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launch date in infobox

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The xbox page has the xbox launch date in the infobox. I think that that info should be in the 360 infobox too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.66.178.90 (talk) 19:11, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

It's already there, it's just hidden because it's so long. Look down the list 'til you find "Retail availability"; the entry for it should be "Availability by region" with a "[show]" link next to it - click on it and you'll see the list. Same goes for video output formats/resolutions and controller compatibility. Alphathon™ (talk) 19:40, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
Should that level of detail be in the infobox? Why not have initial release in the infobox and breakdown the region availability in the article, particularly because the infobox is already so overladed?173.66.178.90 (talk) 00:22, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Prices in feature comparison chart only reflect final price, so the "pro" that launched for $400 is listed as launching nov '05 for $250

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dunno what should go here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.66.178.90 (talk) 19:22, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Could be split nto two columns; one for launch price and one for current price/price when discontinued. Alphathon™ (talk) 19:42, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

WiFi

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The new Xbox 360 250GB has built in WiFi - might be worth mentioning that alongside that subheading (I was very close to paying £60 for a wifi attachment before I read it on the Xbox website). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.124.9 (talk) 12:26, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

What do you mean? It's already mentioned in the infobox under connectivity, the intro - quote: " The redesigned console is slimmer than the previous Xbox 360 model and features integrated 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, TOSLINK S/PDIF optical audio output..." and in the "Xbox 360 S" section. Where else you you have it put? Alphathon™ (talk) 13:53, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Another minor edit request...

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The fourth paragraph of the article leads with this statement.

"At their E3 presentation on 14 June 2010, Microsoft announced a redesigned Xbox 360 that would ship on the same day."

I've never seen the day/month/year format used anywhere else on this wiki, and it's inconsistent with the other dates listed on the page. Not sure if this needs to be fixed or not, but it bugs me slightly. Thanks. 75.121.231.57 (talk) 17:34, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

It is actually used elsewhere on Wikipedia, but isn't nearly as common as m/d/y (which incidentally bugs the hell outta me and probably a lot of other people from outside the US - it makes no logical sense to put it in that order: d/m/y puts it as sub-sub-division < sub-division < main unit, while m/d/y puts it out of order. Y/m/d makes sense too, although isn't as useful… but anyway, enough rambling). What bugs me/you is fairly irrelevant though - Wikipedia's manual of style accepts both forms, as long as they are used consistently throughout an article, and m/d/y it is the predominant format, I've changed it (as much as it urks me :(, silly Americans with their illogical date formats, non-standard paper sizes, dumbed-down spelling and refusal to go metric like the rest of the civilised world). Alphathon™ (talk) 18:41, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit Request for Special Editions

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The Halo Reach Limited Edition console apparently does not come with the Halo Reach wireless headset. It comes with a wired one. MS official press release —Preceding unsigned comment added by Snakeggriffin (talk • contribs) 14:02, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

  Done
FYI though, please don't use refs on talk pages - unless there is a section to display them they don't work, and said sections break the flow of talk pages (the "start a new section" button adds the section below the reflist).
AlphathonTM (talk) 14:24, 23 August 2010 (UTC)


FYI the headset isn't even Halo Reach themed. It is just a plain black Xbox360 wired headset. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rakudaniku (talk • contribs) 17:42, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Jadin101, 15 September 2010

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{{|edit semi-protected}}
In the Multimedia section of the Xbox 360 thread, I would like added that IPTV has been implemented by Telus Communications as of late August 2010.

http://www.telus.com/content/tv/iptv/system/hardware.jsp for references.

Jadin101 (talk) 22:55, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

  Done, sort of. I have added the the Telus service is available, but not a date etc as the site linked does not say when it launched. If you can provide a link saying when it launched, it can be added too. Alphathon™ (talk) 23:14, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit Request for Special Editions

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The Halo Reach Limited Edition console apparently does not come with the Halo Reach themed headset. It comes with a plain black Xbox 360 one.

(Rakudaniku (talk) 17:45, 16 September 2010 (UTC))

Please provide a source for that. Alphathon™ (talk) 18:48, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Operating System

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What is the o/s of the Xbox 360 (and its relationship to the other MS device o/s's)? I don't see it. It is discussed in the original Xbox article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.162.105.90 (talk) 13:55, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Look at Xbox 360#Software and Xbox 360 System Software. If there is info lacking from either please let us know and show us a source, but otherwise that's all we've got. Alphathon™ (talk) 14:11, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
The Xbox Elite Wireless Controllers Series 2: A Comprehensive [1] Smilebidadariku (talk) 16:24, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Main Infobox Image

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I can't help but feel that the current image of the 'Slim' Xbox 360 is not representative enough of the console as a whole. I don't know the rules on hardware images but I imagine that the current and latest model would have to be used. However, it is inescapable that the vast majority of consoles being used will surely be the much more iconic and recognisable bulkier model. I suggest using both models in the infobox, similar to the PlayStation 3 article. Sorry if this has been discussed before SaintDaveUK (talk) 23:06, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

As soon as either a) there are two pics (of a "slim" and an old model) are available that can be Photoshoped together or b) a pic of both together is taken and made available freely (creative commons or public domain) that will be done. Unfortunately, most people who contribute pics don't have both consoles, and most of the available pics don't match up well enough to be usable. As soon as I can, I plan to attempt to take a pic of my 360 (Arcade model) in roughly the same position as the slim pictured and Photoshop them together, but it's pretty hard to get decent lighting etc out of a phone camera, so it takes time and/or a decent camera. Alphathon™ (talk) 00:51, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Mis-type section

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Section: "alongside the release of Final Fantasy XIII, Microsoft released another Super Elite bundle with the same extras as the Modern Warfare bundle (excluding the Modern Warfare print on the console) except bundled with the Final Fantasy XIII game." leads to believe Final Fantasy bundle is black (just as MW2 bundle) while it's white, please edit that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paulomunir (talk • contribs) 13:17, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Not when you read the sentence that follows it it doesn't, quote: "Unlike the original Elite, the console featured a white finish". I'll clarify it a bit nonetheless. Alphathon™ (talk) 14:56, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

About the wi-fi of 360S

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There is something wrong about the Wi-fi receiver embedded in 360S in the spec data box, Wrong: Wifi 802.11a/b/g/n

Correct: Wifi 802.11b/g/n —Preceding unsigned comment added by Staniotsui (talk • contribs) 02:28, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Europe

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Is the UK a part of Europe or not? If yes (it is) then why is UK sales figures not included in the European figures? 155.55.60.110 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 12:17, 26 October 2010 (UTC).

