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The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft, being the successor to the original Xbox and the second console in the Xbox series. It was officially unveiled on MTV in a program titled MTV Presents Xbox: The Next Generation Revealed on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information announced later that month at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). As a seventh-generation console, it primarily competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii. The Xbox 360's online service, Xbox Live, 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 mostly between November 2005 and December 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, and the Xbox 360 E in 2013.

The Xbox 360 is the ninth-highest-selling home video game console in history, and the highest-selling console made by an American company and by Microsoft. 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. 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. On August 17, 2023, Microsoft announced that on July 29, 2024, the Xbox 360 game marketplace would stop offering new purchases and the Microsoft Movies & TV app will no longer function, though the console will still be able to download previously purchased content and enter multiplayer sessions.

Infobox

Developer
Microsoft
Manufacturer
Flextronics, Wistron, Celestica, Foxconn
Product family
Xbox
Type
Home video game console
Generation
Seventh
Release date
November 22, 2005 Original Xbox 360US/CA: November 22, 2005EZ/NO/SE/UK/CH: December 2, 2005JP: December 10, 2005CO/MX: February 2, 2006KR: February 24, 2006HK/SG/TW: March 16, 2006AU: March 23, 2006CL: July 7, 2006IN: September 25, 2006ZA: September 29, 2006CZ/PL: November 3, 2006BR: December 1, 2006RU: February 11, 2007PE: February 25, 2008UAE: October 28, 2008NG/TR: 2009SC: Spring 2010 Xbox 360 SNA: June 18, 2010AU: July 1, 2010NZ: July 8, 2010EU: July 16, 2010 Xbox 360 ENA: June 10, 2013EU: June 20, 2013
Introductory price
Xbox 360 (20 GB) US$399 (equivalent to $640 in 2024) €399 (equivalent to €580 in 2023) £279 (equivalent to £530 in 2023) Xbox 360 Core US$299 (equivalent to $480 in 2024) €299 (equivalent to €430 in 2023) £209 (equivalent to £390 in 2023)
Discontinued
WW: April 20, 2016
Units sold
Worldwide: 84 million (as of June 9, 2014[update]) (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 10 MB 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 chipArcade consoles (later models)256 MB, 512 MBBudget level "Xbox 360 S" consoles:4 GB External USB storage device (requires system software update)1 GB to 2 TB Cloud storage (requires Xbox account)2 GB
Display
Video output formats Composite video480i, 576i (PAL) S-Video480i, 576i (PAL) RGB SCART480i, 576i (PAL) Component (YPBPR)480i, 576i, 480p, 720p, 1080i D-Terminal (YPBPR)480i (D1), 480p (D2), 720p (D4), 1080i (D3), 1080p (D5) VGA640×480, 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
Graphics
500 MHz ATI/AMD Xenos, 240 GFLOPS
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 EthernetAdd-on: Wifi 802.11 a/b/g, Wifi 802.11a/b/g/nRevised "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 portRevised "E" models: 2.4 GHz wireless, 4 × USB 2.0, IR receiver, 100 Mbit/s Ethernet, Wifi 802.11b/g/n, AUX port, HDMI port
Current firmware
2.0.17559.0
Online services
Xbox Live
Best-selling game
Kinect Adventures!, 24 million(bundled with Kinect) Grand Theft Auto V, 22.95 million (non-Kinect game)
Backwardcompatibility
Selected Xbox games (requires hard drive and the latest update)
Predecessor
Xbox
Successor
Xbox One
Website
xbox.com/en-US/xbox-360

