Xbox is a brand primarily aimed at video gaming. It was created and owned by Microsoft. It is represented as a complete series of video gaming consoles released. It includes the Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One with additional consoles in development. The Xbox brand is also shown and represented as applications, online streams, and a primarily online service known as Xbox Live. The original Xbox was released on November 11, 2001 in North American, February 22, 2002 in Japan and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe.
The console was very successful with total units sold reaching well over 24 million units. With retail availability stretching from 2001 all the way until 2009, the original Xbox console was discontinued in March of 2009.
Xbox 360/One Follow-Up
Microsoft's second gaming system (7th generation consoles) known as the Xbox 360, hit the market in the year of 2005 and sold over 77 million consoles worldwide as of April 2013. The console's leading games in terms of sales were Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, and Halo. The successor to the Xbox 360 console, and Microsoft's most recent system, the Xbox One (8th Generation consoles), was unveiled in May of 2013 and released in November of 2013. Released in about 21 global markets and sold over 10 million copies within a short amount of time.
In August 2016, Microsoft released a refreshed Xbox One model known as Xbox One S; it has a streamlined design, native support for 4K video playback and upscaling, and HDR10 high-dynamic range color. It has been praised for its smaller size, its on-screen visual improvements, and its lack of an external power supply, Xbox one S is said to have already sold 26 million units at the end of 2016. Also, a high-end model known as Xbox One X was recently unveiled in June 2017 for release in November, which features major hardware upgrades focused on enabling games to be rendered at 4K resolution.
In November of 2010, Microsoft introduced the Kinect. Designed to be a "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" the Kinect allows users to be able to play games and operate media functionality using only gestures and voice commands. While compatible with all Xbox 360's, it is not compatible with all games. It connects to the Xbox 360 platform using a simple U.S.B. connection. Current sales figures for the Kinect is 23 million units (as of February 2013).
Online Services
Xbox Live With over 40 million users worldwide, Xbox Live, along with the Xbox Live Marketplace provide online gaming to the Xbox console. It was first released on the Xbox 360 video game console and is still active today and continues to be accessed and utilized by many gamers all over the world. It has become a centralized location for promotions, products, and game distribution.
Xbox SmartGlass A supportive complimentary app for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles, and also available for all PC's holding Windows 8, Windows 10, Android (V. 4.0 and higher), iOS, and Windows Server 2012. It was first displayed at E3 2012 during a press conference and was eventually released on October 26, 2012. Released on the same day as Windows 8. It is a companion with the Xbox consoles and allows for much more interactive entertainment, practically allowing the screens on your phones and computers to be used as aids or even full displaying screens of the media coming from the Xbox as well as the ability to serve as a controller with some games, like Halo and Forza Horizon.
Xbox Live Marketplace is essentially a virtual market designed for Xbox Live members to download content purchased or promoted by Xbox. Some of these might include movies, games, game trailers, game demos, arcade games, map packs, gamer pictures and dashboard themes, and so much more. The app provides an easy, interactive experience to pull these forms of media right to your Xbox ready to be used.
Media Streaming The Xbox console is more powerful than ever. In more recent years with the release of the XBOX ONE console, live streaming and recording of game play has been made possible, share it with fellow gamers and friends and let them see what kind of kind of player you are. Along with these new found abilities, it still retained the power to connect you to all of your favorite video streaming providers in one easy to navigate location. Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and many more media providers are all conveniently located in quick reference tabs on the home screen. Simply download the App via the Xbox Live Marketplace
Software
The original graphical interface of the Xbox 360 was a dashboard. A tabbed interface that featured five "blades" which are similar to folders stacked on top of each other, with each sticking out a little further, this interface would be launched in the start up menu and it was designed by the company Audiobrain. Users were provided with an option to select what the console does if a game or tray-inserted game was inserted when already upon initial startup. A simplified menu was made also accessible thanks to the Xbox Guide button on the original game pad. Xbox Live messages and their friends list were also displayed by the users gamer card on the start up menu as well.
The home dashboard was later changed to provide quicker access, and a better look. The new look called the New Xbox experience was similar to a list of folders, that you would go up and down to navigate between, and then left and right to navigate within. In this update there were many things added to help improve the overall experience of the gamer. They also added many more things that you could access from the pop up menu when you pressed the Xbox button, and this could be done in any app or game, allowing for easy access to all the applications you have.
