 years old and it's never been taken apart for replacement parts or cleaned.
The one that I have got is the XBOX 360 E. This was the first Microsoft console in 2014 for Christmas and it is still working as of 2024. I love it the console, the controller pretty much everything with it. But i do kind of agree with it having half matte and half gloss finish (which I get it it was at the same time the release of the Xbox one). One thing was not covered though is this version XBOX 360 E also either not or less likely to get the red ring of death?. Favorite version overall despite Microsoft shutting down Xbox marketplace…
I have a soft spot for the arcade since it was both my first game console, and the first Xbox I ever owned, but I would be lying if I said I didn't think the 360s design was sleek, I still own my original Xbox from when I was a kid, but I feel like getting a slim to mod it and put RH3 on it
It's amazing how much better the 360 aged than the Xbox one. At the end of the Xbox one generation any game played felt awful because it was running at less than 30 fps. The 360 never felt ancient even though it was. I will say now that the 360 store is closing a large portion of the conversation should be home easy it is to mod.
The Kinect was slept on tbh when I would break my headset i could just plug in the Kinect and still talk to your buddy’s in a Xbox live party and run black ops 1
Installing games was a life saver for me as a kid that didn't take care of things. I had a copy of Black Ops that had a nasty chip in it and it only worked in my Xbox (after like 5 tries) because of this. I don't think I ever fully realized I wouldn't be able to play the game if I ever uninstalled it but I never did at least.
I loved the original 360 unfortunately I did eventually get red ring of death, so I bought an E at the end of the generation and now it looks more sleek next to my ps4 lol
These days for controllers, I'd say if someone is trying to find working controllers in good condition, it's better to get a Hyperkin Xenon and Brook Wingman converter to make it work on 360. Good modern high-quality controller that is near 1-to-1 with the 360 controller.
I got two brand new in box 360slims for £230 and £140 Not the best price for normal black slims but very nice boxes and accessories, one has Kinect too
Had a 20 GB Pro for over a Decade, And 1.5 Years Ago, My disc drive was being picky (meaning it would read some games and some wont read, so Fast foward to 2024, i have a White Xbox 360 S On the way
I got an Xbox 360 S yesterday for the reason that the Xbox Series X doesn’t play ALL Xbox, Xbox 360 games like the Wii U would play ALL Wii games.
Can you play all xbox games with 360 ?
@@doomguy979no, don't know why the comment worded it like that
Where did you get it? If you got it online then where pls
@@doomguy979 not all but way more than the Xbox One and Series
@@giftigkeit1176 thanx
If ms ever decides to make an xbox 360 mini everyone know that the design of it will certainly be the OG white 360. It was such an iconic design.
That'd be awesome 😭🙏
That isn't happening, because the offline-ness and physicality of the console and games isnt something microsoft supports today.
You mentioned the Halo 3 servers going down. There is actually a team that has made their own servers for it called Halo 3 sunrise. I have played on it and it has a nice community.
Wait, for real?! Man, I have to get an RGH Xbox 360 as soon as I can!
Especially now that GTA Online has also returned via GTA:OG
@mark030a you can play with them on retail consoles too.
*I got a E for $45 with a stinky 4GB this month and love it* 💡
Nahh bro 😂😆 I owned one since last year😅
I got a 60GB E for $35 with a controller, headset, PSU, audio out to A/V cable, A/V to SCART adapter and 8 games, and I upgraded it to 500GB, because I found a first party 500GB drive for $10. I also bought a wireless 360 controller with a brand new battery and a chatpad.
You’re not gonna wanna hear this but the 4gb e consoles sometimes have an Emmc chip which contains the system software. These chips are prone to dying.
@@luisk11modshop *crap* 💩
Get a HDD for it
I have 3 E models. One is the Blue edition one with a 500 GB drive. Other 2 are stock black.
They are super quiet, boot up fast and have very little usage from former owners.
I have had launch one. S style and I love the E for size and performance.
Loved the blue one ! What a great color.
How much you’re selling the blue for ?
