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`Xbox
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`Xbox Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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`From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
`This article is about the "Xbox" brand. For the 2001 console, see Xbox (console). For other uses, see
`Xbox (disambiguation).
`
`Xbox
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`Product type Video gaming
`Owner
`Microsoft Corporation
`Country
`Microsoft Redmond Campus,
`Redmond, Washington, United
`States
`2001
`Worldwide
`Worldwide
`
`Introduced
`Markets
`Registered as a
`trademark in
`Website
`
`www.xbox.com
`(http://www.xbox.com)
`
`Xbox (stylized as Xbox) is a video gaming brand
`created and owned by Microsoft. It represents a series
`of video game consoles developed by Microsoft, with
`three consoles released in the sixth, seventh, and
`eighth generations respectively. The brand also
`represents applications (games), streaming services,
`and an online service by the name of Xbox Live. The
`brand was first introduced on November 15, 2001 in
`the United States, with the launch of the original Xbox
`console.
`
`That original device was the first video game console
`offered by an American company after the Atari
`Jaguar stopped sales in 1996. It reached over 24
`million units sold as of May 10, 2006.[1] Microsoft's
`second console, the Xbox 360, was released in 2005
`and has sold over 77.2 million consoles worldwide as
`of April 18, 2013.[2] The successor to the Xbox 360
`and Microsoft's most recent console, the Xbox One,[3]
`was revealed on May 21, 2013.[4] The Xbox One has
`been released in 21 markets in total, with a Chinese
`release on September 29, 2014. The head of Xbox is
`Phil Spencer, who succeeded former head Marc
`Whitten in late March 2014.[5][6]
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`Contents
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`1 Consoles
`1.1 Xbox
`1.2 Xbox 360
`1.3 Xbox One
`1.4 Comparison
`2 Games
`3 Online services
`3.1 Xbox Live
`3.2 Xbox Live Marketplace
`3.3 Xbox SmartGlass
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`4 Software
`4.1 Xbox 360 Dashboard
`4.2 Xbox One Dashboard
`5 Controllers
`5.1 Xbox Controller
`5.2 Xbox 360 Controller
`5.3 Xbox 360 Kinect
`5.4 Xbox One Controller
`5.5 Xbox One Kinect
`6 References
`7 External links
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`Consoles
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`Xbox
`
`Main article: Xbox (console)
`
`The original Xbox was released on November 15, 2001 in North
`America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia
`and Europe. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console
`market. As part of the sixthgeneration of gaming, the Xbox competed
`with Sony's PlayStation 2, Sega's Dreamcast (which stopped American
`sales before the Xbox went on sale), and Nintendo's GameCube. The
`Xbox was the first console offered by an American company after the
`Atari Jaguar stopped sales in 1996. The name Xbox was derived from a
`contraction of DirectX Box, a reference to Microsoft's graphics API, DirectX.[7]
`
`Xbox console with
`"Controller S"
`
`The integrated Xbox Live service launched in November 2002 allowed players to play games online with
`or without a broadband connection.[8] It first competed with Dreamcast's online service but later
`primarily competed with PlayStation 2's online service. Although these two are free while Xbox Live
`required a subscription, as well as broadbandonly connection which was not completely adopted yet,
`Xbox Live was a success due to better servers, features such as a buddy list, and milestone titles like
`Halo 2 released in November 2004, which is the bestselling Xbox video game and was by far the most
`popular online game for years.
`
`Xbox 360
`
`Main article: Xbox 360
`
`The Xbox 360 was released as the successor of the original Xbox in November 2005, competing with
`Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. As of
`June 30, 2013, 78.2 million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold worldwide.[9] The Xbox 360 was
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`officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information divulged later
`that month at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The console sold out completely upon release in
`all regions except in Japan.[10][11][12]
`
`The Xbox 360 showed an expanded Xbox Live service (which now included a limited "Free" tier called
`silver), the ability to stream multimedia content from PCs, while later updates added the ability to
`purchase and stream music, television programs, and films through the
`Xbox Music and Xbox Video services, along with access to thirdparty
`content services through thirdparty media streaming applications.
`Microsoft also released Kinect, a motion control system for the Xbox
`360 which uses an advanced sensor system.
