How to record a game for Xbox 360?

All the ways how to record a game for the Xbox 360, boil down to the use of special programs. The choice of such utility depends on the preferences of the user. Some are greatly simplified in use, but they allow you to shorten the recording process to a few simple steps. Other programs that help in solving the problem of how to record a game for the Xbox 360, have a large set of additional functions. But they are more suitable for experienced PC owners. Those who do not want superfluous trouble and do not want to understand all the intricacies of the issue are recommended programs like CloneCD or ImgBurn.

What can I need?

It should also be recalled that games for Xbox with increased volume (the format of such games XGD3), which are released recently, require a corresponding floppy drive. Otherwise, he simply will not be able to correctly record the game on the disc, after which he will have to suffer with errors and sorties soon after switching on. The disk itself, intended for work, must be mandatory "+". Bilvanka - two-layer for DVD, rewritable, DL. It is advisable to use one of the popular ones, for example Verbatim. This will eliminate the errors that occur when using a low-quality disk.

The process of writing to disk

So, all the preparations are done and everything you need is bought, how to write a game for the Xbox 360? The essence of the actions of the utilities mentioned above is reduced to a common goal, therefore it is not meaningful to describe the work with each one individually. Next, I'll talk in detail about using the ImgBurn program, while the rest can be worked by analogy.

First we need to download the latest version of the utility and install it. Now you can run the program to start working. In this case, the user will need an option to write to the disk, which is located at the very top of the working window. In the English version, it looks like "Write ImageFile to Disc". The game image for Xbox usually consists of two files. Sometimes (especially with a large amount of data) the downloaded game is contained in the archive or even several archives. This means that we will have to unpack them one by one with the help of an archiver.

At the end of the process, one will have the extension inherent in the standard image files - "iso", the other will end with the "dvd" signs. For recording we need to use the second one. Choose it and open it. Next, you need to set the recording speed to the minimum value, from 1 to 4. In the settings of the utility itself, you can not go deeper. As a rule, after installation, it is already configured automatically and ready for use. Click on the record (in English, this is the Write button) and wait for a while. With a good working drive and a fast computer, the process can take about half an hour, at most - an hour.

Recording process for XGD3 format

In this case, the preparations and the beginning of the recording go in the same way as in the previous one. But here the user will need to answer a few additional questions. After the record button is pressed, a separate window with two options will appear. Fortunately, the program already selects the desired option by default ("Write until end of disc"), and the user can only confirm the answer. In the next window that appeared, we just press continue and wait for the end of the recording, as in the first option.

Features of recording games on flash drives

With the recent appearance of such an opportunity, many are wondering how to write a game for the Xbox 360 on a USB flash drive. Yes, there is such a possibility, but for this purpose the flash drive itself must have certain parameters. Firstly, it's the FAT32 file system and nothing else, and secondly, the drive must have a sufficient amount of memory, since the games take up a lot of space. At least one gigabyte. To Xbox define a flash drive as a hard disk, it is recommended to use the USB XTAF Xplorer program. More information about working with this utility can be found in the instructions that came with the download.