Copy Xbox 360 Games to DVD

The Xbox 360 is Microsoft's answer to Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3, which are its prime competitors. In the seventh generation era of modern gaming consoles, gamers have plenty of choice. Microsoft has matched its competitors in terms of the variety of games made available on this platform. If you are wondering how to copy Xbox 360 games to DVD, you have landed on the right page. It is quite a straightforward and simple job as you will realize by the end of the article.

My favorite Xbox 360 games are Call of Duty 2, Halo 3 and Gears of War. Obviously the original installation discs of these games are much protected and valued possessions for me. It would be a shame if any of these DVDs get damaged and I am left with no backup. When I realized this, I decided to copy XboxX 360 games to DVD as backup. I assume you are looking for guidelines on burning Xbox 360 games onto DVD discs for the same reason. Let people who are planning to burn Xbox 360 games for free, onto DVDs, for selling, know that it would be piracy and infringement of copyright to do so. It is punishable by law! So I'll talk about how to burn Xbox 360 onto DVD with the assumption that you are not using this knowledge for nefarious purposes, but only to create a backup for your games.

How to Copy Xbox 360 Games to DVD?

As you know, copying data to DVDs is easily possible. However, in case of installation disks like game DVDs, you cannot copy the data as it is. An ISO image needs to be created and then burnt onto a disc. An ISO image (.ISO file) is an archive file format for optical discs. Now that I have summarized what needs to be done, let me present a step by step guide on how to burn Xbox 360 games to DVD. You'll need access to the Internet to download certain software programs and a PC with a DVD+DL writer to do the job. Buy DVD+DL discs which have double the storage capacity of normal single layer discs.

Download and Install ISO DVD Burning Software
Firstly, search on Google search engine for ISO DVD burning software like MagicISO or CloneCD. Download and install any one such software on your computer. You may need to restart the computer after installation.

Create ISO File
Insert the game installation disk, which you want to copy, into the DVD drive. Open the ISO DVD burner program and create an image file of the disc on your hard drive. Make sure that you have adequate hard drive space for the .ISO file. The creation of the file may take a considerable amount of time.

Burn Game On New Disk
Once the image has been created, half of your job is done. All you need to do now is burn the ISO image onto a blank DVD+DL disk. Using the ISO DVD burner software, burn the image onto the DVD. With that you have successfully copied your Xbox 360 game to DVD and created a backup. Repeat the same procedure for all your games that you wish to take a backup.

Hope this article has left no doubt in your mind regarding how to copy Xbox 360 games to DVD. With the right software program and a bunch of blank DVDs, you can easily copy Xbox 360 games to DVDs in no time. With all your best games copied and burned onto discs, you don't need to worry about the original discs getting damaged. This will save them from scratches that normally occur after prolonged overuse.