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Xbox 360 Premium Replacement Dilemma...Xbox 360 Arcade Or Pro?Okay, I have an Xbox 360 Premium, that is a model prior to the whole HDMI-advanced cooling system generation. And like so many of its brethren it has fallen to the infamous Red Ring of Death and has been rendered unfixable. So now I’m in the market for a replacement. The Arcade model is the most appealing to me because it’s cheaper and I already have all of the accessories and add-ons. But the Arcade, out of the box, doesn’t support Xbox Original games, which is important to me because I like to enjoy a good retro night and play a few levels of Halo and Doom 3. So, my question is this… If I add a Hard Drive to the Arcade model does it then have the ability to play the Xbox Original games? Or does the Arcade model NEVER have that ability?-question by KudjoMojo

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(G)KudjoMojo, on Nov 29 2009, 10:41 PM, said:

Xbox 360 Premium Replacement Dilemma...
Xbox 360 Arcade Or Pro?

Okay, I have an Xbox 360 Premium, that is a model prior to the whole HDMI-advanced cooling system generation. And like so many of its brethren it has fallen to the infamous Red Ring of Death and has been rendered unfixable. So now I'm in the market for a replacement. The Arcade model is the most appealing to me because it's cheaper and I already have all of the accessories and add-ons. But the Arcade, out of the box, doesn't support Xbox Original games, which is important to me because I like to enjoy a good retro night and play a few levels of Halo and Doom 3. So, my question is this… If I add a Hard Drive to the Arcade model does it then have the ability to play the Xbox Original games? Or does the Arcade model NEVER have that ability? -question by KudjoMojo

I believe Microsoft discontinued the Arcade variant, although I'm sure you're looking to eBay or some other reseller to snag one.

Isn't your warranty still up to snuff? If not, you're probably better off paying to get it fixed instead of stepping down to the Arcade. Maybe you'll get lucky and get a motherboard replacement as well as the heat sink upgrade with the fix

I believe the backwards-compatibility is actually emulated and this emulation is fixed (not on a HD, so that's irrelevant) since the Xbox 360 can only play SOME and not ALL original Xbox titles. Keep that in mind. Then again, why wouldn't you want a HD? It's a future-proof investment since most games do utilize the HD in some form or another, to include additional content, save games, etc.