I bought a pre owned an Xbox 360 s today. So nice to load up a game and be able to play straight away without having to download or install anything. Hooked it up to my 24 inch monitor and the games ran very well. Tested gears of war 1,2,3, Alan Wake and Dead Rising 2.
Fr!!!!
OG Xenon and Zephyr (16.5a) = Avoid
OG Falcon (14.2a) = OK but still somewhat prone to rrod
OG Jasper (12.1a) = Very reliable OG model. These were pretty coveted back then. Best to also pair it with a Xenon power brick as the xenon ones were the best fat model power supplies.
Slim and E: All good choices as far as reliability is concerned
I still have my jasper. Disc drive gets stuck so I have to leave a disc inside the drive to prevent jamming.
Your 360s disc tray sticks because the tray belt is slipping, you should replace the belt to fix sticking tray.
honestly the only reason why to buy an OG xbox 360 is because RGH 3 is so much easier on them but a bit more glitchy
My jasper xbox 360 is very loud even after i replaced the thermal paste idk why
@@Wolverine-ky9gk try greasing your fans with lithium grease, it doesn't eliminate the whine but i know what you're talking about. it definitely makes it a little more bearable though so give it a shot
Just got a 360 E model last week and I love it. It's the only 360 I've never owned and it has definitely grown on me.
Still runnin?
Xbox was SO good back then!
I booted up my original xbox from 2003 and realized not only can you burn CDs to have music on it just like the 360.. but i totally forgot the original xbox had its own section on the main menu JUST for your music you put on your xbox. Listening to my old tunes was incredible
There are a few issues in this comparison. All of the models had multiple motherboard revisions that have their own quirks, could have been addressed. For example phat 360s had the most and least unreliable motherboards, the later ones being (supposedly) even more reliable than slims. Then there are different possible causes for the red ring of death. A common misconception is that it means overheating, but it actually is the chip being defective, the solder breaking from motherboard flexing or something else. Even the red dot on the slims have different possible causes, you said you fixed it with the oven method but mine did it because it didnt like a device being charged off of it. I wouldnt call this an ultimate comparison. Otherwise a well edited video.
He also mentions that the largest memory card was 256MB but it was actually 512MB. 3:51
Yep. Jasper consoles were the toughest beasts
The slim is objectively the best one.
And he never mentions backwards compatibility for games though I heard the last 360 iteration removed backwards compatibility.
That's not true. All 360's have backwards compatibility as long as you have an official hard drive.@@kristinaF54
The original Xbox 360 model if you get one from late 2008 (preferably for me any time from 2009 - 2010) are the models that are the most reliable original Xbox 360 models you can buy, l would say just as reliable as the slim and E models. I switched from a slim to an Elite Jasper from 2009 recently (not because they failed, they still work) and it works like a charm, l gutted a 500gb slim hard drive to the old connector and it works as you’d expect. Having memory card support despite the sizes being small is really nice for save data and storing Xbox LIVE profiles on and despite the shit-ton of adapters l had to buy to use everything l wanted, for this model of the Xbox 360 in my opinion it is completely worth it. It’s a gorgeous console and if you get one from 2009, you can comfortably use it with no fear of it failing on you.
How you put slim harddrive in fat xbox?
@@happinessiseverything8990 you just cut off the top part of the case and then you can take out the hard drive
Similiar with me, I sold my falcon 360 arcade for a jasper elite that's from 2009.
They're also as much as 5 years older than the e which I would factor into its expected lifespan.
I bought a loose Kronos for 20 bucks. I will be cleaning it shortly.
I had an old 360 Elite as my first foray into the HD era of gaming till it red ringed and so now currently I have a 360 Slim. Thing still runs like a champ.
The Slim runs fairly hot, so I like the extra USB ports because I can plug in a small desk fan and have it running blowing across the fan vent of the system, which helps immensely in keeping it cool. It's never RROD'd from overheating, but my first Slim actually melted some and started smoking when its cooling unit went out, and that system never RROD'd either, and while my Slim I have now has a working cooling unit, I still just try to help the system run cooler.
