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Xbox 360

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 in the program titled Xbox: The Next Generation Revealed on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information announced later that month at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment …

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Backward compatibility
Selected Xbox games (requires hard drive and the latest update)
Best-selling game
Kinect Adventures!, 24 million (bundled with Kinect) Grand Theft Auto V, 22.95 million (non-Kinect game) (list)
Connectivity
Original models: 2.4 GHz wireless, 3 × USB 2.0, IR receiver, 100 Mbit/s Ethernet · Add-on: Wifi 802.11 a/b/g, Wifi 802.11a/b/g/n · Revised "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 port · Revised "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
Controller input
Xbox 360 Controller (USB wired, 2.4 GHz wireless) · Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel · Rhythm game controllers · Big Button Pads* · Xbox 360 Arcade sticks
CPU
3.2 GHz PowerPC Tri-Core Xenon
Current firmware
2.0.17559.0

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Xbox 360

Nodes233
Edges232
Triples560
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008584
Components1

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Xbox 360

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related to Development · 38
Xbox 360 → According, Allard, Alpha, Also, America, Apple's Power Mac G5, ATI, Before, Bellevue, Cell Processor, Cell Processor PPE, David Shippy, IBM, IBM's, IBM's Xenon, In February, Jeff Minter, Known, Mickie Phipps, Microsoft
related to Games · 36
Xbox 360 → Alive, Blue Dragon, Call, Chromehounds, Dead, Duty, Enchanted Arms, Europe, Final Fantasy, Five, Games, Gears, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Halo, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Japan, Japanese, Lost Odyssey, Microsoft, Mistwalker
related to Legacy · 30
Xbox 360 → Ace Combat, As, At, By March, Devil May Cry, Europe, Final Fantasy XIII, Game Critics Awards, Game Developers Conference, Gears, Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo, In, Metal Gear Rising, Microsoft, Noire, PlayStation, PS3, Revengeance, TechRadar
related to Xbox Live Arcade · 29
Xbox 360 → Assault Heroes, Castlevania, DVD, Fighting, Game Room, Geometry Wars, In, Items, Microsoft, Microsoft Points, Microsoft Windows, Ms, Night, November, On March, On November, Pac-Man, PC, PlayStation, Street Fighter II' Hyper
related to Game development · 28
Xbox 360 → Additionally, Alien Hominid, April, Bungie, Consequently, Episode, February, Halo, Hedgehog, Ikaruga, In, Jetpac, Jetpac Refuelled, March, Microsoft, NDA, Other, PartnerNet, Sega, Shenmue
related to Multimedia · 27
Xbox 360 → As, GeeXboX, Guide, HD-resolution, MOV, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MPEG-4 ASP, Music, MythTV, PlaysForSure, Service, The, The December, The Xbox, This, TS, UPnP, UPnP AV, USB
Released · 26
Xbox 360 → AU: July 1, 2010, AU: March 23, 2006, BR: December 1, 2006, CL: July 7, 2006, CO/MX: February 2, 2006, CZ/PL: November 3, 2006, EU: July 16, 2010, EU: June 20, 2013, EZ/NO/SE/UK/CH: December 2, 2005, HK/SG/TW: March 16, 2006, IN: September 25, 2006, JP: December 10, 2005, KR: February 24, 2006, NA: June 10, 2013, NA: June 18, 2010, NG/TR: 2009, NZ: July 8, 2010, 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, 2…, PE: February 25, 2008, RU: February 11, 2007
related to Retail configurations · 25
Xbox 360 → Arcade, At, August, Core, Elite, GB, GB Pro, In, It, Kinect, Media Remote, October, Premium, Pro, S/PDIF, Slim, The, The Elite, The Pro, The Xbox
related to Critical reception · 24
Xbox 360 → Although, And, EA Sports, Edge, Five, Forza, Gran Turismo, Halo, IGN, In, It, Killzone, Kinect, Microsoft, Naughty Dog's PS3, PC, PC Magazine, PS3, Rather, TechRadar
related to Movies and TV · 24
Xbox 360 → After, CBS, Comedy Central, Disney, Downloaded, Launched, Mbit/s, Microsoft, Movies, MTV, November, On November, Paramount, Spring, Television, They, Turner Broadcasting, United States, VC-1, VH1

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xbox 360 microsoft games console live game released also video new arcade users announced million service units one media kinect

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Xbox 360Backward compatibilitySelected Xbox games (requires hard drive and the latest update)1.00infobox
Xbox 360Best-selling gameKinect Adventures!, 24 million (bundled with Kinect) Grand Theft Auto V, 22.95 million (non-Kinect game) (list)1.00infobox
Xbox 360ConnectivityOriginal models: 2.4 GHz wireless, 3 × USB 2.0, IR receiver, 100 Mbit/s Ethernet1.00infobox
Xbox 360ConnectivityAdd-on: Wifi 802.11 a/b/g, Wifi 802.11a/b/g/n1.00infobox
Xbox 360ConnectivityRevised "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 port1.00infobox
Xbox 360ConnectivityRevised "E" models: 2.4 GHz wireless, 4 × USB 2.0, IR receiver, 100 Mbit/s Ethernet, Wifi 802.11b/g/n, AUX port, HDMI port1.00infobox
Xbox 360Controller inputXbox 360 Controller (USB wired, 2.4 GHz wireless)1.00infobox
Xbox 360Controller inputXbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel1.00infobox
Xbox 360Controller inputRhythm game controllers1.00infobox
Xbox 360Controller inputBig Button Pads*1.00infobox
Xbox 360Controller inputXbox 360 Arcade sticks1.00infobox
Xbox 360Controller inputAce Combat 6 Flight Stick1.00infobox
Xbox 360Controller inputKinect1.00infobox
Xbox 360Controller input4 Big Button Pads may be used in addition to other controllers.1.00infobox
Xbox 360CPU3.2 GHz PowerPC Tri-Core Xenon1.00infobox
Xbox 360Current firmware2.0.17559.01.00infobox
Xbox 360DeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
Xbox 360DiscontinuedApril 20, 20161.00infobox
Xbox 360DisplayComposite video 480i, 576i (PAL)1.00infobox
Xbox 360DisplayS-Video 480i, 576i (PAL)1.00infobox
Xbox 360DisplayRGB SCART 480i, 576i (PAL)1.00infobox
Xbox 360DisplayComponent (YPBPR) 480i, 576i, 480p, 720p, 1080i1.00infobox
Xbox 360DisplayD-Terminal (YPBPR) 480i (D1), 480p (D2), 720p (D4), 1080i (D3), 1080p (D5)1.00infobox
Xbox 360DisplayVGA 640×480, 848×480, 1024×768, 1280×720 (720p), 1280×768, 1280×1024, 1360×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080 (1080p)1.00infobox
Xbox 360DisplayHDMI (later models) 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p1.00infobox
Xbox 360GenerationSeventh1.00infobox
Xbox 360Graphics500 MHz ATI/AMD Xenos, 240 GFLOPS1.00infobox
Xbox 360Introductory priceXbox 360 (20 GB) US$399 (equivalent to $660 in 2025) €399 (equivalent to €580 in 2023) £279 (equivalent to £490 in 2025)1.00infobox
Xbox 360Introductory priceUS$399 (equivalent to $660 in 2025)1.00infobox
Xbox 360Introductory price€399 (equivalent to €580 in 2023)1.00infobox

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