Check again - from underneath the EMEA region figures "Includes UK sales". The reason why it is separate is simply because it makes up more than ⅓ of the EMEA figure (especially considering the UK one is a year behind), and about 10% of the total figure. Also, UK figures are more common than those that cover the EMEA region/Europe/PAL region (even though currently the EMEA one is more up to date, it is more likely that the UK one will be updated). Alphathon™ (talk) 12:36, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Pawlo10139, 8 November 2010

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Edit semi-protected Xbox 360 is the best console in the world

Pawlo10139 (talk) 17:30, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

  Denied; does not comply with Wikipedia's neutrality policy Alphathon™ (talk) 18:17, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Question about PAL version

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Can the PAL version of the Xbox 360 play NTSC disks? From what I understand, many PAL disk-players (namely DVDs) are capable of playing NTSC disks. However, I can not find any information confirming that the Xbox is capable of performing this task, as well.-- OsirisV (talk) 14:03, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Good question. If you mean PAL/NTSC DVDs (movies etc) then I don't know. Games are definitely region locked though into PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J I think (for the most part - there are a few region free ones). Alphathon™ (talk) 15:40, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your help. I was asking because I was unsure on weather I could play NTSC films - I sold my DVD player because recent generations of consoles possess the ability to read them. The difference between films and games doesn't appear to be that much - both are read-only and compressed - due to the existence of the "menu" feature (interactivity). I would assume that were the PAL-version Xbox 360 able to play NTSC games, then I should be able to watch films on them, too.-- OsirisV (talk) 20:25, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
Well, there's really two things to consider with DVD players - format (NTSC or PAL mostly - don't know if SECAM DVDs exist) and regional lockout (for example, North America is region 1, Europe is region 2, Australasia is region 4 etc). Usually there isn't any problem playing NTSC discs on a PAL machine (not so common the other way around though) but usually the players are region locked, so European players can only play region 2 etc. I would assume Xbox 360s are region locked (I know the PS3 is, for both Blu-ray and DVD, even though games have no region coding) so a Euro Xbox (probably) won't play DVDs from the US for example. This is just an educated guess though.
As a side note, please try to keep questions on talk pages relevant to the article (not the topic of the article) - talk pages aren't forums (see WP:NOTAFORUM). I say this because you seem to be asking essentially for tech support/help rather than saying "the article needs info on this".
Alphathon™ (talk) 21:41, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Backwards Compatibility Clarification

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This isn't really clear to me, but in the sidebar it states that backwards compatibility requires a Hard Drive. Does this mean the Xbox 360 Slim 4GB Model is incapable of doing backwards compatibility without the purchase of the additional Hard Drive? Or is the 4GB Internal Storage/Flash/NAND enough of a "Hard Drive" for this to count? Perhaps the page could be amended to clarify in some way? 96.253.146.90 (talk) 23:49, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Failed GA

Latest comment: 18 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion

I failed this article because:

  • No references in Xbox Live and Interface section.
  • A lengthy bulleted list in the Hardware section
  • Few pictures in Overview, Xbox Live, and Software section.

Some P. Erson 15:11, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

    • Anything that can be referanced in those sections I will be getting sources for after this post
      • I'm not realy sure what you want referances in the UI section, it's a section that doesn't realy seem to need referances.
      • Adding anything I thought needed referancs. Please tag‹The template Talkfact is being considered for merging.› [citation needed] to anything else you want referances in the Live section r interface
    • I'll put a survey here to see on what we should cut out of the bulleted list to make it shorter.
    • Any pictures added to the article are removed quickly, I've tried adding some that I feel add to the article, but they are always removed. (Under the basis that they are only fair use in the section main article, not on this page) Can't fix that one by myself.
      • Jigahurtz has added the images that greatly add to UI section, that may be referance to what you wanted there.
      • Xbox Live UI images added, flow perfectly with the two Jiga added.
      • Suggestion for overview, live and software images?

70.101.201.248 15:47, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

According to the criteria, a lack of images does not in itself prevent an article from achieving Good Article status. So no need to turn on "insert-picture" mode, just concentrate on the other stuff. -- ReyBrujo 18:27, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

can you play xbox games on xbox 360

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A while ago i had a xbox but it broke. I just got a xbox 360 and wondered if i could play myxbox games that i already have on xbox 360? --69.205.2.67 (talk) 14:55, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

FYI, it's covered in the article. If your 360 has a hard drive, it is possible. See List of Xbox games compatible with Xbox 360. Also note that this isn't a forum for general questions about the console, but rather a discussion page for making improvements to this article. --Jtalledo (talk) 15:06, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Request for minor updates

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It really is a small, nit-picky thing; however, there are multiple instances (see Special Edition Consoles section) which refer to events that are now in the past as upcoming in the future. I recommend these be updated in order to keep the page from becoming stagnant in information.

Additionally it might be interesting to note that in addition to the wired headset included with the Halo: Reach SE Console, that a Reach branded wireless headset is also available separately. The special edition Reach branded wireless controllers are also available for separate purchase. It seems pertinent information to be included in this entry as it is part of the overall special addition console/accessories release for this game launch.Ivan0310 (talk) 16:58, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Furthermore, it should also be mentioned in the section marked Technical problems that in addition to the changes in warranty terms for the newer Xbox 360 S, that the main LED ring around the power button no longer includes red LEDs, such that a RRoD is no longer to be seen on the updated consoles should major hardware errors occur.Ivan0310 (talk) 17:03, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

  Done --Jtalledo (talk) 23:53, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Also it says Xbox Live has 20 Million members. It is actually over 30 million, with a new memebr joining every 2 seconds: [2] 80.229.70.93 (talk) 20:33, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Fixed. Alphathon™ (talk) 21:01, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Best Selling Game

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Im sure there is a game that has sold more than Halo 3 on the Xbox 360. Modern Warfare has sold 11 million xbox 360 copies, for sure. So could somebody find the newest bestselling game for the 360? Goku1st (talk • contribs) 11:06, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Has it really? I'd like to see a (reliable) source for that CoD4 figure (i.e. not VG Chartz). Regardless, if you can finde a reliable source that states that a game is now the top seller, we'll be sure to add it in. Bear in mind that it must state that and cannot just be that is has sold over 8.1 million, since we don't know how many Halo has sold since then. I wouldn't be surprised if a new game is never found, given that we are yet to find a reliable source that lists a top game for the PS3. Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.ðɒn/ (talk) 11:44, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Request for edit

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I know this isnt the place but I cannot find where to email the original authors, but the Xbox 4GB has been discontinued, like no one saw it coming! I got this from a reliable source on Monday as the decision was just released days earlier. I do not know the exact date but as I said it was days ago when this was released. Hope this helps! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alex vpt (talk • contribs) 02:48, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