Tables

· History › Sales
United States
United States
Region
United States
Units sold
42.7 million (lifetime sales)
First available
November 22, 2005
EMEA region(Europe, Middle East and Africa)
EMEA region(Europe, Middle East and Africa)
Region
EMEA region(Europe, Middle East and Africa)
Units sold
13.7 million as of March 31, 2011[update](includes UK sales)
First available
December 2, 2005
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Region
United Kingdom
Units sold
9 million (lifetime sales)
Japan
Japan
Region
Japan
Units sold
1.62 million (lifetime sales)
First available
December 10, 2005
Australia & New Zealand
Australia & New Zealand
Region
Australia & New Zealand
Units sold
1 million as of April 19, 2010[update]
First available
March 23, 2006
Worldwide
Worldwide
Region
Worldwide
Units sold
84 million as of June 9, 2014[update]
First available
(more...)
Region
Units sold
First available
United States
million (lifetime sales)
November 22, 2005
EMEA region(Europe, Middle East and Africa)
million as of March 31, 2011[update](includes UK sales)
December 2, 2005
United Kingdom
9 million (lifetime sales)
Japan
million (lifetime sales)
December 10, 2005
Australia & New Zealand
1 million as of April 19, 2010[update]
March 23, 2006
Worldwide
84 million as of June 9, 2014[update]
(more...)
Life-to-date number of units shipped, millions · History › Sales
2005-12-31
2005-12-31
Date
2005-12-31
Quarterly
1.5
Lifetime
1.5
2006-03-31
2006-03-31
Date
2006-03-31
Quarterly
1.7
Lifetime
3.2
2006-06-30
2006-06-30
Date
2006-06-30
Quarterly
1.8
Lifetime
5.0
2006-09-30
2006-09-30
Date
2006-09-30
Quarterly
1.0
Lifetime
6.0
2006-12-31
2006-12-31
Date
2006-12-31
Quarterly
4.4
Lifetime
10.4
2007-03-31
2007-03-31
Date
2007-03-31
Quarterly
0.5
Lifetime
10.9
2007-06-30
2007-06-30
Date
2007-06-30
Quarterly
0.7
Lifetime
11.6
2007-09-30
2007-09-30
Date
2007-09-30
Quarterly
1.8
Lifetime
13.4
2007-12-31
2007-12-31
Date
2007-12-31
Quarterly
4.3
Lifetime
17.7
2008-03-31
2008-03-31
Date
2008-03-31
Quarterly
1.3
Lifetime
19.0
2008-06-30
2008-06-30
Date
2008-06-30
Quarterly
1.3
Lifetime
20.3
2008-09-30
2008-09-30
Date
2008-09-30
Quarterly
2.2
Lifetime
22.5
2008-12-31
2008-12-31
Date
2008-12-31
Quarterly
6.0
Lifetime
28.5
2009-03-31
2009-03-31
Date
2009-03-31
Quarterly
1.7
Lifetime
30.2
2009-06-30
2009-06-30
Date
2009-06-30
Quarterly
1.2
Lifetime
31.5
2009-09-30
2009-09-30
Date
2009-09-30
Quarterly
2.1
Lifetime
33.6
2009-12-31
2009-12-31
Date
2009-12-31
Quarterly
5.2
Lifetime
38.8
2010-03-31
2010-03-31
Date
2010-03-31
Quarterly
1.5
Lifetime
40.3
2010-06-30
2010-06-30
Date
2010-06-30
Quarterly
1.5
Lifetime
41.8
2010-09-30
2010-09-30
Date
2010-09-30
Quarterly
2.8
Lifetime
44.6
2010-12-31
2010-12-31
Date
2010-12-31
Quarterly
6.3
Lifetime
50.9
2011-03-31
2011-03-31
Date
2011-03-31
Quarterly
2.7
Lifetime
53.6
2011-06-30
2011-06-30
Date
2011-06-30
Quarterly
1.7
Lifetime
55.3
2011-09-30
2011-09-30
Date
2011-09-30
Quarterly
2.3
Lifetime
57.6
2011-12-31
2011-12-31
Date
2011-12-31
Quarterly
8.2
Lifetime
65.8
2012-03-31
2012-03-31
Date
2012-03-31
Quarterly
1.4
Lifetime
67.2
2012-06-30
2012-06-30
Date
2012-06-30
Quarterly
1.1
Lifetime
68.3
2012-09-30
2012-09-30
Date
2012-09-30
Quarterly
1.7
Lifetime
70.0
2012-12-31
2012-12-31
Date
2012-12-31
Quarterly
5.9
Lifetime
75.9
2013-03-31
2013-03-31
Date
2013-03-31
Quarterly
1.3
Lifetime
77.2
2013-06-30
2013-06-30
Date
2013-06-30
Quarterly
1.0
Lifetime
78.2
2013-09-30
2013-09-30
Date
2013-09-30
Quarterly
1.2
Lifetime
79.4
2013-12-31
2013-12-31
Date
2013-12-31
Quarterly
3.5
Lifetime
82.9
2014-03-31
2014-03-31
Date
2014-03-31
Quarterly
0.8
Lifetime
83.7
Date
Quarterly
Lifetime
2005-12-31
1.5
1.5
2006-03-31
1.7
3.2
2006-06-30
1.8
5.0
2006-09-30
1.0
6.0
2006-12-31
4.4
10.4
2007-03-31
0.5
10.9
2007-06-30
0.7
11.6
2007-09-30
1.8
13.4
2007-12-31
4.3
17.7
2008-03-31
1.3
19.0
2008-06-30
1.3
20.3
2008-09-30
2.2
22.5
2008-12-31
6.0
28.5
2009-03-31
1.7
30.2
2009-06-30
1.2
31.5
2009-09-30
2.1
33.6
2009-12-31
5.2
38.8
2010-03-31
1.5
40.3
2010-06-30
1.5
41.8
2010-09-30
2.8
44.6
2010-12-31
6.3
50.9
2011-03-31
2.7
53.6
2011-06-30
1.7
55.3
2011-09-30
2.3
57.6
2011-12-31
8.2
65.8
2012-03-31
1.4
67.2
2012-06-30
1.1
68.3
2012-09-30
1.7
70.0
2012-12-31
5.9
75.9
2013-03-31
1.3
77.2
2013-06-30
1.0
78.2
2013-09-30
1.2
79.4
2013-12-31
3.5
82.9
2014-03-31
0.8
83.7

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