Doing that is a waste of time. It's an exhaust fan, of course it's gonna feel hot. The SMC dynamically adjusts the fan to run in safe temperatures. Most RRODs or RDODs are from hardware failures, not overheating (if it really was an overheating issue then you replace thermal paste or on Corona, the resistors for temp sensors)
If your fan dies, replace the internal fan. I would look into the many resources published by Josh Davidson about the console's cooling system.
@@jtchoi2003 if nothing else, keeps the room cooler. 360 slims heat up the room like a furnace
My Xbox Arcade is still working fine. I got the red ring a few times over 10 years ago but I would just take out the hard drive, unplug it from power, wait a bit and then turn it back on. I just always unplug the power after I use it now and I have never had an issue since. It is incredibly loud though.
I definitely recommend opening up the console, repasting all of its thermal paste, and doing a nice old dust removal. I betcha it'll (quite literally) chill out and quiet down, also furthering its life span!
@@JuiceboxCE i did that with mine its sill very loud, i watched other videos about Xbox 360 phat and im jealous why mine sounds very loud
@@Wolverine-ky9gk What model is your Xbox? Jasper phat models are built the best and supposedly run the smoothest. Then the slim onwards are always gonna run quieter than phats
@@Wolverine-ky9gkIf you renewed the thermal Paste ( which Job ist Not cooling but heat Transfer) its probably the worn Out Fan.( Whichs Job ist cooling).
Running than beast for 10+ years does that for you. Either buy a used one online or Mod a PC Fan in there If youre savvy enough
My launch Xbox 360 still works and I’m never selling it 😂💀
i have the original version with kinect i keep it beacuse its my childhood i have lots of progress on it hopefully xbox series s shows my 360 progress😎
That’s amazing! I wouldn’t sell it either
I give it 1 more year
I got rid of my xbox 360. Now I'm working my but off to get it back.😂
@@Milkmangood58 almost one year later since you left this comment, still works
I still have my glossy black Xbox 360 S, still working like a champ (hardly makes a sound when on too) I have it under the tv next to my Series X. And sat next to those i have my OG black Xbox, awesome trilogy of systems (The Series is basically an upgrade of the One, much like what iPhone does with their iPhones')
What do you mean just an upgrade of the one?
All three versions had disc drawer problems. Sticking shut/not closing. Probably to do with the rubber band stretching. Fiddly to replace without removing cover (I've seen it done though)and you need special tool for removing cover by the looks of it. Great console otherwise and great controller (S).
Oh, yeah I prefer the E.
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I actually was using a friend's 360 at the time and couldn't get my OG Xbox game to work. When I took a look at it when connecting it to a PC, I noticed that Partition 2 was completely missing which was responsible for handling the backwards compatibility. I assumed it was a 3rd party HDD, as my friend bought the 360 used and never played any OG Xbox titles for all I know to notice the issue.
Thankfully, one of their friend's had a donor 360 HDD that I was able to clone while backing up my friend's save data, so backwards compatible games worked as it should.
Fun fact: I actually made a video back in 2018 that went over transferring OG Xbox saves to 360, as nobody at the time made a guide on how to do it.
i like your profile picture :)
Another thing you could have mentioned is that the analog port also supported VGA out and it was the only way to get 1080p out on the original model 360. It even supported a whole lot of VGA resolutions so you could connect to any number of computer monitors whether they be a VGA CRT or a LCD monitor. Component was able to do 720p or 1080i and those would have worked well on the displays of the era as well. I do not think the 360 E supports VGA due to it switching how it does analog video out.
360 on a CRT is also pretty good when it's a VGA or HD CRT. Even the SD CRT had some advantages as some games altered their resolution based on the output resolution of the console so running at 480i or 480p would yield better performance in those games that did that.
I have a few 360s. I'd recommend on any older console to do general upkeep including replacing the thermal paste. All Xbox's have been pretty easy to open up and work on.
Taking the case off on a 2006 model 360 is fiddly, id hate to know what a hard to replace case is if thats considered easy.
@@SecretOfMonkeyIsland784 In my opinion the S is a bit more difficult to open if you don't have the right tools, the E being a bit easier and the original being the "easiest" (but still harder to open than something like a Gamecube or Super Nintendo).
I personally have the 360 slim. I always thought it was a 360 Elite. Still works too. It also has i believe 500GB. Not sure.
