The Microsoft Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console first released on November 15, 2001 in North America, then released on February 22, 2002 in Japan, and on March 14, 2002 in Europe. It was Microsoft's first independent venture into the console arena, after having developed the operating system and development tools for the MSX, and having collaborated with Sega in porting Windows CE to the Sega Dreamcast console. Notable launch titles for the console include Amped, Dead or Alive 3, Halo: Combat Evolved, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, and Project Gotham Racing.
Technical specifications
Detailed specifications
CPU: 32-Bit Micro PGA2 733 MHz Intel Pentium III, soldered in. (Some sources, such as The Xbox Linux Project, state that the processor is in fact a Mobile Celeron, though it is generally accepted that it is a Pentium III) processor, with a 133 MHz FSB
368 double precision MIPS (Whetstone) per CPU
605 integer MIPS (Dhrystone) per CPU
Graphics Processor: 233 MHz custom chip named the NV2A, developed by Microsoft and nVIDIA (based on of the GeForce 3 but with 2 vertex shaders to the GeForce 3's single vertex shader, and a lower core clock speed)
Total (shared) Memory: 64 MB DDR SDRAM running at 200 MHz, supplied by Hynix or Samsung depending on manufacture date and location
Memory Bandwidth: 6.4 GB/s
Polygon Performance: 125 million flat-shaded polys/second
(Microsoft figure. Some critics assert that the Xbox's polygon-per-second number is exaggerated by unrealistic testing conditions.)
Sustained Polygon Performance: 100+ M/s (transformed and lit polygons per second)
Micropolygons/particles per second: 125 M/s
Particle Performance: 125 M/s
Simultaneous Textures: 4
Pixel Fill Rate - No Texture: 4.0 G/s (anti-aliased)
Pixel Fill Rate - 1 Texture: 4.0 G/s anti-aliased
Compressed Textures: Yes (6:1 through use of DDS)
Full Scene Anti-Aliasing: Yes
Micro Polygon Support: Yes
Storage Medium: 2-5x DVD (XFAT), 8 gigabyte hard disk (new consoles contain a 10GB physical hard drive, though it is formatted to only use 8GB, uses XFAT), optional 8MB memory card for savegame transfer
I/O: 2-5x IDE DVD, 8 or 10GB IDE hard disk, USB memory card (flash)
Audio Channels: 64 3D channels (up to 256 stereo voices)
3D Audio Support: Yes, 5.1
MIDI DLS2 Support: Yes
AC3 (Dolby Digital) Encoded Game Audio: Yes (via TOSLINK)
Broadband Enabled: Yes (10/100base-T ethernet)
DVD Movie Playback: Yes (separate DVD Playback Kit/Remote required)
Maximum Resolution (2x32bpp frame buffers +Z): 1920(vert.)x1080(horiz)
Note: NTSC (Non-HD) TV's have less than 500 horizontal lines. PAL TV's have less than 600 horizontal lines.
EDTV and HDTV Support: 480p/720p/1080i (see game boxes for supported resolutions).
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