Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. It was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information announced later that month at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Developer
Microsoft
Manufacturer
Flextronics, Wistron, Celestica, Foxconn
Product family
Xbox
Type
Home video game console
Generation
Seventh generation
Release date
November 22, 2005
Original Xbox 360
US/CA: November 22, 2005
EZ/NO/SE/UK/CH: December 2, 2005
JP: December 10, 2005
CO/MX: February 2, 2006
KR: February 24, 2006
HK/SG/TW: March 16, 2006
AU: March 23, 2006
CL: July 7, 2006
IN: September 25, 2006
ZA: September 29, 2006
CZ/PL: November 3, 2006
BR: December 1, 2006
RU: February 11, 2007
PE: February 25, 2008
UAE: October 28, 2008
NG/TR: 2009
SC: Spring 2010
Xbox 360 S
NA: June 18, 2010
AU: July 1, 2010
NZ: July 8, 2010
EU: July 16, 2010
Xbox 360 E
NA: June 10, 2013
EU: June 20, 2013
Lifespan
2005–2016
Introductory price
US$299, €299, £209 (Xbox 360 Core)[6]
US$399, €399, £279 (Xbox 360 (20 GB))[6]
Discontinued
WW: April 20, 2016
Units sold
Worldwide: 84 million (as of June 9, 2014) (details)
Media
DVD, CD, digital distribution
Add-on: HD DVD (discontinued)
Operating system
Xbox 360 system software
System on a chip
XCGPU (Xbox 360 S and E models only)
CPU
3.2 GHz PowerPC Tri-Core Xenon
Memory
512 MB of unified GDDR3 RAM clocked at 700 MHz
10MB of eDRAM cache on Xenos GPU
Storage
Storage media
Detachable hard drives
20, 60, 120 or 250 GB (older models); 250, 320, or 500 GB (Xbox 360 S models)
Memory cards (removable) (original design only)
64 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB
On-board storage chip
Arcade consoles
(later models)
256 MB, 512 MB
Budget level "Xbox 360 S" consoles:
4 GB
USB storage device (requires system software update)
1 GB to 32 GB
Cloud storage (requires Xbox Live Gold Membership)
2 GB[9]
Display
Video output formats
Composite video
480i, 576i (PAL)
S-Video
480i, 576i (PAL)
RGB SCART
480i, 576i (PAL)
Component (YPBPR)
480i, 576i, 480p, 720p, 1080i
D-Terminal (YPBPR)
480i (D1), 480p (D2), 720p (D4), 1080i (D3), 1080p (D5)[10]
VGA
640×480, 848×480, 1024×768, 1280×720 (720p), 1280×768, 1280×1024, 1360×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080 (1080p)
HDMI (later models)
480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
Note: 1080p video playback is limited to content from the Zune marketplace[11]
Graphics
500 MHz ATI/AMD Xenos
Sound
Analog stereo
Stereo LPCM (TOSLINK and HDMI)
Dolby Digital 5.1 (TOSLINK and HDMI)
Dolby Digital with WMA pro (TOSLINK and HDMI)
Controller input
4 maximum* (any combination):
Xbox 360 Controller (USB wired, 2.4 GHz wireless)
Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel
Rhythm game controllers
Big Button Pads*
Xbox 360 Arcade sticks
Ace Combat 6 Flight Stick
Kinect
4 Big Button Pads may be used in addition to other controllers.
Connectivity
Original models:
2.4 GHz wireless, 3 × USB 2.0, IR receiver, 100 Mbit/s Ethernet
Add-on: Wifi 802.11 a/b/g, Wifi 802.11a/b/g/n
Revised "S" models
2.4 GHz wireless, 5 × USB 2.0, Digital Optical audio out, IR receiver, 100 Mbit/s Ethernet, Wifi 802.11b/g/n, AUX port, HDMI port
Revised "E" models 2.4 GHz wireless, 4x
USB 2.0, IR receiver, 100 Mbit/s Ethernet, Wifi 802.11b/g/n, AUX port, HDMI port
Online services
Xbox Live
Best-selling game
Kinect Adventures! (24 million as pack-in game for Kinect)
Backward
compatibility
Selected Xbox games (requires hard drive and the latest update)
Predecessor
Xbox
Successor
Xbox One
Website
xbox.com/en-US/xbox-360
The Xbox 360 features an online service, Xbox Live, which was expanded from its previous iteration on the original Xbox and received regular updates during the console's lifetime. Available in free and subscription-based varieties, Xbox Live allows users to: play games online; download games (through Xbox Live Arcade) and game demos; purchase and stream music, television programs, and films through the Xbox Music and Xbox Video portals; and access third-party content services through media streaming applications. In addition to online multimedia features, it allows users to stream media from local PCs. Several peripherals have been released, including wireless controllers, expanded hard drive storage, and the Kinect motion sensing camera. The release of these additional services and peripherals helped the Xbox brand grow from gaming-only to encompassing all multimedia, turning it into a hub for living-room computing entertainment.

Launched worldwide across 2005–2006, the Xbox 360 was initially in short supply in many regions, including North America and Europe. The earliest versions of the console suffered from a high failure rate, indicated by the so-called "Red Ring of Death", necessitating an extension of the device's warranty period. Microsoft released two redesigned models of the console: the Xbox 360 S in 2010,[27] and the Xbox 360 E in 2013.[28] Xbox 360 is the sixth-highest-selling home video game console in history, and the highest-selling console made by an American company. Although not the best-selling console of its generation, the Xbox 360 was deemed by TechRadar to be the most influential through its emphasis on digital media distribution and multiplayer gaming on Xbox Live.

The Xbox 360's successor, the Xbox One, was released on November 22, 2013.[30] On April 20, 2016, Microsoft announced that it would end the production of new Xbox 360 hardware, although the company will continue to support the platform.