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Installing an Xbox 360 to your HDD improves loading times, removes disc noise and overall creates a smoother gaming experience. But you still need the disc in the Xbox 360 Console to play the game.

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Q: What does installing a game to your hard drive do on the xbox?
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When you install a xbox 360 game to your hard drive can you play online?

you should always be able to play online without installing a game


What is good about installing game into your 360 hard drive?

There are very little advantages to this but I belive that if you install a game to your hard drive your xbox will run a little cooler and if your disc shatters or breaks inside the xbox 360 itself then your data from your games is not lost and can be retrieved from your hard drive. Hope this helped.


Why does Xbox 360 elite asks disk after installing game on its hard drive?

you have to have the disc in the drive for it to play. When you install game to hard drive it makes it so the disc doesn't have to spin. Therefore it will not be scratched, overheated etc.


Does installing the game in xbox 360 take more memory than not installing?

Yes, because you are uploading all of that games data into your hard drive, as opposed to just having your xbox read the disc.


Why does my xbox freeze during the loading of the Daret Town level of the game Eragon?

When a game freezes, try installing the game on your hard drive, this should help.


Can you play halo reach from your hard drive?

You can install Halo Reach to your hard drive like any other Xbox 360 game, however the game must be in the disk drive in order to play the game.(but if you have to put the disk its a waste of time to installing it)


Is it possible to install an xbox 360 game on your hard drive and then not need the disk?

No, however you can buy the game from xbox live marketplace and the game will be on your hard drive


Why cant you install a scratched xbox game on your hardrive?

When the Xbox says install game it does not mean you are about to install the full game onto your hard drive. When you install a game on to your Xbox it's taking some of the game files and installing them to make the game run smoother and possibly look better.


What is the point of installing xbox 360 games to its hard drive?

Installing an Xbox 360 to your HDD improves loading times, removes disc noise and overall creates a smoother gaming experience. However, you still need the disc in the Xbox 360 Console to play the game.


Does the game info save to the disc or the Xbox?

Game information saves on the Xbox's hard drive.


Can you play a Xbox game on a Xbox 360 console?

If you have a hard drive. If you do not have a hard drive in your 360 it will not workAll Xbox games will work on a 360 that has a hard drive (elite and pro come with hard drive). Arcade version owners need to buy a hard drive first


How do you play games from your hard drive when ever i install Halo 3 to it it says Please insert Halo 3 game disc what do i do?

install to hard drive still requires a disk. the point of installing it is that your xbox will be quiet when your playing the game on it. it also makes the game load faster.