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How to Get Original XBox Game Support for XBox 360

One of the key selling points for an Xbox 360 is the fact that it is backwards compatible with Xbox games. You are able to take the older games you used to love to play on an Xbox, pop them into your Xbox 360, and play them on your Xbox 360. There are no negative effects for playing the older games on a new console, such as corrupted data or texture tearing. You can relaxing knowing that your favorite games can still be played on your new console.

Things You'll Need

Xbox 360
Television
Internet Connection
Xbox Live Account
Ethernet Cable

Instructions

Internet Download
- 1
  Connect your Xbox 360 to the Internet using an Ethernet cable. There is a port in the back of the console that allows the Ethernet to plug into it.
- 2
  Sign in to your Xbox Live account. It does not matter if your account is silver or gold, because both of them will work.
- 3
  Complete all of the required bio information for your Xbox Live account if you have not done so already. You must have a fully completed account in order to download any patches or updates for your Xbox 360.
- 4
  Put the original Xbox game that you would like to play in your Xbox 360. Your Xbox 360 will read that the disk is an original Xbox game and it will start a download that allows you to play it. This patch will allow you to play a large list of Xbox games.

Xbox 360