Xbox 360:ISO2GOD

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ISO2GOD is a Windows utility originally written by KrK which allows conversion of original Xbox and Xbox 360 .isos into a Games on Demand container. This is useful, as playing game backups directly on the console requires either a GoD container or extracted files. GoD containers can be preferrable over extracted files, as they don't have compatability issues with some games and can be transferred quicker due to having a few large files instead of a large amount of tiny files.

The version linked in this wiki page is a modern decompilation by r4dius with additional quality of life improvements.

Settings

Before using ISO2GOD, it is preferred to tweak a few settings to get the program set up for optimal GoD conversion.

Output Path

This is self explanatory. It is the folder your converted Games on Demand will go to after the ISO is converted.

Rebuild Path

If you decided to enable ISO rebuilding during a conversion, this is the folder where the rebuilt ISO will go.

The rebuilt ISOs are basically ISOs that remove all unnessary padding from the game, this making it far smaller. However, they will not be archive friendly.

Options

These options allow you to change the default behavior when converting ISOs. For most people, these settings are optimal.

  • Always save rebuilt ISO: Enabled
  • Ask if rebuilt ISO should be saved: Disabled
  • Auto-rename multi-disc games: Enabled
  • Auto-browse when adding ISO: Disabled

FTP Transfer

You can optionally set up ISO2GOD to automatically transfer a converted GoD to an Xbox 360 through FTP.

When this option is enabled, make sure the console is on a homebrew dashboard with FTP enabled for the transfer to be successful.

Converting an Xbox 360 ISO to a Game on Demand

  1. Click the "Add ISO" button and select your desired game.
  2. You will see a pop-up window with options for the game. You can change the title details if desired, but it is preferred to remove all padding to save a large amount of storage space.
  3. Click the "Add" button on the bottom right of the pop-up window.
  4. Once the desired games have been added to the queue, click the "Convert" button on the top. The program will begin to convert the ISO.
  5. Once the conversion has been completed, the Game(s) on Demand are ready to be played on Xenia or an RGH/JTAG Xbox 360. If the FTP Transfer was set up, they will already be on the console once they are marked as Uploaded.
    • If the GoDs are manually being transferred to a console, you can put the converted game into the Content\0000000000000000\ folder on either USB storage or the internal HDD so it can appear in the stock Microsoft dasboard.