does xbox 360 still have to download profiles

Yes you've always needed an active Microsoft account on the Xbox since the 360

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To answer your inquiry, that is correct. You have to download profiles on Xbox 360 console.

Here's how to do it:

Press the Guide button  on your controller.

Select Download Profile.

Note Not seeing Download Profile? This means that you’re signed in under another profile. Press the X button  on your controller to sign out, confirm, and then select Download Profile.

At the bottom of the Download Profile screen, select Download Profile.

Enter the email address of the Microsoft account that’s associated with your Xbox profile. If you don’t know it, see the Lost Account Solution.

Enter your Microsoft account password. If you’ve forgotten it, you’ll need to reset your password.

Note If you have a child account, your parent’s Microsoft account information is required to download your Xbox profile on the Xbox 360.

If you use external storage on your console, select the storage device on which you want to save your Xbox profile. If you don’t use external storage, your Xbox profile will begin downloading.

After you download your Xbox profile, you’ll be asked if you want the console to remember your password.

If you want to sign in without being prompted for a password each time, select the Remember Password option. Keep in mind that when you choose this option, anyone who uses your console can sign in as you and use your account information. This includes any credit card information you might have saved.

Leave the Remember Password option unchecked if you want the console to require a password to sign in to your account. This is a good idea if others in your home can easily access your console, or if you downloaded your Xbox profile at a friend’s house.

Important If you downloaded your Xbox profile to another console and you chose the Remember Password option, you can remotely remove the password so that your Xbox profile can’t be accessed by someone on the other console.

Here's the reference link: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/xbox-360/my...

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All Microsoft Xbox accounts have an Xbox 360 profile that can be downloaded to either a real Xbox 360 console or to the Xbox 360 emulated dashboard on Xbox One and Series X|S consoles. Even if you made a new account now, it would still have a 360 profile.

When you run a backwards compatible 360 game on your Series X for the first time, you will be asked to enter your email address and password. This is so the 360 profile can be downloaded. It does this because that is how the Xbox 360 does things.

If you still have your Xbox 360, go on it then there will be an option to download your profile on the home menu.

Hi Karma JIMZ,

delete the account on the xbox 360 and then recover the profile, make sure you select profile only when you delete.

how to download profile!
support.xbox.com/.../download-your-xbox-live-profile-to-another-360-console

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