November 7th in Games by pbu .

Can xbox 360 play games without hard drive?

I was asking this question to myself and so much confusion got cleared only after buying arcade version of the xbox console.

Answer:

Yes, you can play games from the disc without hard drive offline but cannot download games online and play it. Don’t forget that you will need a hard drive if you want to play older original xbox games.

For Saving game progress, you don’t need a hard drive, since it can be saved with 256 mb memory unit which comes free with arcade version of the console. Just remember that out of 256mb, 120 mb is taken by system update files and about 10-50 mb used by each game save. So everytime you play a new game disc make sure you cleanup other game saves.

Playing music or videos can be done with usb drive instead of hard drive.

Don’t forget to use HDMl cable to connect your xbox to a HDTV for the best visual experience in terms of clarity and sharpness. This cable doesn’t come with arcade version and it has to be brought separately for about $20.

6 Comments

sanjula
January 1, 2010

can some one please tell me which kind of games can i play on xbox 360 without a hard drive ?
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- pbu
  January 1, 2010
  
  any latest game with original xbox360 DVD
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Ella Walker
May 9, 2010

I own an Xbox and a Playstation and both are really good game consoles. Let’s see what are Microsoft’s future updgrades on its Xbox game console.-;:
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Patsy Morning
May 14, 2010

been a typo, Your blog looks great. Have a nice day.
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Alpacino Calimbahin
July 24, 2010

NEW XBOX 360! NOW SMALLER, SLEEKER AND SILENTER! COMES WITH KINECT AND 250GIG HARD DRIVE (except for arcade version)! HAS 5 USB PORTS AND WIRELESS CONNECTION!
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Ricky Davis
July 29, 2010

Yup, it will work without any hard drive. I too agree that it would be best played with hdmi cable and a super wide and flat LED tv. I was amazed by the graphics on my fist actual xbox game. haha
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