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Xbox One X (2017)

CPU: AMD 8-core APU – 2.3 GHz GPU: AMD RadeonGCN architecture  1.172 GHz Memory: 12 GB GDDR5 Hard Drive: 2TB HDD Optical Drive: UHD Blu-ray, DVD Video Output: HDMI 2.0b in/out, 4K support Network: Wi-FiIEEE 802.11n, Ethernet Audio: 7.1 Surround Sound Release Date: November 7, 2017 Code name: Scorpio Generation: Third Release Price: $499 Status: Released Units Sold: N/A The Xbox One X was released on November 7 of 2017. This is the first Xbox console that offers a realistic 4K gaming, running on 60 FPS, being capable of delivering six teraflops of performance and still run the same games and software as the already existing Xbox One systems do.In terms of design, the Xbox One X has a slick minimal design with pure matte black color, looking similar to the Xbox One S but a lot smaller making it the smallest Xbox console ever released. The console uses an 8 core AMD processor at 2.3GHz and a 12GB of shared GDDR5 Ram. As for its GPU, AMD’s Radeon graphics card is used again with the...

Xbox One (2013)

CPU: AMD 8 Core APU – 1.75 GHz GPU: AMD RadeonGCN architecture,  853 MHz Memory: 8 GB DDR3 Hard Drive: 500 GB HDD Optical Drive: Blu-Ray/DVD Video Output: HDMI 1.4 in/out,  4K support Network: Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi  Audio: 7,1 Surround Sound Release Date: November 22, 2013 Code Name: Durango Generation: Third Status: Discontinued Release Price: $499 Units Sold: 39.1 million  (as of March, 2018) Best-selling Game: Call of Duty: Black Ops III,  7.24 million (as of October 16, 2016) On November 22 of 2013, Microsoft released the next Xbox console that introduced us to the next generation. The Xbox One was promoted by Microsoft with an increasing emphasis on the Kinect system, and television integration within the built-in apps and voice commands. The Xbox One rolled back to the PC’s x86 architecture set, using AMD’S custom Jaguar accelerated processing unit, which features two quad-core modules capped at 1.75GHz. The system uses AMD’s Radeon HD 7000 series grap...

Xbox 360 (2005)

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CPU: Microsoft XCPU (Xenon), 3 cores – 500 MHz GPU: R500, Xenos chip by ATI – 500 MHz Memory: 512 MB GDDR3 RAM Hard Drive: 250 GB HDD Optical Drive: 12x DVD Video Output: HDMI 1.2a in/out Network: Ethernet, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Audio: Multichannel 5.1 Surround Sound Release Date: November 22, 2005 Code Name: Xenon Generation: Second Status: Discontinued Release Price: $399 Units Sold: 84 million (as of June 9, 2014) Best-selling Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, 14.23 million The seventh-generation came in 2005, with Sega out of the hardware market, and now the market is all about the-all-known-three companies, Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. Each company released their consoles based on various strategies to attract the gamer. The early builds of the Xbox 360 had many hardware failures caused by overheating. The three flashing red lights and the well known Red Ring of Death was a common inconvenience for the owners. These early models forced Microsoft to repair and replace ev...