Had 2 originals that red ringed and then Microsoft sent me an s, still have it. Just opened it up and cleaned it a few days ago.
This console was my childhood
A negative for the S is the touch button sensor after a while starts to finicky and beep randomly
The phat models can be reliable if you keep an eye out. Xenons (05-06) if been serviced by Microsoft with newer GPUs actually can be tanks. I’ve rescued many of these systems that are reliable and nobody knows about it. Jaspers from 2008-2010 rarely ever RROD either.
DO RESEARCH FOLKS
Generally, phat consoles made during and after March 2008 are perfectly reliable, if not more reliable than Slims and E consoles. At that time, Microsoft addressed GPU issues on Falcon boards that caused the majority of RRODs on Xenons and Zephyrs. The future Jasper/Tonasket boards also have very reliable GPUs. The same applies to consoles that were officially serviced by Microsoft's repair center.
If using a phat console, you don't necessarily need to use an AV cable for RCA or optical audio. There are also cheap adapters that convert the AV port to output optical and RCA audio without video cables, and they're slimmer than normal AV cables so you can still use HDMI.
I understand that this video is targeted towards general audiances, but I would at least mention manufacture dates of when they were fixed. I would also mention failures of 4 GB memory units on Slims and Es, a similar issue to 32 GB Wii Us.
From what I gathered, the phats that came sept 2009 and later are the most coveted.
@@matttherrien9608 Yeah, they come with Jasper/Tonasket motherboards. Those are still a bit more reliable than the older motherboards with fixed 90nm GPUs, but I don't think its a huge enough difference to just discard a perfectly reliable console because its an older motherboard. Once you put one of the fixed GPUs on an Xenon/Zephyr/Early Falcon, they are about as reliable too
@@jtchoi2003 I believe mine's a zephyr that was refurbished in June 2009. In place of a manufacturer's date, it says SRVC date.
I've been desperately trying to identify my new old console. Help!
@@matttherrien9608 It probably has a reliable GPU. If you want to be absolutely 100% sure, then open it up to take off the GPU heatsink.
@@jtchoi2003 Do you think if it had been refurbished a little later it may have received a Tonasket motherboard?
I don't want to be "that guy", but at the 3:30 mark I just wanted to put a correction. If you use the component cable on the original Xbox, you are getting HD through that. HD is a moniker for 720, which you get 720p through that cable. You can even get up to 1080i so FHD, but not 1080p. 1080p didn't come till the later Xbox had HDMI.
Fair enough. I guess I should have probably specified 1080p when talking about the differences in cables. Thanks for the clarification!
1080p came on the very first models when using the VGA cable which is how I connected mine. I had a launch edition.
It's a pretty big miss not to discuss the motherboard revisions on each of these.
Xenon and Zephyr were the worst phats for RROD, and Opus isn't worth having becuase of no HDMI. Falcons are okay, but Jaspers are pretty reliable consoles.
As for slims, the 4GB eMMC modules have a very high failure rate, and in some cases you'll have to replace the NAND chip. People have done 16MB NAND conversions just to get around this. The Trinity 4GB modules can be removed, but the Coronas are soldered to the board. If you have a Corona 4GB, you're better off RGHing it and turning off the eMMC in the XeBuild.
As for the E, it also has a chance of coming with a Corona 4GB board, which has the same problem as the slim. However, there's also the Winchester board, which cannot be RGHed, so that's another downside.
The Jasper and the Trinity are typically the most sought after models because of everything stated above.
my dog turned my xbox one halo 5 console off all he time with his tail
I’ve got 3original 360 models. One is an elite Jasper that I clean and re-paste regularly. It also looks like I just pulled it out of its original box. The other 2 are white falcon models, one is red ringed and the other one is in good shape.
