<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
competed	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
features	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
expanded	O
from	O
its	O
previous	O
iteration	O
on	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
and	O
received	O
regular	O
updates	O
during	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
lifetime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
in	O
free	O
and	O
subscription-based	O
varieties	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
:	O
play	B-Application
games	I-Application
online	I-Application
;	O
download	O
games	O
(	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
)	O
and	O
game	O
demos	O
;	O
purchase	O
and	O
stream	O
music	O
,	O
television	O
programs	O
,	O
and	O
films	O
through	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Video	I-Application
portals	O
;	O
and	O
access	O
third-party	O
content	O
services	O
through	O
media	O
streaming	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
peripherals	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
wireless	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
,	O
expanded	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
storage	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
motion	O
sensing	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
these	O
additional	O
services	O
and	O
peripherals	O
helped	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
brand	O
grow	O
from	O
gaming-only	O
to	O
encompassing	O
all	O
multimedia	O
,	O
turning	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
hub	O
for	O
living-room	O
computing	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
worldwide	O
across	O
2005	O
–	O
2006	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
initially	O
in	O
short	O
supply	O
in	O
many	O
regions	O
,	O
including	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
suffered	O
from	O
a	O
high	O
failure	O
rate	O
,	O
indicated	O
by	O
the	O
so-called	O
"	O
Red	B-Error_Name
Ring	I-Error_Name
of	I-Error_Name
Death	I-Error_Name
"	O
,	O
necessitating	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
warranty	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
two	O
redesigned	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
:	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
S	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
E	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
ninth-highest-selling	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
in	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
console	O
made	O
by	O
an	O
American	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
the	O
best-selling	O
console	O
of	O
its	O
generation	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
deemed	O
by	O
TechRadar	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
through	O
its	O
emphasis	O
on	O
digital	O
media	O
distribution	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
successor	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
end	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
new	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
360	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
company	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
during	O
development	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Device
Next	O
,	O
Xenon	B-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
2	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
FS	O
or	O
NextBox	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
early	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2003	O
,	O
planning	O
for	O
the	O
Xenon	B-Device
software	B-Device
platform	I-Device
began	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
headed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Vice	O
President	O
J	O
Allard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
ATI	O
signed	O
on	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
graphic	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
for	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
,	O
a	O
deal	O
that	O
was	O
publicly	O
announced	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
several	O
Alpha	O
development	O
kits	O
were	O
spotted	O
using	O
Apple	O
's	O
Power	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
G5	I-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
because	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
PowerPC	B-General_Concept
970	I-General_Concept
processor	B-General_Concept
was	O
running	O
the	O
same	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
architecture	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
would	O
eventually	O
run	O
under	O
IBM	O
's	O
Xenon	B-Device
processor	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cores	O
of	O
the	O
Xenon	B-Device
processor	I-Device
were	O
developed	O
using	O
a	O
slightly	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
Cell	B-General_Concept
Processor	I-General_Concept
PPE	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
David	O
Shippy	O
and	O
Mickie	O
Phipps	O
,	O
the	O
IBM	O
employees	O
were	O
"	O
hiding	O
"	O
their	O
work	O
from	O
Sony	O
and	O
Toshiba	O
,	O
IBM	O
's	O
partners	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
Cell	B-General_Concept
Processor	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Minter	O
created	O
the	O
music	B-Application
visualization	I-Application
program	O
Neon	B-Application
which	O
is	O
included	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
;	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
IGN	O
named	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
the	O
sixth-greatest	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
field	O
of	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
the	O
best-selling	O
console	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
deemed	O
by	O
TechRadar	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
,	O
by	O
emphasizing	O
digital	O
media	O
distribution	O
and	O
online	O
gaming	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
popularizing	O
game	O
achievement	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
considered	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
the	O
prototype	O
for	O
online	O
gaming	O
as	O
it	O
"	O
proved	O
that	O
online	O
gaming	O
communities	O
could	O
thrive	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
space	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
years	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
debut	O
,	O
the	O
well-received	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
motion	O
capture	O
camera	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
set	O
the	O
record	O
of	O
being	O
the	O
fastest	O
selling	O
consumer	O
electronic	O
device	O
in	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
extended	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
ranked	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
the	O
second-best	O
console	O
of	O
the	O
1993	O
