Xbox
Manufacturer	Microsoft
Product family	Xbox
Type	Video game console
Generation	Sixth generation era
First available	NA November 15, 2001 JP February 22, 2002 AUS March 14, 2002 EU March 14, 2002
CPU	Custom 733 MHz Intel Pentium III-based Mobile Celeron
GPU	233 MHz nVidia NV2A
Media	DVD, CD
System storage	8-20GB Internal HDD, 8 MB memory card
Controller input	4 maximum (wired or wireless or combination of either)
Connectivity	100Mbit Ethernet
Online service	Xbox Live
Units sold	24 million (as of May 10, 2006)[1]
Best-selling game	Halo 2, 8. A console manufacturer is a company that manufactures and distributes Video game consoles It is also known as a first-party Video game publisher. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer Video games were introduced as a commercial entertainment medium in 1971, becoming the basis for an important entertainment industry in the late 1970s/early 1980s in the United The sixth-generation era (sometimes referred to as the 128-bit era; see "Number of bits" below refers to the computer and Video games Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Australasia is a Region of Oceania: New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and neighbouring Islands in the Pacific Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Pentium III variants Katmai The first Pentium III variant was the Katmai (Intel product code 80525 The Celeron brand is a range of X86 CPUs from Intel targeted at budget/value Personal computers ��with the motto "delivering great quality This page contains general information about NVIDIA 's GPUs and videocards based on official NVIDIA specifications DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio A hard disk drive ( HDD) commonly referred to as a hard drive, hard disk, or fixed disk drive, is a Non-volatile storage device A memory card or flash memory card is a solid-state electronic Flash memory Data storage device used with Digital In Computer networking Fast Ethernet is a collective term for a number of Ethernet standards that carry traffic at the nominal rate of 100 Mbit/s against the original Xbox Live (trademarked as Xbox LIVE) is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation This is a list of Video game consoles and Handheld game consoles that have sold or shipped at least one million units Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of Video games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies including the top ten best-selling franchises. Halo 2 is a Science fiction First-person shooter Video game developed by Bungie Studios. 45 million (as of April 2, 2008)[2][3]
Successor	Xbox 360

The Xbox is a sixth generation video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. The sixth-generation era (sometimes referred to as the 128-bit era; see "Number of bits" below refers to the computer and Video games Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed directly with Sony's PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo GameCube. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with The, often abbreviated as GCN, is Nintendo 's fourth home Video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Europe and Australia. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is the predecessor to Microsoft's Xbox 360 console. The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS.

History

The Xbox was Microsoft's first product that ventured into the video game console market, after having collaborated with Sega in porting Windows CE to the Dreamcast console. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer is a multinational Video game Software and Hardware development company and a former Home computer Windows CE (also known officially as Windows Embedded Compact post version 6 The is Sega 's most recent Video game console and the successor to the Sega Saturn. Notable launch titles for the console included Halo: Combat Evolved, Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding, Dead or Alive 3, Project Gotham Racing, and Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee. A launch title is a Video game that has been made available to consumers synchronously with its respective Video game console, meaning they are the only available Halo Combat Evolved (commonly known as Halo or Halo 1) is a First-person shooter (FPS Video game developed Amped Freestyle Snowboarding is an Xbox exclusive Snowboarding video game. Dead or Alive 3 is a Fighting game in the Dead or Alive series Project Gotham Racing ( PGR) is a Racing game, the first in its series, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Oddworld Munch's Oddysee is the third game made by Oddworld Inhabitants, released as one of the launch titles for Microsoft Xbox.

Development

The Xbox was initially developed within Microsoft by a small team that included game developer Seamus Blackley. Seamus Blackley is an agent with Creative Artists Agency representing video game creators Microsoft repeatedly delayed the console, which was revealed at the end of 1999 following interviews of Microsoft CEO Bill Gates. Gates stated that a gaming/multimedia device was essential for multimedia convergence in the new times, confirmed by Microsoft with a press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News

According to the book Smartbomb, by Heather Chaplin and Aaron Ruby, the remarkable success of the upstart Sony PlayStation worried Microsoft in late 1990s. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer The growing video game market seemed to threaten the PC market which Microsoft had dominated and relied upon for most of its revenues. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated Additionally, a venture into the gaming console market would diversify Microsoft's product line, which up to that time had been heavily concentrated on software.

According to Dean Takahashi's book, Opening the Xbox, the Xbox was originally to be named "DirectX-box", to show the extensive use of DirectX within the console's technology. Microsoft DirectX is a collection of Application programming interfaces (APIs for handling tasks related to Multimedia, especially Game programming and ^[4] "Xbox" was the final name decided by marketing, but the console still retains some hints towards DirectX, most notably the "X"-shaped logo, which DirectX is famous for, along with the "X" shape on the top of the system.

As the console approached launch, Microsoft's J Allard was responsible for the hardware and system software development, Ed Fries was responsible for game development on the platform, and Mitch Koch was responsible for sales and marketing; all three reported to Robbie Bach. J Allard (his legal name formerly James Allard) (born January 12 1969 in Glens Falls New York) is "Chief Experience Officer" and Ed Fries was vice president of game publishing at Microsoft during much of the Xbox 's lifecycle Robert J Bach, commonly known as Robbie Bach, is the President of Entertainment & Devices Division at Microsoft This team was also primarily responsible for Microsoft's follow-up product, the Xbox 360, which could also play online. The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS.