Got my 360 in 08 and its still working perfectly
Some board revisions of the 360 are extremely reliable. I just wanted to paint with broad strokes in this video so the average person could get the relevant information 😁
I got 2 xbox 360 slims
1 i've had since 2010 which is the stock 4gb black one with a kinect and the other one I got used in 2018 which is a Star Wars edition that makes the cool R2D2 sounds. It's been my childhood and something I often times find myself enjoying and looking back at being playing my childhood games, and the simplicity
Jasper phat is the way to go ;) Iconic design + the best reliability (I’ve had S and E’s die while my Jasper still runs perfectly) + HDMI port. It’s the last phat revision that was ever made
I had the white one that i got in 2008 for Christmas i was 13 at the time boi you don't how much this system means to me it got me through middle school all the way to the end of my highschool year so many memories with the little games I had
I like the way the last Xbox 360 looks it looks really cool
THANK YOU, FINALLY SOMEONE AGREES
I got 2 different versions of the xbox 360, I have the original white xbox 360 and I have the matte black xbox 360 slim or s, I actually use my xbox 360 slim than my original xbox 360 and they both don't have a red ring of death problem, they been working real fine. The xbox 360 was a great console and a classic gaming.
I have the Xbox 360 S, and the reason there are 5 ports (3 on back; 2 front) is because so there was room for the full 4 wired controllers and 1 for an external hard drive. I had all consoles; the original had the 4 rings, i have a 360 S right now and it works great, and my dad has a 360 E.
My 360 Slim died last year unfortenetly. Most of my library is backwards compatible tho and I'm glad I can still enjoy these games on my Series X :)
I've got a 360 E in my room since 2014 with a nice growing collection of games for it. I've done a lan party a few times with my friends and one of them has the original 360. But we still play coop/splitscreen on most of my games from the mw trilogy to black ops 2 and minecraft.
I'm considering buying a second console for system link now that I'm buying games that support larger system link matches and such.
Xbox 360 Ultimate Comparison guide was definitely apt! Great video! :)
I still have 2x of the old design Xbox 360's, one of them (2006 model) i fixed it back in the day for RROD and for a faulty DVD drive, despite fixes though of hotbox fix and an improved aftermarket cooler the 360 still RROD's. The second 360 is a year or two newer but works when last tested.
the video was already interesting but man you got me at "man, I love couch coop"
me too bro, me too
Found my 360 s in storage. Starting to find games for it and building a collection. I missed this box so much ❤
I purchased a Xbox 360 E in 2013 and it is running strong and smooth!
The slim was and is the best version of 360. Most durable and best design by far. And all those beautifully themed 360s for the slim
Aye it’s really cool that you have the achievement hunter/rooster teeth signatures rip to a golden era 😢
The Jasper and Trinity slim are the best in my opinion as they're the easiest to mod and are reliable
As an avid 360 gamer with experience repairing various models, those 2 models are the ones I recommend the most.
I had the arcade model of the original. Used it all the way from 2010-2016. It was a great console and served me well over those years. unfortunately, it stopped reading discs about 4 years into having it. The only way to get it to read games was to beat the top of it. Eventually, that method even stopped working.
Solution if you didn't know. This shit happened to me and haven't touched my slim for years until I took a risk. My first try I got it but I was having anxiety and hope through out the entire thing. You have to replace the disc drive with a new one. But soldering and stuff needed. First try doing that technical stuff but I got it. Can't explain how happy I was 😢😂. You would have to swap the PCB chip or key whatever it was called from the old onto the new drive. It's definitely risky but it worked for me. But be extremely careful and handle with care. It's a ugghhh kinda hideous process
as someone who has the xbox 360 original from 2006, i can say it is doing honestly good
Thanks for this video. While I have an Xbox 360 Elite, the fan its really LOUD and not having WiFi integrated its making me considering to get a newer version. This video gave me a better insight!
me personally i dont have a childhood nostalgic memories with the Xbox 360 but it was my first console i got in 2022 Christmas and then early august of 2023 i got the series s and played it a lot but then started playing my 360 a lot because I do have nostalgia from the game disks and all of that its just so fun.
