What is x360key (also called xk3y)

The X360Key is a truly revolutionary Xbox 360 game loading device. The xKey is a fully solderless plug and play DVD emulation solution that supports ALL RETAIL (NOT JTAG) 'Phat' and 'Slim'* Xbox 360 consoles. It allows games to be loaded from an external USB hard drive or flash device which plugs in to the Xbox360Key external remote with OLED display.

*All Slim Xbox360 Console support coming in a firmware update

The X360Key runs a custom Linux operating system that emulates the Xbox 360 DVD drive, mimicking the original DVD drive of the console but allowing games to be loaded from a USB storage device rather than a DVD. What this means in practice is that the Xbox 360 sees the xKey and attached storage device as the DVD drive the console came with and is accustomed to loading from. The X360Key team has developed profiles for each of the availalble DVD drives to ensure that as far as the Xbox 360 console is concerned, the console sees the xK3y and storage device with games on as the original DVD drive.

The X360Key main/motherboard is fitted between the DVD SATA port on Xbox 360 motherboard and the original Xbox 360 DVD drive in the console. The X360Key plugs in to the Xbox 360 DVD Drive itself and then the SATA cable from the Xbox 360 motherboard SATA port is plugged in to the xK3y. The X360Key OLED display remote is then plugged in to the xk3y mainboard but is kept outside the console to allows USB storage drives to be connected to it. The remote allows the X360Key to be controlled and games to be browsed on the USB drive and launched.