`
`Left: Xbox 360 Elite, Right:
`Xbox 360 S and newstyle
`controller
`
`At their E3 presentation on June 14, 2010, Microsoft announced a
`redesigned Xbox 360 that would ship on the same day.[13] The
`redesigned console is slimmer than the previous Xbox 360 model and
`features integrated 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, TOSLINK S/PDIF optical audio
`output, five USB 2.0 ports (compared to the three from older versions)
`and special port designed for the Kinect peripheral.[14] Older models of
`the Xbox 360 have since been discontinued.[15] The first new console to
`be released features a 250 GB hard drive, while a later less expensive SKU features 4 GB internal
`storage.
`Xbox One
`
`Main article: Xbox One
`
`The Xbox One was released on November 22, 2013 in North America,
`as the successor of the Xbox 360. The Xbox One competes with Sony's
`PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U as part of the eighth generation of
`video game consoles.
`
`Announced on May 21, 2013,[16] the Xbox One now has a large
`emphasis on internetbased features; including the ability to record and
`stream gameplay, and the ability to integrate with a settop box to watch
`cable or satellite TV through the console with an enhanced guide
`interface and Kinectbased voice control.[17][18][19][20]
`
`The Xbox One with the
`redesigned Kinect and
`controller
`
`Following its unveiling, the Xbox One proved controversial for its original digital rights management
`and privacy practices; while Microsoft touted the ability for users to access their library of games
`(regardless of whether they were purchased physically or digitally) on any Xbox One console without
`needing their discs, and the ability to share their entire library with 10 designated "family" members, all
`games would have to be tied to the user's Xbox Live account and their Xbox One console, and the
`console would be required to connect to the Internet on a periodic basis (at least once every 24 hours) in
`order to synchronize the library, or else the console would be unable to play any games at all.[21][22]
`After an overwhelmingly negative response from critics and consumers (who also showed concerns that
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`the system could prevent or hinder the resale of used games), Microsoft announced that these restrictions
`would be dropped.[23] Microsoft was also criticized for requiring the Xbox One to have its updated
`Kinect peripheral plugged in to function, which critics and privacy advocates believed could be used as a
`surveillance device. As a gesture toward showing a commitment to user privacy, Microsoft decided to
`allow the console to function without Kinect.[24][25][26]
`Comparison
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`Xbox 360
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`Xbox One
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`Console
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`Console Launch
`price
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`US$299.99
`GB£299.99
`€479,99
`
`Kinect Bundle: US$499
`GB£429
`€499
`
`Standalone: US$399
`GB £329
`€399
`
`US$299.99 (Core)
`(discontinued)
`US$399.99 (Premium –
`20 GB) (discontinued)
`US$249.99 (Premium –
`60 GB) (discontinued)
`US$479.99 (Elite) (120 GB)
`(discontinued)
`US$299.99 (Arcade –
`256 MB internal memory)
`(discontinued)
`US$199.99 (Arcade –
`512 MB internal memory)
`(discontinued)
`US$299.99 ("Super Elite")
`(250 GB) (discontinued)
`US$399.99 (Xbox 360 S –
`250 GB + Kinect)
`US$299.99 (Xbox 360 S –
`250 GB)
`US$299.99 (Xbox 360 S –
`4 GB internal memory + Kinect)
`US$199.99 (Xbox 360 S –
`4 GB internal memory)
`US$199.99 (Xbox 360 E –
`4 GB internal memory)
`US$299.99 (Xbox 360 E –
`250 GB)
`US$299.99 (Xbox 360 E –
`4 GB internal memory + Kinect)
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`NA November 22,
`2005
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`Release date
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`NA November 15,
`2001
`JP February 22, 2002
`EU March 14, 2002
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`EU December 2, 2005
`JP December 10, 2005
`AUS March 23, 2006
`Further information: Xbox 360
`launch#Release dates and
`pricing
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`November 22, 2013[27]
`
`Discontinued
`
`Units sold
`
`JP 2007
`NA 2008
`EU 2008
`24+ million (as of May 10,
`2006)[1]
`
`Bestselling
`game
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`Halo 2, 8 million (as of May
`9, 2006)[29][30]
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`N/A
`
`N/A
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`77.2 million (as of April 18,
`2013)[2](details)
`Kinect Adventures (packin
`with Kinect peripheral),
`24 million[31]
`
`Best selling nonbundled
`game: Call of Duty:
`Modern Warfare 3, 14.23
`million[32]
`
`3 million (as of January 6,
`2014)[28]
`
`Titanfall[33]
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`Media
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`CD, DVD
`
`CD, DVD, HD DVD
`(movies only) with addon
`drive
`
`CD, DVD, Bluray Disc,
`USB Drive with supported
`media, DLNA Servers[34]
`
`Accessories
`(retail)
`
`Xbox Live Starter Kit
`Xbox Media Center
`Extender
`DVD Playback Kit
`Xbox Music Mixer
`Memory Unit (8 MB)
`Logitech Wireless
`Controller (2.4 GHz)
`More...
