Thread: How to mod a PS3/XBOX360?

I wanted to get an XBOX 360 or PS3 but the games are so expensive. I remember back in the day I had a modded PS1, all I did was plug this cartridge looking thing into the back of my PS and I could play any game. All I had to do was put a real game in for a few seconds than hurry up and put the burned one in. I had over 400 games, it was awesome.

How hard is to do the same for an 360 or PS3? I'm looking for any help or pointers. I'm completely new with this so I have no clue where to look. All I've seen is XBOX360 flashing services on Craigslist, don't know how safe that is lol.



Just curious to see if anyone here has a modded console?

Later...
-droid

Modding a PS3 now is almost worthless. Although there are rumors of a new dongle coming out, take them with a grain of salt. For a while, the PS3 scene was on fire when the CFW (custom firmware) first came out. Problem is, the CFW requires a certain official firmware to be able to run, and all new games require a firmware upgrade to play. However, there are some games that come with "fixes" that allow you to play them with older firmware.

As for the 360, you have a couple of options. You can either get a JTAG. It is used to play games off of an external hard drive. Second option is to get your 360 flashed. This allows you to play burnt games, but Microsoft is always coming up with new security measures, almost on a tri-monthly basis now, that requires you to constantly update your flash. The newest security measure, XGD3, even makes you buy a new DVD burner, which you then have to flash with custom firmware to be able to burn "proper" games.

The third method of playing backups on a 360 is to get the new ODE's, also known as Optical Disc Emulators. Attach a external hard drive to one end, and the other end hooks up to your console, and your good to go. Although there a quite a few versions out, all of require different methods of installation.

I can go into a LOT more detail on all three methods of modding your 360, but for now, I think that should be enough . If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Also, I don't have a PS3 myself, so my information about it may be incorrect. Other than the PS3 though, I have modded/flashed/hacked almost every other system out there, so the info on the 360 should be correct.

Originally Posted by RedMamba

Modding a PS3 now is almost worthless. Although there are rumors of a new dongle coming out, take them with a grain of salt. For a while, the PS3 scene was on fire when the CFW (custom firmware) first came out. Problem is, the CFW requires a certain official firmware to be able to run, and all new games require a firmware upgrade to play. However, there are some games that come with "fixes" that allow you to play them with older firmware.

As for the 360, you have a couple of options. You can either get a JTAG. It is used to play games off of an external hard drive. Second option is to get your 360 flashed. This allows you to play burnt games, but Microsoft is always coming up with new security measures, almost on a tri-monthly basis now, that requires you to constantly update your flash. The newest security measure, XGD3, even makes you buy a new DVD burner, which you then have to flash with custom firmware to be able to burn "proper" games.

The third method of playing backups on a 360 is to get the new ODE's, also known as Optical Disc Emulators. Attach a external hard drive to one end, and the other end hooks up to your console, and your good to go. Although there a quite a few versions out, all of require different methods of installation.

I can go into a LOT more detail on all three methods of modding your 360, but for now, I think that should be enough . If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Also, I don't have a PS3 myself, so my information about it may be incorrect. Other than the PS3 though, I have modded/flashed/hacked almost every other system out there, so the info on the 360 should be correct.

Thanks for the info! That sucks to hear though, I was really hoping to get a 360. How difficult is it flash a 360? I've seen services on Craigslist where someone will flash your XBOX for like $20-40 so you can play burned games? Why guy told me you usually have to get it done like every 3-4 months b/c of new security fixes/ Is it easy to learn yourself?

I guess in the end, are all these security measures worth the hassles? It's not that I dont want to pay $60 every time a game would comes out, I just simply cant afford it. But I also don't want to ruin my DVD burner or risk destroying something. What do you recommend?

Man, do I miss my PS1, those times where so easy for backups.

Flashing your Xbox 360 is actually really easy and can easily be done yourself, all you need is a sata cable, and a motherboard with a sata controller or you could buy a x360USB pro. Once you get the hang of it it will take <10 minutes to take it apart, flash it, then put it back together.
I'm not sure at the moment if I can post links, so if I can I'll edit this post with them, but I have a few websites to help get you started.

Originally Posted by Moopwax

Flashing your Xbox 360 is actually really easy and can easily be done yourself, all you need is a sata cable, and a motherboard with a sata controller or you could buy a x360USB pro. Once you get the hang of it it will take <10 minutes to take it apart, flash it, then put it back together.
I'm not sure at the moment if I can post links, so if I can I'll edit this post with them, but I have a few websites to help get you started.

If you cant post links, you can always message me them on here or I can PM you my email address. How does this "x360usb" work? Only 10 minutes and I'm playing burned games? Sounds awesome!

Although I've never tried flashing my 360 myself, I have read on how to do it and I'm pretty confident I could. And yes, you will probably need to get it reflashed every 4-6 months. And if the guy on Craigslist is asking over $25, then that's too much.

It is possible to jailbreak a PS3 to make "backups" of games. You do this using a USB dongle and flashing it with the relevant firmware. It's been a while since I've looked into this but I'm sure you can find the latest information on the net on how to do this.

Bear in mind though that all the latest games on the PS3 will require you to update to the latest firmware which means you will have to wait for the patch to play the game. This is something you have to weigh up. I didn't bother with it all because you spend more time keeping up with all the patches rather than playing the latest and greatest games.

Can the PS3 firmware 4.00 be hacked yet?

Originally Posted by droidlover

Can the PS3 firmware 4.00 be hacked yet?

They are working on it and it seems to been going well.. Here is an example. In general, I have found these forums very helpful but I would avoid reading or paying too much attention to the comments since most are just random back and forth flaming.

If you need more help on the whole PS3 cracking/hacking/flashing, I can help, maybe even post details here but it can take some time to do so.. If you search these forums you will probably find all the answers you need regarding the PS3. There are other forums too but the above mentioned is the most known (I think) and a good place to start.

Hope it helps