{"id":746,"date":"2024-05-10T13:06:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T12:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/?p=746"},"modified":"2024-09-27T18:21:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T17:21:06","slug":"microsoft-xbox-360","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/?p=746","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Xbox 360: A Look Back at the Game-Changing Console"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Xbox 360 was Microsoft\u2019s second foray into the gaming console market, quickly establishing itself as a dominant player. It offered cutting-edge hardware for its time and access to a broad library of games, setting a new standard for online multiplayer gaming with Xbox Live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hardware Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Processor<\/strong>: IBM-designed 3.2 GHz PowerPC Tri-Core Xenon CPU<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graphics<\/strong>: ATI Xenos GPU with 10 MB of eDRAM, running at 500 MHz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Memory<\/strong>: 512 MB of GDDR3 RAM, clocked at 700 MHz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Storage<\/strong>: Models were available with varying hard drive sizes (20 GB, 60 GB, 120 GB, etc.), along with options for memory cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connectivity<\/strong>: Three USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet port, optional Wi-Fi, and AV\/HDMI output for up to 1080p resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Optical Drive<\/strong>: 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Controller<\/strong>: Wireless, with up to four players supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Original UK Release Date:<\/strong> 22nd November 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discontinued:<\/strong> 20th April 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost (New in 2005):<\/strong> \u00a3209.99 for base system or \u00a3279.99 for premium system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost (In 2024 Price):<\/strong> \u00a3354 for the base system or \u00a3472 for the premium system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Modifications I have performed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cost to me for computer \u00a332.00 (Xbox, 60GB HDD, Controller, AV Cable, Kinect Camera and three games)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cost to me for repairs and upgrades \u00a30.00<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Xbox 360 was Microsoft\u2019s second foray into the gaming console market, quickly establishing itself as a dominant player. It offered cutting-edge hardware for its time and access to a broad library of games, setting a new standard for online multiplayer gaming with Xbox Live. Hardware Specifications Processor: IBM-designed 3.2 GHz PowerPC Tri-Core Xenon CPU [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":77,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2000s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=746"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":770,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746\/revisions\/770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}