Welcome to my Microsoft collection.
This page is a repository for all of the Microsoft systems, peripherals, and accessories in my collection.
Microsoft Xbox
| Type | Games console |
|---|---|
| Release date | November 2001 |
| Discontinued | January 2006 |
| Operating system | Xbox System Software (Windows 2000) |
| CPU | Intel Pentium III @ 733 MHz |
| Memory | 64MB |
The Xbox is a home video game console manufactured by Microsoft, and was their first foray into the gaming console market. It is classified as a sixth-generation console, competing with Sony’s PlayStation 2 and Nintendo’s GameCube. It was also the first major console produced by an American company since the release of the Atari Jaguar in 1993. Whereas most games consoles to that point were built from custom hardware components, the Xbox was built around standard PC components, using a modified version of the Windows 2000 OS, and featuring a 733 MHz Intel Pentium III CPU, a 233 MHz Nvidia GeForce 3-based NV2A GPU, a built-in HDD, and integrated Ethernet, making the Xbox technically more powerful compared to its rivals.
Microsoft Xbox (Crystal)
| Type | Games console |
|---|---|
| Release date | March 2004 |
| Discontinued | January 2006 |
| Operating system | Xbox System Software (Windows 2000) |
| CPU | Intel Pentium III @ 733 MHz |
| Memory | 64MB |
Over the Xbox’s life there were many limited edition variations made of the consoles both by Microsoft and third parties, varying in appearance to the regular Xbox. The Crystal Limited Edition Xbox was first released around March 2004 in Europe, celebrating the console’s second anniversary in the region, including two matching crystal controllers. In total, 100,000 to 150,000 consoles were made, covering all available regions.
Microsoft Xbox 360
| Type | Games console |
|---|---|
| Release date | November 2005 |
| Discontinued | April 2016 |
| Operating system | Xbox 360 System Software |
| CPU | PowerPC Tri-Core Xenon @ 3.2 GHz |
| Memory | 512MB + 10MB VRAM |
The Microsoft Xbox 360 is a home video game console, and the successor to the original Xbox. It competed with Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. It featured an online service, Xbox Live, and several peripherals, including wireless controllers, expanded storage, and the Kinect motion sensing camera. Early versions of the console suffered from a high failure rate, indicated by the so-called “Red Ring of Death”, necessitating an extension of the device’s warranty period. Microsoft released two redesigned models of the console: the Xbox 360 S in 2010, and the Xbox 360 E in 2013.
Microsoft Xbox One
| Type | Games console |
|---|---|
| Release date | November 2013 |
| Discontinued | January 2020 |
| Operating system | Xbox One System Software |
| CPU | 2 x AMD quad-core Jaguar CPUs @ 1.75 GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB |
The Microsoft Xbox One is a home video game, the successor to the Xbox 360 and the third console in the Xbox series. It is the first Xbox game console to be released in China, specifically in the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone. Microsoft marketed the device as an “all-in-one entertainment system”, hence the name “Xbox One”. An eighth-generation console, it mainly competed against Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Nintendo’s Wii U and later the Switch.