Xbox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Xbox is a video gamingbrand created and owned by Microsoft.
Xbox Linux was a project that ported the Linux operating system to the Xbox video game console. Because the Xbox uses a digital signature system to prevent the public from running unsigned code, one must either use a modchip, or a softmod. The original Xbox was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market.
Buy the Xbox Softmod Kit to soft mod your original Xbox to play ROMs, emulators, XBMC and homebrew apps. In this guide, I will explain both why and how one should hack the Microsoft Xbox to run unsigned code and accept hard disk upgrades. This has been written up many times, but most of the guides are pretty old and out of date.
It represents a series of video game consoles developed by Microsoft, with three consoles released in the sixth, seventh, and eighth generations respectively. The brand also represents applications (games), streaming services, and an online service by the name of Xbox Live. The brand was first introduced on November 1. United States, with the launch of the original Xbox console. That original device was the first video game console offered by an American company after the Atari Jaguar stopped sales in 1. It reached over 2.
You can play some original Xbox games on your Xbox 360 console if you have an official Xbox 360 Hard Drive. Notes. If you’re not able to play a game listed below, try updating your console software.
May 1. 0, 2. 00. 6.[1] Microsoft's second console, the Xbox 3. April 1. 8, 2. 01. The successor to the Xbox 3. Microsoft's most recent console, the Xbox One,[3] was revealed on May 2. The Xbox One has been released in 2. Chinese release on September 2. The head of Xbox is Phil Spencer, who succeeded former head Marc Whitten in late March 2.
Consoles[edit]Main article: Xbox (console). Xbox console with "Controller S"The original Xbox was released on November 1. North America, February 2. Japan, and March 1. Australia and Europe. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market.
As part of the sixth- generation of gaming, the Xbox competed with Sony's Play. Station 2, Sega's Dreamcast (which stopped American sales before the Xbox went on sale), and Nintendo's Game. Cube. The Xbox was the first console offered by an American company after the Atari Jaguar stopped sales in 1. The name Xbox was derived from a contraction of Direct. X Box, a reference to Microsoft's graphics API, Direct. X.[7]The integrated Xbox Live service launched in November 2.
It first competed with Dreamcast's online service but later primarily competed with Play. Station 2's online service. Although these two are free while Xbox Live required a subscription, as well as broadband- only connection which was not completely adopted yet, Xbox Live was a success due to better servers, features such as a buddy list, and milestone titles like Halo 2 released in November 2. Xbox video game and was by far the most popular online game for years. Xbox 3. 60[edit]. Left: Xbox 3. 60 Elite, Right: Xbox 3.
S and new- style controller. The Xbox 3. 60 was released as the successor of the original Xbox in November 2. Sony's Play. Station 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. As of June 3. 0, 2. Xbox 3. 60 consoles have been sold worldwide.[9] The Xbox 3.
MTV on May 1. 2, 2. Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The console sold out completely upon release in all regions except in Japan.[1. The Xbox 3. 60 showed an expanded Xbox Live service (which now included a limited "Free" tier called silver), the ability to stream multimedia content from PCs, while later updates added the ability to purchase and stream music, television programs, and films through the Xbox Music and Xbox Video services, along with access to third- party content services through third- party media streaming applications. Microsoft also released Kinect, a motion control system for the Xbox 3.
At their E3 presentation on June 1. Microsoft announced a redesigned Xbox 3. The redesigned console is slimmer than the previous Xbox 3. Wi- Fi, TOSLINKS/PDIF optical audio output, five USB 2. Kinect peripheral.[1. Older models of the Xbox 3. The first new console to be released features a 2.
GB hard drive, while a later less expensive SKU features 4 GB internal storage. Xbox One[edit]. The Xbox One with the redesigned Kinect and controller. The Xbox One was released on November 2. North America, as the successor of the Xbox 3. The Xbox One competes with Sony's Play. Station 4 and Nintendo's Wii U as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles. Announced on May 2.