Xbox and its History
Xbox is a brand primarily aimed at video gaming. It was created and owned by Microsoft. It is represented as a complete series of video gaming consoles released. It includes the Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One with additional consoles in development. The Xbox brand is also shown and represented as applications, online streams, and a primarily online service known as Xbox Live. The original Xbox was released on November 11, 2001 in North American, February 22, 2002 in Japan and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe.
The console was very successful with total units sold reaching well over 24 million units. With retail availability stretching from 2001 all the way until 2009, the original Xbox console was discontinued in March of 2009.
Xbox 360/One Follow-Up
Microsoft's second gaming system (7th generation consoles) known as the Xbox 360, hit the market in the year of 2005 and sold over 77 million consoles worldwide as of April 2013. The console's leading games in terms of sales were Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, and Halo. The successor to the Xbox 360 console, and Microsoft's most recent system, the Xbox One (8th Generation consoles), was unveiled in May of 2013 and released in November of 2013. Released in about 21 global markets and sold over 10 million copies within a short amount of time.
In August 2016, Microsoft released a refreshed Xbox One model known as Xbox One S; it has a streamlined design, native support for 4K video playback and upscaling, and HDR10 high-dynamic range color. It has been praised for its smaller size, its on-screen visual improvements, and its lack of an external power supply, Xbox one S is said to have already sold 26 million units at the end of 2016. Also, a high-end model known as Xbox One X was recently unveiled in June 2017 for release in November, which features major hardware upgrades focused on enabling games to be rendered at 4K resolution.
In November of 2010, Microsoft introduced the Kinect. Designed to be a "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" the Kinect allows users to be able to play games and operate media functionality using only gestures and voice commands. While compatible with all Xbox 360's, it is not compatible with all games. It connects to the Xbox 360 platform using a simple U.S.B. connection. Current sales figures for the Kinect is 23 million units (as of February 2013).
Online Services
Xbox Live With over 40 million users worldwide, Xbox Live, along with the Xbox Live Marketplace provide online gaming to the Xbox console. It was first released on the Xbox 360 video game console and is still active today and continues to be accessed and utilized by many gamers all over the world. It has become a centralized location for promotions, products, and game distribution.
Xbox SmartGlass A supportive complimentary app for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles, and also available for all PC's holding Windows 8, Windows 10, Android (V. 4.0 and higher), iOS, and Windows Server 2012. It was first displayed at E3 2012 during a press conference and was eventually released on October 26, 2012. Released on the same day as Windows 8. It is a companion with the Xbox consoles and allows for much more interactive entertainment, practically allowing the screens on your phones and computers to be used as aids or even full displaying screens of the media coming from the Xbox as well as the ability to serve as a controller with some games, like Halo and Forza Horizon.
Xbox Live Marketplace is essentially a virtual market designed for Xbox Live members to download content purchased or promoted by Xbox. Some of these might include movies, games, game trailers, game demos, arcade games, map packs, gamer pictures and dashboard themes, and so much more. The app provides an easy, interactive experience to pull these forms of media right to your Xbox ready to be used.
Media Streaming The Xbox console is more powerful than ever. In more recent years with the release of the XBOX ONE console, live streaming and recording of game play has been made possible, share it with fellow gamers and friends and let them see what kind of kind of player you are. Along with these new found abilities, it still retained the power to connect you to all of your favorite video streaming providers in one easy to navigate location. Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and many more media providers are all conveniently located in quick reference tabs on the home screen. Simply download the App via the Xbox Live Marketplace
Software
The original graphical interface of the Xbox 360 was a dashboard. A tabbed interface that featured five "blades" which are similar to folders stacked on top of each other, with each sticking out a little further, this interface would be launched in the start up menu and it was designed by the company Audiobrain. Users were provided with an option to select what the console does if a game or tray-inserted game was inserted when already upon initial startup. A simplified menu was made also accessible thanks to the Xbox Guide button on the original game pad. Xbox Live messages and their friends list were also displayed by the users gamer card on the start up menu as well.
The home dashboard was later changed to provide quicker access, and a better look. The new look called the New Xbox experience was similar to a list of folders, that you would go up and down to navigate between, and then left and right to navigate within. In this update there were many things added to help improve the overall experience of the gamer. They also added many more things that you could access from the pop up menu when you pressed the Xbox button, and this could be done in any app or game, allowing for easy access to all the applications you have.
For more information, visit Xbox.com
References
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/the-history-of-the-xbox/
https://www.reference.com/business-finance/xbox-manufactured-a477fd2034f807d2
http://gizmodo.com/5070189/new-xbox-experience-nxe-review-its-pure-improvement