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Microsoft Video Game Consoles: Complete History

Generations

GenConsoleLaunchKey Specs / FeaturesDiscontinued
6thXbox (Original / "Duke")Nov 2001Intel Pentium III 733 MHz, Nvidia NV2A, 64 MB RAM, 8/10 GB HDD (Built-in), Ethernet, Xbox Live (Launch 2002).2006
7thXbox 360 (Core/Arcade/Pro/Elite/Slim/E)Nov 2005PowerPC Tri-Core (Xenon/Zephyr/Falcon/Jasper), ATI Xenos, 512 MB GDDR3, HDD (20-500GB), Kinect, Xbox Live Gold, Apps.2016
8thXbox One (Original / S / X)Nov 2013AMD Jaguar 8-Core, GCN GPU, 8 GB DDR3 (+32 MB ESRAM on X), Blu-ray, HDMI In, Kinect 2 (Bundled Early), Backward Compat (360/Xbox).2020 (X/S)
9thXbox Series X / Series SNov 2020Zen 2 / RDNA 2. X: 12 TFLOPS, 16 GB GDDR6, 1 TB NVMe, 4K/120Hz, Disc. S: 4 TFLOPS, 10 GB GDDR6, 512 GB NVMe, 1440p/120Hz, Digital Only.Current

Key Services

  • Xbox Live (2002) $\to$ Xbox Network: Unified Online.
  • Xbox Game Pass (2017): Subscription Library (Day 1 First Party).
  • xCloud / Cloud Gaming: Stream to Phone/TV/PC.
  • Backward Compatibility: 360 / Original Xbox games on One/Series (FPS Boost, Auto HDR).

Note: No Handheld Console (yet). Rumored "Project Kennan" (ASUS ROG Ally X / Xbox Handheld) 2025+.


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