Xbox
The
Xbox was created by Microsoft and first released on 15th November
2001. On the first day of its release over 24 million consoles were sold
worldwide.16 million in the US, 6 million in Europe and 2 million in Japan.
As the years went on more and more consoles were sold and in
the year 2005 Microsoft came up with the idea of letting people connect online.
This didn’t just mean playing online but also talking to each other.
The Xbox 360 is the successor to the Xbox. Released in 2005
already 75.9 million consoles have been sold worldwide. Throughout the years of
the Xbox 360 being available, it has developed fast improvements since the very
first Xbox was released.
There
are many accessories that can be brought for the console, such as, wireless and
wired controls, head sets, dance mats and webcam. There are many others that
are made to suit the console.
The Kinect was created to fit in every Xbox 360 console. It
allows the audience to play certain games that do not require a controller.
Much like a Wii control it has a sensor on the front to show the motion of the
people playing the game. The Kinect has a camera built in; this allows it to
take pictures of the people playing. This will only work on certain games and
will only work if the audience agrees to use it. Kinect was released on
November 4th 2010 and is competitive to all other Xbox consoles.
Within Xbox live, there is a marketplace
in which Xbox shows different things to do online rather than just connect to
other people that have Xbox. It allows you to search the internet, letting you
listen to music, watch videos, buy games and also includes a feature that lets
you connect Smartphones and Tablets.
Even though the Xbox is probably
the most purchased console, it does have negative points. There have been many
complaints about technical difficulties with the console that purchasers have
complained about. The main problem is being the ‘Red Ring of Death’, this when
there is a red circle where the on button on the console is (normally green).
This normally occurs if the console has overheated or been left on over a
certain amount of time.
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