Games FAQ – Does the Xbox or Xbox 360 play PC Games?
The Xbox and Xbox 360 will not play PC games, unless they are re-released in the console format. A PC game CD or DVD will not work on the Xbox or Xbox 360.
However, with the addition of Windows Live, it is possible in the near future that certain game will be able to be played across the Xbox 360 and PC platform together.
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Can you configure an XBOX 360 to use it as a PC?
no
There is no way to use the Xbox 360 as a PC.
A good theory to think about is if a PC can play Xbox 360 and/or Xbox games.
no you can’t cofigure an xbox 360 to work as a PC. That’s ridiculous!
you should be able to play some pc games but it has to be a microsoft game
because xbox is made by microsoft
and u can play cds and dvds
right?
@Brandon,
You cannpt play PC games even ones made by MS on your Xbox 360. I don’t know how or where people are getting that idea? It’s called a console for a reason. Just wanted to clear that up before I get an Email saying help I stuck a PC copy of ….. in my 360 and it won’t play help me make it work.
I don’t understand why people think its ridiculous to play xbox360 games on the pc i know of a module where you can play nintendo games on the pc so why is it so far fetched?
@Jon,
You can rig your PC (not that we approve) to play different games. This was the other way around playing PC titles in your Xbox/360.
yea pc games on a 360 is a silly idea, how cud u use it? 360 doesn’t have enough buttons xD
Why is it such a ridiculous idea?
If someone could figure out how to reconfigure an xbox to play PC games – it would be a brilliant idea!
If anything MS should definitely consider doing it…
@Unlimited Mind
Also forgot to comment…
Xbox 360 has USB slots… you could easily put a mouse and keyboard.. shabaam! you got a PC – just a thought.
there is a way to play pc games on the ps2, did noone every get that modchip from japan years ago?
i will find out details for the company (if still around), it worked great i had it myself, used to play max payne 2 PC on my ps2. Who's to say they will not make a version for the xbox 360?
maybe not atm, but i wudnt be suprised if someone makes a similar thing for the 360, or maybe if you have a modded xbox 360 you already can with extra homebrew software?? i dno, if there is that is the only way atm, but i havent herd of it yet.
hey gays.. aaaa sorry, guys… I have a copy of quake 1, 2 and 3 working on my xbox! when I enter the options menu, the keys are set like this: walk forward: W, backpedal: S, strife left: A, strife right: D, fire: Left Mouse Button etc, but I use the right and left thumbsticks to move and look around and the right trigger to fire… so the games were ported from pc to xbox… you just need a program that converts the .exe (the pc executable file) to .xbe (the xbox executable file) or something like that…