I went back recently and played bioshock on 360 and it did not disappoint. I find myself achievement hunting this old games just for something to do and it was worth it. Nothing better than putting in a game and not having to wait for an install. I’m quite surprised that my 360 elite that I got back in 2009 still works but for how long. I’m debating on a deep clean of the console just because it’s never been opened and plan on replacing the thermal paste. I could imagine that it’s pretty dried up.
on chrismas my parents got me and my brother the 360E the year it came out, but my brother mostly played the ps3. we still have both original consoles and still work great, and a while ago when they fixed the old COD servers, i picked up some of the olds games to have a go at them and it is amazing
Xbox 360 Models Ranked:
1. S
2. E
3. Original
OG Xbox 360’s from 2009-2010 are actually really reliable, owned one forever and still works.
I agree. Original Xbox 360 models from 2009-2010 are mostly the elite models and those aren’t as susceptible to the RROD like any pro model from 2005 to 2008. I still think the smartest move is to settle for the S or the E models if people are unsure or uneasy about getting the OG model.
@@PackBrewBadgeWI4 in particular, the Jasper motherboards are quite reliable.
I get that and agree. This video was aimed at the general buyer who are only looking for Xbox 360's on a surface level. Not year, serial number, or motherboard searching. Just looking at the shape/design and purchasing. But if you know the differences in the OG model, definitely go for late 07-10 models.
@@GarrettCrespo for OG models, I respectfully believe that it's best to be cautious about the 2007 models and maybe 2008 since they're still quite susceptible to the RROD (just not as awful as the earliest ones from 2005-2006).
@@PackBrewBadgeWI4 Fair enough. Either way, I was definitely aiming to just make it simple for people with general knowledge of the Xbox.
My dog ended up chewing up the cord of my Kinect for the Xbox 360 S. I spliced the wires to each other and wrapped it in electrical tape. It actually worked for a short while, but eventually it started to give my Xbox the red ring and turn it off. But when I unplugged the Kinect and restarted my Xbox it would be fine. I never understood how the Kinect would do that.
I got the 360 S with the Kinect when it first came out for Christmas and I’ve had probably the most fun I’ve had as a kid with that single Kinect game alone along with the entire Halo series. The only issue I had as the years went on was the console collecting dust and would shut off, then when I cleaned it in its entirety it worked just as new. But since my sisters own it now cause military life, can’t carry everything, I found a 360 E at 2nd and Charles for ~$60 and the dude was EXTREMELY hesitant on selling me the console. He gave off a huge defensive vibe and kept talking shit about the E telling me it’s the worst console out of the 3, but I said that I didn’t care and to sell me it and he ended up doing so. Then when I got home I looked inside through the door, that shit came with a 500GB hard drive and a crisp clicky controller
The jasper models from 2008-2010 are my favorite
Late Falcon models from 2008 are okay for the most part but the Jasper models have the best reliability of all OG models. For those who worry deeply about the RROD, I'd definitely say avoid the Xenon, Zephyrs, and early falcon models from 2007 at all costs since those are the most susceptible to the RROD.
I bought the OG 360 soon as I could (about 3 months) find it in a store after launch. Did I have to send it in three times? Yes...But, I still use it and, it's my favorite version of all 360's. Well, excluding themed slim 360's. I have the Halo 4 360 slim and really love that one too. Honestly use it more. To prolong my OG 360's life. But the og 360 still looks really great to me!
Well, I'm getting an Xbox 360 S... gotta watch out for my cat. Oh wait! I don't have one!
I use a Seagate 2tb external drive to store all of my games and I can store original Xbox games on it, really handy to have honestly
I just booted up my 360 again today after not touching it for a few years and I was wondering why the quality looked so bad, well turns out I was still using AV instead of HDMI and this video just made me realize that.
About 2 hours ago my xbox 360 showed the beautiful red ring of death or hardware failure -.- i did not know the xbox 360 e was a thing but after your video i think i will spent a bit more and get the 3 model, as you say if you just wanna play xbox games get the E and i just wanna play my disc games so i will hunt for that one :D thank you for a really really great comparison video i did not know i needed.
My fat og 360 is from 09 and still works it was one of the last revisions before the slim was around the corner lol
Not All FAT are not reliable...The Jasper one was a beast.
agreed
forget abou all the 360s. the miku tie shirt is super neat!
I got Xbox 360 Arcade I believe. Got it for 10 bucks from a friend. I managed to make it function and I must say Halo 4 is quite fun!
