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. This is it the future starts here.
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. The box is supposed to look very sleek, and is supposed to provide another piece of hardware to one's Home teather. Xbox console has a large "X" and a signature green Xbox "jewel" positioned in its center, which represents the logo.
DirectX API game development tools.
* Intel Pentium III 733MHz processor technology with Streaming SIMD Extensions.
* 300MHz custom-designed X-Chip, developed by Microsoft and nVidia.
* 64 MB of RAM (unified memory architecture).
* Custom 3-D audio processor.
* 8GB hard drive.
* 5X DVD drive with movie playback.
* Four game controller ports.
* Expansion port.
* Proprietary A/V connector.
* 10/100 MBps Ethernet.
* Broadband enabled.
* Modem enabled (optional).
* 6.4GB/sec Memory Bandwidth.
* 150 million micropolygons/particles per second.
* 150 million transformed and lit polygons per second.
* 100 million polygons per second sustained performance (shading, texturing).
* 4 simultaneous textures.
* Compressed textures available at 6:1 compression.
* Full-scene anti-aliasing.
* DVD movie playback.
* 1920x1080 maximum resolution.
* HDTV support.
* 256Audio channels.
* 3D Audio support.
* Midi/DLS2 support.