–	O
2013	O
period	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
It	O
had	O
its	O
own	O
social	O
network	O
,	O
cross-game	O
chat	O
,	O
new	O
indie	O
games	O
every	O
week	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
version	O
of	O
just	O
about	O
every	O
multiformat	O
game	O
...	O
Killzone	B-Application
is	O
no	O
Halo	O
and	O
nowadays	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
is	O
no	O
Forza	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
about	O
the	O
there	O
's	O
nothing	O
to	O
trump	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
's	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
output	O
,	O
after	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
about	O
the	O
choices	O
Microsoft	O
made	O
back	O
in	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
's	O
lifetime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC-like	O
architecture	O
meant	O
the	O
early	O
EA	O
Sports	O
games	O
ran	O
at	O
60fps	O
compared	O
to	O
only	O
30	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
meant	O
every	O
dedicated	O
player	O
had	O
an	O
existing	O
friends	B-Protocol
list	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Halo	O
meant	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
the	O
killer	O
next-generation	O
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
when	O
developers	O
demo	O
games	O
on	O
PC	O
now	O
they	O
do	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
360	B-Operating_System
pad	O
—	O
another	O
industry	O
benchmark	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
critical	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Region	O
Units	B-Application
sold	I-Application
First	O
available	O
United	O
States	O
38.8	O
million	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
EMEA	O
region(Europe, Middle East and Africa )	O
13.7	O
million	O
(	O
includes	O
UK	O
sales	O
)	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2005	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
9	O
million	O
(	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
)	O
Japan	O
1.62	O
million	O
(	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
)	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2005	O
Australia	O
&	O
New	O
Zealand	O
1	O
million	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2006	O
Worldwide	O
84	O
million	O
(	O
more	O
...	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
began	O
production	O
only	O
69days	O
before	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
supply	O
enough	O
systems	O
to	O
meet	O
initial	O
consumer	O
demand	O
in	O
Europe	O
or	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
selling	O
out	O
completely	O
upon	O
release	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
except	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forty	O
thousand	O
units	O
were	O
offered	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
auction	O
site	O
eBay	B-Application
during	O
the	O
initial	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
10%	O
of	O
the	O
total	O
supply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
10million	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360s	I-Operating_System
had	O
been	O
sold	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
first	O
current	O
generation	O
gaming	O
console	O
"	O
to	O
surpass	O
the	O
10	O
million	O
figure	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
leader	O
in	O
current-generation	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
sales	O
until	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
surpassed	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
360	I-Application
sales	I-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
had	O
reached	O
25.4	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
January	O
2011	O
and	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
these	O
32consecutive	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
360	I-Application
sales	I-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
making	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
the	O
best-selling	O
7th-generation	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
once	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Canada	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
has	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
870,000	O
units	O
as	O
of	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
has	O
sold	O
seven	O
million	O
units	O
as	O
of	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
took	O
110	O
weeks	O
to	O
reach	O
2	O
million	O
units	B-Application
sold	I-Application
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
generating	O
£507m	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
would	O
overtake	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
topping	O
9	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
the	O
best-selling	O
7th-generation	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
console	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
behind	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
crossed	O
the	O
1	O
million	O
units	B-Application
sold	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
1.5	O
million	O
units	B-Application
sold	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
stand	O
at	O
1,616,218	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
has	O
sold	O
poorly	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
improved	O
upon	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
total	O
sales	O
of	O
474,992	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
managed	O
to	O
outsell	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
the	O
week	O
ending	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
exclusives	O
Infinite	B-Application
Undiscovery	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
those	O
weeks	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
Edge	O
magazine	O
would	O
report	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
been	O
unable	O
to	O
make	O
serious	O
inroads	O
into	O
the	O
dominance	O
of	O
domestic	O
rivals	O
Sony	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
;	O
adding	O
that	O
lackluster	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
had	O
led	O
to	O
retailers	O
scaling	O
down	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
discontinuing	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
completely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
sold	O
much	O
better	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
not	O
the	O
best-selling	O
console	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
success	O
since	O
it	O
strengthened	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
force	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
market	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
well-established	O
rivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inexpensive	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
did	O
sell	O
the	O
most	O
console	O