`
`see Xbox 360 accessories
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`Media Remote
`Stereo Headset
`Adapter
`Official Stereo
`Headset
`Digital TV Tuner (EU
`Only)
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`CPU
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`GPU
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`733 MHz x86 Intel
`Celeron/Pentium III
`Custom Hybrid CPU
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`233 MHz nVidia custom
`GeForce 3 NV2A DirectX
`8.0 based GPU
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`64 MB DDR SDRAM @
`200 MHz; in dualchannel
`128bit configuration
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`Memory
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`3.2 GHz IBM PowerPC
`tricore CPU codenamed
`"Xenon"
`500 MHz ATi custom
`Radeon X1800 DirectX
`9.0c based GPU
`codenamed "Xenos"
`
`512 MB of GDDR3 RAM
`@ 700 MHz 22.4 GB/s, 10
`MB EDRAM GPU frame
`
`1.75 GHz AMD x8664
`eightcore CPU
`codenamed "Jaguar"[35]
`853 MHz AMD Radeon
`HD 7000 series DirectX
`11.1 based GPU
`codenamed "Durango"
`8 GB of DDR3 RAM @
`2133 MHz 68.3 GB/s,[34]
`32 MB ESRAM GPU
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`buffer memory
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`frame buffer memory
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`VGA, Component
`(YPbPr), SCART, S
`Video, Composite
`1080i, 720p, 576p,
`576i, 480p, 480i
`
`Video I/O
`
`HDMI (one in, one
`out)
`4K 2160p, 1080p,
`720p, Xbox One does
`not support any
`interlaced resolutions.
`
`HDMI (on models
`manufactured after
`August 2007), VGA,
`Component/D
`Terminal (YPbPr),
`SCART, SVideo,
`Composite
`1080p, 1080i, 720p,
`576p, 576i, 480p,
`480i
`
`Various monitor
`resolutions available via
`VGA and HDMI/DVI
`(640×480, 848×480,
`1024×768, 1280×720,
`1280×768, 1280×1024,
`1360×768, 1440×900,
`1680×1050 & 1920×1080)
`
`Optical Toslink,
`Stereo RCA
`DTS, Dolby Digital
`Live, Dolby Digital,
`Dolby Surround,
`Stereo
`
`HDMI, Optical
`Toslink, Stereo RCA
`DTS, WMA Pro,
`Dolby Digital, Dolby
`Surround, Stereo
`
`Audio I/O
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`HDMI (one in, one
`out), Optical Toslink
`DTSHD Master
`Audio, Dolby
`TrueHD, DTSHD
`High Resolution
`Audio, Dolby Digital
`Plus, DTS, Dolby
`Digital
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`Online service Xbox Live (2002–10)
`XLink Kai (2003present)
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`Xbox Live
`Xbox Live Arcade
`Xbox Live Marketplace
`Xbox Live Vision
`(webcam), headset
`Xbox Live Video
`Marketplace
`Windows Live Messenger
`Internet Explorer
`VideoKinect (Kinect sensor is
`no longer needed)
`
`Xbox Live
`Xbox Store
`Internet Explorer
`Skype
`
`Backward
`compatibility
`
`N/A
`
`50% of Xbox Library
`
`Limited
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`Xbox Music Mixer
`DVD Playback Kit, Xbox
`Linux
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`software
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`Xbox OS, Windows 8,
`Windows 10 (future)
`
`System software
`features
`
`Audio CD playback
`
`Audio file playback
`(nonDRM AAC,
`MP3, WMA)
`Video file playback
`(MPEG4, WMV,
`DivX, XviD[36])
`Image slideshows
`Connectivity with
`Windows PCs for more
`codec support and
`external playback
`(compatible natively
`with Windows XP
`Media Center Edition
`and Windows Vista,
`with Windows XP with
`downloadable
`utility)[37]
`Keyboard support
`
`3D Bluray Support
`DLNA Server
`Support
`External Hard Drive
`Support
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`Consumer
`programmability
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`Via Softmods and/or
`modchips; Modified
`Windows CE 2.x, Linux
`
`Development on PC with
`XNA Game Studio
`($99/year subscription,
`binary distribution with
`XNA 1.0 Refresh)[38]
`
`ID@Xbox
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`Games
`
`Main articles: List of Xbox games, List of Xbox 360 games, List of Xbox One games, List of Xbox
`Live Arcade games, List of Xbox Live Arcade Kinect games, List of Xbox Originals, List of Xbox 360
`Games on Demand, List of Xbox games on Windows Phone and List of Xbox 360 System Link games
`
`Each console has a variety of games. Most games released on the original Xbox are backwards
`compatible and can be played directly on its successor, Xbox 360. Backward compatibility with Xbox
`360 titles was added to Xbox One in June 2015, although titles requiring Kinect or USB peripherals will
`not be supported.
