I would like to take a moment and set the record straight on a few items at hand. Although I am not going to say it is impossible to learn how to burn Xbox 360 games for free, I will say that you will waste a ton of time and money on DVDs that don’t burn right if you try and use some of the methods found on the internet.

Console games are encrypted with protection so that games cannot be copied for the purposes of pirating them. However, as the legal owner of your Xbox games, you do have the right to make a backup copy of your console games.

In order to make seamless 1:1 copies of Xbox 360 games, you need a piece of game copying software that is meant to break that file protection and burn your game to a blank DVD. Although there are several pieces of software out there, I recommend a software called Game Copy Wizard. It allows you to create exact 1:1 copies of PS3, Xbox, Dreamcast, Wii, PS2, Gamecube and PC games.

There isn’t a need for any complex mod chips to be installed in order for the burned games to work. You won’t have to spend time and effort to try and take your Xbox or PS3 apart to install any chips so that burned games can be played.

So to recap, if you thought there was a way to learn how to burn Xbox 360 games for free, then you should have a clearer picture on what the real truth is now. It is not impossible, but you can save yourself a lot of frustration and money by just getting the right piece of game copying software such as Game Copy Wizard to burn Xbox 360 games.

Ripping Xbox games is nothing more than taking the contents of a CD/DVD from the disc and putting it into file format exactly the way it was copied onto the disc. This process usually takes a bit of time and can take up a good bit of hard drive space. As the speeds of CD/DVD drives get faster, the less time it takes to actually rip a game onto your machine.

Every game manufactured comes with copyright protection built into it to prevent pirating of games. We do not condone any sort of game pirating as well. However, you are allowed by law to make a backup of all of your Xbox games as well as any other gaming console you might have. Because of this copyright protection, you needs game copying software that is designed to properly break and decode this protection in order for you to be able to properly rip Xbox 360 games and then make a backup CD/DVD of it. Even myself is guilty of wasting hours upon hours of trying to find software that will do it for free. In the end, you end up wasting a ton of time and a good chunk of change on wasted CD/DVD’s.

With the right game copying software, ripping Xbox 360 games is quite easy and can be done in about 30 to 40 minutes per game. All you need is a computer that has a CD/DVD burner. If your computer is a year or two old, you should have the right hardware for the job. As for what CD/DVD’s to use? Well, I use Verbatim+R DL DVD’s when making backup copies of my games. When I use one of these two pieces of game copying software plus the Verbatim DVD’s, ripping Xbox 360 games and then burning them is done at a very high success rate!

The shelf life of a DVD can be pretty long if taken care of properly. However, there are only a small percentage of us who actually do take proper care of the games we purchase. It only takes one drop of a disc or the finest scratch that is barely visible to ruin a game. There is nothing worse than shelling out the initial 60 bucks for a game and then 2 months later having to pay out another 60 dollars because you were careless and your game got ruined in some way.

So How Do You Protect Yourself From Games Becoming Un-Playable?

It is a really smart idea for you as a gamer to make a backup copy of every game you buy. Why? Because making an exact 1:1 copy of your original game allows you to play the copy you made and put the original in a safe place. If your backup copy gets ruined, no big deal. Just break out the original disc and make another copy. You will be saving yourself some pretty major cash over a period of time.

Learning how to burn Xbox games with a DVD burner is not hard at all. I can sum it up in about 5 simple steps:

1. Have a computer with free hard drive space and a DVD burner
2. Download a reputable piece of Game Copying Software (you need this to break the protection that is programmed into every game)
3. Install the software on your computer
4. Insert the original game into your DVD drive
5. Start the game burning software and let it walk you through creating your backup copy

That is really about all their is to it. On average, it will take around 30 minutes to burn an Xbox 360 game.

We tend to just leave games laying out on the stand or on top of the console with no protection on them and then one day we put in our favorite game to play only to find that it doesn’t work. So what do you do at this point? Well, you gotta suck it up and go drop another $60 if the game is that important to you.

