Buying An Xbox 360 In 2024: Here's The Best Consoles And Games To Get!

[@thegamethrifter]

The Xbox 360 is still a great console, even in 2024, and even though the digital store has closed, any games or DLC you purchased previously is still downloadable and playable. Also, thanks to backwards compatibility, many of the Xbox 360 games are playable on new consoles like Xbox Series X. Make sure you all LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed my video!

[@UncleBob247]

Problem with BC is a game you can buy on store (MCLA) is fine but if you put disc in, says not BC, thats crazy!

[@Dano_116]

If anyone buys an original 360 like the halo 3 console, don’t use the USB ports because the flap will snap and it won’t go back up, I learned this the hard way.

[@susanna8612]

Best Xbox360 is anyways the latest E version.

[@byronarvanitis1189]

well, I used them so you're right, but I don't mind

[@HollowedCrow]

So many halo 3's missing that flap

[@thegamethrifter]

lol, yea, I don't use them

[@user-defined-p2v]

​@@susanna8612ur wrong actually its the v2 jasper which has the lowest RROD rate of any 360 model I've had mine since 2010 and it has many hours on it and it still works fine

[@turismofoegaming8806]

Fable two was one of the first games I completed on the Xbox 360 and 2008!!! Man I absolutely loved it!! It just felt so perfect, and the sense of enjoyment and adventure was just second to none !!! I can't believe it's only rated like 3 1/2 stars?!?!

[@lukegeekwalker2689]

It’s 2024 time to move on

[@thegamethrifter]

One of my favorite games of all time!

[@thegamethrifter]

I'm sure if there were games as great or better people would move on. Today's games just lack the same punch and fun!

[@turismofoegaming8806]

@@thegamethrifter oh man, I could not agree more?!?! In fact, I feel like the Xbox 360 generation is my favorite of all time aside from the glorious PS1, in 64 and Sega Saturn? The big incredible leap from 2 to 3 dimensional games was just absolutely incredible at the time! I was 11 years old when my father decided Santa Claus was bringing a PlayStation for Christmas! lol Best Christmas ever!!! And then years later when I was in my 20s the Xbox 360!!!! I'll never forget playing mass effect for the first time and thinking to myself "Sony better watch out" because there was a new heavyweight contender on the block!! I just wanna mention the Dreamcast was also really great... nowadays, we don't get the same level of creativity and as much variety in AA and AAA experiences from developers like we did back then..

[@matttherrien9608]

​@@lukegeekwalker2689it's my first time owning a system since I was a whipper playing NES. All the games are new to me. I bought three systems this month for less than $100 Canadian at the Salvation Army and another thrift shop. These include an old 2007 "Microsoft refurbished 2009" Zephyr, a 2009 v2 Jasper Tonasket and a 2011 Slim Corona. The Black Elite Jasper Tonasket was "loose"(no cables or controller)and two of the springs for the front flaps were shot but I got it for under $20. The shell was in pretty decent shape and it did come with the 20gb detachable HDD at least. For another three or four dollars, I bought an OEM Falcon psu for the Jasper. The OEM psus online are going for the same price as some cosoles!(30 dollars or more) The Falcon psu is rated at 175w while the Jasper only requires a 150w psu. All that means is the Falcon psu will not have to work as hard to power the Jasper as it only draws 12.1amps. So it should last longer working at a lower intensity. I'm really exited to get into the 360 for the first time this winter. I want to use the OG Microsoft refurbished Zephyr for the whole winter if it will last.

[@josuecervantes1757]

Blur was one of my most played games back then. There was so much potential for a sequel. Too bad the studio shut down. It’s easily in my top 20 games of all time.

[@thegamethrifter]

Yea, it wasn't a hit game unfortunately.

[@ProjectSh4dow]

I still mostly daily drive my Xbox 360, currently playing through Borderlands and loving it! I’ve played a little bit of Borderlands and plenty of Pre-Sequel on PC, but I think Borderlands 1 & 2 were made perfectly for console! Good list of games, I haven’t played a few of the games you listed, gonna have to pick them up sometime if I can find em for a decent price. Great video dude 👍🏻

[@thegamethrifter]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@tweaks1585]

Awesome video again! Keep these coming! Its helping me build up a healthy backlog. I just picked up Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon bc they were on sale!