units	O
but	O
eventually	O
saw	O
a	O
collapse	O
of	O
third-party	O
software	O
support	O
in	O
its	O
later	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
viewed	O
by	O
some	O
as	O
a	O
fad	O
since	O
the	O
succeeding	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
had	O
a	O
poor	O
debut	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
struggled	O
for	O
a	O
time	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
too	O
expensive	O
and	O
initially	O
lacking	O
quality	O
games	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
far	O
less	O
dominant	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
it	O
took	O
until	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
lifespan	O
for	O
its	O
sales	O
and	O
games	O
to	O
reach	O
parity	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
proclaimed	O
that	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
passes	O
the	O
baton	O
as	O
the	O
king	O
of	O
the	O
hill	O
–	O
a	O
position	O
that	O
puts	O
all	O
the	O
more	O
pressure	O
on	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
advantage	O
over	O
its	O
competitors	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
high-profile	O
games	O
from	O
both	O
first	O
party	O
and	O
third-party	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
had	O
reached	O
a	O
software	O
attach	O
rate	O
of	O
7.5	O
games	O
per	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
;	O
the	O
rate	O
was	O
7.0	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
competitors	O
were	O
3.8	O
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
3.5	O
(	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2008	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
expected	O
over	O
1,000	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
enjoying	O
exclusives	O
such	O
as	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
Halo	O
franchise	O
and	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
has	O
managed	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
exclusives	O
,	O
including	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
,	O
and	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
cross-platform	O
games	O
were	O
generally	O
considered	O
superior	O
to	O
their	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
counterparts	O
in	O
2006	O
and	O
2007	O
,	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
the	O
difficulties	O
of	O
programming	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
deemed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
game	O
system	O
through	O
its	O
emphasis	O
of	O
digital	O
media	O
distribution	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
online	O
gaming	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
achievement	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
lifetime	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
brand	O
has	O
grown	O
from	O
gaming-only	O
to	O
encompassing	O
all	O
multimedia	O
,	O
turning	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
hub	O
for	O
"	O
living-room	O
computing	O
environment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
production	O
of	O
new	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
360	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
company	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
provide	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
as	O
selected	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	I-Device
games	I-Device
are	O
playable	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
continued	O
to	O
be	O
supported	O
by	O
major	O
publishers	O
with	O
new	O
games	O
well	O
into	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
lifecycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
continues	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
active	O
player	O
base	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
discontinuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
to	O
Engadget	B-Application
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Project	B-Device
Scarlett	I-Device
,	O
the	O
next-generation	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
after	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
still	O
"	O
millions	O
and	O
millions	O
of	O
players	O
"	O
active	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
S	I-Device
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
still	O
had	O
a	O
17.7	O
%	O
market	O
share	O
of	O
all	O
consoles	O
in	O
use	O
in	O
Mexico	O
;	O
comparatively	O
,	O
newer	O
systems	O
like	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
stood	O
at	O
36.9	O
%	O
and	O
18.0	O
%	O
market	O
share	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
unit	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
itself	O
has	O
slight	O
double	O
concavity	O
in	O
matte	O
white	O
or	O
black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
when	O
vertical	O
(	O
left	O
side	O
when	O
horizontal	O
)	O
to	O
which	O
a	O
custom-housed	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
unit	O
can	O
be	O
attached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Slim	O
and	O
E	O
models	O
,	O
the	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
bay	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
when	O
vertical	O
(	O
right	O
side	O
when	O
horizontal	O
)	O
and	O
requires	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
a	O
concealed	O
door	O
to	O
access	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Slim/E	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
are	O
standard	O
2.5	O
"	O
SATA	O
laptop	O
drives	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
a	O
custom	O
enclosure	O
and	O
firmware	O
so	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
can	O
recognize	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
uses	O
the	O
triple-core	O
IBM	O
designed	O
Xenon	B-Device
as	O
its	O
CPU	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
core	O
capable	O
of	O
simultaneously	O
processing	O
two	O
threads	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
can	O
therefore	O
operate	O
on	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
threads	B-Operating_System
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphics	O
processing	O
is	O
handled	O
by	O
the	O
ATI	O
Xenos	B-Device
,	O
which	O
has	O
10MB	O
of	O
eDRAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
equipped	O
with	O
only	O
256MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
but	O
Epic	O
,	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
developer	O
,	O
demonstrated	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
should	O
have	O
512MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
to	O
deliver	O
much	O
better	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drives	I-Device
have	O
been	O
produced	O
,	O
including	O
options	O
at	O
20	O
,	O
60	O
,	O
120	O
,	O
250	O
,	O
320	O
,	O
or	O
500GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
accessories	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
including	O
both	B-Device
