{"rewrite":{"id":"r_419938a399f849d591165e1f","clusterId":"c_66ca179f887e47ed91f35dc8","slug":"omnidrive-firmware-lets-modern-blu-ray-drives-rip-gamecube-wii-and-xbox-360","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"OmniDrive Firmware Lets Blu-Ray Drives Rip Gamecube, Wii, and Xbox 360 Games","summary":"Third-party firmware called OmniDrive, based on the MediaTek MT1959 chipset and developed for Hitachi-LG Data Storage Blu-ray drives, enables the drives to read and rip game discs from older consoles including GameCube, Wii, original Xbox, and Xbox 360. The firmware improves read accuracy and supports CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and derivative media. A tutorial from the YouTube channel Archades Games demonstrates the process, and tests showed perfect ISO rips of Xbox 360 games. The firmware is not compatible with all drives and can brick incompatible hardware.","whyItMatters":"OmniDrive simplifies the process of preserving retro game discs by removing the need to modify the original console hardware, making disc ripping as straightforward as ripping a DVD.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eOmniDrive is third-party firmware for optical drives based on the MediaTek MT1959 chipset, manufactured by Hitachi-LG Data Storage. It improves read accuracy and integrity for game discs from older consoles. The firmware supports CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and derivative media, and can read formats including GameCube (NROM), Wii (RVL-ROM), Xbox (XGD1), and Xbox 360 (XGD2/XGD3).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchades Games published a tutorial on applying the firmware and tested it by ripping an Xbox 360 game with the open-source tool Media Preservation Frontend. The test produced a perfect ISO file. Tom's Hardware noted that the method is a dramatic improvement over previous approaches that required modifying the console itself. Flashing OmniDrive onto an incompatible Blu-ray player will likely brick the device.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"OmniDrive firmware for Hitachi-LG Blu-ray drives can now rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 discs to ISO without console mods. Archades Games has a tutorial up. Not all drives are compatible.","twitterPost":"OmniDrive firmware for Hitachi-LG Blu-ray drives can rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 discs to ISO without console mods. Archades Games has a tutorial. Not all drives are compatible.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"OmniDrive, a third-party firmware for Hitachi-LG Blu-ray drives based on the MediaTek MT1959 chipset, allows the drives to rip game discs from GameCube, Wii, original Xbox, and Xbox 360 consoles. A tutorial from Archades Games shows the process, and tests produced perfect ISO rips. The firmware is not compatible with all drives and can brick unsupported hardware.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260528-omnidrive/\",\"title\":\"Using 'OmniDrive' firmware, you can import GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games to PC with a Blu-ray drive\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[{\"field\":\"headline\",\"rule\":\"headline_two_topics\",\"match\":\", and \",\"index\":56}]","lintHits":1,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4246,"outputTokens":656,"status":"published","repairAttempts":1,"nextRepairAt":"2026-05-28T07:02:18.000Z","factsAttemptedAt":1779937214,"createdAt":"2026-05-27T23:01:41.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-27T23:08:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-27T23:08:44.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_66ca179f887e47ed91f35dc8","canonicalTitle":"「OmniDrive」ファームウェアを使うとBlu-rayドライブでゲームキューブ・Wii・Xbox 360のゲームをPCに取り込むことが可能","representativeArticleId":"a_db2c752fac3756de6dbe794e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":0,"writeAttempts":2,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"OmniDrive\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-27T21:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-27T21:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-27T23:08:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260528\u0026#45;omnidrive/","title":"「OmniDrive」ファームウェアを使うとBlu-rayドライブでゲームキューブ・Wii・Xbox 360のゲームをPCに取り込むことが可能"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["OmniDrive"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["OmniDrive firmware works on Hitachi-LG Data Storage Blu-ray drives with the MediaTek MT1959 chipset.","The firmware enables reading and ripping GameCube, Wii, original Xbox, and Xbox 360 game discs.","A YouTube tutorial from Archades Games shows the process, and a test produced a perfect ISO rip of an Xbox 360 game.","Flashing OmniDrive onto an incompatible Blu-ray drive will likely brick the device."]}