[@thegamethrifter]

Both are great games! Enjoy!

[@turismofoegaming8806]

The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings Is also a Very Mature & Enjoyable Xbox360 Game!!! Now it's nothing like the Witcher 3(aside from the same voice actors) but it is still an amazing experience and one that you will not want to stop until you make it to one of multiple endings?! It's also backwards compatible with better graphics !!

[@thegamethrifter]

Witcher is incredible! I bought it day one on Xbox 360 and loved every minute of it! I actually like the more linear Witcher 2 as opposed to Witcher 3, which seemed endless.

[@turismofoegaming8806]

@@thegamethrifter I beat the Witcher three first and absolutely loved it and then finally went back and played the second one on my Xbox one X and loved it also but... I'm gonna have to go with the third one just because it's now one of my top five of all time!!! The richer two is a great one and done or if you want to get a few endings that you can get maybe beating it a few times but other than that it doesn't have the nonlinear levels of quest and exploration gameplay like the third one does.. but still a great and concise narrative experience!

[@thegamethrifter]

@@turismofoegaming8806 I know why people love The Witcher 3, but for me it's a bit too bloated to concentrate on.

[@codezero7981]

still the best console ever.

[@lukegeekwalker2689]

Stop it

[@thegamethrifter]

I can't argue that!

[@thegamethrifter]

Certainly a case could be made for it! It introduced Achievements into gaming. It introduced amazing games like Gears Of War, Alan Wake, Left 4 Dead, Mass Effect, Saints Row, Bioshock and even Assassins Creed. At a point in the Xbox 360's life, over 1.3 million concurrently were playing Halo 3 every night!

[@JoshuaFante]

I got the 360 e like a week ago from this little local consignment store for $25 no lie... Did i need to buy a 360? NOPE i got my ps3 still, switch etc but did i buy it YUP n it had a packers skin all over it but i peeled it off n its like a 8.5 outta 10 maybe a 9 because that skin kept all scratches etc off it lloks like new n works flawless for $25 man

[@thegamethrifter]

Yea, you can find 360's super cheap in a lot of places currently.

[@optimusgotslimed3175]

I got the slim and have had no issues

[@thegamethrifter]

Yeah, it's a quality machine!

[@malecus7664]

Those Transformers games have never been remastered to my knowledge unfortunately. It would be grreat if they did this and released both as a package for $30. I'll add a few to the list that at I need to replay and remember enjoying but are not well known. Viking, Rise of the Argo Nauts, LOTR War in the North, Sacred 2, Divinity : Dragon Knight Saga, and Hunted the Demons Forge.

[@thegamethrifter]

War For Cybertron and Fall Of Cybertron were both released on Xbox One and PS4. However, Fall Of Cybertron only had a digital release and is now delisted, so it's impossible to get it unless you already had it digitally.

[@malecus7664]

@@thegamethrifter Must have missed that. I did find someone selling them digitally on Amazon a few years back for PC and am happy I did because Steam de-listed them.

[@thegamethrifter]

@@malecus7664 Yeah, I think people are hopeful that Microsoft is going to re-list them now that they own the games. Hasbro apparently wants this to happen too!

[@PELlPELI]

nah I loved Arkham Origins, it's the only arkham game I've ever played and just haven't gotten around to playing the other but i appreciate the reminder XD

[@thegamethrifter]

The entire trilogy is incredible! I just know that most people disregard Origins.

[@Zeldaboy2k2]

Another great video! I just got Lost Odyssey, can't wait to try it!

[@thegamethrifter]

Let me know what you think!

[@danielsmokesmids]

i think this is the best console for simulation sports games tbh. idk why people still buy modern sports games when they peaked on the PS2 & were last good on the 360

[@thegamethrifter]

360 actually had so many sim sports games! Football, baseball, basketball, hockey, golf, soccer and more!

[@danielsmokesmids]

@@thegamethrifter dont forget the SmackDown VS RAW games. they were kinda arcadey, but compared to the PS2 games, they were simulation imo.