Price history

With a price-dropped PlayStation 2 and a comparatively inexpensive GameCube as competition, many users were naturally reluctant to invest in the console. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The New Zealand dollar ( sign: $; code: NZD) is the Currency of New Zealand. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Microsoft countered with a £100 price drop (and its equivalent in the rest of Europe) on April 26, 2002, just a month and 12 days after its initial launch in the UK. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. To avoid frustrating early adopters, they offered any two current games and an extra controller for free to any purchaser who could provide a sales receipt showing the original higher price.

By September 15, 2005, Microsoft reported a four billion dollar loss in selling the Xbox gaming system. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[5]

Xbox 360

Main articles: Xbox 360 and List of Xbox games compatible with Xbox 360

NVIDIA ceased production of the Xbox's GPU in August 2005, which marked the end of Xbox production and the quick release of the Xbox 360 on November 22, 2005. The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. A list of Xbox games that are compatible with the Xbox 360 stands at the heart of this article The multinational NVIDIA Corporation ( (ɪnˈvɪdiə specializes in the manufacture of graphics-processor technologies for Workstations The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

When equipped with a removable hard drive add-on, the Xbox 360 supports a limited number of the Xbox's game library through emulation. A list of Xbox games that are compatible with the Xbox 360 stands at the heart of this article Emulation adds support for anti-aliasing as well as upscaling of the still standard definition image. These emulators are periodically updated to add compatibility for older games and are available for free through Xbox Live or as a file download to be burned to a CD/DVD from the Xbox web site. These updates are also available monthly as part of the demo disc that comes with each issue of Official Xbox Magazine. Official Xbox Magazine is a monthly Video game magazine which started in November 2001 around the launch time of the original Xbox. As the architectures are entirely different between Xbox and Xbox 360, software emulation is the only viable option for compatibility without including processors from the original Xbox .

Hardware and accessories

Hardware

See also: Xbox special limited editions

Xbox drives

Xbox was the first console to incorporate a hard disk drive, used primarily for storing game saves compressed in ZIP archives and content downloaded from Xbox Live. The Microsoft Xbox was released in many editions other than its famous green and black color A hard disk drive ( HDD) commonly referred to as a hard drive, hard disk, or fixed disk drive, is a Non-volatile storage device The ZIP File format is a Data compression and archival format. This eliminated the need for separate memory cards (although some older consoles, such as the TurboGrafx-CD, Sega CD and Sega Saturn had featured built-in battery backup memory prior 2007. A memory card or flash memory card is a solid-state electronic Flash memory Data storage device used with Digital The, known as TurboGrafx-16 in the USA is a Video game console developed by the Nippon Electric Company (NEC and released in Japan on October The is an add-on device for the Sega Mega Drive that was released in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan. The is a 32-bit Video game console that was first released on November 22 1994 in Japan, May 11 1995 in North America Most of the games also use the hard drive as a disk cache, for faster game loading times. Some games support "custom soundtracks", another unusual feature allowed by the hard drive. ^[6] An Xbox owner can rip music from standard audio CDs to the hard drive and play their custom soundtrack, in addition to the original soundtrack of Xbox games that support the feature. Ripping is the process of copying audio or video content to a Hard disk, typically from Removable media or media streams. Red Book is the standard for audio CDs ( Compact Disc Digital Audio system or CDDA)

The Xbox is based on commodity PC hardware and runs a stripped-down version of the Windows 2000 kernel using APIs based largely on DirectX 8. Windows 2000 (also referred to as Win2K) is a preemptive, interruptible graphical and business-oriented Operating system designed to work with In Computer science, the kernel is the central component of most computer Operating systems (OS Microsoft DirectX is a collection of Application programming interfaces (APIs for handling tasks related to Multimedia, especially Game programming and 1. However, it also incorporates changes optimized for gaming and multimedia uses as well as restrictions designed to prevent uses not approved by Microsoft. The Xbox does not use Windows CE due to Microsoft internal politics at the time, as well as limited support in Windows CE for DirectX. Windows CE (also known officially as Windows Embedded Compact post version 6

The Xbox itself is much larger and heavier than its contemporaries. This is largely due to a bulky tray-loading DVD-ROM drive and the standard-size 3. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is 5 inch hard drive. However, the Xbox has also pioneered safety features, such as breakaway cables for the controllers to prevent the console from being yanked from the shelf.