How To Avoid Getting Yourself Into This Situation

No gamer wants to have to go and buy a game more than one time. In order to not have to do this, you should learn how to burn Xbox 360 games onto DVD discs. The process is pretty simple and only requires you to have these 3 things:

• A computer with a DVD burner
• Game Copying Software
• Blank DVD

There are quite a few options out there when it comes to good game copying software. I will warn though, that the protection built into today’s games puts a halt to using any of the free programs out there that claim they can burn games. It is imperative that you get yourself a piece of low-priced software made specifically for burning Xbox 360 games onto DVD discs. With most game copying software, you also get free lifetime updates and support which is really good because game copy protection is constantly changing and you want to make sure you can exercise your right to make a backup of all of your games.

There are two pieces of software out there that I recommend. Game Copy Wizard and Game Copy Monster are both pretty cheap pieces of software that have awesome game burning success rates and also have great support. Let’s also not forget to mention that they both burn games for Xbox, PS3, Wii, Playstation 2, Game Cube and DreamCast. So they work for just about any console.

In conclusion, save yourself a few bucks in the long run and learn how to burn Xbox 360 games onto DVD discs.

There is a ton of info on the net about how to backup Xbox games, but in my eyes, there is only 2 pieces of software that actually work. If you search long enough, you may be able to find some piece of free software to download that will work once out of every 10 times. In the meantime, let’s not forget how much money you spent wasting DVDs. If your serious about backing up your Xbox games, then I would recommend using either Game Copy Wizard, or Game Copy Monster. You will pay a small fee for them, but will end up saving a huge amount of money and time in the end.

Game Copy Wizard and Game Copy Monster are programmed specifically to backup Xbox games. On every game you purchase, there is a ‘lock’ on that game so it cannot be copied freely. This is to prevent pirating. However, as the owner of that game, you are permitted to make a backup copy of your Xbox games.

These two pieces of game copying software are designed to break those ‘locks’ and allow for flawless burning of your Xbox games. You will first download the software and then install it on a computer that has a DVD/CD burner. After you install the program, you will then put your original Xbox game into the DVD/CD drive and copy it using the software you just installed. After it is done copying, it will prompt you to put in a blank DVD/CD so that it can proceed at creating a backup of your Xbox game. That’s all there is to it!

Learning how to backup xbox game is not a hard thing to do if you have the right tools to do it.

Well, the truth is if you know how to burn a CD or DVD on your computer, then you can most certainly make a copy of your Xbox game or just about any other console game for that matter.

It really is true that gaming is a huge part of today’s youth. Instead of being outside building a tree house or riding their bike, they are couped up in a dark room in front of a 42″ flat-screen TV playing the latest release of Call of Duty. No worries, I am guilty as charged:)

I am going to give a few quick tips on how you can burn Xbox games. Let’s first realize that you are permitted to make a backup of your own game. To be honest, you have spent a good 50 or 60 bucks on a game, so it really is a wise decision to have a backup. If you abuse CD’s anything like I do, then it will come in handy.

In order to burn Xbox games or any console game, you need to have a special piece of game copying software. The reason for this is because the manufacturers of games code them with with a ‘lock’ to protect against piracy. This is why you need special software. It will decode these locks and allow for the game to be copied.

Another thing that you may find yourself doing is to try and find a way to do this with some freebie software you find on the net. I am not going to say it’s impossible to do, but more than likely you will waste many valuable gaming hours trying to find a solution. Believe me, the 30 bucks you spend on a real piece of software that has support and warranty behind it is well worth it.

Here is a quick hit list of the requirements to burn Xbox games:

1. A computer with a CD/DVD burner
2. Blank Media – either CD or DVD
3. Game Copying Software

There is not much to it really. I might also add that these software packages also have many other capabilities that go along with them such as being able to burn your own videos or movies to them.

Don’t let the idea of burning your Xbox games intimidate you. It’s not rocket science if you have the right tools to do the job.