[@thegamethrifter]

@@danielsmokesmids Absolutely! And the Fight Night boxing games, and even UFC games!

[@moonlambo5229]

WET costs like $60 in my city right now. Probably just emulate that one.

[@susanna8612]

Really? I have that game, maybe I will sell it. I paid like 2 € for it back in the days :) so many xbox360 games I bought dirt cheap in the later part of xbox360 era. I could earn fortune with them now. Some are still sealed.

[@byronarvanitis1189]

@@susanna8612 I recently bought it for 14$, great game!

[@thegamethrifter]

It's worth it to buy it!

[@thegamethrifter]

It'll go up more, now is a great time to buy it

[@chrishensley5384]

Most of the OG Xbox games will play on the 360 I am currently playing Dungeons & Dragons Heroes which is a fun isometric dungeon crawler.

[@arioca]

Many og Xbox games play on the X360 via emulation (with varying degrees of quality) but not most unfortunately. To be exact there are 462 games made backward compatible out of 989 that were released for Xbox.

[@chrishensley5384]

True but most of the games I want to play are compatible and my OC Xbox died.

[@thegamethrifter]

Cool game!

[@thegamethrifter]

Agreed!

[@GlobalGaming101]

The Xbox 360 Fat consoles with the Jasper chip tend to have a low failure rate. They are the units released in late 2008 and newer. They also consume less power than the Falcon and earlier models, which shipped with the larger power bricks. I still have mine from late 2009 :D

[@thegamethrifter]

Yeah, a lot of people re-thermal paste those models too and they can last a long time!

[@matttherrien9608]

I've got 2009 October Jasper v2 Tonasket I bought last week loose in "decent" cosmetic condition.(two front flaps have broken springs but a 20gb detachable HDD was attached) It was under 20 Canadian(like 15 American!) The thrift store even had an OEM psu for the Falcon 360s, luckily they're forward compatible with the Jaspers. Nice that It was only few bucks for the "official Microsoft" brick. They go for at least 30 plus shipping usually online. Three weeks ago I bought a refurbished 2007 Zephyr(Microsoft serviced mid-2009). Most people have reassured me that it should be somewhere near as reliable as some Falcons if refurbished by a certain date. These are my first 360s. I want to use the older refurbished Zephyr to game on primarily for the winter to see how a well a 17 year-old "Microsoft refurbished" first generation HDMI 360 holds up.

[@GlobalGaming101]

@@matttherrien9608 my friend had a 2007 console, with HDMI, that was serviced in 2010. I don’t recall what motherboard or chip his unit had but the device treated him well. I recommend installing the games to the hard drive to reduce heat output. It’ll also make the console quieter!! Some disc games will continue to spin for about 1-2 minutes are booting - this is normal :)

[@matttherrien9608]

@@GlobalGaming101 if I only have the 20gb drive, can I only have room for few installed games at a time so I would have to uninstall games as I complete them to keep room for installing them? How much room do the largest games take up on the HDD?

[@GlobalGaming101]

@@matttherrien9608 the games usually take around 6-8GB of storage per disc. Perhaps you could install a game you know you’ll play the longest and then leave space for DLC if you have any. Congrats on getting a good deal on the console. Sounds like plenty of fun to explore retro games :D

[@xOriginalGamerOG76x]

@the game thrifter, I personally wouldn't recommend the 360e. Id rather buy any of the previous model's up to the slim. The slim being the most desirable due to the connection options built in WiFi and quite cooling. The old models can be modded for additional cooling and HHD upgrading. To me the 360e is really only a option for someone who has no intention of modding.

[@thegamethrifter]

I'm completely against modding. I like to collect and I still play my Xbox 360 and Xbox 360 games online. Which can't be done if you're on a modded console.

