• Aielman15
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    278 days ago

    2025 is the year of the X360. First the decomp tools, now this. Maybe we can even expect a serious attempt at emulating the system on PC? Xenia is still not good, unfortunately.

    • RákadRogers
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      58 days ago

      About xenia not being good… I know my experience is anecdotal and ofc xenia is not perfect but I played through Forza Horizon 1 and Red Dead Redemption with almost no issues. I’d say it’s a bit better than “not good”

      • Billegh
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        37 days ago

        Probably meant in comparison to where ps3 emulation is currently. I agree, xenia has made amazing progress. For the “lol 360 go brrrrr” folks it has a long way to go still.

  • atro_city
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    258 days ago

    So it takes up to 15 minutes to apply (if successful) and has to be done every time you start your XBox 360. It’s great that there’s no hardware changes involved so even I could make changes, but at every boot?

    • P03 Locke
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      17 days ago

      If it’s been rooted, why can’t it just go all the way? There has to be a layer where the read-only hardware has to talk to critical read-write files.

    • @Tattorack@lemmy.world
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      218 days ago

      Reminds me of early 3DS hacking and CFWs. Don’t worry, we’ll get there eventually. The fact it can do this at all is a major step.

      • AItoothbrush
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        58 days ago

        Now you reminded me of the 3ds homebrew scene. It was so fun. Its amazing how active it was as well. But now its at the point where you can homebrew one by scanning a qr code, no need to buy a specific game or special cartridge.

        • @Tattorack@lemmy.world
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          27 days ago

          Yeah, hacking a 3DS is incredibly easy and painless today. Back when I first hacked my 3DS I had to do it through the browser, after inserting a bunch of code on an SD card, and it only had a 50/50 chance of actually working, with the risk of bricking the thing.

    • @moody@lemmings.world
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      28 days ago

      Doesn’t the Xbox 360 have a sleep mode? Basically you’d only need to do it again if the power goes out.

  • Admiral Patrick
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    8 days ago

    I can’t watch the video right now, but my interest is piqued.

    Is “hacked” being used in the “uh oh” way or used in the “useful jailbreak to run homebrew software” kind of way?

    Hopefully it’s the latter since my OG Xbox’s usefulness increased 1,000% after running the MechAssault save file hack to softmod it.

    • @deranger@sh.itjust.works
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      278 days ago

      Jailbreak.

      Important to note: this exploit is not persistent, meaning you’ll have to redo it anytime the console is shut down or crashes. The 360 doesn’t suspend, so unless you leave it on you’ll be doing the exploit a lot.

      In addition it’s only successful 30% of the time, so you have to try the exploit multiple times each time the console boots.

      Great progress though - hopefully it leads to something more permanent.

      • Admiral Patrick
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        108 days ago

        Good to know. Yeah, definitely a great start.

        The 360 doesn’t suspend, so unless you leave it on you’ll be doing the exploit a lot.

        With its capacative power button and where I have it placed, my dogs are really really bad about hitting it with their noses and powering it on/off 😆

    • λλλ
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      28 days ago

      I also didn’t watch the video. I’ve watched two about this already though and it’s not persistent between reboots. But, other than that, it’s pretty useful. You can run homebrew to directly answer your question.

  • Pirky
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    58 days ago

    I’m gonna have to buy a 360 now to jailbreak and rip its games.
    Been doing that for PS1-4, GC, Wii, Wii U, Switch, and OG Xbox. Now it’s time for the 360 to join the ranks.

  • @Moose@moose.best
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    58 days ago

    Hopefully they find a way to apply the fix permanently. I just did 2 RGH3 mods over the weekend which is the easiest hardware mod for the 360 and it was more challenging than I expected.

    • Ephera
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      17 days ago

      Yeah, I was gonna say: Oh, like most laptops then? If the hard drive is not encrypted, you can just boot a different OS to access what’s on the hard drive…

      • @pory@lemmy.world
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        17 days ago

        This is “hacked” in the console modding parlance. It’s not about gaining access to someone else’s Xbox to do something nefarious, it’s about running software that Microsoft doesn’t want you to run on your xbox, including pirated games. “Jailbreak” is a synonym for “hack” or “softmod” in this scene.

        • Ephera
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          17 days ago

          I’m actually aware of the difference, but would also argue that this difference isn’t that big. If you have to bypass security mechanisms to be able to use hardware as you please, that doesn’t sound to me like you actually own it.

          • @pory@lemmy.world
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            27 days ago

            I mean yeah. Game consoles are DRM-riddled computers shackled into being toys. Being able to crack one open and turn it into something that can be used in non-manufacturer-approved ways is a cool scene in its own right.