Update [Mon 1st Jul, 2024 10:00 BST]: The always-brilliant Macho Nacho Productions has gone hands-on with Shalx's ModXO Xbox modchip, and you can view the video above.
Original Story [Tue 12th Mar, 2024 15:05 GMT]: A new Xbox modchip is in development which promises to be one of the most powerful options on the market – as well as one of the cheapest.
Modchips allow users of classic consoles to perform all kinds of cool tasks, such as loading up homebrew apps and removing regional lock-outs.
This particular example is the work of a modder by the name of Shalx, who has been working on a Raspberry Pi Pico-based modchip.
These boards cost "around" five bucks, making this a cheaper option than most other modchips. Shalx has released footage of the setup running custom OS Cerbios as a proof-of-concept.
This new development has seasoned engineer and modder Voultar excited, which is usually a sign that the project is worthy of your time and attention.
"Arguably the most powerful Xbox modchip will cost you around $7," he says on Twitter. "A modchip that's based on the RPi is deep in development and it's looking incredibly promising!"
[source twitter.com]
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I am very much enjoying my OG Xbox modded with MakeMHZ's Project Stellar modchip and his Xbox HD+ HDMI mod. As an old school gamer, I love turning on my Xbox and watching the "Flubber" boot animation rendered in digital 720p. I have all my games converted to CSO which are approximately 2gb for each game. They are all stored on a 2tb hard drive. So glad early adopters are finally getting to experience the features first advertised when the modchip came out. Better late than never. MakeMHZ has been adding incremental software updates to improve on the features, the most recent of which allows you to use third party controllers, unlock hard drives, in-game screenshot capture, and fixed all known game compatibility issues. Really looking forward to the next update which will likely include network loading of ISO's. Really excited to see the Xbox scene taking off and also supportive of cheaper modchips coming out. No matter what chip you have, or Custom BIOS/OS you're running, I hope to see you all on Halo 2 on Insignia when it is being released for public beta on March 15th!!!
The good ol’ Xbox OG. Always a fun system to discuss.
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