Software Xbox 360

1 software

1.1 games
1.2 interface

1.2.1 new xbox experience


1.3 multimedia
1.4 xna community

software
games



rock of ages, 1 of many unreal engine 3 powered games available on xbox 360.

the xbox 360 launched 14 games in north america , 13 in europe. console s best-selling game 2005, call of duty 2, sold on million copies. 5 other games sold on million copies in console s first year on market: ghost recon advanced warfighter, elder scrolls iv: oblivion, dead or alive 4, saints row, , gears of war. gears of war become best-selling game on console 3 million copies in 2006, before being surpassed in 2007 halo 3 on 8 million copies.

six games available in japan, while eagerly anticipated titles such dead or alive 4 , enchanted arms released in weeks following console s launch. games targeted region, such chromehounds, ninety-nine nights, , phantasy star universe, released in console s first year. microsoft had support of japanese developer mistwalker, founded final fantasy creator hironobu sakaguchi. mistwalker s first game, blue dragon, released in 2006 , had limited-edition bundle sold out on 10,000 pre-orders. blue dragon 1 of 3 xbox 360 games surpass 200,000 units in japan, along tales of vesperia , star ocean: last hope. mistwalker s second game, lost odyssey sold on 100,000 copies.

the 2007 game critics awards honored xbox 360 platform 38 nominations , 11 wins. march 2008, xbox 360 had reached software attach rate of 7.5 games per console—a record console in history.

interface

the xbox 360 s original graphical user interface xbox 360 dashboard; tabbed interface featured 5 blades (formerly 4 blades), , designed akqa , audiobrain. launched automatically when console booted without disc in it, or when disc tray ejected, user had option select console if game in tray on start up, or if inserted when on. simplified version of accessible @ time via xbox guide button on gamepad. simplified version showed user s gamercard, xbox live messages , friends list. allowed personal , music settings, in addition voice or video chats, or returning xbox dashboard game.

on november 19, 2008, xbox 360 s dashboard changed blade interface, dashboard reminiscent of present on zune , windows media center, known new xbox experience or nxe.

since console s release, microsoft has released several updates dashboard software. these updates have included adding new features console, enhancing xbox live functionality , multimedia playback capabilities, adding compatibility new accessories, , fixing bugs in software. such updates mandatory users wishing use xbox live, access xbox live disabled until update performed.

new xbox experience

at e3 2008, @ microsoft s show, microsoft s aaron greenberg , marc whitten announced new xbox 360 interface called new xbox experience (nxe). update intended ease console menu navigation. gui uses twist ui, used in windows media center , zune. new xbox guide retains dashboard functionality (including marketplace browser , disk ejection) , original blade interface (although color scheme has been changed match of nxe dashboard).

the nxe provides many new features. users can install games disc hard drive play them reduced load time , less disc drive noise, each game s disc must remain in system in order run. new, built-in community system allows creation of digitized avatars can used multiple activities, such sharing photos or playing arcade games 1 vs. 100. update released on november 19, 2008.

while previous system updates have been stored on internal memory, nxe update first require storage device—at least 128 mb memory card or hard drive.

microsoft released further update xbox 360 dashboard starting on december 6, 2011. included new user interface utilizes microsoft s metro design language, , added new features such cloud storage game saves , profiles, live television, bing voice search, access youtube videos , better support kinect voice commands.

multimedia

the xbox 360 supports videos in windows media video (wmv) format (including high-definition , playsforsure videos), h.264 , mpeg-4 media. december 2007 dashboard update added support playback of mpeg-4 asp format videos. console can display pictures , perform slideshows of photo collections various transition effects, , supports audio playback, music player controls accessible through xbox 360 guide button. users may play own music while playing games or using dashboard, , can play music interactive visual synthesizer.

music, photos , videos can played standard usb mass storage devices, xbox 360 proprietary storage devices (such memory cards or xbox 360 hard drives), , servers or computers windows media center or windows xp service pack 2 or higher within local-area network in streaming mode. xbox 360 uses modified version of upnp av protocol, alternative upnp servers such ushare (part of geexbox project) , mythtv can stream media xbox 360, allowing similar functionality non-windows servers. possible video files hd-resolution , several codecs (mpeg-2, mpeg-4, wmv) , container formats (wmv, mov, ts).

as of october 27, 2009, uk , ireland users able access live , on-demand streams of sky television programming.

at 2007, 2008, , 2009 consumer electronics shows, microsoft had announced iptv services made available use through xbox 360. in 2007, microsoft chairman bill gates stated iptv on xbox 360 expected available consumers holiday season, using microsoft tv iptv edition platform. in 2008, gates , president of entertainment & devices robbie bach announced partnership bt in united kingdom, in bt vision advanced tv service, using newer microsoft mediaroom iptv platform, accessible via xbox 360, planned middle of year. bt vision s dvr-based features not available on xbox 360 due limited hard drive capacity. in 2010, while announcing version 2.0 of microsoft mediaroom, microsoft ceo steve ballmer mentioned at&t s u-verse iptv service enable xbox 360s used set-top boxes later in year. of january 2010, iptv on xbox 360 has yet deployed beyond limited trials.

in 2012, microsoft released live event player, allowing events such video game shows, beauty pageants, award shows, concerts, news , sporting events streamed on console via xbox live. first live events streamed on live 2012 revolver golden gods, microsoft s e3 2012 media briefing , miss teen usa 2012 beauty pageant.

xna community

xna community feature whereby xbox 360 owners can receive community-created games, made microsoft xna game studio, xna creators club. games written, published, , distributed through community managed portal. xna community provides channel digital videogame delivery on xbox live can free of royalties, publishers , licenses. xna game sales, however, did not meet original expectations. though xbox live indie games (xblig) has had hits.