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Question, /vr/, if you homebrew an OG Xbox, can you force PAL games to run in 480p (progressive scan) @ 60 FPS over Y'PbPr as if they were NTSC builds?

I heard from somewhere that even PAL OG Xbox executables really support VGA 60Hz on the inside, & that somehow softmods or BIOS switching can bruteforce this..

>> No.8512116

>>8512113
Yes, if it's modded you just enable a few things in a menu.

>> No.8512128

yes, pal and ntsc consoles have the same hardware aside from psu differences and few chips having different manufacturer. you can flip ntsc mode on if you got a pal console and full access.

>> No.8512142

where xbox games pal optimized?

>> No.8512225

I don't think so. While you can enable NTSC video modes (480p, 720p, 1080i) on a PAL Xbox, I don't know if PAL games will properly take advantage of them.

>> No.8512270

>>8512113
It actually does that automatically (at least to me) there's a few things though, some games for whatever reason won't start or work in 480p (just a very few though, you can play them in 576i) and if you play PAL versions of games in 480p the cutscenes will go at 60hz instead of 50

>PAL OG Xbox executables really support VGA 60Hz on the inside
That I don't know

>> No.8512407

>>8512113
Yep, modded BIOS (softmod) will give you a menu that lets you enable that. But should be enabled even by default if you play PAL but have 480p enabled.

>> No.8512495

i actually just got my copy of splinter cell, i should get on with it and hack this fucking thing

>> No.8512720

>>8512142
by this point almost all were 60hz

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8513741

>>8512113
>if you homebrew an OG Xbox

>> No.8515551

bump

>> No.8515556

>>8512142
Many games weren't even hardcoded to the refresh anymore, they were just capped.

>> No.8515558

>>8515551
For what purpose?

>> No.8515560

>>8515558
why not

>> No.8515746

There's some games that can't be forced into 60hz like Halo and SSX 3 (?) but as usual information is scarce and you're going off a single post from a forum 15 years ago most of the time.

>> No.8517656

>>8512113
Just install a makeMhz HDMI mod.