wired	I-Device
and	I-Device
wireless	I-Device
controllers	I-Device
,	O
faceplates	O
for	O
customization	O
,	O
headsets	O
for	O
chatting	O
,	O
a	O
webcam	B-Device
for	O
video	O
chatting	O
,	O
dance	B-Device
mats	I-Device
and	O
Gamercize	O
for	O
exercise	O
,	O
three	O
sizes	O
of	O
memory	O
units	O
and	O
five	O
sizes	O
of	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
(	O
20	O
,	O
60	O
,	O
120	O
,	O
250	O
(	O
initially	O
Japan	O
only	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
also	O
available	O
elsewhere	O
)	O
and	O
320GB	O
)	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
items	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
styled	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
HD	B-Operating_System
DVD	I-Operating_System
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
"	O
controller-free	O
gaming	O
and	O
entertainment	O
experience	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
,	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Natal	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
add-on	B-Device
peripheral	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
without	O
a	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
by	O
using	O
gestures	O
,	O
spoken	B-Application
commands	I-Application
and	O
presented	O
objects	O
and	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
accessory	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
models	O
,	O
connecting	O
to	O
new	O
models	O
via	O
a	O
custom	O
connector	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
older	O
ones	O
via	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
and	O
mains	O
power	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
CES	O
2010	O
keynote	O
speech	O
,	O
Robbie	O
Bach	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
CEO	O
Steve	O
Ballmer	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
would	O
be	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
holiday	O
period	O
(	O
November	O
–	O
January	O
)	O
and	O
work	O
with	O
every	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
available	O
in	O
two	O
configurations	O
:	O
the	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
"	O
package	O
(	O
unofficially	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
20GB	O
Pro	O
or	O
Premium	O
)	O
,	O
priced	O
at	O
US$399	O
or	O
£279.99	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Core	O
"	O
,	O
priced	O
at	O
US$299	O
and	O
£209.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
shipment	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
included	O
a	O
cut-down	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Media	O
Remote	O
as	O
a	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Core	O
"	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Arcade	B-Device
"	O
in	O
October	O
2007	O
and	O
a	O
60GB	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
major	O
hardware	O
revisions	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
have	O
succeeded	O
the	O
original	O
models	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
S	O
(	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Slim	O
"	O
)	O
replaced	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
Elite	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Arcade	B-Device
"	O
models	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
proprietary	O
port	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
E	O
,	O
a	O
further	O
streamlined	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
S	O
with	O
a	O
two-tone	O
rectangular	O
case	O
inspired	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
revised	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
E	O
also	O
has	O
one	O
fewer	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
,	O
no	O
AV	O
connector	O
(	O
and	O
thus	O
is	O
HDMI-only	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
longer	O
supports	O
S/PDIF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discontinuation	O
of	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
model	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
subject	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
technical	B-Error_Name
problems	I-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
aid	O
customers	O
with	O
defective	O
consoles	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
extended	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
manufacturer	O
's	O
warranty	O
to	O
three	O
years	O
for	O
hardware	O
failure	O
problems	O
that	O
generate	O
a	O
"	O
General	O
Hardware	O
Failure	O
"	O
error	O
report	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
General	O
Hardware	O
Failure	O
"	O
is	O
recognized	O
on	O
all	O
models	O
released	O
before	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
S	O
by	O
three	O
quadrants	O
of	O
the	O
ring	O
around	O
the	O
power	O
button	O
flashing	O
red	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
error	O
is	O
often	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Red	B-Error_Name
Ring	I-Error_Name
of	I-Error_Name
Death	I-Error_Name
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
warranty	O
was	O
extended	O
to	O
also	O
cover	O
failures	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
E74	O
error	B-Application
code	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
warranty	O
extension	O
is	O
not	O
granted	O
for	O
any	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
failures	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
generate	O
these	O
specific	O
error	B-Application
codes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modifications	O
included	O
a	O
reduction	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
,	O
size	O
,	O
and	O
placement	O
of	O
components	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
dabs	O
of	O
epoxy	O
on	O
the	O
corners	O
and	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
CPU	O
and	O
GPU	B-Architecture
as	O
glue	O
to	O
prevent	O
movement	O
relative	O
to	O
the	O
board	O
during	O
heat	O
expansion	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
second	O
GPU	B-Architecture
heatsink	O
to	O
dissipate	O
more	O
heat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
redesigned	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
S	O
,	O
the	O
warranty	O
for	O
the	O
newer	O
models	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
three-year	O
extended	O
coverage	O
for	O
"	O
General	O
Hardware	O
Failures	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
newer	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
S	O
and	O
E	O
models	O
indicate	O
system	O
overheating	O
when	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
power	O
button	O
begins	O
to	O
flash	O
red	O
,	O
unlike	O
previous	O
models	O
where	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
third	O
quadrant	O
of	O
the	O
ring	O
would	O
light	O
up	O
red	O
around	O
the	O
power	O
button	O
if	O
overheating	O
occurred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
launched	O
with	O
14	O
games	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