`Online services
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`Xbox Live
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`Main article: Xbox Live
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`Xbox Live is an online service with over 40 million users worldwide (as of January 10, 2012).[39] It
`comprises an online virtual market, the Xbox Live Marketplace, which allows the purchase and
`download of games and various forms of multimedia. Online gaming on the Xbox first started on
`November 15, 2002 worldwide. The service is still active and continues to be played by gamers.
`Xbox Live Marketplace
`
`Main article: Xbox Live Marketplace
`
`The Xbox Live Marketplace (XBLM) is a virtual market designed for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console
`that allows Xbox Live members to download purchased or promotional content. The service offers
`movie and game trailers, Video Store, game demos, Xbox Live Arcade games, Xbox Live Indie Games
`(Previously Community Games), Games on Demand (Xbox 360 and Xbox Originals), downloadable
`content such as map packs, gamer pictures, and Xbox 360 Dashboard themes.
`
`The August 11, 2009 update added Xbox 360 games for download, the Avatar Marketplace, and
`renamed Community Games to Indie Games.
`
`The Spring 2007 update to the Xbox 360 Dashboard relocated the Marketplace to its own "blade" in
`order to bring more attention to the service and make it more accessible to users. Although this has been
`obsoleted by the NXE update, the section has been implemented into three separate sections in the
`Dashboard: the Game Marketplace, Video & Music Marketplace, and Avatar Marketplace.
`
`Downloaded content requires enough space on either the Xbox 360's hard drive, or an Xbox 360
`Memory Unit. Selected downloads are placed in a queue and are downloaded whilst the console is
`powered on and is connected to Xbox Live. Users can choose to send certain downloads to the front of
`the queue to be downloaded first. Downloads are temporarily halted during certain times where games
`make use of Xbox Live's features (e.g. online multiplayer).
`Xbox SmartGlass
`
`Main article: Xbox SmartGlass
`
`Xbox SmartGlass is a companion application for Xbox 360 available for Windows 8, Windows Phone,
`iOS, Android (version 4.0 and above)[40] and Windows Server 2012. It was announced by Microsoft
`during E3 2012 and released on October 26, 2012, coinciding with the release of Windows 8.[41] It
`connects with the Xbox 360 and allows more interactive entertainment, allowing mobile devices to
`potentially serve as second screens and remote controller. Currently Windows 8 and Windows RT
`Tablets and PCs, Windows Phone (7.5 and 8) iOS devices, and Android smartphones (4.x) are
`compatible with SmartGlass,[42] providing information such as Halo 4 stats and Forza Horizon GPS.[43]
`Users of Windows Server 2012 can currently download the application from the Windows Store after
`installing the Windows Desktop Experience feature in the Server Manager.[44]
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`Main article: Xbox 360 Dashboard
`See also: Xbox 360 system software
`
`The Xbox 360's original graphical user interface was the Xbox 360 Dashboard; a tabbed interface that
`featured five "Blades" (formerly four blades), and was designed by AKQA and Audiobrain. It could be
`launched automatically when the console booted without a disc in it, or when the disc tray was ejected,
`but the user had the option to select what the console does if a game is in the tray on start up, or if
`inserted when already on. A simplified version of it was also accessible at any time via the Xbox Guide
`button on the gamepad. This simplified version showed the user's gamercard, Xbox Live messages and
`friends list. It also allowed for personal and music settings, in addition to voice or video chats, or
`returning to the Xbox Dashboard from the game.