The original game controller design, which was particularly large, was similarly often criticized since it was ill-suited to those with small hands and caused cramping in the hands of some users. In response to these criticisms, a smaller controller was introduced for the Japanese Xbox launch. This Japanese controller (which was briefly imported by even mainstream video game store chains such as GameStop) was subsequently released in other markets as the "Xbox Controller S". GameStop Corporation ( is the world's largest Video game and entertainment software retailer In addition, all future Xbox consoles were shipped with a "Controller S", while the original controller (known as Controller "0" or "The Duke") was quietly discontinued. The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ^[7]

Several internal hardware revisions have been made in an ongoing battle to discourage modding (hackers continually updated modchip designs in an attempt to defeat them), to cut manufacturing costs, and to provide a more reliable DVD-ROM drive (some of the early units' drives gave Disc Reading Errors due to the unreliable Thomson DVD-ROM drives used). Modding is a Slang expression that is derived from the verb " modify " A modchip (short for modification chip) is a small electronic device used to modify or disable built-in restrictions and limitations of many popular Videogame consoles Later generation of Xbox units that used the Thomson TGM-600 DVD-ROM drives and the Philips VAD6011 DVD-ROM drives were still vulnerable to failure that rendered the consoles either unable to read newer discs or caused them to halt the console with an error code usually indicating a PIO/DMA identification failure, respectively. Programmed input/output ( PIO) is a method of transferring data between the CPU and a peripheral such as a network adapter or an ATA storage device Direct memory access ( DMA) is a feature of modern Computers and Microprocessors that allows certain hardware subsystems within the computer to access system These units would not be covered under the extended warranty.

In 2002, Microsoft and NVIDIA entered arbitration over a dispute on the pricing of NVIDIA's chips for the Xbox. The multinational NVIDIA Corporation ( (ɪnˈvɪdiə specializes in the manufacture of graphics-processor technologies for Workstations ^[8] NVIDIA's filing with the SEC indicated that Microsoft was seeking a US$13 million discount on shipments for NVIDIA's fiscal year 2002. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (commonly known as the SEC) is an independent agency of the United States government which holds primary responsibility Additionally, Microsoft alleged violations of the agreement the two companies entered, sought reduced chipset pricing, and sought to ensure that NVIDIA fulfill Microsoft's chipset orders without limits on quantity. The matter was settled on February 6, 2003, and no terms of the settlement were released. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[9]

Central Xbox gaming units were manufactured in Hungary, while the controllers were manufactured primarily in Indonesia. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.

