Getting the new 360 and trading in my older one.

PandyAndy

I'm thinking of getting the newer 360 as my xbox is around 3-4yrs and starting to act as if it's on its way out.

I know Gamestop will buy back the older xbox with the 20GB(?) HDD included so just wondering what would I need to do with HDD before I sell it? What happens with all the save data etc? Is there anyway to transfer them across onto a formatted USB stick or something or will they be lost? I'm assuming any DLC stuff can be downloaded again.

Thanks.

TouchingVirus

DLC can be downloaded again. Savegames can be copied onto a formatted USB stick if you're on Dashboard 2.0.9199 (the latest version) which allows USB storage.

After you're done, you can use the console to format the the hard drive just like you used it to format the USB stick.

All your needs are in the Settings part of the xbox 360, specifically the Memory/Storage part.

PandyAndy

Ah cool, cheers for that TouchingVirus. I suppose that's that cleared up

Cheevo Hunter

DLC can only be downloaded again once you have transferred the licsence's.This can be done by going to xbox.com or you could ring up MS support and they can take you through the step's. And you can also pick yourself up a data transfer kit in the shop's and it's pretty cheap or you could get a loan of one from a friend.Then you wouldn't have to worry about losing any save's or game progress or DLC. Any other question's then feel free to ask

TouchingVirus

Cheevo Hunter wrote: »

DLC can only be downloaded again once you have transferred the licsence's.This can be done by going to xbox.com or you could ring up MS support and they can take you through the step's. And you can also pick yourself up a data transfer kit in the shop's and it's pretty cheap or you could get a loan of one from a friend.Then you wouldn't have to worry about losing any save's or game progress or DLC. Any other question's then feel free to ask

That's blatant misinformation about the DLC only being downloadable again once you transfer licenses.

DLC is tied to your gamertag and your console. You can use your gamertag on another console and re-download your DLC but you will only be able to play that DLC when signed in - if you're signed out it'll be a trial game or unavailable if it's additional content. Your console will be able to play the DLC regardless of who is signed in or if it's online.

If you're switching permanently, then when you get the new console you can do a license migration, which will move the licenses to your new console and once again enable access to DLC from any profile/offline.

For more information on migration (which can only be done once a year to prevent abuse) please see: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Support/LicenseMigration/Home

OP, whoever you trade the console in with might be able to use a Data Transfer Kit to transfer your gear to the new hard drive. If all you have is a 20GB it doesn't take all that long

Cheevo Hunter

Didn't actually mean to put 'only' in there. Sooo tired ^^

PandyAndy

Ok, cool cheers for that lads

Dunnel009

PandyAndy
I am in waterford and have a transfer cable, got it when i got the new box, no problem loaning it to you if you need one...

PandyAndy

Thanks Dunnel009 but I'm alright for the moment

wandatowell

Any idea how much you get for trading in an elite nowadays?

Darksaga87

wandatowell wrote: »

Any idea how much you get for trading in an elite nowadays?

Im planing on trading in my elite for the new model. AFAIK, HMV will give you more money for it.