I bought the E to retire my Elite. Got it with 250Gb and liquid metall cooled it for fun. I did this in 2018 or 2019 and it still works 👍🏻
"Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end."
I’m looking into buying a 360 due to the fact that modern game companies are erasing older games and want to turn gaming into a service and have everything all digital while literally owning nothing and having access to only the license. Modern gaming is turning into a dystopian nightmare 😢 I’m most likely going to purchase a Xbox 360 E. I miss the halo/gears of war/left 4 dead era of gaming. These modern games companies nowadays hate the consumer and are hell bent on greed and control. We as gamers who remember the good old days have to resort to older gen consoles to preserve the older games which in my opinion are far better than the games being released today and that’s why they’re beginning to erase older games off the market especially with physical copies
Yup, and it's not just gaming it's destroying - everything is going 'rent' to use only. It's horrific. I still have my 360 and recently played all the Gears games, and was happy to see they still hold up really well (for the most part). Gears 3 is still impressive visually and even the last couple of chapters of the first game looked really damn good. Gears 2 campaign however had enough clunky control sections that led me to giving up on it as it was basically unplayable and I don't have the patience to endure this abuse anymore! Halo anniversary looks and plays great still - one of my all time favourites. Updates for the Gears games took seconds (not like current train wreck releases of GB's) and all the games can be picked up used for almost nothing so yeah, go for it! ☺️👍
Still using my 250gb Slim in 2024, my only complaint is that it runs super hot and does require a good cleaning every now and then.
the innovation, the sleak design, the pushing to the limits, the xbox 360 was peak
Great video good comparison of models I originally had a xbox 360 in 2006 moved over too playstation in 2012 got hold off a slim model in 2021 and have an e model as well collected nearly 150 games since then as they are so cheap at the moment great console good selection of games out there I would highly recommend one in 2023 anyway all the best 👍
You forgot to mention that the faceplate can be changed with custom ones for the original 360.
The original Xbox 360 did have a digital HD output. It had a DVI out. I know because I had the DVI cable hooked up to my rear projection TV.
The slim was the one for me I just liked the color/mat black finish and slim design, it didn’t stand out as much while I was playing games but was a welcomed sight when observed also the connect was an ok add on
I've got 2 broken originals, 1 Elite, 1 S, and 1 E. My S seems to be overheating, getting really loud, running really slowly, and freezing up these days. So now I'm using the E.
You don't need an optical cable for surround sound. Most AV receivers use the HDMI port for 5.1 audio.
Very true. I forgot about that cause I’ve only ever used optical for my system. Thanks for the comment!
I am going thru backlog of xbox 360 RPG now but I vividly remember finding out that Xbox 360 didn't come with wifi nor hdmi support out of the box because when I got my PS3 back in 2006, all those were included out of the box. That explained why PS3 were much more expensive.
The Blu-ray player and dedicated PS2 hardware inside also hiked up the PS3 prices. But I agree
I’m Xbox 360 collector lol 😂 but I like all them models they all have some amazing qualities
Plus I’m watching this video on my Xbox 360 😂
I still uses the XBOX 360 s and I think is the best one😊
I didn't know, or maybe I did, and it slipped my mind that there was a final Xbox 360 revision after the S model. I had an original model 360, which didn't have HDMI, but then again, I didn't have an HDTV in those days. Later on, I got a 360 Arcade model, which had the HDMI slot, and I got it used at GameStop. I still have it, but it's pretty much a POS. I mean, the console still works, but the DVD drive is stuck. Anyway, I was looking around on cheap deals on OfferUp one day, and I came across someone selling a 360 S for $50. Well, the console and controllers were $50. The seller also had games that were sold separately, so I paid around $60, maybe $75. Later on, I found a 500GB Xbox 360 hard drive on Amazon which I bought. I can understand how touch sensitive buttons can be a turn-off for some people. Hell, I didn't like them on the fat model PS3. Gladly, the slim and super slim revisions used physical buttons for the eject and power. I like the design of the Xbox 360 S. It's a really cool design.
Just wanted to point a few things you got wrong. The original Xbox 360 systems that came out are dubbed the Zephyr and Xenon. The Xenon was the only Xbox without hmdi. The Xenon was advertised as a cheaper option in 2005.