13	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
's	O
best-selling	O
game	O
for	O
2005	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
sold	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
other	O
games	O
sold	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
first	O
year	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
:	O
Ghost	B-Language
Recon	I-Language
Advanced	I-Language
Warfighter	I-Language
,	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
would	O
become	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
with	O
3	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
surpassed	O
in	O
2007	O
by	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
with	O
over	O
8	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
games	O
were	O
initially	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
eagerly	O
anticipated	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Enchanted	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
weeks	O
following	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
targeted	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Chromehounds	B-Application
,	O
Ninety-Nine	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
,	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
first	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
had	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
Japanese	O
developer	O
Mistwalker	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
creator	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistwalker	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
limited-edition	O
bundle	O
which	O
sold	O
out	O
quickly	O
with	O
over	O
10,000	O
pre-orders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	I-Device
games	I-Device
to	O
surpass	O
200,000	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistwalker	O
's	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
also	O
sold	O
over	O
100,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2007	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
honored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platform	O
with	O
38	O
Nominations	O
and	O
11	O
Wins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2015	O
,	O
game	O
releases	O
started	O
to	O
decline	O
as	O
most	O
publishers	O
instead	O
focused	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
official	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
2019	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
October	O
25	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
late	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
software	O
following	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
will	O
add	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
users	O
to	O
use	O
cloud	O
saves	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
consoles	O
will	O
have	O
backward	O
compatibility	O
for	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	I-Device
games	I-Device
that	O
are	O
already	O
backward	O
compatible	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
can	O
use	O
any	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
's	O
cloud	O
saves	O
through	O
this	O
update	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
consoles	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
original	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
was	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Dashboard	O
;	O
a	O
tabbed	O
interface	O
that	O
featured	O
five	O
"	O
Blades	O
"	O
(	O
formerly	O
four	O
blades	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
AKQA	O
and	O
Audiobrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
could	O
be	O
launched	O
automatically	O
when	O
the	O
console	O
booted	B-Operating_System
without	O
a	O
disc	O
in	O
it	O
,	O
or	O
when	O
the	O
disc	O
tray	O
was	O
ejected	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
user	O
had	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
select	O
what	O
the	O
console	O
does	O
if	O
a	O
game	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
tray	O
on	O
start	O
up	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
inserted	O
when	O
already	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
simplified	O
version	O
of	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
accessible	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Guide	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
gamepad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
simplified	O
version	O
showed	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
gamercard	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
messages	O
and	O
friends	B-Protocol
list	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
allowed	O
for	O
personal	O
and	O
music	O
settings	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
voice	O
or	O
video	O
chats	O
,	O
or	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Dashboard	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
dashboard	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Blade	O
"	O
interface	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
dashboard	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
that	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
New	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
Experience	O
"	O
or	O
NXE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
updates	O
have	O
included	O
adding	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
enhancing	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
functionality	O
and	O
multimedia	O
playback	O
capabilities	O
,	O
adding	O
compatibility	O
for	O
new	O
accessories	O
,	O
and	O
fixing	O
bugs	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
updates	O
are	O
mandatory	O
for	O
users	O
wishing	O
to	O
use	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
as	O
access	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
is	O
disabled	O
until	O
the	O
update	O
is	O
performed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2008	O
,	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Show	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Aaron	O
Greenberg	O
and	O
Marc	O
Whitten	O
announced	O
the	O
new	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
360	B-Operating_System
interface	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
New	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
Experience	O
"	O
(	O
NXE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
GUI	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
Twist	O
UI	O
,	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
new	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
Guide	O
retains	O
all	O
Dashboard	O
functionality	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
Marketplace	O
browser	O
and	O
disk	O
ejection	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
Blade	O
"	O
interface	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
color	O
scheme	O
has	O
been	O
changed	O
to	O