Xbox One now has a large emphasis on internet- based features; including the ability to record and stream gameplay, and the ability to integrate with a set- top box to watch cable or satellite TV through the console with an enhanced guide interface and Kinect- based voice control.[1. Following its unveiling, the Xbox One proved controversial for its original digital rights management and privacy practices; while Microsoft touted the ability for users to access their library of games (regardless of whether they were purchased physically or digitally) on any Xbox One console without needing their discs, and the ability to share their entire library with 1. Xbox Live account and their Xbox One console, and the console would be required to connect to the Internet on a periodic basis (at least once every 2. After an overwhelmingly negative response from critics and consumers (who also showed concerns that the system could prevent or hinder the resale of used games), Microsoft announced that these restrictions would be dropped.[2. Microsoft was also criticized for requiring the Xbox One to have its updated Kinect peripheral plugged in to function, which critics and privacy advocates believed could be used as a surveillance device. As a gesture toward showing a commitment to user privacy, Microsoft decided to allow the console to function without Kinect.[2. Comparison[edit]Xbox.
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CD, DVD, Blu- ray Disc, USB Drive with supported media, DLNA Servers[3. Accessories (retail)Xbox Live Starter Kit. Xbox Media Center Extender. DVD Playback Kit. Xbox Music Mixer. Memory Unit (8 MB)Logitech Wireless Controller (2. GHz)More.. see Xbox 3.
Media Remote. Stereo Headset Adapter. Official Stereo Headset. Digital TV Tuner (EU Only)Play and Charge Kitsee Xbox One accessories. CPU7. 33 MHz x. 86 Intel Celeron/Pentium III Custom Hybrid CPU3. GHz IBM Power. PCtri- core.
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MHz; in dual- channel 1. MB/s. 51. 2 MB of GDDR3 RAM @ 7. MHz 2. 2. 4 GB/s, 1. MB EDRAM GPU frame buffer memory.
GB of DDR3 RAM @ 2. MHz 6. 8. 3 GB/s,[3. MB ESRAM GPU frame buffer memory. Video I/OVGA, Component (YPb. Pr), SCART, S- Video, Composite. HDMI (on models manufactured after August 2.
VGA, Component/D- Terminal (YPb. Pr), SCART, S- Video, Composite. Various monitor resolutions available via VGA and HDMI/DVI (6. Г—4. 80, 8. 48. Г—4. Г—7. 68, 1. 28. 0Г—7. Г—7. 68, 1. 28. 0Г—1.
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Consumer programmability. Via Softmods and/or modchips; Modified Windows CE 2. Linux. Development on PC with XNA Game Studio ($9. XNA 1. 0 Refresh)[3.
ID@Xbox. Each console has a variety of games. Most games released on the original Xbox are backwards compatible and can be played directly on its successor, Xbox 3. Backward compatibility with Xbox 3. Xbox One in June 2. Kinect or USB peripherals will not be supported. Online services[edit]Xbox Live[edit]Xbox Live is an online service with over 4. January 1. 0, 2. 01.
It comprises an online virtual market, the Xbox Live Marketplace, which allows the purchase and download of games and various forms of multimedia. Online gaming on the Xbox first started on November 1. The service is still active and continues to be played by gamers.
Xbox Live Marketplace[edit]The Xbox Live Marketplace (XBLM) is a virtual market designed for Microsoft's Xbox 3. Xbox Live members to download purchased or promotional content.
The service offers movie and game trailers, Video Store, game demos, Xbox Live Arcade games, Xbox Live Indie Games (Previously Community Games), Games on Demand (Xbox 3. Xbox Originals), downloadable content such as map packs, gamer pictures, and Xbox 3. Dashboardthemes. The August 1. Xbox 3. 60 games for download, the Avatar Marketplace, and renamed Community Games to Indie Games. The Spring 2. 00. Xbox 3. 60 Dashboard relocated the Marketplace to its own "blade" in order to bring more attention to the service and make it more accessible to users.
Although this has been obsoleted by the NXE update, the section has been implemented into three separate sections in the Dashboard: the Game Marketplace, Video & Music Marketplace, and Avatar Marketplace. Downloaded content requires enough space on either the Xbox 3. Xbox 3. 60 Memory Unit.