Xbox 360 ConsoleIntroduction The Xbox was originally produced and released by the Microsoft Corporation in 2001. The Xbox 360 is it's successor, and was released in 2005. The Xbox 360 forms a part of the supposed 'seventh generation' of video game consoles. It had the advantage of being released before it's two main competitors, the Nintendo Wii and Sony PS3. The 360 was cheaper than the ps3, and has therefore enjoyed a larger percentage of the console market, in comparison to it's predecessor. The total worldwide sales are believed to be around 28 million (end of 2008), the majority being in the US and Europe. The UK accounts for nearly half of all European sales. The original Xbox was the first console to integrate a hard drive into it's design. The first Xbox 360 came with an optional 20GB hard disk, this was later expanded to a 60GB, 120GB, 250GB and 320GB hard disk. These hard disks were removable. The system memory for each XBox 360 was 512 MB. Not all Xbox 360's came with a hard disk, a memory stick would be required to save games on those consoles. The CPU in the original Xbox 360 was a triple-core cpu design from IBM, running at 3.2 GHz, with a PowerPC Xenon architecture. The GPU was a ATI Xenos chipset, running at 500 MHz, which had 10 MB of eDRAM. The CPU and GPU had heatsinks. The original 360 had four controller inputs, three USB ports and one ethernet port. The motherboard installed in the Xbox 360 has changed six times, as of 2011.
Generally speaking, each time the motherboard has changed, it has required a power supply with a lower amount of watts. Which has resulted in the Xbox 360 becoming quieter and producing less heat. Likewise, the Xbox 360 has used a number of different DVD drives. Toshiba-Samsung, Hitachi-LG, BenQ and Lite-On have all produced DVD drives for the Xbox 360. As of 2011, the current Xbox 360 S has the following specification.
| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Models/Versions History When the Xbox 360 was intially launched in the UK, it was released in two configurations. There was the Xbox 360 Pro, priced at £280 - and the Xbox 360 Core, priced at £199. The Xbox 360 Pro was shipped with a 20GB hard drive, a hybrid composite and component cable, an ethernet cable, a wireless controller and a headset. The Xbox 360 Core did not have a hard disk. By 2007-2010, Microsoft had released two new 360's, the Elite and the Aracade. The Elite came with support for high definition and a 120gb hard disk. The arcade had support for HD output and 256mb of flash memory. The Elite was released with a new motherboard, alongside an uprated power connector and a power supply - with the aim of lowering heat and noise. Current At present, 2011 - the 360 model on sale in the UK is named the Xbox 360 S (slim). It comes in three configurations, listed below.
The 320 GB model has (up until the summer of 2011) been reserved for special editions, such as a Gears of War 3 and Star Wars Limited Edition bundle. The internal hardware of the 360 S has been redesigned, in comparison to previous 360 models. This alteration in internal architecture has provided thirty percent more space, and has lowered the operational noise of the 360. As of 2011, the 360 S features a Valhalla motherboard, toslink audio, 2.0 USB ports, and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi. The 360 S has been finished in either matte black or glossy black. | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
Versions / Models - Xbox 360 Arcade Limited Edition Xbox's - Gears of War 3
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