[@turismofoegaming8806]

Man I played sooooooo MUCH Xbox360 during its life, in my life!!!!! Went thru quite a few of them & by 2013 had sooooo many games that I considered among my favorites of ALL TIME!!!! Wish Xbox had not of went down the path of ignorance... cause Xbox is Nothing compared to what it was in the days of the 360- Microsoft had Sony Quaking in their Boots back then!!! EVERYTHING WAS BETTER ON XBOX 360 !!!!🎉

[@thegamethrifter]

Yeah, I can agree that it feels like Xbox has lost what made them special. I blame the corporation side of things and greed. They had some good things cooking, but when you're part of a 3 trillion dollar cog in a wheel....it's hard to stay under the radar.

[@viratkohli-ym7ux]

Love your video

[@thegamethrifter]

Thanks for watching!

[@jerkusclownstar]

I adore the 360

[@thegamethrifter]

GREAT CONSOLE!

[@ineedandrenaline]

You can get a 360 fat, it just needs to be a Jasper or Tonasket motherboard.

[@thegamethrifter]

for sure

[@blooter6360]

Just ordered. 2013 e 250gb one Some pgr3/4 forza 4 amped 3 Yee haw

[@thegamethrifter]

HECK YEAH! Enjoy!

[@blooter6360]

@@thegamethrifter had one back in the day of course , got series x and s but miss those older games that are not on Back compatibility so aye looking forward too it

[@thegamethrifter]

@@blooter6360 absolutely smart choice!

[@kingago83]

Man, the Xbox 360 store is closed. By inserting physical games with the 360 console, patches and updates for a game, can they still be downloaded? Sorry for bad english. I'm not american.

[@thegamethrifter]

Yes, it still downloads patches and updates and anything you previously bought digitally you can still download. You can still play multiplayer games that have servers as well.

[@JoshuaFante]

Ps3 vs xbox360 ??? Either one a solid af console. The amount of amazing hames were this generation period an being released left n right until now on everything new from switch to ps5 bro. Xbox graphics still hold up because they were more cartoon like. The ps3 was more muddy looking but the graphics when done correctly kill 360s but its rare any development teams even tryed n do twice the work. If 360 would have been blu rays??!!! Forgot about it

[@thegamethrifter]

It's a preference thing, I was more of a 360 gamer, but had a PS3 for the exclusives that Sony was putting out. Most 3rd party games also performed better on Xbox 360 and Xbox Live was also better for multiplayer.

[@newogame1]

Do you recommend those triple pack games? Or multi pack. Not sure what they call them on 360. Or is buying the single games better?

[@thegamethrifter]

The triple packs can be worth more, but I try to get both.

[@newogame1]

@@thegamethrifter I'm trying to save time since finding them individually takes longer. as long as there are no downsides to multipacks

[@thegamethrifter]

@@newogame1 You can't go wrong!

[@newogame1]

Gonna buy a E and see how well some of those old hits hold up in 2024.

[@thegamethrifter]

They hold up great!

[@user-defined-p2v]

Just get a rgh jasper so u can get any game you want!

[@thegamethrifter]

That can't be played online and it's also not the same thing as collecting.

[@user-defined-p2v]

@@thegamethrifter you can play online with a rgh i do it all the time

[@thegamethrifter]

@@user-defined-p2v Easy way to get banned and lose all your digital games on a current platform. I'd never take a chance like that, but my Gamertag is almost 20 years old with hundreds of games tied to the account.

[@user-defined-p2v]

@@thegamethrifter they rarely ban people nowadays unless you cheat 24/7 the challenge system has been down for months and you don't have to use a main account on a rgh

[@thegamethrifter]

@@user-defined-p2v You have to pay to play online though, so you're still losing out if caught. I just prefer being legit and buying legit. That's just me though, I love the hunt!

[@LatashaMoore-y7r]

I went to gamestop to order Assassin's Creed Brotherhood xbox 360 video game Gears of War triple pack Xbox 360 video game

[@thegamethrifter]

AWESOME GAMES!

[@gameglitcher4]

@@thegamethrifter I only had to buy GoW 3 because I had 1 and 2. I myself bought an Xbox 360 Slim in 2024 because the original I had just red ringed on me and the Slims are more reliable.

[@thegamethrifter]

@@gameglitcher4 Slims are MUCH more reliable!