Technical specifications

• CPU: 32-bit 733 MHz Coppermine-based Mobile Celeron in Micro-PGA2 package. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. The Celeron brand is a range of X86 CPUs from Intel targeted at budget/value Personal computers ��with the motto "delivering great quality The Micro-PGA2, also known as the μPGA2, is Intel 's Pin grid array package for their Pentium III and some later Celeron mobile processors 180 nm process. A nanometre ( American spelling: nanometer, symbol nm) ( Greek: νάνος nanos dwarf; μετρώ metrό count) is a
  • SSE floating point SIMD. S treaming '''S'''IMD E xtensions ( SSE) is a SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data Instruction set extension to the X86 In Computing, floating point describes a system for numerical representation in which a string of digits (or Bits represents a Real number. In Computing, SIMD ( S ingle I nstruction M ultiple D ata is a technique employed to achieve data level parallelism as in a Vector 4 single-precision floating point numbers per clock cycle. In Computing, single precision is a Computer numbering format that occupies one storage location in computer memory at a given address
  • MMX integer SIMD. MMX is a single instruction multiple data (SIMD Instruction set designed by Intel, introduced in 1997 in their Pentium line of The integers (from the Latin integer, literally "untouched" hence "whole" the word entire comes from the same origin but via French
  • 133 MHz 64-bit GTL+ front side bus to GPU. Gunning Transceiver Logic or GTL is a type of logic signalling used to drive electronic Backplane buses It has a Voltage swing between In Personal computers the Front Side Bus ( FSB) is the bus that carries data between the CPU and the northbridge.
  • 32 KB L1 cache. A kilobyte (derived from the SI prefix Kilo -, meaning 1000 is a unit of Information or Computer storage equal to either 1024 128 KB on-die L2 "Advanced Transfer Cache". The Advanced Transfer Cache (ATC is Intel's name for the L2 cache contained within their processors starting with the Pentium III "Coppermine"
• Shared memory subsystem
  • 64 MB DDR SDRAM at 200 MHz; 6. In Computing, shared memory is a memory that may be simultaneously accessed by multiple programs with an intent to provide communication among them or avoid redundant copies A megabyte is a unit of Information or Computer storage equal to either 106 (1000000 Bytes or 220 (1048576 bytes depending on DDR SDRAM ( double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory) is a class of memory Integrated circuit used in Computers It achieves nearly twice 4 GB/s
  • Supplied by Hynix or Samsung depending on manufacture date and location. A gigabyte (derived from the SI prefix Giga-) is a unit of Information or Computer Hynix Semiconductor Inc of South Korea is a memory Semiconductor supplier of Dynamic random access memory ('DRAM' chips and Flash memory The Samsung Group ( Korean:, Samsung Guerup) is South Korea 's largest company or Chaebol and the world's largest conglomerate
• GPU and system chipset: 233 MHz "NV2A" ASIC. A chipset is a group of Integrated circuits or chips that are designed to work together and are usually marketed as a single product This page contains general information about NVIDIA 's GPUs and videocards based on official NVIDIA specifications Co-developed by Microsoft and NVIDIA. The multinational NVIDIA Corporation ( (ɪnˈvɪdiə specializes in the manufacture of graphics-processor technologies for Workstations
  • Geometry engine: 115 million vertices/second, 125 million particles/second (peak)
  • 4 pixel pipelines with 2 texture units each
  • 932 megapixels/second (233 MHz x 4 pipelines), 1,864 megatexels/second (932 MP x 2 texture units) (peak)
    • Peak triangle performance (32pixel divided from filrate): 29,125,000 32-pixel triangles/sec raw or w. In Geometry, a vertex (plural "vertices" is a special kind of point. The term particle system refers to a computer graphics technique to simulate certain fuzzy phenomena which are otherwise very hard to reproduce with conventional rendering techniques The pixel pipeline was a component within 3D accelerators, most prominently prior to DirectX 9 Texture mapping units (also known as graphical pipelines) is a component in a video card In Digital imaging, a pixel ( pict ure el ement is the smallest piece of information in an image A texel, or tex ture el ement (also tex ture pi' xel) is the fundamental unit of texture space used in Computer graphics 2 textures and lit.
      • 485,416 triangles per frame at 60fps
      • 970,833 triangles per frame at 30fps
  • 4 textures per pass, texture compression, full scene anti-aliasing (NV Quincunx, supersampling, multisampling)
  • Bilinear, trilinear, and anisotropic texture filtering
  • Similar to the GeForce 3 and GeForce 4 PC GPUs. S3 Texture Compression (S3TC (sometimes also called DXTn or DXTC) is a group of related Image compression Algorithms originally developed by In Digital signal processing, anti-aliasing is the technique of minimizing the distortion artifacts known as Aliasing when representing a high-resolution signal For Sir Francis Galton 's machine for demonstrating the Normal distribution named "quincunx" see Bean machine. Supersampling is an Antialiasing technique the process of eliminating jagged and pixelated edges ( Aliasing) Multisample anti-aliasing (MSAA is a type of Anti-aliasing, a technique used in Computer graphics to improve image quality Bilinear filtering is a Texture filtering method used to smooth textures when displayed larger or smaller than they actually are Trilinear filtering is an extension of the bilinear Texture filtering method which also performs Linear interpolation between Mipmaps Bilinear In 3D computer graphics, anisotropic filtering (abbreviated AF) is a method of enhancing the image quality of textures on surfaces that are at oblique In Computer graphics, texture filtering is the method used to determine the texture color for a texture mapped Pixel, using the colors of nearby The GeForce3 ( Codenamed NV20) was Nvidia 's third-generation GeForce chip The GeForce4 ( Codenames below refers to the fourth-generation of GeForce -branded Graphics processing unit (GPU manufactured by Nvidia.
• Storage media
  • 2x – 5x (2. 6 MB/s – 6. 6 MB/s) CAV DVD-ROM
  • 8 or 10 GB, 3. In Optical storage, constant angular velocity (CAV is a qualifier for the rated speed of an Optical disc drive, and may also be applied to the writing speed of recordable DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is A gigabyte (derived from the SI prefix Giga-) is a unit of Information or Computer 5 in, 5,400 RPM hard disk. A hard disk drive ( HDD) commonly referred to as a hard drive, hard disk, or fixed disk drive, is a Non-volatile storage device Formatted to 8 GB. Disk formatting is the process of preparing a Hard disk or other Storage medium for use including setting up an empty File system. FATX file system. FATX is a slightly modified version of the FAT filesystem and is designed for Microsoft 's Xbox Video game console Hard disk drive In Computing, a file system (often also written as filesystem) is a method for storing and organizing Computer files and the data they contain to make
  • Optional 8 MB memory card for saved game file transfer.
• Audio processor: NVIDIA "MCPX" (a. k. a. SoundStorm "NVAPU")
  • 64 3D sound channels (up to 256 stereo voices)
  • HRTF Sensaura 3D enhancement
  • MIDI DLS2 Support
  • Monaural, Stereo, Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital Live 5.1, and dts Surround (DVD movies only) audio output options
• Integrated 10/100BASE-TX wired ethernet
• DVD movie playback
• A/V outputs: composite video, S-Video, component video, SCART, Optical Digital TOSLINK, and stereo RCA analog audio
• Resolutions: 480i, 576i, 480p, 720p and 1080i
• Controller ports: 4 proprietary USB 1. SoundStorm was an advanced integrated 51 sound technology certification developed by Nvidia for the NForce2 platform based on the nForce audio processing Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of Sound, using two or more independent audio channels through a Symmetrical The head-related transfer function HRTF, also called the anatomical transfer function ATF, describes how a given sound wave input (parameterized as frequency Sensaura, a division of Creative Technology, provides sophisticated 3D audio technology for the interactive entertainment industry MIDI ( Musical Instrument Digital Interface, ˈmɪdi is an industry-standard protocol that enables Electronic musical instruments Computers Monaural (often shortened to mono) sound reproduction is single-channel Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of Sound, using two or more independent audio channels through a Symmetrical 2 0-1 channels (dolby surround labelsvg|right|200px|thumb]] Dolby Surround was the earliest consumer version of Dolby's multichannel analog film sound decoding format Dolby Digital is the marketing name for a series of lossy audio compression technologies developed by Dolby DTS (also known as Digital Theater Systems) owned by DTS Inc ( is a multi-channel digital Surround sound format used for both commercial/theatrical In Computer networking Fast Ethernet is a collective term for a number of Ethernet standards that carry traffic at the nominal rate of 100 Mbit/s against the original Ethernet is a family of frame -based Computer networking technologies for Local area networks (LANs Composite video is the format of an Analog television (picture only signal before it is combined with a sound signal and modulated onto an RF Super Video or Separated Video abbreviated S-Video and also known as Y/C is an analog video signal that carries the video data as two separate This article is about analog component video for the processing of color components in digital video see Digital video, Chroma subsampling and YCbCr SCART (from Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs) TOSLINK or Optical Cable is a standardized Optical fiber connection system An RCA jack, also referred to as a phono connector or CINCH/AV connector, is a type of Electrical connector that is commonly used in the audio/video 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode The i, which is sometimes uppercase stands for Interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution 576i is a standard-definition video mode used in (former PAL and SECAM countries 480p is the shorthand name for a video display resolution The p stands for Progressive scan, i 720p is the shorthand name for a category of HDTV video modes 1 ports
• Weight: 3. 86 kg (8. 5 lb)
• Dimensions: 320 × 100 × 260 mm (12. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to 5 × 4 × 10. 5 in)

