Those upgrades come in the form of slimmer machines, sleeker designs, and upgraded power. Out of the two gaming giants, it was Sony who was first to do this, giving us the PS2 Slim. The Slim models were exactly what they sound like: slimmer and lighter versions of the PS2. Home screens used to be the most avoided place for any gamer. It was a dark, bleak interface that offered nothing but settings for your system and a place to access your saved data.
Finally, a home screen that was not only bright and vibrant but also allowed us to access so much more information than we could ever before. Thankfully, Xbox made tremendous strides in making the Xbox One backward compatible, but the PS4 is still severely lacking in this field. So instead of making their consoles backward compatible, Sony decided to make a streaming service where you could stream your favorite games of the past straight to your PS4 console, calling it PlayStation Now.
The service is alright. Since Xbox One is already backward compatible, Xbox Game Pass allows gamers to stream over current-gen titles to their system, making it one idea that Xbox definitely improved upon after ripping off. Motion controls seriously sucked.
The Move was probably the most responsive out of all the motion controllers. Before it was popular to hate on EA, for one summer following E3 it was popular to hate on Xbox. Do you remember why? Well, they basically shot themselves in the foot by removing used games entirely from their upcoming console.
While it does seem like we're moving towards that direction today with game streaming services, Microsoft definitely brought up this idea way too early. Gamers were not ready to say goodbye to physical discs and say hello to an only-digital world.
But Xbox thought otherwise, but definitely not for long. They received so much flak on the issue, and PlayStation received so much praise for just letting gamers play used games on the PS4 that Xbox had no choice but to fold and copy the PS4. Who could forget when Xbox and PlayStation were battling over second screen options?
Instead of releasing an app, Sony released the PS Vita which could screen share the PS4 and be used as a controller for the device. Sony took a huge risk when the company decided to release their first console as a system that read CD-formatted games.
But the original PlayStation once again innovated by offering the gaming industry CD formatted games that we still use today. Not only could CDs hold more information but they did it while being lighter and sleeker for our convenience. Nintendo decided to defy the new format, opting for the smaller discs that we saw on the GameCube That they still get flak for. But Microsoft realized this format was the future and followed Sony in making the original Xbox ready to read disc-formatted games.
When it comes to the company that has pushed their console outside of gaming the most, Microsoft has usually been the winner with the Xbox. When the original Xbox made its debut, it had an awesome feature where you were able to add other online users to your friends list so you could easily play with them. It was awesome knowing that if I had a good game with someone I could easily befriend them through Xbox and get another game with them at any time.
Connecting with gamers across the world was never as easy as Microsoft had just made it. Leaving Sony no choice but to rip-off the genius idea by implementing their own friends list on the PS3.
By then, however, Xbox was already making party chats and other ways that you could connect with friends that PlayStation would also go on to rip-off. It was a great idea that helped gamers feel like they were getting more bang for their buck when they bought a video game console. This lead to Xbox jumping onto the DVD player hype-train when they released the original Xbox a year later.
Now both companies compete to feature as many non-gamer options on their consoles so that anyone can find an excuse to own a PS4 or Xbox One. When the PlayStation made its debut all the way back in , its main focus was the games, not the hardware. Despite Sony selling more consoles, the original Xbox blew the PS2 away when it came to specs.
The PS2 lost, specs wise, and Sony definitely decided to step it up. That all changed with the release of Xbox Live Arcade, which featured an indie game takeover. Xbox had to step up their games if they wanted to compete with PlayStation, it started with Xbox Live Arcade and continues with releases like Sea of Thieves. No matter which console you support in this seemingly endless console war, remember that everybody wins when we have good competition. Isaiah loves gaming, writing and trashing others in Ping-Pong.
No matter what games women play, we get told to play something else. Share Share Tweet Email. There may be different versions of the exploit for different exploitable games. Get an original copy of a game that can be exploited. These games have errors in them that allow the mod process to install itself. You may need to download a specific All-In-One exploit depending on the game you get. Connect the Action Replay to your computer and plug in your Xbox memory card.
Copy the All-In-One exploit onto the memory card, and then copy it from the memory card to your Xbox's hard drive. Start up the exploitable game and load the saved game that you copied over. This will start the flashing process. Select "Backup eeprom" from the menu that appears. Select "Install softmod" or "Basic install". The option will vary depending on the exploit and version you are using. After the mod is finished, you'll be asked to select the dashboard you want to use.
Download the tools for your computer. You'll need a few different free tools when creating backups on your computer to archive or burn: An FTP client to connect to the Xbox's hard drive. The most popular free, open-source option is FileZilla, available at filezilla-project. Connect your modded Xbox to your PC via cross-over Ethernet. A direct connection will allow you to quickly grab the files from your Xbox's disk drive. You'll need a cross-over cable in order to properly connect.
Setup the network connection between the two devices. Open your Network Connections window and right-click on your Ethernet adapter. Select "Properties" from the menu that appears. Select "Use the following IP address" and enter Insert the game you want to backup into the Xbox.
The original disc will need to be inserted in order to create the backup. Connect to the Xbox using the FTP program. Create a new connection in your FTP program, labeled "Xbox" or something similar.
Enter For the username and password, enter xbox into each field. Open the connection after entering the details, and after a moment you should see several folders appear. Open the "D: " folder. This will display the contents of the game disc in the FTP program. It may take a minute or so for this folder to appear if you just inserted the disc. Create a folder for the game on your computer. Use the right frame in the FTP program to create a folder that will store the game backup files.
Drag the files from the Xbox's "D: " folder to the new folder on your computer. Drag the files from the left frame to the right frame and drop them into the folder you just created. Wait as the data is transferred from the Xbox to your computer. Insert a blank DVD-R into your disc burner. The DVD-R format will provide the best results when burning your backup copies to disc.
Try to use a high-quality brand like Verbatim or Memorex. Open your ISO burning program. When the program loads, browse for the xISO file that you just created. Lower the write speed.
Find the Write Speed controls in the burning program interface. Lower it to 2X or 4X to reduce the possibility of errors while burning. Start the burning process. This will create a working backup of your game that you can play on your modded Xbox. Make sure that you don't try to play online, as this could get your account banned. Method 2. Mod your original Xbox. In order to install a new hard drive and back up your games to it, you'll need to mod your Xbox console.
This will require an Action Replay so that you can copy files from your computer to the Xbox and an original copy of a game that can be exploited to install the custom software.
For detailed instructions on modding your Xbox, click here. Download the exploit for the game that you are using. You can find these exploits on a variety of different Xbox modding sites. Copy the exploit files from your computer to the Xbox memory card, and then copy them from the card to the Xbox HDD.
Start the exploitable game and load the save file that you copied. This will begin installing the mod software. Select the menu option to start the installation. The menu will vary depending on your exploit. You'll usually be asked to choose a new dashboard, which is a personal preference as they share functionality.
Install a new hard drive optional. The standard hard drive on the Xbox will not be large enough to store more than one game if that. Replacing the hard drive allows you to install a massive hard drive that can fit hundreds of games.
Open your Xbox and remove the old drive. You'll need a Torx 20 and a Torx 10 screwdriver in order to access the hard drive. Click here for detailed instructions on opening the Xbox case and removing the hard drive. Make sure to store the drive in case you need to use it to restore the Xbox. Install DVD2Xbox.
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