Old Xbox 1 games on Xbox 360 - Blu-ray Forum

jgdc74 · 09-15-2010, 06:28 PM

I'm a bit of an Xbox noob, and never owned the original console. Mainly because I was sick of all the console manufacturers giving us crappy PAL slowdown and borders (I live in the UK), and I always bought import stuff from the US and Japan, and the original Xbox just never interested me.

I have a couple of questions:

1) I now have an Xbox 360 and I like it, and am glad to see the the old PAL and NTSC issues with consoles past are gone. I am just getting into all things Halo now.
I want to get Halo 1, and can see that it is available from the Xbox live store. Now, as I'm in the UK, will I get a PAL version of Halo or an NTSC version, or would it be the same the world over? I do not want one with shitty PAL slowdown and borders!

2) I have heard that Xbox 1 games will work on a 360. Would a US NTSC copy of Halo 1 work on a UK 360? Maybe that's a dumb question, I don't know, people are saying different things.

Thanks in advance for your replies.

un4gvn94538 · 09-15-2010, 06:52 PM

i would say games are region locked. not all xbox games will work on the 360. heres a list:

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/back...ygameslist.htm

Wingman1977 · 09-15-2010, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jgdc74

I'm a bit of an Xbox noob, and never owned the original console. Mainly because I was sick of all the console manufacturers giving us crappy PAL slowdown and borders (I live in the UK), and I always bought import stuff from the US and Japan, and the original Xbox just never interested me.

I have a couple of questions:

1) I now have an Xbox 360 and I like it, and am glad to see the the old PAL and NTSC issues with consoles past are gone. I am just getting into all things Halo now.
I want to get Halo 1, and can see that it is available from the Xbox live store. Now, as I'm in the UK, will I get a PAL version of Halo or an NTSC version, or would it be the same the world over? I do not want one with shitty PAL slowdown and borders!

2) I have heard that Xbox 1 games will work on a 360. Would a US NTSC copy of Halo 1 work on a UK 360? Maybe that's a dumb question, I don't know, people are saying different things.

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Orginal xbox games are region locked so you will need a PAL version of Halo. Some xbox360 games are region free. Here's a link to play-asia.com's list of region free 360 games: LINK.

Grim Reaper · 09-15-2010, 08:07 PM

look at the date when the list was updated...

List updated November 2007.

un4gvn94538 · 09-16-2010, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Grim Reaper

look at the date when the list was updated...

List updated November 2007.

yes, they stopped supporting it long ago...

DesertFenix · 09-16-2010, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

yes, they stopped supporting it long ago...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grim Reaper

look at the date when the list was updated...

List updated November 2007.

Which is completely lame!!! I was hoping that they would support Castlevania: Curse of Darkness. I really enjoyed that game, and now I can't play it

Wingman1977 · 09-16-2010, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DesertFenix

Which is completely lame!!! I was hoping that they would support Castlevania: Curse of Darkness. I really enjoyed that game, and now I can't play it

Yes you can, buy a original xbox.

Grim Reaper · 09-16-2010, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Wingman1977

Yes you can, buy a original xbox.

i still have mine. its been modded as well. i think it also has a 250gb hdd in it as well...

DesertFenix · 09-17-2010, 02:10 PM

I do still have my XBox, but it's in a box in storage. I also don't have the room to bring it out (my wife hates all of the clutter). I think it's stupid that they didn't finish out the virtual console to allow all old xbox games.

Steve · 09-19-2010, 07:43 PM

They claim they only supported the most popular games. I won't argue whether that's true or not, but it's what they say. Anyway Halo and Halo 2 are most definitely on the list of games supported.

Jeff Kleist · 09-19-2010, 08:57 PM

The change in CPU architecture and GPU provider introduced fatal errors. That's why Riddick got remade for example, and why Sony is doing ICO and the Prince of Persias as PS3 adaptations. The code had to be re-written, something they couldn't do with insert-disc emulation.

Though I wish they would have provided a generic "take your chances" emulator

Grim Reaper · 09-19-2010, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve

They claim they only supported the most popular games. I won't argue whether that's true or not, but it's what they say. Anyway Halo and Halo 2 are most definitely on the list of games supported.

do you think this is a popular game?
Barbie™ Horse Adventures™ Wild Horse Rescue™

un4gvn94538 · 09-20-2010, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Grim Reaper

do you think this is a popular game?
Barbie™ Horse Adventures™ Wild Horse Rescue™

depends on who you ask

Blu-Dragon · 09-23-2010, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Grim Reaper

do you think this is a popular game?
Barbie™ Horse Adventures™ Wild Horse Rescue™

According to interviews from years back about the BC updates, they said that some games being added made other games work. I would assume that Barbie is one of the games that started working when some other game was added, they probably had a common engine.

09-15-2010, 06:28 PM	#1
jgdc74 Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:39	Old Xbox 1 games on Xbox 360 I'm a bit of an Xbox noob, and never owned the original console. Mainly because I was sick of all the console manufacturers giving us crappy PAL slowdown and borders (I live in the UK), and I always bought import stuff from the US and Japan, and the original Xbox just never interested me. I have a couple of questions: 1) I now have an Xbox 360 and I like it, and am glad to see the the old PAL and NTSC issues with consoles past are gone. I am just getting into all things Halo now. I want to get Halo 1, and can see that it is available from the Xbox live store. Now, as I'm in the UK, will I get a PAL version of Halo or an NTSC version, or would it be the same the world over? I do not want one with shitty PAL slowdown and borders! 2) I have heard that Xbox 1 games will work on a 360. Would a US NTSC copy of Halo 1 work on a UK 360? Maybe that's a dumb question, I don't know, people are saying different things. Thanks in advance for your replies.

09-15-2010, 06:52 PM	#2
un4gvn94538 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Limbo (Bakersfield, Ca.) 4K collection:143 Blu-ray collection:811 DVD collection:54 Digital collection:1494 Trading Score:277	i would say games are region locked. not all xbox games will work on the 360. heres a list: http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/back...ygameslist.htm

09-15-2010, 08:07 PM	#4
Grim Reaper Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Let Me In! 4K collection:499 Blu-ray collection:2022 DVD collection:25 Trading Score:13	look at the date when the list was updated... *List updated November 2007.*

09-17-2010, 02:10 PM	#9
DesertFenix Active Member Member since:Mar 2010 Blu-ray collection:109 Trading Score:1	I do still have my XBox, but it's in a box in storage. I also don't have the room to bring it out (my wife hates all of the clutter). I think it's stupid that they didn't finish out the virtual console to allow all old xbox games.

09-19-2010, 07:43 PM	#10
Steve Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Anna, TX 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:41	They claim they only supported the most popular games. I won't argue whether that's true or not, but it's what they say. Anyway Halo and Halo 2 are most definitely on the list of games supported.

09-19-2010, 08:57 PM	#11
Jeff Kleist The Digital Bits Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	The change in CPU architecture and GPU provider introduced fatal errors. That's why Riddick got remade for example, and why Sony is doing ICO and the Prince of Persias as PS3 adaptations. The code had to be re-written, something they couldn't do with insert-disc emulation. Though I wish they would have provided a generic "take your chances" emulator

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