It isn't possible to email the "original authors", although you can leave messages on their talk pages. Anyway, can you provide a link to your "reliable source " - simply saying it is so is not enough, we need a link. Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.ðɒn/ (talk) 12:21, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Flag sizes AU and NZ

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The flag symbols for Australia and New Zealand used in the price tables are virtually impossible to tell apart at this small size. They should be made larger, but I admit that I don't know how to do that. -- 77.187.41.231 (talk) 11:02, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Actually, I think the use of flags is against some policy (something to do with it restricting content to non-blind/vision impaired individuals), so they should probably be removed altogether (along with the other flags of course). In order to prevent ambiguity, the currency symbols could simply be changed to their international equivalents (Aus Dollar = A$, NZ Dollar = NZ$ etc). Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.ðɒn/ (talk) 11:44, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
That said, the inclusion of prices at all is quite possibly against WP:NOPRICE #5. Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.ðɒn/ (talk) 12:26, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

XBox '720' due 2012?

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Possibly just comment along side the expected XBox '720' launch (2015) in the XBox 360 introduction saying that it may launch next year (2012). --86.21.30.178 (talk) 17:59, 6 May 2011 (UTC) http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/06/rumor-new-microsoft-console-dev-kits-at-ea/

Not a reliable enough source (does not work for MS or EA so could just be "some dude" making stuff up), so falls under WP:Crystal. Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.θɒn/ (talk) 18:05, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Joey1504, 7 May 2011

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in section 2.4 under the special editions heading,after the fourth bullet, please change "It consists of a custom branded silver 250 GB Xbox 360 S console, two silver and black branded controllers, a Halo: Reach themed wired headset, a copy of the game and a download voucher for "Limited Edition Elite" armor and an episode from the Halo Legends anime." to "It consists of a custom branded silver 250 GB Xbox 360 S console, two silver and black branded controllers, a copy of the game and a download voucher for "Limited Edition Elite" armor and an episode from the Halo Legends anime." because the halo reach bundle did not come with the headset, that was only sold seperatly.

Joey1504 (talk) 16:40, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Do you have a source for that, because that's not what the existing source (Joystiq) says. Of course, there's certainly a chance that Joystiq misreported it, but it's hard to check, since the gamerscore blog, which is their source, no longer exists (MS shut it down, some time last year I think). Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.θɒn/ (talk) 17:12, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Total shipping number till 31st of March, 2011

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According to MS official Fiscal report, the total shipping (sold-in to retaiers) quantity of XBOX360 is 53.6Million. But in the article, it mentioned only 52.7 million. Please correct this mistake.

thanks a lot~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zhaoxin0311 (talk • contribs) 14:59, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Sure, if you can provide a source - we can't just take your word for it. Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.θɒn/ (talk) 16:36, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
I added the source. Please have a look.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428800&page=2
http://www.microsoft.com/investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earnings/SegmentResults/EntertainmentAndDevicesDivision/FY11/Q3/Kpi.aspx
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Zhaoxin0311 (talk • contribs) 07:57, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
OK, the MS source seems good enough, so I'll change it later on (here and on the various other pages that mention sales figures).
Just a couple of tips for the future:
  1. Always put replies at the end of the conversation thread; it makes it easier to follow.
  2. Always sign your posts; just type ~~~~ at the end of the post and Wikipedia will automatically add your name, the time and date (see: WP:SIG)
  3. Don't even bother linking to forums as a source; there's no point as they will almost never (like 99.99% of the time) be acceptable as sources (see: WP:Reliable). If there is a link on the forum thread to what you wish to source, link to that instead.
Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.θɒn/ (talk) 10:08, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

The Xbox 360 is MS's fourth home console

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The very first sentence of this article claims the Xbox 360 to be the "second video game console produced by Microsoft". This is entirely misleading, and mostly nonfactual. While true because Microsoft's first two consoles were not actually manufactured by the company, the term "produced" is incorrect. In fact, Microsoft had "produced" (via the production processing of a number of intermediary companies) two versions of the MSX home game console in the 1980s.

For clarification purposes I suggest either simply changing the word "second" to "fourth", or by tacking on a "modern" in front of "game console". I am not a Wikipedia member and have no interest in registering, so I cannot make this change and the duty therefore falls upon you. Thanks.

67.40.134.6 (talk) 23:54, 13 May 2011 (UTC)TooHuman 5/13/11


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX

The MSX isn't a console, it's a home computer (see the first sentence of the article you linked). Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.θɒn/ (talk) 01:31, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

I think you might not understand the lack of importance there. It was a consumer/home console which was hugely important in the history of gaming. The fact that MS disables owners from using Office doesn't make the Xbox any less a computer running Windows, used for a variety of home entertainment concerns. Beside that, "home computer" is non-exclusive of the term "game console": the MSX is both. As an example, the PS3 lets users run Linux and it's still a game console. See also the Commodore 64 and how it is a "home computer" and "game console" all at once. 67.40.134.6 (talk) 21:25, 14 May 2011 (UTC)TooHuman

Add one word to the lead before "video game console" - "dedicated" and the point becomes moot. Whether or not you can run Linux, Windows, BeOS, Plan 9 from Bell Labs, or whatever on the Xbox 360 doesn't change the fact that its primary function is to run video games, a function to which it is "dedicated". --Jtalledo (talk) 21:34, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Error?

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Excuse me, everyone, but my 250GB Xbox 360 S only has 3 USB ports. This article says it has five. Is that an error? Mackatacka123 (talk) 05:43, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

There are another 2 on the front, under a small flap. Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.θɒn/ (talk) 14:58, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Rsk8able, 16 June 2011

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In the article, it says the #1 best selling Xbox 360 game is Halo 3 when in fact it is Call of Duty: Black Ops. Source is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games#Xbox_360

Rsk8able (talk) 06:26, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

  Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.. Unfortunately, Wikipedia ain't a source for itself. GaneshBhakt (talk) 07:31, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Edit request

Latest comment: 13 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Please change "the Europe" to "Europe" in the text. The definite article is redundant and unnatural in English in this context.

94.12.118.14 (talk) 16:08, 18 June 2011 (UTC) Simon Turvey

  Done, thanks for pointing it out. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 16:10, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

New Model of the Xbox 360 with a 320GB HDD

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Inspired by the blockbuster Xbox 360 franchise, the Xbox 360 limited edition “Gears of War 3” Bundle includes an exclusive red and black console design with two custom-designed Xbox 360 wireless controllers, a 320GB hard drive and built-in Wi-Fi connection for easier access to the world of entertainment on Xbox LIVE. The console will be available for $399.99 US ERP and at your favorite retailers beginning September 20, 2011. http://gearsofwar.xbox.com/en/news/gallery/2011-06-controller-console-announce — Preceding unsigned comment added by Willtippin (talk • contribs) 16:18, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 194.6.174.13, 22 June 2011

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Gears Of War 3 special edition hardware available on september 20th 2011, not 2010.