[@matttherrien9608]

​@@thegamethrifterwhat about the Slim with the 4gb onboard memory that's susceptible to failure? Is that true from what I've gathered. It's a 2011 Corona and I don't want to burn it out if I can sell it while it's still functioning. I've got a black Elite Jasper V2 Tonasket and a "Microsoft refurbished 2009" 2007 Zephyr. I kind of want to use the older repaired Zephyr this winter to see how well it holds up and shelve the Jasper for now.

[@thegamethrifter]

@@matttherrien9608 I have a 2011 launch slim and it still works!

[@BoogieMnn1]

Just got halo 4 today for my 360 since I can’t offered new gen games 😂

[@thegamethrifter]

Great campaign!

[@BoogieMnn1]

@@thegamethrifter I know it came with two game the good thing is that I got them for free 🤟

[@thegamethrifter]

@@BoogieMnn1 Can't go wrong for that price!

[@ezioauditoredafirenze5453]

Escape from Butcher Bay is way better game than Assault on Dark Athena. Butcher Bays story, pacing, characters, setting etc. were way better than Assault on Dark Athena which was more like generic shooter in comparison.

[@thegamethrifter]

Both are solid games, and you get Butcher Bay included with Athena, which is a cool bonus!

[@whostolecookiesfromthejar]

360 the best ecer

[@thegamethrifter]

GOAT!

[@ezioauditoredafirenze5453]

Hmm... why just TF: Fall of Cybertron? TF: War of Cybertron is also great game and actually if it would have xervers up it would be better since it had that campaign co-op. And yes they did a remaster on Fall of Cybertron on PS4 and Xbox One but Activision stopped it's multiplayer servers quite fast after the remaster was released. Quite a *hitty move from them but hey, what would you expect from a game corporation.

[@thegamethrifter]

Only released Fall Of Cybertron digitally on Xbox One/PS4. And it was then de-listed.

[@thompsonpatrick79]

Who is doing your gameplay capture? Looks someone playing one handed lol

[@thegamethrifter]

Maybe I am?

[@BobBobOnYouTube]

3:31 I don't think War for Cybertron was released on Xbox One, was it? Fall of Cybertron was but WFC wasn't. I think.

[@thegamethrifter]

You are actually correct. Fall Of Cybertron never had a physical Xbox One release, but it did have a digital Xbox One release and has since been delisted.

[@666dandark]

Hey hey this is the deal I just found, a 360 halo 4 edition with a couple of games for 80 dollars should I tap it?

[@byronarvanitis1189]

if it's in a good condition, it seems like a bargain...

[@thegamethrifter]

HECK YES!

[@thegamethrifter]

Agreed!

[@cool-soap]

unless you can JB it, I would say no. stick to emulation on desktop. and wait or help playtest the xbox 360 emulator to get a better experience.

[@OGStarWars247]

Red ring of death ended this system for me.

[@thegamethrifter]

Give it another try!

[@CAPITANxMARVEL]

Battery what ? 😂😂

[@thegamethrifter]

BATTERY!

[@bobinch4835]

The 360 is way expensive now. I would recommend the Xbox one S because they go for the cheapest price used.

[@thegamethrifter]

I picked up a 360 for $55 the other week....lol

[@matttherrien9608]

I bought my first three 360s this month. A 2009 v2 Jasper Tonasket which was under 20 dollars loose, a 2007 "Microsoft refurbished 2009" Zephyr and a Slim Corona. The later two came with the psus and a controller from the Salvation Army. I purchased the Jasper last and found a OEM Falcon psu compatible with it for a few bucks. The "official" psus go for as much as some used consoles and shipping is usually another 20 at least. Three OEM power supplies, two OEM controllers for less than 100 Canadian dollars. That's less than 75 American. I'd say that's pretty cheap for three working consoles with official accessories. "Are you not entertained! Is this not why you are here?!"

[@Sdskhn447]

Can anybody give me free xbox 360😢

[@thegamethrifter]

They aren't very expensive!

[@matttherrien9608]

Really dude? Come on, man! I bought three this month including a Jasper with two controllers for under 100 Canadian or less than 75 American. Don't tell me you can't find one you can afford.

[@thegamethrifter]

@@matttherrien9608 Exactly! Super cheap!