match	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
NXE	O
Dashboard	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
now	O
install	O
games	O
from	O
disc	O
to	O
the	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
to	O
play	O
them	O
with	O
reduced	O
load	O
time	O
and	O
less	O
disc	O
drive	O
noise	O
,	O
but	O
each	O
game	O
's	O
disc	O
must	O
remain	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
,	O
built-in	O
Community	O
system	O
allows	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
digitized	O
Avatars	B-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
multiple	O
activities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
sharing	O
photos	O
or	O
playing	O
Arcade	B-Device
games	O
like	O
1	B-Protocol
vs.	I-Protocol
100	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
system	O
updates	O
have	O
been	O
stored	O
on	O
internal	O
memory	O
,	O
the	O
NXE	O
update	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
require	O
a	O
storage	O
device	O
—	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
128MB	O
memory	O
card	O
or	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
a	O
further	O
update	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Dashboard	O
starting	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
user	O
interface	O
which	O
utilizes	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Metro	O
design	O
language	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
cloud	O
storage	O
for	O
game	O
saves	O
and	O
profiles	O
,	O
live	O
television	O
,	O
Bing	B-Application
voice	O
search	O
,	O
access	O
to	O
YouTube	O
videos	O
and	O
better	O
support	O
for	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
supports	O
videos	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Video	I-Device
(	O
WMV	B-Device
)	O
format	O
(	O
including	O
high-definition	B-Device
and	O
PlaysForSure	O
videos	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
H.264	B-Application
and	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
December	O
2007	O
dashboard	O
update	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
playback	O
of	O
MPEG-4	B-Application
ASP	I-Application
format	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
can	O
also	O
display	B-Application
pictures	I-Application
and	O
perform	O
slideshows	O
of	O
photo	O
collections	O
with	O
various	O
transition	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
audio	O
playback	O
,	O
with	O
music	O
player	O
controls	O
accessible	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Guide	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
,	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
from	O
standard	O
USB	B-Protocol
mass	B-General_Concept
storage	I-General_Concept
devices	I-General_Concept
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
proprietary	O
storage	B-General_Concept
devices	I-General_Concept
(	O
such	O
as	O
memory	O
cards	O
or	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
servers	O
or	O
computers	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
or	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
with	O
Service	O
pack	O
2	O
or	O
higher	O
within	O
the	O
local-area	O
network	O
in	O
streaming	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
uses	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
UPnP	B-Application
AV	O
protocol	O
,	O
some	O
alternative	O
UPnP	B-Application
servers	O
such	O
as	O
uShare	O
(	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
GeeXboX	B-Application
project	O
)	O
and	O
MythTV	B-Application
can	O
also	O
stream	O
media	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
similar	O
functionality	O
from	O
non-Windows	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
possible	O
with	O
video	O
files	O
up	O
to	O
HD-resolution	O
and	O
with	O
several	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
(	O
MPEG-2	O
,	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
,	O
WMV	B-Device
)	O
and	O
container	O
formats	O
(	O
WMV	B-Device
,	O
MOV	O
,	O
TS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2007	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
2009	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Shows	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
announced	O
that	O
IPTV	O
services	O
would	O
soon	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
use	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
chairman	O
Bill	O
Gates	O
stated	O
that	O
IPTV	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
consumers	O
by	O
the	O
holiday	O
season	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
TV	O
IPTV	O
Edition	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Gates	O
and	O
president	O
of	O
Entertainment	O
&	O
Devices	O
Robbie	O
Bach	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
BT	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
BT	O
Vision	O
advanced	O
TV	O
service	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
newer	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Mediaroom	I-Application
IPTV	O
platform	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
accessible	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BT	O
Vision	O
's	O
DVR-based	O
features	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
limited	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
capacity	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
while	O
announcing	O
version	O
2.0	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Mediaroom	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
CEO	O
Steve	O
Ballmer	O
mentioned	O
that	O
T	O
's	O
U-verse	O
IPTV	O
service	O
would	O
enable	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360s	I-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
IPTV	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
has	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
deployed	O
beyond	O
limited	O
trials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	O
Live	O
Event	O
Player	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
video	O
game	O
shows	O
,	O
beauty	O
pageants	O
,	O
award	O
shows	O
,	O
concerts	O
,	O
news	O
and	O
sporting	O
events	O
to	O
be	O
streamed	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
XNA	O
Community	O
is	O
a	O
feature	O
whereby	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
owners	O
can	O
receive	O
community-created	O
games	O
,	O
made	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
XNA	O
Game	O
Studio	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
XNA	O
Creators	O
Club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XNA	O
Community	O
provides	O
a	O
channel	O
for	O
digital	O
videogame	O
delivery	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
free	O
of	O
royalties	O
,	O
publishers	O
and	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XNA	O
game	O
sales	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
original	O
expectations	O
,	O
though	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Indie	I-Device
Games	I-Device
(	O
XBLIG	B-Device
)	O
has	O
had	O