194.6.174.13 (talk) 12:59, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

 Y Done, thanks for pointing it out.   Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.θɒn/ (talk) 13:08, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Suggestion to include DirectX specs

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Suggestion to include DirectX specs:

I came to the "Xbox"/"Xbox 360" Wiki articles to find out the details of the DirectX history and was disappointed because there's no clear description here. That is odd since the Xbox is based on DirectX graphics technology. That's the entire basis of the Xbox hence, the original working title "DirectX Box," shortened to "XBox."

I would like to suggest a chart explaining what specific DirectX technology came with each XBox console and at what date so people can see the history of DirectX upgrades that came with each console, which is akin to an upgrade in the DirectX graphics technology platform:

  • Original Xbox
  • Xbox 360 Core
  • Xbox 360 Pro / Xbox 360 Premium
  • Xbox 360 Elite
  • Xbox 360 Arcade
  • Xbox 360 Super Elite

The next Xbox console (rumored to be called the Xbox 720 for now) may include DirectX 12 by the time it actually becomes available. It's time for an upgrade to DirectX 12.

Crytek: Xbox 720 Coming at E3 2012 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/xbox-720-E3-2012-Preview-Crysis-Crytek,news-11524.html

When the next new Xbox comes out I want to know the specific DirectX platform it will be based on. I'd also like to know if it includes USB 3.0 and PCI Express 3.0 etc.

FYI, I am far more interested in these types of hardware/software details over the sales info.

Just trying to help out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.62.158.60 (talk) 21:59, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Pretty sure that the Original XBox was based off DirectX 8.1 (that's what the Wiki page says). I imagine that all of the 360 consoles run the same thing, no matter what version. Otherwise you'd run into compatibility issues. There's no direct port though, where you can say "this is DirectX. They've changed things to make it suit what they're programming for. DanielDPeterson (talk) 22:38, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

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Chipset - table additions

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In order to prevent an edit war, and to get the input of other editors, I felt I should probably bring this up here. Some recent additions by 209.173.78.109 have added a "chipset" column to the SKU table. I feel this is inappropriate for a number of reasons. First, this data really doesn't relate directly to the SKUs, and belongs in Xbox 360 hardware, not here. Second, is that the data presented is pretty redundant (do we really need to say they are all 3.2 GHz; a sat that doesn't even seem to be sourced, and it isn't even obvious what it's referring to). Third is that it is labelled "chipset", when in fact it appears to be talking about motherboard revisions. Finally, it is poorly sourced (the sources listed don't actually correspond to what they are claiming) and some of the listings are simply false. For example, the Core model was discontinued long before the Jasper motherboard came along, and it is impossible for an Xbox 360 S to have a Xenon motherboard, as it is the wrong size (wouldn't fit in the case) and has the wrong ports etc.

I'm not saying listing what SKUs carry what Mobos is non-notable, but I certainly don't think it belongs in the SKUs table, and certainly not in this form. I would suggest that if it be on Wikipedia at all, it should probably be part of Xbox 360 hardware#Motherboards, as a table of Mobos against SKUs. I have mocked one up below (with the configurations I know off the top of my head, so there are probably mistakes).

SKU
Core Pro (20 GB) Pro (60 GB) Elite Arcade Xbox 360 S (250 GB) Xbox 360 S (4 GB) Xbox 360 S (360 GB)
Motherboard revision Xenon Yes Yes No No No No No No
Opus Used as replacement for Xenon boards Used as replacement for Xenon boards No No No No No No
Zephyr No Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Falcon No No Yes Yes Yes No No No
Jasper No No Yes Yes Yes No No No
Vejle No No No No No Yes Yes Yes

Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.θɒn/ (talk) 21:42, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Chart has at least one error, Jasper was available as "pro" model, not just Arcade and Elite. If anything, Elite is where they were least common.18:52, 21 August 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.226.192.183 (talk)
Fair enough. As I said, it's just a mock up based on what I know to be true (i.e. any that I didn't know were put down as "no"). It's now fixed. So, do you think it's worth perusing the table or not? Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.θɒn/ (talk) 22:59, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Red dot/ring

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The final sentence in the article, "The Xbox 360 S model indicates hardware failures by the console's power indicator light displaying a red dot, which replaces the red ring indicator on older models," is incorrect. The "Red Dot of Death" is due to overheating alone:

http://support.xbox.com/en-us/Pages/xbox-360/troubleshoot/kb/flashing-red-light-on-the-xbox-360-s-console-power-button.aspx?kbid=2122791 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nicholas.D.Flood (talk • contribs) 02:34, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

I am going to add this and correct it. The source expresses that specifically the red dot is a ventilation problem. If anyone disagrees feel free to dispute. Sephiroth878 (talk) 17:38, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

Please add more details regarding failures.

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I'm a former 'computer guy' and worked on hardware from 1973 until I retired. From talking with my nephew and his buddies it seems common knowledge that in XBoxe 360s made before the S model the GPU runs too hot and all of those machines will fail prematurely. By that I mean close to 100% failures before five years time. It would be good to know which models have the problem with an overheated GPU and if anything can be done to extend the life of the machine. The spectre of fifty-million defective consoles going to the landfill prematurely boggles the mind.68.149.247.130 (talk) 05:25, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

It's already discussed - see Xbox 360#Technical problems and Xbox 360 technical problems. If there is any data (stats etc) missing then feel free to add them if you have a decent source for them. Alphathon /'æl.f'æ.θɒn/ (talk) 17:52, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

Is this necessary?

