Xbox

An Xbox.

The Microsoft Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console first released on November 15, 2001 in North America, then released on February 22, 2002 in Japan, and on March 14, 2002 in Europe. The Xbox was Microsoft's first independent venture into the video game console arena, after having developed the operating system and development tools for the MSX, and having collaborated with Sega in porting Windows CE to the Sega Dreamcast console.

Notable launch titles for the console include Halo: Combat Evolved, Amped, Dead or Alive 3, and Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee. Halo 2 wasn't a launch title, but was a massive success.

The vastly popular Xbox Live gaming service has launched the Xbox into fame. The legacy of the Xbox has been continued with the launch of the Xbox 360. Another popular feature of the Xbox is the ability to create a System link of multiple Xbox's wired together, thus allowing multiplayer games to take place with more than four players.

Specifications (reference: Guinness Gamers Edition 2008)

• Processor
  • 733MHz Intel P3
  • 32KB L1 cache
  • 128KB L2 cache
  • Bandwidth: 6.4GB/sec
• Graphics
  • 250MHz NV2X (nVidia)
  • Bandwidth: 7.3GB/sec
• Memory
  • 64MB RAM @ 400MHz
  • Mem Bandwidth: 6.4GB/sec
• Stereo, Dolby Surround, 5.1, DTS
• 64 audio channels/256 channels in stereo
• 116 million polygons/sec
• Media:
  • Xbox DVD-ROM 8.5GB
  • DVD-ROM,DVD
  • CD-ROM,CD-R,CD-RW
• AV Output: 480i/p, 720p
• Storage
  • 8GB HDD
  • 8MB Memory Unit
• Connections:
  • 4x Xbox USB ports
  • 1x Multi-type Xbox AV connector
  • 1x ethernet port