You must have an official Microsoft-branded hard drive installed in your console. The drive contains the emulation software necessary to bridge the gap between the original Xbox architecture and the 360’s hardware. Third-party drives often lack this partition.

remains a legendary title for fans of street racing and car culture. While it was originally released for the first Xbox in 2004, it is officially backward compatible with the Xbox 360.

Your Xbox 360 needs the latest dashboard updates and a compatibility patch, which usually downloads automatically when you sign into Xbox Live and insert the disc.

Because the game runs via software emulation rather than native hardware, the experience on Xbox 360 isn't always perfect. Expect the following: