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[sebastian_stenmark]

I read on the xboxhacker.net about the transfering of savegames between XBox 1 and the X360. In the thread a guy wrote:

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Based on my findings. The content appears not to be signed unique to each console. Moving premium arcade content from one console to another causes no problems at all. Can access the full package of content.

Does this mean that you can transfer the Xbox Arcade content from one xbox to another? I love the arcade games, and it would be great it they where not protected.

[Chancer]

They are in any case copyright material. So you should not be transfering them between boxes even if you could

[LumpKin666]

I think that would be valuable.  I can take my dvd's with me from the family room to the game room to play games on my other 360 when the family wants to watch a video, but how do I take my downloaded games?  I gotta pay again?  That kinda sucks... but it's cheap enough, so that's what I've done.  If you could copy them, I'd have saved a few bucks anyhow.

[Corey420]

You take your hard drive off and put it on the other 360.

[littlejohn]

QUOTE(LumpKin666 @ Jan 8 2006, 11:56 AM)

I think that would be valuable.  I can take my dvd's with me from the family room to the game room to play games on my other 360 when the family wants to watch a video, but how do I take my downloaded games?  I gotta pay again?  That kinda sucks... but it's cheap enough, so that's what I've done.  If you could copy them, I'd have saved a few bucks anyhow.

As Corey said, you can use the hard drive to move the games. You can also use a memory card. Both are just as portable as your DVDs.  

[Martomo]

If you have seen the Usage explanation when you download, it says when you download the Xbox Live Arcade game it's availible for every user (gamertag) on the Xbox 360 you downloaded it on, now if you have a memory unit you can transfer your Xbox Live Arcade game to an other Xbox 360, but you need to activate it with your account to play the full version on the other Xbox 360, beware you can only move your gamer profile, it's to prevent achievement cheating

[Martomo]

QUOTE(Martomo @ Jan 9 2006, 11:53 AM)

If you have seen the Usage explanation when you download, it says when you download the Xbox Live Arcade game it's availible for every user (gamertag) on the Xbox 360 you downloaded it on, now if you have a memory unit you can transfer your Xbox Live Arcade game to an other Xbox 360, but you need to activate it with your account to play the full version on the other Xbox 360, beware you can only move your gamer profile, it's to prevent achievement cheating

Now I kinda got to correct my self, after a day trying on my friends Xbox 360, you are only able to play the full arcade game on his Xbox 360 with you account only.
If you want your friend to play your arcade game, he has to play the game on your hard drive because there it's playable for everyone

Though this thread was transferring Arcade games between Xbox and Xbox 360, but maybe this will help people out on there 360's

About the quote:
"Based on my findings. The content appears not to be signed unique to each console. Moving premium arcade content from one console to another causes no problems at all. Can access the full package of content."

He's wrong, I had the registration key for Bankshot Billiards from my friends Xbox and tried to run it on my Xbox, didn't work because the checksum didn't fit my Xbox, still don't know about the Xbox 360 if that will matter.

[Angerwound]

QUOTE(Martomo @ Jan 10 2006, 12:58 PM)

About the quote:
"Based on my findings. The content appears not to be signed unique to each console. Moving premium arcade content from one console to another causes no problems at all. Can access the full package of content."

He's wrong, I had the registration key for Bankshot Billiards from my friends Xbox and tried to run it on my Xbox, didn't work because the checksum didn't fit my Xbox, still don't know about the Xbox 360 if that will matter.

I'm speaking about 360 content. Not xbox1. And the content does not sign it self to the console. A full package is a full package. However, there could be checks somewhere else through-out the system to verify you have actually purchased that content.

[zilli0n]

I would imagine that the content, xbox live arcade games are handled much live Valve runs their Steam Powered service. The package you download is the full version, what then happens is your console connects to the live server to run a check to see if its been purchased, if so, you are able to run the full version, if not then you are stuck with just the Trial capabilities. If its handled any other way, or can be manipulated, then thats pretty lame security on M$ part.

[Martomo]

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The item you are trying to download is subject to usage restrictions.
You can use this item on the first Xbox 360 console that you used to
download it. Access to this item will also be granted to all users on
this first console. If you transfer the item using a memory unit or other
storage device, you will also be able to use it on other Xbox 360
consoles, but you'll need to sign in to Xbox Live with your Xbox Live
account on that console before accessing the item.

Basicly your gamertag is the registration key, but it's weird how it's possible that the arcade game only on the first Xbox 360 is availible for all users