Review X360Key Review

[Devin]

I'm going to reopen the topic. I seem to have judged the x360key more on installation, and set up rather than functionality. However, the x360key team should release a tutorial on how to set up, and install the x360key. (Which they are according to OzModChips.) The USB HDD freezing may have been on my HDD's part, so I have excluded it from the review. The x360dock, Wasabi360 and x360key are great products but as for now your decision should be (x360key- USB HDD Loading w/ USB Control Pad) (x360dock- PC HDD Loading) (Wasabi360- eSata loading).

Anyone willing to change their mind is a smart man.
Wasabi and xkey are the same price...
Xdock is cheaper but i am guessing if you add module 2, it will be the same price.

Regarding support...i am guessing you are not on live?
Jump on live with 1.10 Beta3 of the xkey and you will see everything working
Jump on with wasabi and xdock and you will see that no XGD3 game works.....I am sure they will figure it out but this kind decreases the functionality part does it?
Also with xdock since you have to have a PC right next to the 360 it turns the 360 into more of a stationary device. Unless you are using a laptop, you cannot really pick up your 360 and take it to your mates house.

The Manual not being out yet is probably to do with 3 things. The fact that the product is brand new and still evolving, the fact that they are in thailand and being flooded aswell, and the fact that everyone wants an x360key and its outselling other ODDs probably 50 to 1. They are struggling to keep up and concentrating on production and software support at the moment.

Thanks

My Xbox is online, strange bit is that my x360dock plays Modern Warfare 3 just fine. However I've been using the x360key more, because of the functionality of the ISOMenu. I'm getting your points exactly. Not everyone has a PC next to their Xbox, and yeah I'm not going to be so quick to judge due to a installation instruction manual being out. Nifty little device the x360key is, just wanting them and all ODE teams to add in drive key extraction. It would make things a ton simpler.

 

[OzModChips]

What console is the x360dock in?
Samsungs and some hitachis will still work with all the new Xgd3 games, all others drives are affected.

 

[Devin]

What console is the x360dock in?
Samsungs and some hitachis will still work with all the new Xgd3 games, all others drives are affected.

Phat Xbox. Liteon drive. Perhaps it's because I'm on the beta Dashboard?

 

[Wiisel]

MW3 works on the beta dash

 

[jimmyemunoz]

I love reviews and this was a great one to read Devin. Keep it up. GBAtemp needs to do more reviews.

 

[boggie26]

i got the xkey and i love it. i have to say that the install was not easy, i had a lot of trial and error to get it working but it was worth it in the end. a manual would have helped lot but youtube is your friend here.

 

[flo]

How can you tell the Chinese version from the English one ? Can you launch games without using the little LCD ? ( i asume that is where the chinese menu would be )

 

[codezer0]

Any word on whether the Xbox 1 games were able to play again? Seeing a couple of friends manage to rescue and mod their Xbox 1's has me itching to replay some of these again. Any chance of rthat to work on LT+ 2.0, or the upcoming LT 3.0? Or this too?

 

[Devin]

Any word on whether the Xbox 1 games were able to play again? Seeing a couple of friends manage to rescue and mod their Xbox 1's has me itching to replay some of these again. Any chance of rthat to work on LT+ 2.0, or the upcoming LT 3.0? Or this too?

Ah yes, once I get access to a computer, I'll update it. I got a original Xbox game to boot. (Jet Set Radio Future.) It had to be reconstructed to work though. (The iso was about 6.5 GB, so data must have been added.)

Oh, and the reconstructed Xbox 1 iso boots on the LT+ 2.0 firmware I believe, just burn the iso to a dual layer disc.

 

[Nicholson]

good topic,i like it.

 

[Stardotstar]

I understand that the X360 Key runs games from an external hard drive via usb but can it also run games from the Xbox internal hard drive? I am about to buy a console, if the x360 key is external drive only then it would seem to make sense to buy a cheaper 4Gb console, if the key can utilise the internal drive then perhaps a 320 Gb console may be better. What do you think?

 

[Schlupi]

So what are the requirements to getting this thing running? Do you just need a flashed drive, or not even?

 

[DinohScene]

You only need to dump your DVD key.
Then just install it and you're good to go.

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[Schlupi]

You only need to dump your DVD key.
Then just install it and you're good to go.

That's pretty cool. Considering how expensive dual layered discs are this MIGHT be something I'd be interested in when I get more money. this + a 1 TB drive = no reason to buy games ever lol. AH, right. Is this thing noticed by Micro$oft yet and able to be banned for?

 

[DinohScene]

Provided that you always update the ODDE before updating the dashboard then it shouldn't be detectable for MS.

But you'll never know since there is always a risk of getting banned.

 

[Blue-K]

That's pretty cool. Considering how expensive dual layered discs are this MIGHT be something I'd be interested in when I get more money. this + a 1 TB drive = no reason to buy games ever lol. AH, right. Is this thing noticed by Micro$oft yet and able to be banned for?

You can bet that it's detectable, nothing is 100% stealthy. Though, until now, there aren't any reports from its users that somebody was banned, although c4eva claims otherwise. In the end, the XKey *could* be safer from a ban than CFW, since it has a better hardware, which offers more possibilities, but the firmware isn't there yet, afaik.

Summary: Probably and yes.

 

[fatherjack]

this looks good to me, but can anyone point me to an up to date tutorial for dumping my dvd drive keys required for this (have a benq) TIA

 

[DinohScene]

Hook it up to Jungleflasher and hit Phatkey.

Iirc you didn't need to have a probe when dumping firmware of a Benq

To be 100% sure of it, refer to the JF manual which comes with Jungleflasher

 

[ludosan]

Looks great!

 

[h8uthemost]

Oh...so you still have to open your 360 to use this? The reason why I don't run backups on my console is because I've always been too afraid to open and flash it. Plus I'm a Linux user, and I'm not sure if any of those programs exist for this OS.

Is there any type of plug in and play type of thing for the 360?