Official accessories

Audio/video connectors

• Standard AV cable: Provides composite video and monaural or stereo audio to TVs equipped with RCA inputs. Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. Composite video is the format of an Analog television (picture only signal before it is combined with a sound signal and modulated onto an RF Monaural (often shortened to mono) sound reproduction is single-channel Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of Sound, using two or more independent audio channels through a Symmetrical An RCA jack, also referred to as a phono connector or CINCH/AV connector, is a type of Electrical connector that is commonly used in the audio/video Comes with the system. European systems come with an RCA jack to SCART converter block in addition to the cable. SCART (from Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs)
• RF Adapter: Provides a combined audio and video signal on an RF connector. An RF connector is an Electrical connector designed to work at Radio frequencies in the multi-megahertz range
• Advanced AV Pack: Provides S-Video and TOSLINK audio in addition to the RCA composite video and stereo audio of the Standard AV Cable. Super Video or Separated Video abbreviated S-Video and also known as Y/C is an analog video signal that carries the video data as two separate TOSLINK or Optical Cable is a standardized Optical fiber connection system
• High Definition AV Pack: Intended for HDTVs, it provides a YPrPb component video signal over three RCA connectors. This article is about analog component video for the processing of color components in digital video see Digital video, Chroma subsampling and YCbCr Also provides analog RCA and digital TOSLINK audio outputs.
• Advanced SCART cable: The European equivalent to the Advanced AV Pack, providing a full RGB video SCART connection in place of S-Video, RCA composite and stereo audio connections (composite video and stereo are still provided by the cable, through the SCART connector, in addition to the RGB signal), while retaining the TOSLINK audio connector. Super Video or Separated Video abbreviated S-Video and also known as Y/C is an analog video signal that carries the video data as two separate As Europe had no HDTV standard when the Xbox was released, no high definition cable was provided in those markets. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition

Numerous unofficial third-party cables and breakout boxes exist that provide combinations of outputs not found in these official video packages; however, with the exception of a few component-to-VGA converters and custom-built VGA boxes, the four official video packages represent all of the Xbox's possible outputs. This output selectivity is made possible by the Xbox's SCART-like AVIP port.

Networking

• Ethernet (Xbox Live) cable: An Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connection for connecting the Xbox to a broadband modem or router. The Xbox also can connect to Xbox LIVE. Xbox Live (trademarked as Xbox LIVE) is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation
• Xbox Wireless Adapter: a wireless bridge which converts data running through an Ethernet cable to a wireless (802.11b or 802.11g) signal to connect to a wireless LAN. IEEE 80211 is a set of standards for wireless local area network (WLAN computer communication developed by the IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee ( IEEE 802 While the official Wireless Adapter guarantees compatibility with the Xbox, almost any wireless bridge can be used.
• Xbox Live Starter Kit: A subscription and installation pack for the Xbox Live service, as well as a headset (with monaural earpiece and microphone) that connects to a control box that plugs into the top expansion slot of a controller. Xbox Live (trademarked as Xbox LIVE) is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation The headset can in fact be replaced with most standard earpiece-and-microphone headsets; headset specialist Plantronics produces various officially-licensed headsets, including a special-edition headset for Halo 2. Plantronics is a Hardware company based in Santa Cruz California, that specializes in lightweight headsets and is the market leader worldwide Halo 2 is a Science fiction First-person shooter Video game developed by Bungie Studios.
• System Link cable: A Cat 5 Ethernet crossover cable for connecting together two consoles or a Cat 5 straight through cable used in conjunction with an Ethernet hub for connecting up to four consoles, for up to 16 total players. System Link is a form of offline Multiplayer gaming on the Xbox and Xbox 360 gaming console over a LAN (local area network Category 5 cable, commonly known as Cat 5, is a Twisted pair cable type designed for high signal integrity An Ethernet crossover cable is a type of Ethernet cable used to connect computing devices together directly where they would normally be connected via a Network switch This functionality is similar to Sega's DirectLink for Sega Saturn. is a multinational Video game Software and Hardware development company and a former Home computer The is a 32-bit Video game console that was first released on November 22 1994 in Japan, May 11 1995 in North America The is a 32-bit Video game console that was first released on November 22 1994 in Japan, May 11 1995 in North America

Multimedia

• Xbox Windows Media Center Extender: A software kit released by Microsoft which allows Xbox to act as a Windows Media Center Extender to stream content from a Windows XP Media Center Edition computer. Windows Media Center Extenders (officially "Extender for Windows Media Center") are set-top boxes that are configured to connect via a Network link to a Windows XP has been released in several editions since its original release in 2001 It can also be used for DVD playback.