`
`Xbox One Dashboard
`
`Main article: Xbox One system software
`Controllers
`
`Xbox Controller
`
`Main article: Xbox Controller
`
`Released in 2001, the Xbox control pad
`was the first controller made for the
`original Xbox. The Xbox controller
`features two analog sticks, a pressure
`sensitive directional pad, two analog
`triggers, a Back button, a Start button,
`two accessory slots and six 8bit analog
`action buttons (A/Green, B/Red, X/Blue,
`Y/Yellow, and Black and White
`buttons).[45] The standard Xbox
`controller (originally nicknamed the "Fatty"[46] and later the "Duke"[47]) was originally the controller
`bundled with Xbox systems for all territories except Japan.
`
`Xbox Controller S, which first
`shipped in 2002
`
`Original Xbox controller, first
`showcased in 2000
`
`Xbox 360 Controller
`
`Main article: Xbox 360 Controller
`
`Released in 2005, the Xbox 360 controller for the Xbox 360 succeeded its predecessor. A standard Xbox
`360 controller features eleven digital buttons, two analog triggers, two analog sticks and a digital Dpad.
`The right face of the controller features four digital actions buttons; a green "A" button, red "B" button,
`blue "X" button and yellow "Y" button. The lower right houses the right analog stick, in lower left is a
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`digital Dpad and on the left face is the left analog stick. Both analog sticks can also be "clicked in" to
`activate a digital button beneath. In the center of the controller face are digital "Start", "Back" and
`"Guide" buttons. The "Guide" button is labelled with the Xbox logo, and is used to turn on the
`console/controller and to access the guide menu. It is also surrounded by the "ring of light", which
`indicates the controller number, as well as flashing when connecting and to provide notifications. The
`left and right "shoulders" each feature a digital shoulder button, or
`"bumper", and an analog trigger.
`Xbox 360 Kinect
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`Main article: Kinect
`
`The Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor
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`Kinect (stylized as KINECT) is a
`motion sensing input device by
`Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game
`console and Windows PCs. Based
`around a webcamstyle addon peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, it
`enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need
`to touch a game controller, through a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands.[48] The
`project is aimed at broadening the Xbox 360's audience beyond its typical gamer base.[49] Kinect
`competes with the Wii Remote Plus and PlayStation Move with PlayStation Eye motion controllers for
`the Wii and PlayStation 3 home consoles, respectively. A version for Windows was released on February
`1, 2012.[50]
`
`Xbox 360 S Controller
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`Kinect was launched in North America on November 4, 2010,[51] in Europe on November 10, 2010,[52]
`in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore on November 18, 2010,[53][54][55] and in Japan on November
`20, 2010.[56] Purchase options for the sensor peripheral include a bundle with the game Kinect
`Adventures and console bundles with either a 4 GB[57][58][59] or 250 GB[60] Xbox 360 console and
`Kinect Adventures.[57][58][59][60]
`
`The Kinect claimed the Guinness World Record of being the "fastest selling consumer electronics
`device" after selling a total of 8 million units in its first 60 days.[61][62][63] 24 million units of the Kinect
`sensor had been shipped as of January 2012.[31]
`
`Microsoft released Kinect software development kit for Windows 7 on June 16, 2011.[64][65][66] This
`SDK was meant to allow developers to write Kinecting apps in C++/CLI, C#, or Visual Basic
`.NET.[67][68]
`
`Additional information on the Xbox One Kinect was released on June 6, 2013, including information on
`how to turn off the "always on" feature.[69]
`Xbox One Controller
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`Main article: Xbox One Controller
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`The Xbox One console has a revised controller with forty improvements over the 360's controller. This
`new controller is built to work with Kinect. The Start and Back buttons are no longer present. It has
`impulse triggers that replaces the regular triggers. The button with the Xbox logo will no longer bring up
`the Xbox Guide as the Xbox Guide Button on the Xbox 360 controller did. The button will now open up
`the dashboard without interrupting the game currently being played by the user. Once pressed again, the
`Xbox will resume the game.[70]
`Xbox One Kinect
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`Main article: Kinect
`
`The Xbox One Kinect sensor
`
`privacy.
`References
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`Although featuring improved performance over the original Kinect, its
`successor has been subject to mixed responses. It has been praised for its
`wide angle, its fast response time and high quality camera. However, the
`Kinect's inability to understand some accents in English was criticized.
`Furthermore, controversies surround Microsoft's intentional tying of the
`sensor with the Xbox One console despite the initial requirements for the
`sensor being plugged in at all times having been revised since its initial
`announcement. There have also been a number of concerns regarding
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