Xbox 360

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Microsoft's seventh-generation and second home video game console

The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft, being the successor to the original Xbox and the second console in the Xbox series. It was officially unveiled in the program titled Xbox: The Next Generation Revealed on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information announced later that month at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). As a seventh-generation console, it primarily competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii.

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X-BOX 360, XB360, X360, Xbox 360 E, Xbox 360 S, 360, and XBOX360

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Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs in Restructuring

Microsoft announced 4,800 job cuts as part of a broader restructuring, with Australian workers among those affected and more changes expected.

Microsoft warns of more changes after 4,800 layoffs amid broader restructuring The Indian Express — Jul 07, 02:10 AM
How Did Xbox Get Here? The Hollywood Reporter — Jul 06, 22:03 PM
Microsoft’s Xbox to Cut 3,200 Jobs, Divest Studios in Overhaul 📹 Bloomberg — Jul 06, 20:07 PM · 5min
Xbox CEO Reflects On Massive Cuts: “We Simply Spread Ourselves Too Thin” Gamespot — Jul 06, 19:24 PM
Microsoft Is Laying Off 3,200 Employees and Selling Four Studios Vice — Jul 06, 13:47 PM
Starting in January 2028, Sony will cease the production of physical discs for PlayStation consoles 📹 ABC News — Jul 01, 23:09 PM · 35sec
Playstation to ditch physical game discs The Age — Jul 01, 22:09 PM
Playstation to ditch physical game discs Sydney Morning Herald — Jul 01, 22:09 PM
PlayStation announces it will end physical disc production for new games starting in 2028 Washington Examiner — Jul 01, 20:49 PM
Sony will kill PlayStation games on discs in 2028 and offer digital downloads only The Guardian — Jul 01, 18:56 PM
Sony’s PlayStation Puts a Nail in Physical Media’s Coffin Wired — Jul 01, 17:38 PM
Sony to stop releasing PlayStation games on discs as online sales dominate NY Post — Jul 01, 15:38 PM
Sony to End Production of Physical PlayStation Discs in 2028 Bloomberg — Jul 01, 13:12 PM
Xbox unveils limited-edition translucent green console and controller for 25th anniversary The Indian Express — Jun 08, 07:18 AM
Xbox confirms console exclusivity will be decided on "case by case basis" GamesIndustry.biz — Jun 08, 06:56 AM
Games Inbox: Why is Gears Of War: E-Day not on PS5? Metro — Jun 08, 01:00 AM
Does ‘Halo Campaign Evolved’ have multiplayer modes? NME — Jun 08, 00:36 AM
Spyro, Persona 6, and Crazy Taxi: the best trailers of Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Metro — Jun 07, 22:52 PM
All the Trailers From Xbox Games Showcase 2026 CNET — Jun 07, 22:28 PM
Xbox Showcase 2026: New CEO’s first broadcast shows off ‘Gears of War,’ ‘Halo,’ ‘Spyro’ and more GeekWire — Jun 07, 22:12 PM