Yet the zephyr and Xeon are both models that you want to avoid. Fun fact Zephyr consoles were still being manufactured up until 2007, you can see this with a lot of the halo 3 Xbox 360 consoles.
The elite console introduced the falcon motherboard. However it was still untrainable. The falcon did see slight changes in late 2008, making anything with the manufacturer date from August 2008 reliable to use.
The next board revision was the jasper, by far the most reliable board, and is even debatable being more reliable than the Slim's. This was the last phat board revision, they were only made in 2009-2010, making these the must have version when going for an older looking Xbox 360.
Also I'd like to note that rrod is a spectrum of hardware faults. This is why the secondary error code is important when diagnosing these rrod systems. The biggest rrod cause is a GPU failure, this is because chip manufactures didn't put enough silicone in the GPU. Causing it to fail over multiple play sessions. That rrod was the reason why so many of these systems failed, and we're mainly seen on Zephyrs and Xeon as they were shipped with a defective GPU.
My Xbox 360 Slim was made back in 2011. It still runs just as smooth as it did back then. I still go on it to play a few games now and then. I plan on collecting more Xbox 360 games just to have a collection to play. I know at some point my Xbox 360 will die on me and it feels like that time is near knowing it is almost 13 years old and it's never been taken apart for replacement parts or cleaned.
The one that I have got is the XBOX 360 E. This was the first Microsoft console in 2014 for Christmas and it is still working as of 2024. I love it the console, the controller pretty much everything with it. But i do kind of agree with it having half matte and half gloss finish (which I get it it was at the same time the release of the Xbox one). One thing was not covered though is this version XBOX 360 E also either not or less likely to get the red ring of death?. Favorite version overall despite Microsoft shutting down Xbox marketplace…
I have a soft spot for the arcade since it was both my first game console, and the first Xbox I ever owned, but I would be lying if I said I didn't think the 360s design was sleek, I still own my original Xbox from when I was a kid, but I feel like getting a slim to mod it and put RH3 on it
Optical audio is great, but I like the headphone jack for music games like Rocksmith because there's less delay with that format.
It's amazing how much better the 360 aged than the Xbox one. At the end of the Xbox one generation any game played felt awful because it was running at less than 30 fps. The 360 never felt ancient even though it was. I will say now that the 360 store is closing a large portion of the conversation should be home easy it is to mod.
Xbox 360 is the GOAT Gaming System
Love my Star Wars Slim model…except when my dog accidentally turns it off with his nose
The Kinect was slept on tbh when I would break my headset i could just plug in the Kinect and still talk to your buddy’s in a Xbox live party and run black ops 1
I have an Elite from 2010 that's still going strong, plugged in back at my parents.
Installing games was a life saver for me as a kid that didn't take care of things. I had a copy of Black Ops that had a nasty chip in it and it only worked in my Xbox (after like 5 tries) because of this. I don't think I ever fully realized I wouldn't be able to play the game if I ever uninstalled it but I never did at least.
I loved the original 360 unfortunately I did eventually get red ring of death, so I bought an E at the end of the generation and now it looks more sleek next to my ps4 lol
These days for controllers, I'd say if someone is trying to find working controllers in good condition, it's better to get a Hyperkin Xenon and Brook Wingman converter to make it work on 360. Good modern high-quality controller that is near 1-to-1 with the 360 controller.
I got two brand new in box 360slims for £230 and £140
Not the best price for normal black slims but very nice boxes and accessories, one has Kinect too
Had a 20 GB Pro for over a Decade, And 1.5 Years Ago, My disc drive was being picky (meaning it would read some games and some wont read, so Fast foward to 2024, i have a White Xbox 360 S On the way
The original Xbox🟢360 is definitely a beautiful looking console...🤘🏼💯✔️
Can you make a video about how to keep an original Xbox 360 in top condition and avoid the Red Ring of Death?
Xbox 360 is goat my childhood I played so much and many memories
Nice video 👌 i just finished refurbishing my halo 3 edition console
That is my dream Xbox 370 to have!