Microsoft Xbox, is a video game system developed by Microsoft and released on November 8, 2001. It is like a significantly superior version of Playstation, which is another brand of video game system. There are several types of Xbox systems with varied characteristics. Xbox 360 is the last known version to hit the market and it was released on May 12, 2005. There are different types of games available for it. This is the next generation Xbox with a more powerful console and it was produced by Microsoft in association with IBM, ATI and SiS. The biggest feature it has is the internet connectivity to play online games. Provides one of the best online gaming services on the market. If you have a broadband connection at home, you can take advantage of this gaming opportunity.
Microsoft updates day by day and adds functions to its video game systems. Xbox has training games and controllers to familiarize yourself with how the system works while using it for the first time. Shooting and racing games are very popular. These are also often found in internet cafes, where you can play games on their machines. There are online games that can be played together with numerous opponents at the same time, via the Internet.
Xbox has four controller ports that make multiplayer games easy to handle as well. Multi-signal audio and video connections provide a simple and easy connection to television and home theater systems. Internet connectivity allows you to play online. Hard drive storage space is also provided. The Xbox 360 main unit features a port on the top to which you can connect a custom-enclosed hard drive in sizes of 20 or 120 GB. Inside, the Xbox 360 uses the IBM-designed triple-core Xenon as its CPU. Graphics processing is handled by ATI Xenos, which has 10MB of embedded eDRAM. Its main memory pool is 512MB in size.
When the first Xbox 360s were released in 2005, there were some complaints about technical issues. These issues were later corrected and all consoles made after June 2007 have a second CPU heat sink to reduce overheating. To help consumers with defective consoles, Microsoft has extended the Xbox 360 manufacturer’s warranty to three years. If you plan to buy a used console, be careful. It could cause technical problems if it was manufactured before June 2007 and the original warranty may have expired as well.
The system is provided with parental control lock, so that parents can choose what content is suitable for their children. These gaming systems are giving strong competition to other brands like Playstation. Games like Assassin’s Creed and Warfare are similar to Halo 3 and Dead Rising.