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"With the announcement of the Xbox 360 S, Microsoft have said that they believe that the console is only mid-way through its life-cycle and will continue through 2015.[14][15][16] However, unnamed sources have claimed that Microsoft's next video game console is being slated for release as early as the 2013 holiday season.[17] Development of the system has also been implied by updates Microsoft employees have made to their resumes, which state that they were working on the next Xbox console. [18]"

It doesn't make sense anymore. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.197.254.69 (talk) 22:03, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

Makes sense to me.
  1. Microsoft says the console will continue through 2015.
  2. Unnamed sources say there will be a new console as early as 2013.
What don't you understand? -- Pemilligan (talk) 06:21, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
The Xbox 360 S is already out. Also, I am pretty sure that the Xbox 360 is not continuing. -- 74.197.254.69 (talk) 13:32, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
The Xbox 360 S is an Xbox 360 - what is meant by "a new console" is the 360's successor (Xbox 720 or whatever it'll be called). Alphathon /'æɫfə.θɒn/ (talk) 16:30, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
Oh. I thought that it was referring back to the announcement of the Xbox 360 S when it said "a new console." My mistake. Maybe clearer wording would be better? Thank you for the clarification. 74.197.254.69 (talk) 16:46, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

xbox 360 most copies sold in 24hours

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the most selling game in 24 hour; call of duty modern warfare 3. 6.5 million copies in 24 hours — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xfrazzix (talk • contribs) 11:43, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

With a proper citation, that might be of interest in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 article, but not here. -- Pemilligan (talk) 05:42, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
Especially given that those are probable cross-platform numbers. Alphathon /'æɫfə.θɒn/ (talk) 15:26, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Edit request on 5 January 2012

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Xbox 350 sales have gone up to 63 million units has of 24th December 2011 according too http://www.vgchartz.com/article/88662/weekly-sales-analysis-24-december-2011-peak-week-of-2011/

TDUupdaterHD (talk) 00:25, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

  Not done Xbox 350? Please indicate what exactly you'd like to change and how the change is necessary. --Bryce (talk | contribs) 13:17, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
Even if they had indicated a specific change (I think it was just a blanket "update figures throughout the page" request), VG Chartz is not a reliable source. Alphathon /'æɫfə.θɒn/ (talk) 04:22, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

the fable 3 bundle is missing from the list

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please add it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.208.59.120 (talk) 20:02, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

By list do you mean the holiday bundles? If so, the only one I could find was a Fable 3 + Halo Reach one, not a Fable 3 specific one. Alphathon /'æɫfə.θɒn/ (talk) 01:59, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

The 2011 Holiday bundle had fable 3 disc, and a Halo Reach DL Code, it was a 250 GB model, but I'd have to check my box to see other specifics Irregularcog (talk) 08:39, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

As far as I can tell, the only bundles included here are ones that had special hardware, not just various games. For example, the Modern Warfare 2 & 3 bundles have a custom outer shell on the console as well as the games. The Fable 3 + Halo: Reach bundle was just a normal 360 with games included. DanielDPeterson + talk 11:13, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 4 April 2012

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I would like to edit the section Under NXE because it says the disc must remain in the console, I wish to put in that "If the game is installed if a user has no case on their xbox360 the disc will stop spinning at some point and may then be removed. However this requires opening the console, voiding warranty and opening the disc drive, removing the sticker and taking the magnet off to allow case free disc playing. This allows the User to remove the disc and play without a disc. Or something along those lines.

Borrowedmonkey (talk) 14:58, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

  Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Bility (talk) 15:16, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Suggestion to include Homebrew section

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We all know that Xbox 360 has a HUGE hack / modding community yet its not shown here

but IN PS3 it is? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.4.87.121 (talk) 09:43, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

Xbox 360 can play 3d stereoscopic now.

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Please include information about Xbox 360 can play 3d stereoscopic now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 111.92.242.243 (talk) 22:58, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Unless I'm very much mistaken it can't, or at least the hardware can't. The PS3 supports various types of HDMI-based 3D, but AFAIK all 3D on the 360 is achieved by means of anaglyph (red-cyan) or frame-compatible side-by-side/top-and-bottom rendering, which is dependent only on the game, not the hardware. Strictly speaking, any system that can output a video signal can use these systems (although in practice only HD-capable systems can do so since doing so essentially halves the usable resolution). Alphathon /'æɫfə.θɒn/ (talk) 23:16, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
Never mind, it would seem I was mistaken.[3] Maybe it is worth a mention, although I'm not sure where. Alphathon /'æɫfə.θɒn/ (talk) 23:19, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 15 June 2012

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Category:Video game terminology

ABunnell (talk) 00:38, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

  Not done: Article is about a game, not a term, so this isn't an apt category for it. —C.Fred (talk) 00:40, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Needs updating to 40 million xbox live users: http://www.bgr.com/2012/05/30/xbox-360-kinect-sales/

86.18.149.57 (talk) 21:03, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

"See Also" section...

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...or in this case, at least a partial lack therof. There are links to portals in the right side of this section, but there are exactly zero links to other articles in it. Is there any reason for this? 67.174.72.213 (talk) 23:51, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

It's a good idea to have a See also section for a few links that doesn't fit naturally within the article text. But in this case, all relevant links are already linked within context. --Jtalledo (talk) 01:12, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

built in axis accelerometer

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Xbox 360 built-in axis accelerometer to change ring led indicators light sequence, when you turn the consolle in its two different positions (vertical - horizontal). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Local606 (talk • contribs) 21:13, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

CPU

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What's up with the CPU ? 3.2 GHz PowerPC Tri-Core Xenon ?????? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.104.242.74 (talk) 17:58, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Origin of name "360"

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One thing I did not see in this article was whether "360" in the name of the Xbox 360 has any relevance to this product. Does it refer to something circular or fully rounded in this product series, that wasn't part of the original Xbox? Or is this evocative number just a conceit like commercial uses of "atomic" or "2000" in the late 20th century? - Egmonster (talk) 15:38, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Mentioned in this IGN article. Long story short, they didn't want to call it the Xbox 2 since it sounded old. Xbox 360 was one of the names they came up with and it tested well with focus groups. Probably worth mentioning in the article. Thanks for the pointing that out. --Jtalledo (talk) 15:43, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for explaining. - Egmonster (talk) 22:42, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Xbox DLNA Certified

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Xbox 360 Sales

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The Sales are now at 70 Million has of October 18th 2012 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abraham3 (talk • contribs) 12:05, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

And where did you get those number? Do you have any reliable source supporting that?--Arkhandar (talk) 21:54, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
Definitely going to need a source for that. Also, kind of doubting that date. Official sales figures are usually updated yearly or quarterly. Not sure why the date would be a Thursday (ie not being the beginning of a week, month, quarter, or year...) Sergecross73 msg me 23:26, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
EDIT: Someone has correctly sourced the information, and the sales were released on Oct 18 but as of the end of September, which is the end of a quarter, which makes more sense. Sergecross73 msg me 23:28, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

Proof here http://www.nowgamer.com/news/1640935/xbox_360_sales_hit_70_million_microsoft_rd_spend_hints_at_nextgen.html - and dozeons of sources via Google - Please update article to 70 milion sold as of 30th September 2012. 86.18.149.57 (talk) 20:34, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