• DVD Playback Kit: Required in order to play DVD movies, the kit includes an infrared remote control and receiver. Infrared ( IR) radiation is Electromagnetic radiation whose Wavelength is longer than that of Visible light, but shorter than that of A remote control is an electronic device used for the remote operation of a Machine. DVD playback was not included as a standard feature of the Xbox due to licensing issues with the DVD format that would have added extra cost to the console's base price. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is By selling a DVD remote separately, Microsoft was able to bundle the cost of the DVD licensing fee with it. Although there is nothing to prevent the Xbox from acting as a progressive scan DVD player, Microsoft chose not to enable this feature in the Xbox DVD kit in order to avoid royalty payments to the patent-holder of progressive scan DVD playback. Progressive or noninterlaced scanning is a method for displaying storing or transmitting Moving images in which all the lines of each frame are drawn in A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an The DVD Playback kit only plays DVDs from the local region. The DVD Playback kit will also allow the Xbox to play VCD movies. By default, the Xbox can only play Xbox games and audio CDs.

• Xbox Music Mixer: A utility software bundled with a microphone that connects to an adapter that plugs into the top expansion slot of a controller. The Xbox Music Mixer is a multimedia accessory/utility developed by Wild Tangent and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox. It provides a music player with 2D/3D visualizations as well as basic karaoke functions. (kɑːrɑːˌoʊkɛ in Japanese karaoke) is a form of Entertainment in which Amateur Singers sing along with recorded Music (and/or a It also allows users to transfer pictures in JPEG format (to create slide shows) as well as audio in MP3 or WMA format (for karaoke or a custom game soundtrack) from a Windows XP or Windows Vista machine running the Xbox Music Mixer PC Tool. MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a Digital audio encoding format using a form of Lossy data compression Windows Media Audio ( WMA) is an Audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft. Windows XP is a family of 32-bit and 64-bit Operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and Windows Vista (ˈvɪstə is a line of Operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and business desktops

Controllers and removable storage

The original Duke controller and Controller S

The Xbox controller features two analog sticks, a directional pad, two analog triggers, a White button, a Black button, a Back button, a Start button, two accessory slots and six 8-bit analog action buttons (A/Green, B/Red, X/Blue, Y/Yellow, Black). An analog stick, sometimes called a thumbstick, control stick, or occasionally ^[10]

The standard Xbox controller (also known as the Duke controller, originally the normal Xbox controller for all territories except Japan, has since been quietly discontinued and replaced in Xbox packs by the Controller S. The Duke controller designed for the American market was larger than the "Controller S" designed for the Japanese market and smaller hands. ^[11][12] The Duke controller has been criticized for being relatively large and bulky compared to other video game controllers (it was awarded "Blunder of the Year" by Game Informer in 2001). Game Informer (often abbreviated to GI) is an American -based monthly magazine featuring articles news strategy and reviews of ^[13] The black and white buttons are located above the A, B, X, and Y buttons, and the Back/Start buttons are located between and below the d-pad and right analog stick. Also, the standard face buttons (A, B, X, and Y) were oriented in an oblong parallelogram rather than a uniform diamond, which was very unusual compared to other standard controllers.

The Controller S, a smaller, lighter Xbox controller was originally the standard Xbox controller only in Japan (codenamed "Akebono"). ^[14] It was subsequently released in other territories by popular demand, and eventually replaced the standard controller in the Xbox's retail package. The white and black buttons are located below the A, B, X, and Y buttons, and the Back/Start buttons are similarly placed below the left analog stick. This controller has received its share of criticism as well, especially with regards to placement of the black/white and back/start buttons. ^[15]

An 8 MB removable solid state memory card can be plugged into the controllers, onto which game saves can either be copied from the hard drive when in the Xbox dashboard's memory manager or saved during a game. A solid-state drive ( SSD) is a Data storage device that uses solid-state memory to store persistent Data. A memory card or flash memory card is a solid-state electronic Flash memory Data storage device used with Digital Xbox saves are digitally signed, each console has a unique signing key, and many games (e. g. , Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball) will not load saved games signed by a different Xbox, limiting the utility of the memory card. Ninja Gaiden is an Action-adventure game developed by Team Ninja for the Xbox video game console Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball (DOAX is a Beach volleyball game by Tecmo released in 2003 for the Xbox Video Additionally, game saves can be tagged as uncopyable, or simply padded to over 8 MB (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic). The signing mechanism has been reverse-engineered by the Xbox hacking community, who have developed tools to modify savegames to work in a different console, though the signing key of the recipient Xbox (the 'HDkey'), and the ramped-up title key of the game (the 'authkey'), must be known. It is also possible to save an Xbox Live account on a memory unit, to simplify its use on more than one Xbox.

