15, 2001. It was developed by Microsoft� and as their first attempt at a console, as well as being the supposed 'next generation console' with a powerful 700Mhz Pentuim3 processor, it was quickly snapped up off the shelves.
The main boost for advertising is the graphics. It is run on a 233Mhz chip, developed between Nvidia� and Microsoft� specificaly for the Xbox, which allowed a resolution of up to 1920x1080 pixels.
The other thing was the HARDDRIVE with 80GB drive space, and a 64MB total memory with a 6.5GB transfer bandwidth.
It also has a 256 audio channel (64 3D channel).
It also allowed for many extra multi-media capabilities, such as a 16xDVD drive allowing DVD movies and games. Also the was the capability to install music from CD's onto the Xbox, for example to play in the background of a game.
The Xbox comes broadband (cable) ready, and with the specially developed 'LIVE' system online play is mostly smooth and interactive.
There is currently a growing selection of stunnig games with more being released all the time!
Xbox 2 is planning to be released some time in 2005.