In order to clarify this, please take a look at Microsoft's Earnings Report. As you can see, as of September 30, 2012 (Q4 2012) Microsoft has sold 68.3 million XBOX 360 units. The 70 million sales figure is their projected sales by the end of this fiscal year (March 2013). That's it, 70 million is just a projection, not the actual LTD sales. I hope this clears things up.--Arkhandar (talk) 13:40, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
You may want to see [4]; Microsoft's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30, so September 30 really was the end of Q1. Anomie⚔ 00:31, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
Oh, you're right, I'm sorry. I'm used to the Japanese Fiscal Year. Then Microsoft has sold 68.3 million units as of October 18, 2012 → See FY12 (Fiscal Year 2012) column. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arkhandar (talk • contribs) 13:32, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
No, the FY12 column means as of June 30, 2012. The Q113 column means as of September 30, 2012. We don't know yet how many have been sold since October 1. Anomie⚔ 02:15, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
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The Xbox 360 logo has been changed a while back. It may be a good idea to change the logo here accordingly, using something like http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/File:Current_Xbox_360_Logo.png. Besides, what we currently have doesn't quite match the actual logo, which makes it look somewhat cheap.97.100.36.219 (talk) 05:51, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Pictures of Interfaces

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I think it would be useful and/or helpful to put pictures of the respective Xbox 360 interfaces in the "Dashboard" section. Lukaswied (talk) 16:02, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

Unfortunately, since software screenshots can only be used under fair-use, we need a better rationale than "it would be helpful" - we need a reason why it would be helpful. Alphathon /'æɫ.fə.θɒn/ (talk) 02:49, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

SPAM

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We (TechFruit) are getting a lot of spammers linking back to this Wiki page for the Xbox 360. I'm guessing that either they already have been adding spam links or are just about to. I thought I should give the mods a heads up 149.241.168.166 (talk) 10:40, 8 February 2013 (UTC)Tim

We're getting the same thing at Gamer Living. I've seen about 50 backlinks from the Xbox 360 page to our site -Will Anderson — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.2.1.102 (talk) 13:47, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Third-party streaming addition.

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"The Xbox Live also offers region specific access to third-party media streaming application such as Netflix and ESPN in the U.S. or Sky Go in the UK." Add Foxtel on XBox 360 in Australia to this list please. Bradfuller1 (talk) 02:59, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Those are merely examples. There is a full list at Xbox LiveXbox 360 applications. We cannot possibly add every single streaming service available in every single country to this article, and there would be little reason to do so when it is listed elsewhere. (Incidentally, I believe the US and UK services specifically were chosen as they are the two largest English-speaking markets.) That said, Netflix is available in the UK now, so a reword may be in order anyway (possibly which removes references to any particular country). Alphathon /'æɫ.fə.θɒn/ (talk) 03:19, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Self-contradiction

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On this article, there are two separate sates for the release of the console. The first is listed as November 16, in the infobox. The second is listed as November 22nd, in the launch section. However, neither of these entries are sourced. I know original research is not admissible on Wikipedia, but I called Microsoft and a representative told me that the date was November 21st. Can we get a reliably sourced answer, please? AJO191 (talk) 18:27, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

  Fixed --GSK ● ✉ ✓ 19:32, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

The 2 million sales number is for all the Asia-Pacific region ( including Australia )

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In Japan the original Xbox sold about 500k units in its lifetime, the 2 million number includes the whole Asia-Pacific region as stated before. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.145.36.211 (talk) 13:07, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

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I suggest adding a few links to the article. In the Timeline section, in the penultimate point about the Next Gen Reveal, "Spike TV" could lead to Spike TV. Also any mention of the Xbox One, or specifically in the Timeline section, a link the Xbox One article could be placed. Mulsivaas (talk) 06:41, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 29 June 2013

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Hello the image of the Xbox360 is incorrect because have a new version for here the Xbox 360 E, I send the image yours can edit the article: uña del pulgar Seb 8 tian (talk) 19:58, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

We cannot perform the edit without the image. If you have one (that is of reasonable quality and you have the rights to) then post it here and I'm sure someone will oblige. Alphathon /'æɫ.fə.θɒn/ (talk) 15:41, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

game per console rate

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it's not best rate in world, for example ps2 have (1.662 bln sold games / 155 mln sold consoles) about 10.72 game per console — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.167.121.122 (talk) 08:25, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Xbox 360 E

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The current timeline of retail configurations does not include the Xbox 360 E. Could this be added? Also the retail configurations page needs updating accordingly — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.175.145.171 (talk) 15:13, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

The CPU stats are completely crazy

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A triple core 3.2ghz in the xbox 360 is not possible

You can't combine the speed of the three cores and come up with a clocked at 3.2ghz number You can say 1.0 ghz triple core, but you can't say 3.0ghz triple core The ps3 single 3.0ghz core is fine, but this article is misleading. This is basic P.C. building stuff. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.224.73.120 (talk) 22:21, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

If you take a look at the information's source you'll see that it says "Three symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz each". This is basic reading stuff. Samwalton9 (talk) 22:58, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
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As with the Xbox One, I've uploaded a partially SVG logo. As with the Xbox One's logo, I was unable to get the vector "globe" to the left of the text to render correctly as an SVG. Anyone technically adept with Illustrator/Inkscape is welcome to try their hand at it. PDF source for the logo is available at the file description page, here. Regards. —Locke Cole • t • c 13:08, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Xbox 360 sales in the US

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According to NPD Xbox 360 has sold 38.8 million units in the US as of May 2013:

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/06/analysis-xbox-360-poised-to-pass-wii-in-us-sales-by-years-end/

Please add. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.205.26.207 (talk) 19:15, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Introduction

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The release of these additional services and peripherals helped the Xbox brand grow from gaming-only to encompassing all multimedia, turning it into a hub for living-room computing environment.[1][2][3][4][5]

"all media" by itself is too generic, so please do not delete the more detailed term(s) used in The Verge and Techradar.Limefrost Spiral (talk) 21:31, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Is VGchartz a reliable sales source?

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I noticed that it has been used in other gaming articles and I am not sure that the info is reliable so i wanted to double check here to be sure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tigersuperman (talk • contribs) 19:38, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

VGchartz should never be cited in terms of sales, at all. Do you know of an article where this has been done? MrAdaptive343 (talk) 17:08, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Strange wording

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In the final sentence of 'Sales' subsection.

