Making the magic happen comes from installing a carefully crafted save file to the console, booting with an exploited game disk, and then installing software that the manufacturer doesn’t want on the hardware, via a process that the manufacturer doesn’t want to happen. The process uses a softmodding tool but that’s only the first step. Wonder what it takes to softmod an original Xbox? Modding is essentially jailbreaking, and softmodding is doing it using an entirely software-driven process, with no need to crack open the case or mess with electronics.ĭon’t let that fool you into thinking the process requires nothing more than pressing a button it’s actually quite involved, but more accessible now that has published a comprehensive walkthrough for softmodding an original Xbox, complete with loads of screenshots and photos. The original Xbox might be old hardware, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth messing with.
