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The History of the XBox 360 - where it has come from and what it used to have

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Xbox 360 Core:

The Xbox 360 Core used to be an entry level Xbox 360 which was later substituted with the "Arcade". Although accessible at launch in other parts, it was not accessible in Japan until November 2, 2006. The Core console came packed with composite video leads, capable of only SDTV resolutions. It was still capable of the same high def resolutions (up to 1080i) as the other versions when using a component wire from the other models. In October 2006, 1080p support was added for all models in a system update, including the "Core" using either the component cable, or the new VGA cable (however not most TVs supported this). You may also set up your own hard drive in your console. However it came with a wired control pad instead of the standard wireless controller.

Xbox 360 Pro / Xbox 360 Premium:

The Xbox 360 Pro, which is also named the Premium Package, is the identical as the XBox 360 Arcade, and has hybrid composite and component cable, which helped a lot with the quality of picture. It also had a hard drive which was detatchable, originally the standard was 20 GB, but then standard was 60GB. This was to save game points, your profile, music, films, anything. The included hard drive came with game demos, video clips and a free Live Arcade game, Hexic HD. In Summer '07, this XBox began to come with a different motherboard called Zephyr, it had the most modern HDMI and better GPU heatsink. You had to buy the HDMI lead seperately though as this didn't come with it. Starting at the end of September '07, the most up to date XBox were sent with the new "Falcon" motherboard. This motherboard has the brand new 65-nm CPUs, making them less noisy and cooler than the old systems. On 01/10/08, the twenty Gigabyte edition was interrupted and was interchanged by a 60 GB Hard Drive version at the same toll. Holiday 2008 XBoxs were packed with Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures and Kung Fu Panda. Price cuts that were in place on September 4th, 2008 reduced the price from $349 to $299. When the XBox 360 pro was finished, it was reduced to £249.99 to clear stock.

Xbox 360 Elite:

The Xbox 360 Elite came with a 120 gigabyte HDD and a matte black finish. The Elite retail package also enclosed a controller and headset that matched the 360's matte black colour. The introductory release price was $479.99 USD, $549.99, £299.99, and AU$729.95. The XBox 360 Elite was released in North America on April 29, 2007, Europe on August 24, 2007, and Australia on August 30, 2007. These Elites (and other Xbox 360 models using the Falcon) can be known from earlier versions by a re-designed power connector and a power supply rated to 175 W. In 2009, Elite models using the Jasper chipset became accessible. These can also be discovered by their power supply, which is rated at 150W and has a 12.1A 12v rail. Holiday 2008 consoles were bundled up with Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures and Kung Fu Panda. The Elite's price tag was cut from $449 to $399 on September 4, 2008. With the announcement of the new Xbox 360 250 GB model, the Elite dropped in price to US$249.99 for remaining units until stores are depleted.

Xbox 360 Arcade:

The Xbox 360 Arcade replaced the "Xbox 360 Core" as the entry level Xbox 360 on October 23, 2007, while keeping the Core's price of US$279.99. It was publicly exposed by Microsoft's chairman of Entertainment Devices division Robbie Bach to the Financial Times on October 18, 2007, and officially announced on October 22, 2007, although it was available in stores far earlier. It included a wireless controller, AV cable, HDMI 1.2 output, a 256 MB storage drive and five Xbox Live Arcade games: Boom Boom Rocket, Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Pac-Man Championship Edition, and Uno on a single disk, which also included a "Welcome Video" and several game trailers/demos. Like its predecessor the "Core", it did not have a hard disk drive, which you must have for Xbox software backwards compatibility. In Fall 2008, when the Jasper motherboard came to the consoles, the memory system was exchanged with a 256 mega byte chip. This was later elevated to a 512 MB chip in Summer 2009. Holiday 2008 consoles were bundled with Sega Superstars Tennis. With the price cuts on September 4, 2008, the Arcade dropped from US$279 to US$199 in the States. In the United Kingdom, with the 2009 Elite price drop and discontinuation of the "Premium" Pro SKU, the Arcade cost went up from GB£129.99 to GB£159.99. With the introduction of the Xbox 360 S redesign, the Arcade fell in cost to US$149.99 for any consoles that were left until stocks are depleted. The Arcade was replaced at the US$200 price tier by the 4 GB Xbox 360 S.

Xbox 360 Super Elite:

The Xbox 360 Elite has also been sold with with a 250 GB hard disk drive & two wireless controllers on special limited editions of the XBox. Also named the Xbox 360 Super Elite the console could be purchased at US$399.99, GB£249.99 and AU$599.00 as of November 10, 2009. A CoD: Modern Warfare 2 package came with a unique limited version black console featuring Modern Warfare 2 marking. Other packages included a standard Elite finish and arrived with 1 or 2 games, with some you got Forza Motorsport 3, and with others you could get Halo 3 and ODST. In March '10 - when Final Fantasy XIII came out, they released another package which was identical to the Call of Duty bundle, but came with a FFXIII game instead. Disimilar to the other Super Elites, this XBox and its accessories featured the identical white color scheme as "Pro" models. This bundle also enclosed exclusive downloadable items so that you can dress up your avatar, and had a special branded HDD. In April 2010, a Splinter Cell: Conviction Super Elite bundle featuring special print on the XBox and the identical extras as the other packages was released along side the Splinter Cell: Conviction game.

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