The Xbox 360 performed even more poorly, selling only 1.5 million units from 2005 to 2011.[35] Edge magazine reported in August 2011 that initially lacklustre and subsequently falling sales in Japan, where Microsoft had been unable to make serious inroads into the dominance of domestic rivals Sony and Nintendo, had led to retailers scaling down and in some cases discontinuing sales of the Xbox 360 completely.[53]

Isn't this worded very strangely? Possibly in a non-neutral manner. At least, it should be explained, "In Japan, the Xbox 360 performed even more poorly..." instead of being taken for granted. It also takes for granted that European sales were poor, shouldn't the previous paragraph be amended to make a direct note of it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.32.142.106 (talk) 00:03, 22 April 2014 (UTC) Mr bean — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.40.248.152 (talk) 19:54, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Someone had unexplainedly deleted the opening sentence of the Japan section. This sentence compared the 360 sales to the original Xbox sales and provided the context for the rest of the Japan sales section The removal of it made the section confused and look a bit NPOV. I'm sure you'll agree that now I have re-added it, the whole section reads much clearer. - X201 (talk) 08:14, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

Xbox 360 at 84 million

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Sources:

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-399-xbox-one-out-now-xbox-360-sales-rise-to-84-million/1100-6420231/

http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2014/06/10/xbox_360_sales_hit_84_million_100_000_centuries_of_gameplay

http://www.consoletuner.com/e3-2014-399-xbox-one-out-now-xbox-360-sales-rise-to-84-million/

http://www.gamereactor.eu/news/200144/84+million+Xbox+360s+sold+so+far/</ref>

Please add. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.79.112.120 (talk) 16:17, 10 July 2014 (UTC)

Prescient source

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Newsweek, November 5, 2001: "Many think that Microsoft is just taking a $10 billion crash course in Videogame Industry Basics 101--that its real strike on Sony will come with Xbox 2, where the developers' familiarity with Microsoft's PC-based tools could be a significant advantage over the increasingly esoteric hardware designs that PlayStation founder Ken Kutaragi seems to be dreaming up for PS3." The press does get it right, sometimes.TheTimesAreAChanging (talk) 23:18, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Sales

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The opening of the article mentions the 84 million sold, but no one has yet changed this on the right table or in the sales section. 173.79.138.150 (talk) 17:06, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Dashboard Updates

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The other day I noticed my 360 icon was in a dif location. It was infact my inbox icon!?! I just realized my 2 or 3 friends in the world will see my inbox icon. Strange, why would I complain? Because my inbox icon should not be everywhere or at two places at once. Why would I want to see my inbox icon in the middle of the screen? Do I really want a japanese girl reading in the middle of my screen whne I want to play a game? Wow, hundreds of gamers will see my inbox icon of a soccer ball, and my action icon while gaming would be on the center of the dashboard. I was totally confused until one day i looked on the top right of the screen to see that inbox marker is my gamer's picture. Oops. I just realized my gamer icon was my inbox icon. Must me more bad karma from building xp with an open registry i guess. Take a psychology class next time microsoft, lol jk. But really though an autoupdate feature should be considered for this dashboard glitch.--Mvdc1980 (talk) 00:00, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

This is a talk page for a Wikipedia article, not a discussion forum. StewdioMACK (talk) 07:00, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 December 2014

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The Xbox 360 Is a gaming console that is one generation behind the next gen consoles.The xbox 360 was created by microsoft in 2005 JskA:Lwsf (talk) 01:18, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

  Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — {{U|Technical 13}} (e • t • c) 02:19, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

84 million

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There are numerous sites that have put the 360 at 84 million units sold Including from Microsoft their self.:

1 2

If someone would change this thank you. 71.178.34.108 (talk) 18:06, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 April 2015

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Original Xbox 360 had no Wifi built in!

now:

Original models 2.4 GHz wireless, 3 × USB 2.0, IR receiver, 100 Mbit/s Ethernet Add-on: Wifi 802.11 a/b/g, Wifi 802.11a/b/g/n

requested change:

Original models 3 × USB 2.0, IR receiver, 100 Mbit/s Ethernet Add-on: Wifi 802.11 a/b/g, Wifi 802.11a/b/g/n


DeltaReact (talk) 11:06, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

  Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 11:34, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

Console support

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It is unclear when support for the xbox 360 will end because there are two references which suggest different times. Citation 26 suggests the console will be supported until 2016 but in the section marked "legacy" a different citation which is citation 76 suggests it will be supported until 2017. Which of these is correct? User: The SEGA master talk 14:17, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Removal of software info

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Articles consisting solely of details surrounding a game console's operating system, software, and changelog have been declared WP:GAMECRUFT per Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Video_games/Archive_99#Category:Game_console_operating_systems, and have been deleted and redirected by Czar (talk · contribs). ViperSnake151  Talk  15:35, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

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Timeline update

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Something isn't working when I try to update the timeline. Could somebody take a look at it? Zero Serenity (talk - contributions) 21:15, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

@Zero Serenity: Not sure your intended change, but I have moved the timeline out to 2017 and ended the two models at 4/20/2016. -- ferret (talk) 21:42, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
@Ferret: Yup. That was it. Zero Serenity (talk - contributions) 22:08, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

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  Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 00:43, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

Certain info is outdated. External storage is no longer limited to 32GB, going up to 2TB. Likewise, with the release of the Xbox 360 E model, the internal hard drive size is 500Gb. Would also suggest adding "(controller)" where 2.4gHz appears in connectivity, since this refers to that, and not WiFi which is, at least for the original model, only available separately. SILEeeles (talk) 20:04, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

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Why dont we call it Xbox OS 2? - Vargskelethor (talk) (sandbox) (userboxes) 05:37, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

Is there a source that says that's the official name? If not... -- ferret (talk) 11:33, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
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Xbox 2 million

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This keeps being edited back in the original Xbox did not sell 2 million in japan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.178.34.108 (talk) 18:05, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

Is Component Cables Exist For Xbox 360 E?

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Is Component Cables Exist For Xbox 360 E? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.207.13.130 (talk) 18:12, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 August 2016

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183.142.165.196 (talk) 03:57, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

  Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Cannolis (talk) 05:19, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 March 2017

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Can you change this source link back from:

To:

please? They redirect to the "sign up/subscribe" page. 103.199.137.190 (talk) 00:27, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

  Done Thanks! — IVORK Discuss 03:35, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
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http://news.xbox.com/2016/04/20/xbox-360-celebrating-10-years/

Phil Spencer wrote it ended production and other sites are saying it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.109.225.61 (talk) 23:36, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

The article already says this. -- ferret (talk) 00:07, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Xbox 360 E

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Is there a source that says this version of the 360 is still in production? jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 17:35, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

All versions ended production. The fact that unsold stock still appears on store shelves is irrelevant. -- ferret (talk) 17:39, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

Update removable storage.

