x360key: Play Games From Any USB Drive?

News Feed from Xbox-Scene. Apparently, a new product dubbed the x360key allows you to play Xbox games from any USB drive. According to the manufacturer’s website, the x360key:User friendly: intuitive interface, no soldering requiredCompatible with all fat (and soon slim!) Xbox 360 modelsSupports most Xbox 360 and Xbox 1 gamesSupports most file systems, including NTFS, EXT2/3/4, and Mac OS X ExtendedHigh speed USB2 interfaceStylish USB control pad for selecting games and controlling your x360keyPowerful embedded Linux system running from Micro SD card (included)Linux firmware fully updatable from USB mediaFPGA fully updatable from USB media via built-in, in-system JTAG programmingRecovery mode – it is always possible to recover from a bad flashNo drive flashing or JTAG hack requiredAP25 protection emulation
It looks promising but wait, there’s more!
How it Works:
x360key consists of 2 parts, a motherboard and a remote.
The motherboard connects to the SATA bus inside the Xbox 360, and sits between the drive and the Xbox 360 motherboard. x360key is a full-fledged computer system running embedded Linux. It is capable of many things such as
- Emulating the Xbox 360 DVD drive
- Reading USB hard drives and other USB media with various file systems
- Updating itself and other hardware from USB media
- Communicating with the remote and other external USB devices
- And a lot more! (embedded Web server and Wifi connectivity for example)
The x360key is expected to go on sale in July.