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Xbox 360

Xbox 360 · 2005

Overview

Microsoft’s original Xbox 360 (“fat”) home console, launched in North America on November 22, 2005 as the successor to the first Xbox.

Technical specifications

Manufacturer
Microsoft
Platform
Xbox 360
Revision
Original
Storage
Detachable HDD (launch Premium: 20 GB; Core sold without HDD)
Released
2005-11-22
Discontinued
2016-04-20
CPU
3.2 GHz PowerPC tri-core Xenon
GPU
500 MHz ATI Xenos (10 MB eDRAM)
Memory
512 MB unified GDDR3 @ 700 MHz
Dimensions
31 × 8 × 26.8 cm

Collector note

Launch retail SKUs were the Premium package (US$399) with a detachable 20 GB hard drive, wireless controller, headset, HD AV cable, and faceplate, and the Core System (US$299) with a wired controller and no hard drive (HDD sold separately). Original “fat” chassis uses a removable faceplate and external detachable HDD bay.

Facts

  • North American launch: November 22, 2005.
  • Uses discrete IBM Xenon CPU and ATI Xenos GPU (XCGPU SoC appears only on later S/E models).
  • Launch Premium included a detachable 20 GB hard drive; Core shipped without an HDD.
  • Microsoft stopped manufacturing new Xbox 360 consoles on April 20, 2016 while continuing Live support and inventory sales.
  • Early original hardware revisions had a high failure rate commonly called the Red Ring of Death, leading to an extended warranty.

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