Raspberry Pi Gives an Original Xbox a Second Life

The original Xbox came to North America in 2001, so it's not surprising that someone who still has the console would have some issues. From aging controllers to broken hard drives, 19 years can be hard on a gaming console. Reddit user Supahmarioworld was up to the challenge, however and managed to repair a broken $10 Xbox using a Raspberry Pi.

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The biggest obstacle was the need for a hard drive replacement. The maximum storage capacity for original Xbox consoles is between 8-10GB. However, Xbox hard drives can't be swapped without using the proper eeprom.bin file,. That's where the Raspberry Pi 4 comes in.

Ash Hill
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