Xbox is Microsoft's future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever. Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality.

The Xbox console and controller are designed to capture the power and performance that Xbox will deliver and are based on the input of more than 5,000 gamers and games creators from around the world. Sleek and powerful in its look, in a rich shade of black, the Xbox console is emblazoned with a large "X" and a signature green Xbox "jewel" positioned in its center.

Features

• Four game controller ports that allow easy multiplayer gaming and enable other peripherals, ranging from game pads to voice-activated headsets

• A front-loading DVD tray

• A multisignal audio-video connector that allows for easy hookup to televisions and home theater systems

• An Ethernet port for rich, fast-action online gaming via a broadband connection

• An NVIDIA graphics processing unit (GPU), delivering more than three times the graphics performance of other consoles

• An Intel 733MHz processor, the most powerful CPU of any console

• An internal hard drive, for massive storage of game information - a first in the console gaming industry

Specifications

CPU	733MHz Intel
Graphics Processor	233 MHz custom-designed X-Chip, developed by Microsoft and nVidia
Total Memory	64 MB
Memory Bandwidth	6.4 GB/sec
Polygon Performance	300 M/sec
Sustained Polygon Performance (full features)	100+ M/sec (non-gameplay)
Micropolygons/particles per second	300 M/sec
Particle Performance	300 M/sec
Simultaneous Textures	4
Pixel Fill Rate - No Texture	4.8 G/Sec (anti-aliased)
Pixel Fill Rate - 1 Textures	4.8 G/Sec (anti-aliased)
Compressed Textures	Yes (6:1)
Full Scene Anti-Alias	Yes
Micro Polygon Support	Yes
Storage Medium	4x DVD, 8 GB hard disk, 8 MB memory card
I/O	4x DVD 8GB hard disk 8MB memory card
Audio Channels	256
3D Audio Support	Yes
MIDI DLS2 Support	Yes
AC3 Encoded game audio	Yes
Broadband Enabled	Yes
Modem Enabled	Yes, 56K (separate purchase)
DVD Movie Playback	Built in (remote unit required)
Game pad included	Yes
Maximum resolution	1920 x 1080
Maximum resolution (2 x 32bpp frame buffers +Z)	1920 x 1080
HDTV Support	Yes (480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i)
US Launch Date	November 15. 2001