Do you need Xbox Live to play original Xbox games?

Do you need Xbox Live to play original Xbox games?

In order to do this, you'll need to be connected to Xbox Live with a Silver (free) or Gold account. Ensure that your hard drive is official. Only the official hard drives made by Microsoft include the emulation software needed to play Xbox games.

Is Xbox 360 backwards compatible?

The Xbox 360 is backwards compatible with original Xbox titles. However, it's not compatible with all of them. There's a rather short list of original Xbox games that are certified to work on the Xbox 360. You also need an Xbox 360 with a hard drive, since compatibility for these games are added through system updates.

Are all Xbox games compatible with Xbox 360?

The Xbox 360 gaming console has received updates from Microsoft from its launch in 2005 until November 2007 that enable it to play select games from its predecessor, Xbox. The Xbox 360 launched with backward compatibility with the number of supported Xbox games varying depending on region.

How can I play Xbox 360 games without the disc?

The only way to play them without disc would be to purchase them digitally. As additional info. If your games were purchased digitally via the Xbox store then you will require the licenses on the console before you can play the games if there is no internet connection.

Why won’t my original Xbox read discs?

7 Answers. Two suggestions, clean the disks and clean the optical lens on the disk drive. Eliminate as many scratches and smudges on the disk itself, the little disk cleaning kits at BestBuy and RadioShack and what not actually do some decent work (at least in my experience) but obviously won't clean severe scratches.