Games

Main articles: List of Xbox launch titles and List of Xbox games

Halo: Combat Evolved proved to be a great success for Microsoft Game Studios. This is an incomplete list of Launch titles for various games consoles This is a list of all 950 games for the Microsoft Xbox Video game console, organized alphabetically by name Halo Combat Evolved (commonly known as Halo or Halo 1) is a First-person shooter (FPS Video game developed Microsoft Game Studios ( MGS) branded with current logo and moniker in 2002 (formerly the Microsoft Game Division or Microsoft Games) is a Wholly

The Xbox launched in North America on November 15, 2001. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The greatest success of the Xbox's launch titles was Halo: Combat Evolved which was well received by critics. A launch title is a Video game that has been made available to consumers synchronously with its respective Video game console, meaning they are the only available Halo Combat Evolved (commonly known as Halo or Halo 1) is a First-person shooter (FPS Video game developed ^[16] Its sequel, Halo 2, is the best-selling first-generation Xbox game worldwide. Halo 2 is a Science fiction First-person shooter Video game developed by Bungie Studios. This is a list of Video games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies including the top ten best-selling franchises. ^[3] Other successful launch titles included NFL Fever 2002, Project Gotham Racing and Dead or Alive 3. Project Gotham Racing ( PGR) is a Racing game, the first in its series, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Dead or Alive 3 is a Fighting game in the Dead or Alive series ^[17][18][19] However, the failure of several first-party games (including Fuzion Frenzy^[20] and Azurik: Rise of Perathia^[21]) damaged the initial public reputation of the Xbox. Fuzion Frenzy is a Launch title for the Microsoft Xbox. At its core Fuzion Frenzy is a four-player Party game featuring Azurik Rise of Perathia is an action-adventure game developed by Adrenium Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios in 2001.

Although the console enjoyed strong third party support from its inception, many early Xbox games did not take full advantage of its powerful hardware, with few additional features or graphical improvements to distinguish them from the PS2 version, thus negating one of the Xbox's main selling points. Additionally, Sony countered the Xbox for a short time by temporarily securing PlayStation 2 exclusives for highly anticipated games such as the Grand Theft Auto series and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (although they were later ported to the Xbox and are no longer exclusive). (commonly abbreviated as MGS2) is a stealth action Video game directed by Hideo Kojima, developed by Konami Computer Entertainment

In 2002 and 2003, several releases helped the Xbox to gain momentum and distinguish itself from the PS2. The Xbox Live online service was launched in late 2002 alongside pilot titles MotoGP, MechAssault and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon. Xbox Live (trademarked as Xbox LIVE) is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation MechAssault was the first Mech Video game published for the Xbox. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is a series of Military Tactical shooter Video games created by Red Storm Entertainment, the game development Several best-selling and critically acclaimed titles for the Xbox were published, such as Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Ninja Gaiden and LucasArts' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is a series of Video games endorsed by American author Tom Clancy. Ninja Gaiden is an Action-adventure game developed by Team Ninja for the Xbox video game console LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is an American Video game developer and publisher. Take-Two Interactive's exclusivity deal with Sony was amended to allow Grand Theft Auto III and its sequels to be published on the Xbox. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc ( is an American publisher, developer, and distributor of Video games and video game Peripherals ( SCEI) is a Japanese Video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry mostly in Video game consoles and is a full Grand Theft Auto III (abbreviated as GTA III) is a sandbox-style action-adventure computer and Video game In addition, many other publishers got into the trend of releasing the Xbox version alongside the PS2 version, instead of delaying it for months.

In 2004, Halo 2 set records as the highest-grossing release in entertainment history making over $125 million in its first day,^[22] as well as being a successful killer app for the online service. Halo 2 is a Science fiction First-person shooter Video game developed by Bungie Studios. A killer application (commonly shortened to killer app) in the jargon of computer programmers and video gamers has been used to refer to any Computer program That year, Microsoft and Electronic Arts reached a deal that would see the latter's popular titles enabled on Xbox Live. Xbox Live (trademarked as Xbox LIVE) is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation

The last widely released game for the Xbox was Madden NFL 08, in August 2007. Madden NFL 08 is the 2008 edition of the American football Video game series published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon However Ratatouille was released exclusively in EBGames and Gamestop stores on 28th September 2007. Ratatouille is a Video game based on the Pixar film Ratatouille (2007 EB Games (formerly known as Electronics Boutique) is an international computer and video games retailer GameStop Corporation ( is the world's largest Video game and entertainment software retailer

It is believed that a total of 948 commercial games were released for the Xbox during its lifespan.

Xbox Live

Main article: Xbox Live

On November 15, 2002, Microsoft launched its Xbox Live online gaming service, allowing subscribers to play online Xbox games with (or against) other subscribers all around the world and download new content for their games to the system's hard drive. Xbox Live (trademarked as Xbox LIVE) is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. A hard disk drive ( HDD) commonly referred to as a hard drive, hard disk, or fixed disk drive, is a Non-volatile storage device This online service works exclusively with a broadband Internet connection. The term broadband can have different meanings in different contexts Approximately 250,000 subscribers had signed up within two months of Xbox Live's launch. ^[23] In July 2004, Microsoft announced that Xbox Live had reached one million subscribers, and a year later, in July 2005, that membership had reached two million.

