Xbox (console)

Xbox

Xbox console with "Controller S"
Developer	Microsoft
Manufacturer	Flextronics[1]
Product family	Xbox
Type	Home video game console
Generation	Sixth generation
Release date	NA: November 15, 2001 JP: February 22, 2002 AU: March 14, 2002 EU: March 14, 2002
Lifespan	2001–2009
Discontinued	JP: June 4, 2006 EU: March 11, 2007 NA: March 2, 2009
Units sold	24+ million (as of May 10, 2006)[2]
Media	DVD, CD, digital distribution
Operating system	Custom
CPU	Custom 733 MHz Intel Pentium III "Coppermine-based" processor
Memory	64 MB of DDR SDRAM @ 200 MHz
Storage	8 or 10 GB internal hard drive (formatted to 8 GB with allotted system reserve and MS Dash), 8 MB memory card
Graphics	233 MHz nVidia NV2A
Controller input	4× Xbox controller ports (proprietary USB interface), (Wireless controllers not supported directly - third-party wireless controllers require a wired base unit)
Connectivity	100 Mbit Ethernet
Online services	Xbox Live
Best-selling game	Halo 2, 8.46 million (as of November 2008)[3]
Successor	Xbox 360

The Xbox is a video game console (a machine that plays video games and DVDs). It was made by Microsoft from November 2001 to October 2005. A person plays the games with a controller. The controllers were very large in the beginning, but were made smaller later. The Xbox video game console can play music, DVDs, and games. Microsoft discontinued the Xbox because they made the next version of the Xbox, the Xbox 360. The Xbox was first discontinued in 2006 in Japan, later in 2007 in Europe, then in 2009 in the USA.

1. ↑ O'Brien, Jeffrey M. (November 2011). "The Making of the Xbox". Wired. Condé Nast. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
2. ↑ "Gamers Catch Their Breath as Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Reinvent Next-Generation Gaming". Microsoft. May 10, 2006. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
3. ↑ Morris, Chris (May 9, 2006). "Grand Theft Auto, Halo 3 headed to Xbox 360". CNN. Retrieved July 16, 2008.