some	O
"	O
hits	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
online	O
gaming	O
service	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
shut	O
down	O
for	O
24	O
hours	O
and	O
underwent	O
a	O
major	O
upgrade	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
basic	O
non-subscription	O
service	O
called	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Free	I-Application
)	O
to	O
its	O
already	O
established	O
premium	O
subscription-based	O
service	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
renamed	O
Gold	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Free	I-Application
is	O
included	O
with	O
all	O
SKUs	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
user	O
profile	O
,	O
join	O
on	O
message	B-Application
boards	I-Application
,	O
and	O
access	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
talk	O
to	O
other	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Live	O
Free	O
account	O
does	O
not	O
generally	O
support	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
that	O
have	O
rather	O
limited	O
online	O
functions	O
already	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
)	O
and	O
games	O
that	O
feature	O
their	O
own	O
subscription	O
service	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
also	O
supports	O
voice	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
possible	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Vision	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
as	O
Free	O
and	O
includes	O
integrated	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
playing	O
capabilities	O
outside	O
of	O
third-party	O
subscriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
allowed	O
previous	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
subscribers	O
to	O
maintain	O
their	O
profile	O
information	O
,	O
friends	B-Protocol
list	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
games	O
history	O
when	O
they	O
make	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
transfer	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
account	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
system	O
,	O
users	O
need	O
to	O
link	O
a	O
Windows	O
Live	O
ID	O
to	O
their	O
gamertag	O
on	O
Xbox.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
users	O
add	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
enabled	O
profile	O
to	O
their	O
console	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
console	O
with	O
their	O
passport	O
account	O
information	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
four	O
digits	O
of	O
their	O
credit	O
card	O
number	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
verification	O
purposes	O
and	O
billing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
account	O
has	O
an	O
annual	O
cost	O
of	O
US	O
$59.99	O
,	O
C	O
$59.99	O
,	O
NZ	O
$90.00	O
,	O
£39.99	O
,	O
or	O
€59.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
reached	O
over	O
30	O
million	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
market	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
that	O
allows	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
users	O
to	O
download	O
purchased	O
or	O
promotional	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
offers	O
movie	O
and	O
game	O
trailers	O
,	O
game	O
demos	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
games	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Dashboard	O
themes	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
add-on	B-Device
game	O
content	O
(	O
items	O
,	O
costumes	O
,	O
levels	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
features	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
both	O
Free	O
and	O
Gold	O
members	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
or	O
memory	O
unit	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
store	O
products	O
purchased	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
download	O
priced	O
content	O
,	O
users	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
purchase	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Points	I-Device
for	O
use	O
as	O
scrip	O
;	O
though	O
some	O
products	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
trailers	O
and	O
demos	O
)	O
are	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Device
Points	I-Device
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
through	O
prepaid	O
cards	O
in	O
1,600	O
and	O
4,000	O
-point	O
denominations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Device
Points	I-Device
can	O
also	O
be	O
purchased	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
with	O
a	O
credit	O
card	O
in	O
500	O
,	O
1	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
2,000	O
and	O
5,000	O
-point	O
denominations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
view	O
items	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
through	O
a	O
PC	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
estimated	O
70	O
percent	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
users	O
have	O
downloaded	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
is	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
operated	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
distribute	O
downloadable	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
classic	O
arcade	B-Device
games	O
such	O
as	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
the	O
service	O
offers	O
some	O
new	O
original	O
games	O
like	O
Assault	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
also	O
features	O
games	O
from	O
other	O
consoles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
and	O
PC	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Zuma	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
are	O
purchased	O
using	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Points	I-Device
,	O
a	O
proprietary	O
currency	O
used	O
to	O
reduce	O
credit	O
card	O
transaction	O
charges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
was	O
re-launched	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
now	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
dashboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
generally	O
aimed	O
toward	O
more	O
casual	O
gamers	O
;	O
examples	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
popular	O
games	O
are	O
Geometry	O
Wars	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Hyper	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Uno	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
introduced	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Room	I-Device
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Room	I-Device
is	O
a	O
gaming	O
service	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
that	O
lets	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
classic	O
arcade	B-Device
and	O
console	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
arcade	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Marketplace	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
video	O
store	O
accessible	O