Xbox modding

Xbox motherboard with installed modchip

The popularity of the Xbox, as well as its relatively short 90 day warranty, inspired efforts to circumvent the built-in hardware and software security mechanisms, a practice informally known as modding. A modchip (short for modification chip) is a small electronic device used to modify or disable built-in restrictions and limitations of many popular Videogame consoles Modding is a Slang expression that is derived from the verb " modify " The Xbox BIOS was dumped a few months after release, and hacked so it would skip digital signature checks and media flags, allowing unsigned code, Xbox game backups, etc. , to be run. This is due to flaws in the Xbox's security. ^[24] Modding an Xbox in any manner will void its warranty, as it may require disassembly of the console. Having a modified Xbox will also disallow it from accessing Xbox Live as it contravenes the Xbox Live Terms of Use,^[25] however most modchips can be disabled, allowing the Xbox to boot in a "stock" configuration, softmods can be disabled by "coldbooting" a game (having the game in the DVD drive before turning the console on, so the softmod is not loaded) or by using a multiboot configuration. Terms of Use are rules set up by the owner of an Intellectual property or service to govern how they may be legally used

Four main methods exist of modding the Xbox:

• Modchip: Installing a modchip inside the Xbox that bypasses the original BIOS, with a hacked BIOS to circumvent the security mechanisms. A modchip (short for modification chip) is a small electronic device used to modify or disable built-in restrictions and limitations of many popular Videogame consoles ^[26]
• TSOP Flashing: Re-flashing the onboard BIOS chip with a hacked BIOS to circumvent the security mechanisms. Thin small-outline packages, or TSOP s are a type of Surface mount IC package The Xbox BIOS is contained on a commodity EEPROM (the 'TSOP'), which can be made writable by the Xbox by bridging points on the motherboard. EEPROM (also written E2PROM and pronounced e-e-prom or simply e-squared which stands for E lectrically E rasable P rogrammable ^[27] Flashing is usually carried out by using a specially crafted gamesave (see 'Game save exploit', below) to flash the onboard TSOP, but the TSOP can also be desoldered and rewritten in a standard EEPROM programmer. This method only works on 1. 0 to 1. 5 Xboxes, as later versions replace the commodity TSOP with an LPC ROM contained within a proprietary chip. ^[28]
• Softmods: Installing additional software files to the Xbox hard drive, which exploit programming errors in the Dashboard to gain control of the system, and overwrite the in-memory copy of the BIOS. A softmod is the act of using software to modify the intended behaviour of hardware such as video cards sound cards or game consoles in a way that can unlock or enable disabled ^[29] Soft modification is known to be safe for Xbox Live if the user enables multibooting with the Microsoft dashboard and an original game disc is used. ^[30]
  • Game save exploit: Using select official game releases to load game saves that exploit buffer overflows in the save game handling. ^[31] When these special game saves are loaded, they access an interface with scripts for installing the necessary softmod files. Disassembly of the Xbox is not required when installing most game save exploits.
  • Hot swap: Using a computer to change the data on the hard drive. Hot swapping and hot plugging are terms used to separately describe the functions of replacing system components hot swapping describes changing components like fans and This requires having the Xbox unlock the hard drive when it is turned on, then swapping the hard drive into a running computer. From there it can be accessed by a special LiveCD. The user installs the softmod files directly to the Xbox hard drive. This technique has been used extensively to harbor cheating on many online games. Disassembly is required to install this softmod.

Beyond gaming, a modded Xbox can be used as a media center with the Xbox Media Center. XBMC Media Center (formerly named " XBox Media Center " is a free and open source Cross-platform media-player and entertainment hub ^[32]

There are also distributions of Linux developed specifically for the Xbox, including those based on Gentoo, Debian (see also Xebian), Damn Small Linux, and Dyne:bolic. Xebian is an Operating system based on Debian for the Xbox. Preparing the Xbox for Xebian Installing Xebian requires that the Xbox be modified

Alternative operating systems: Xbox Linux is a project that ported Linux to the Xbox. Xbox Linux is a project that ported the Linux computer Operating system to the Microsoft Xbox, a Video game console. Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks FreeBSD has also been ported to Xbox. FreeBSD is a Unix-like free Operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD branch through

One advantage over a regular, unmodded Xbox, is the ability to use Trainer (games).

UK advertising controversy

In 2002 the Independent Television Commission (ITC) banned a television advertisement for the Xbox in the United Kingdom after responses from certain members of the public deemed it distasteful. The Independent Television Commission (ITC licensed and regulated commercial Television services in the United Kingdom (except S4C in Wales The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It depicted a mother giving birth to a boy who is fired like a projectile through the hospital window and ages rapidly as he flies through the air screaming, before crashing into his own grave. The advertisement ended with the slogan Life is short. Play more. ^[33]

References

External links

• Official Xbox/Xbox 360 website
• Xbox at the Open Directory Project