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The 360 (via online update) is now capable of 2tb over USB. Currently (and for the past who knows how long) it has only read 32gb. This is not the case. SILEeeles (talk) 15:10, 22 April 2018 (UTC)

Lead too long

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Hi, I believe that the lead section of this article is too long. If there is a consensus, I would like to rewrite it or at least see some other editor more experienced than I rewrite it. So if anyone wants to vote or discuss it, let's do so here. Thank you. JC7V-constructive zone 04:27, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: David Fuchs (talk · contribs) 23:45, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

Look for the review by this weekend. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs(talk) 23:45, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

Initial comments: Overall, there's a solid foundation to the article, however there's a bunch of issues that need addressing that I think are beyond the purview of a GA review process. Starting with some high-level stuff:

  • I find the ordering of elements in the article a bit disjointed. You go through development, release, sales, reception, and then legacy of the console before discussing SKUs or the actual hardware. It seems like a more logical flow would be development, launch, then the details about hardware/software, then recepetion/sales/legacy. Alternatively, Nintendo DSi (the only reasonable FA equivalent from what I can see) has development, launch, sales, and then hardware/software/services before reception/legacy.
      • Ending the article with basically a "controversies"-type section on game development (which mostly covers the private XBL network and legal stuff, and not actually game development) seems like the wrong tack, and this entire section feels like undue weight. If there's more useful detail on game development, include it. Otherwise shorten or merge this, and definitely put it somewhere else.
  • Tense: Since the Xbox 360 is no longer in production, it seems like some stuff should be adjusted to past tense and historical view. If no new peripherals are being release, for example, the lead should say Peripherals such as wireless controllers, [...] or similar instead of Several peripherals have been released, including wireless controllers [...] Likewise you still have software support for the 360 continuing until 2016, but it's 2019. This stuff needs to get updated throughout.
  • Along those lines, the article gives the definite impression it was cobbled together over time rather than feeling like it's been rewritten to appropriately summarize. There are lots of barely-paragraphs or widowed clauses with "On such-and-such date, XXX"-type constructions which feel exhaustive and unnecessary. Give us the broad points. Don't bother giving precise dates if it's not important to know.
    • Following from above, there are sections that are out of date (XNA gives present tense when it was killed years ago) and feel out of proportion to their use (why is XNA its own section versus just being mentioned with the other games?) Why is Smartglass still described as Xbox SmartGlass is one of the newer features? Likewise the XBL Marketplace section still suggests you have to use Microsoft points to buy stuff when that hasn't been the case for years now. It looks like fair chunks of the article are unchanged since 2010.
  • The hardware section is remarkably spare and an example where too much info has been siphoned off to subpages. It's also not presented well (we get mentions of the Xbox Slim and E models before they're discussed in depth a few subsections later.)
  • Given that there's a separate article about 360 retail configs, the exhaustive list of price and SKUs for only the US seems like it shouldn't belong in this article.
  • Why does the sales section only count up to 80 million worldwide sales when the 84 million number is given elsewhere?
  • There's a bunch of refs in the lead, which generally shouldn't be there. More of an issue, some of that material is not in the body of the article (the lead has references that talk about the 360 as a multimedia console, for instance, that aren't in the reception section.)
  • The AV output section should really be converted into prose and fully sourced (which leads to....)
  • the retail charge seems erroneous, as it doesn't have the Xbox 360 E mentioned at all.
  • References:
    • I've marked a few areas that clearly need citations, but it needs a thorough recheck.
    • There are a bunch of stale links/redirects that need to be sorted. Ideally all the references should be archived.
    • Likewise, I did spot-checks for sources based on this revision and found issues throughout, some examples given below:
      • Ref92 does not support all of this: At launch, the Xbox 360 was available in two configurations: the "Xbox 360" package (unofficially known as the 20 GB Pro or Premium), priced at US$399 or GB£279.99, and the "Xbox 360 Core", priced at US$299 and GB£209.99. The original shipment of the Xbox 360 version included a cut-down version of the Media Remote as a promotion. The Elite package was launched later at US$479. The "Xbox 360 Core" was replaced by the "Xbox 360 Arcade" in October 2007
      • Ref112 does not support: The Xbox 360 launched with 14 games in North America and 13 in Europe.
      • Ref131 does not support all of this: The NXE also provides many new features. Users can now install games from disc to the hard drive to play them with reduced load time and less disc drive noise, but each game's disc must remain in the system in order to run. A new, built-in Community system allows the creation of digitized Avatars that can be used for multiple activities, such as sharing photos or playing Arcade games like 1 vs. 100. The update was released on November 19, 2008.
      • Ref152 does not support all of this: A Live Free account does not generally support multiplayer gaming; however, some games that have rather limited online functions already, (such as Viva Piñata) or games that feature their own subscription service (e.g. EA Sports games) can be played with a Free account. Xbox Live also supports voice the latter a feature possible with the Xbox Live Vision
  • Images look fine.

Given the systemic issues, I'm failing the article rather than hold indefinitely for substantial improvements. Ideally it's going to need a top-down rewrite and recheck for sourcing. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs(talk) 17:32, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

Red light on newer Xbox model

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"whereas a flashing power button that alternates between green and red is an indication of a "General Hardware Failure" unlike older models where three of the quadrants would light up red"

This is incorrect. Even the article on the link says the light will SWITCH from the green to red. So the hardware failure is a solid red light. When it flashes green-red-green-red-..., it is a different "christmas light" error which is related to a NAND memory data being in the manufacturing mode (this manufacturing christmas error was shown by 2 red 2 green alternating lights on original Xbox 360 consoles). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.174.203.64 (talk) 16:23, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

"Xbox three six zero" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Xbox 360 E Hardware

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This article says that the E versions of the console have no AV output. However, my own Xbox 360 E (that I got in 2013) does have AV output using an 3.5mm audio socket. This part of the article should be checked and, if needed, corrected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doomotron (talk • contribs) 20:35, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

"Xbox 2" listed at Redirects for discussion

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  A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Xbox 2. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 December 12#Xbox 2 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. User:milkmankarlson (Talk) 08:44, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

"Xbox Next" listed at Redirects for discussion

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  A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Xbox Next. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 December 13#Xbox Next until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. User:milkmankarlson (Talk) 13:34, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

XBox 360 E

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I looked up the E version of this console (the version from 2013), and it does still have the analog A/V connector but it’s the size of a headphone jack instead of the teeth-size.

Proof 1 - Look closely at the fourth picture of this listing.

Proof 2 - These are Composite cables. They are the only analog video/audio cables that the E version uses.

(Anyone who is a retro gamer and still holds on to those old CRT tube TVs should know what I’m talking about) 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:5422:7731:1E04:3D6B (talk) 17:48, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

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