through	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
allows	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
to	O
download	O
high-definition	B-Device
and	O
standard-definition	O
television	O
shows	O
and	O
movies	O
onto	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
for	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloaded	O
files	O
use	O
5.1	O
surround	O
audio	O
and	O
are	O
encoded	O
using	O
VC-1	B-Operating_System
for	O
video	O
at	O
720p	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
bitrate	O
of	O
6.8Mbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Spring	O
2007	O
update	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
video	B-Application
codecs	I-Application
are	O
supported	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
H.264	B-Application
video	O
support	O
:	O
Up	O
to	O
15Mbit/s	O
,	O
Baseline	O
,	O
Main	O
,	O
and	O
High	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
level	O
4.1	O
)	O
Profiles	O
with	O
2	O
channel	O
AAC	O
LC	O
and	O
Main	O
Profiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPEG-4	B-Application
Part	I-Application
2	I-Application
video	O
support	O
:	O
Up	O
to	O
8Mbit/s	O
,	O
Simple	O
Profile	O
with	O
2	O
channel	O
AAC	O
LC	O
and	O
Main	O
Profiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
late	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
December	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
update	O
,	O
25	O
movies	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
video	O
market	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
and	O
cost	O
250	O
Microsoft	B-Device
points	I-Device
for	O
the	O
SD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
and	O
380	O
points	O
for	O
the	O
HD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
members	O
in	O
Canada	O
featured	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
go	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
also	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
with	O
around	O
30	O
movies	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
number	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Points	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
release	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
HD	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
then	O
the	O
next	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
product	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
of	O
an	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Video	O
Store	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Zune	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Marketplace	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Video	O
Store	O
will	O
be	O
merged	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
arriving	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
in	O
7	O
countries	O
initially	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Ireland	O
and	O
Spain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
details	B-Application
were	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Video	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
were	O
released	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
Video	I-Application
is	O
a	O
digital	O
video	O
service	O
on	O
that	O
offers	O
full	O
HD	O
movies	O
and	O
TV	O
series	O
for	O
purchase	O
or	O
rental	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
PCs	O
and	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phones	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
provides	O
30	O
million	O
music	O
tracks	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
or	O
access	O
through	O
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2012	O
and	O
it	O
integrates	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
Microsoft	O
rolled	O
out	O
an	O
update	O
renaming	O
it	O
to	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
10	O
App	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Protocol
SmartGlass	I-Protocol
allows	O
for	O
integration	O
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
tablets	B-Device
and	O
smartphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
app	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
Android	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
and	O
iOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
their	O
mobile	O
device	O
as	O
a	O
remote	O
to	O
control	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SmartGlass	O
functionality	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
successor	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PartnerNet	O
,	O
the	O
developers-only	O
alternative	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
network	O
used	O
by	O
developers	O
to	O
beta	O
test	O
game	O
content	O
developed	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
runs	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
debug	O
kits	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
both	O
by	O
developers	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
podcast	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
breached	O
the	O
PartnerNet	O
non-disclosure	O
agreement	O
(	O
NDA	O
)	O
by	O
commenting	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
found	O
a	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
and	O
an	O
unplayable	O
version	O
of	O
Ikaruga	B-Application
on	O
PartnerNet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
,	O
misconstruing	O
the	O
breach	O
of	O
the	O
NDA	O
as	O
an	O
invalidation	O
of	O
the	O
NDA	O
,	O
immediately	O
began	O
reporting	O
on	O
other	O
games	O
being	O
tested	O
via	O
PartnerNet	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Jetpac	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
Ikaruga	B-Application
was	O
released	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
on	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jetpac	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
as	O
Jetpac	B-Application
Refuelled	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
numerous	O
video	O
and	O
screenshot	O
leaks	O
of	O
game	O
footage	O
on	O
PartnerNet	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
complete	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
,	O
which	O
caused	O
for	O
the	O
whole	O
PartnerNet	O
service	O
to	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
overnight	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
used	O
feedback	O
from	O
fans	O
about	O
the	O
leaked	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
to	O
refine	O
it	O
before	O
they	O
eventually	O
released	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
hackers	O
played	O
their	O
modded	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
games	O
on	O
PartnerNet	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
using	O
PartnerNet	O
to	O
find	O
unreleased	O
and	O
untested	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
leaked	O
in	O
the	O
PartnerNet	O
fiasco	O
include	O
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
