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Xbox 360

Developer: Microsoft
Publisher: Microsoft
Released in JP: December 10, 2005
Released in US: November 22, 2005
Released in EU: December 2, 2005
Released in AU: March 23, 2006
Released in KR: February 24, 2006
Released in AS: March 2, 2006


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DebugIcon.png This console has debugging material.
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See, this is why server preservation is important.
This game/console's online features are no longer supported.
While this game/console's online features were once accessible, they are (as of July 29, 2024) no longer officially supported and online-exclusive features may be documented as now-unseen content.
So very stubbly.
This page is rather stubbly and could use some expansion.
Are you a bad enough dude to rescue this article?
This cactus is UNDER CONSTRUCTION
This article is a work in progress.
...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.
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To do:

Apparently there's a debug menu?

  • Document the menu differences if a Xbox 360 game is played on newer Xbox Console.
    • The achievements list, shows the player's Xbox One achievements.
    • The Storage Manager mentions about the Xbox One.

The Xbox 360 is Microsoft's second console, and the successor to the Xbox. It featured much tighter integration with its online service, Xbox Live, as well as more robust multimedia features.

Despite widespread hardware failure during the first few years of its lifespan, it performed very well on the market, even managing to outsell the PlayStation 3 for a while, in part due to Sony infamously fumbling the bag with their system's launch.

On July 29, 2024, nearly 19 years after the system's launch, the console's marketplace was shutdown. Due to this, players can no longer buy any digital games, DLC, demos, and Xbox 360 avatar items, resulting in players having to buy physical copies of their games. Players who had purchased any content before the shutdown can still re-download them.

Sub-Pages

Read about prototype versions of this game that have been released or dumped.
Prototype Info
Read about prerelease information and/or media for this game.
Prerelease Info

Unused Text

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Placeholder text for the achievements.

This text can be seen if a player were to modify their gamer profile via USB to add achievements.

Hidden System Settings Reset Feature

On the System Info screen in System Settings, press the buttons in the following order: LT, RT, X, Y, LB and RB to reset the system settings, even if Family Settings is enabled.

Xbox 360 Hidden Settings Reset.png

Revisional Differences

The Xbox 360 Dashboard underwent several dramatic redesigns throughout the system's lifetime. The Dashboard cannot be downgraded once updated to a new version through official means, but there's always workarounds.

"Blades" (2005-2008)

The Dashboard version that launched with the console, used from 2005 to 2008. The community has named this version "Blades".

Version numbers range from 2.0.1888.0 to 2.0.6717.0.

Small Revisions

Several smaller changes to this dashboard had been introduced, such as the addition of a Marketplace blade, as well as making the blades' fonts smaller.

2.0.1888.0 – 2.0.4552.0 2.0.5759.0 – 2.0.5787.0 2.0.6683.0 – 2.0.6717.0
Xbox360-Dashboards-Blades.png Xbox 360 Dashboard - 5 Blades (early).png Xbox 360 Dashboard - 5 Blades (later).png

New Xbox Experience (2008-2010)

A complete overhaul of the Dashboard, used from 2008 to 2010. The GUI design matches Windows Media Center from Windows Vista. The "JTAG" hardware hack was patched during this era.

New features included Xbox Avatars, the ability to queue downloads from Xbox.com, Xbox Live Parties, and the ability to install disc games to the hard drive.

Version numbers range from 2.0.7357.0 to 2.0.9199.0.

Kinect (2010-2011)

A rework of the NXE interface to include elements of Microsoft's Metro design language, used from 2010 to 2011.

New features include a new boot animation, Kinect support, improved avatars, and improved social features.

Version numbers range from 2.0.12611.0 to 2.0.13604.0.

Startup Sequence

Originally, the startup sequence was an orb that lights up an X-shape. This was changed in the Kinect Dashboard to an animation with swirling effects.

2005-2010 Current

Metro (2011-Present)

The current version of the Dashboard, designed after Windows 8.x and Xbox One's UI.

Features included far more advertisements, Internet Explorer, Bing Search, USB external drive support up to 2TB, and the replacement of Microsoft Points with real currency.

The advertisements were removed from the Dashboard in a serverside update in 2020.

Version numbers range from 2.0.14699.0 to 2.0.17559.0.

Redesign

In late 2012, starting from build 2.0.16197.0, the Metro dashboard received a redesign.

Marketplace Shutdown

If the Xbox 360 is connected to the internet after July 29, 2024 when the Xbox Live Marketplace was shut down, the dashboard will receive a few server-side changes, removing all the elements related to it.

As such the dashboard only has 3 pages, and looks very barebones compared to the earlier dashboards. Going offline reverts these changes.

Comparision

"Blades" New Xbox Experience Kinect
Xbox360-Dashboards-Blades.png Xbox360 dashboard NXE.png Xbox360-2.00Kinect Dashboard.png
Metro (Original) Metro (Redesign) Metro (Marketplace Shutdown)
Xbox360-MetroOriginal.png Xbox360-metrodashboard.png Xbox360-metro2024dashboard.png