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The "Xbox 360 Core" was replaced by the "Xbox 360 Arcade" in October 2007 [1] and a 60 GB version of the Xbox 360 Pro was released on August 1, 2008. The Pro package was discontinued and marked down to US$249.99 on August 28, 2009 to be sold until stock ran out, while the Elite was also marked down in price to US$299.99. [ 2 ]
Xbox 360 applications are non-game software applications designed to run on the Xbox 360 platform. Xbox 360 applications can either be stored on the console's hard disk drive or on a USB flash drive. Often, an Xbox Live Gold membership is also required to access some applications, as well as subscriptions correspondent to the applications.
On the Slim and E models, the hard drive bay is on the bottom when vertical (right side when horizontal) and requires the opening of a concealed door to access it. (This does not void the warranty.) The Xbox 360 Slim/E hard drives are standard 2.5" SATA laptop drives, [97] but have a custom enclosure and firmware so that the Xbox 360 can ...
Game saves and downloadable content cannot be transferred from an original Xbox to an Xbox 360. [2] Xbox Live functionality for original Xbox games was available until April 15, 2010, until support for original Xbox games were discontinued. [9] System link functionality between original Xbox and Xbox 360 remains available. [5]
The Xbox 360 video game console features a port on the top when vertical (left side when horizontal) to which a custom-housed hard disk drive unit can be attached in sizes of either 20, 60, 120, 250, 320, 500 GB; [1] and as of April 2015 all 2.5" SATA Hard Drives up to 2 TB, [2] [3] the user can use the format option from system settings to utilize the new HDD.
All models of Xbox 360 can be softmodded. They are all tether exploits meaning they have to be performed every time the console is powered on. Shortly after the release of the Xbox 360, ways were found to modify the firmware of the DVD drive of the console. This allows the system to play games from "backup" (non-original) game discs.
Since executable code on the Xbox 360 is digitally signed, and runs underneath a hypervisor, an exploit or hack is necessary in order to execute homebrew code. On the Xbox 360, the first exploit which enabled booting of unsigned code relied on a modified DVD-ROM drive firmware, a modified burned disc of the game King Kong (for Xbox 360), and the target console having either one of two ...
The Xbox 360 Wireless Speed Wheel was released by Microsoft on September 26, 2011. It is a successor to the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel and features a directional pad, the four colored action buttons and two triggers also found on the standard Xbox 360 controller. In addition thereto it features an accelerometer for sensing rotation. It is ...