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The top of the Xbox, disassembled. It uses a standard DVD-ROM and Hard-disk drive via Parallel ATA. Storage media 2×–5× (2.6 MB/s–6.6 MB/s) CAV DVD-ROM; 8 or 10 GB, 3.5 in, 5,400 RPM hard disk formatted to 8 GB with FATX file system; Optional 8 MB memory card for saved game file transfer
The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft.Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third console in the Xbox series.It was first released in North America, parts of Europe, Australia, and South America in November 2013 and in Japan, China, and other European countries in September 2014.
Like the Xbox One, the consoles use an AMD 64-bit x86-64 CPU and GPU with up to 16 GB of memory. The Xbox Series X and Series S are high-end and low-end versions comparable to the Xbox One X and Xbox One S models, respectively, with all games designed for this model family playable on both systems.
The compact size of video game consoles allows them to be easily used in a variety of locations, making them portable. [2] Video game consoles may use one or more data storage devices, such as hard disk drives, optical discs, and memory cards for downloaded content. [2]
The Xbox is a home video game console manufactured by Microsoft that is the first installment in the Xbox series of video game consoles.It was released as Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market on November 15, 2001, in North America, followed by Australia, Europe and Japan in 2002. [3]
Microsoft and Sony consoles saw mid-generation refreshes, with high-end revisions PlayStation 4 Pro and the Xbox One X, and lower-cost PlayStation 4 Slim and Xbox One S models that lacked some features. As of September 2023, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One families had sold an estimated 117 and 58 million units, respectively.
Possibly in an effort to occupy more shelf space than their rivals, and attract attention with their cover art, games began to be sold in large cardboard boxes. There was no standard size, but most were around 20 cm x 15 cm x 5 cm (around 8in x 6in x 2in). The greatly increasing box sizes may have been justified in some cases.
The PlayStation 2 was the best-selling system of the sixth generation, selling over 160 million units, also making it the best-selling console of all time.. The PlayStation 2 [6] [7] [8] achieved sales dominance in this generation, becoming the best-selling console in history, [9] with over 160 million units sold as of November 2024. [10]