The Xbox 360 was the first home console to be released in the seventh generation of game consoles and competes against Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii.
In February of 2003, planning for the Xenon software platform began, and was headed by Microsoft VP J Allard.
Xbox Live Gold has the same features as Silver, plus online game playing capabilities.
Only six games were initially offered in Japan, and eagerly anticipated titles like Dead or Alive 4 were not released until several weeks after launch.