We’ve collected a list of links to Xbox 360 information and resources as we’ve come across them on the Web:
Official sites/ resources
- Xbox360.com
- Xbox.com official 360 site
- Xbox 360 Package Prices, Details and Images – Core System to cost $299.99, Premium Edition to cost $399.99
- Official Xbox 360 Games List
- Official list of original Xbox games that are back-compatible with Xbox 360
- List of Xbox 360 publishers
- Official press release: Xbox 360 Ushers in the Future of Games and Entertainment
- Blog from the team behind the Xbox 360
- Blog of Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
- Ourcolony.net – ARG launched in the build up to the unveiling of the console (more details)
- OrigenXbox360.com – Second Xbox 360 ARG launched in August 2005
- Every Ten Minutes promotion – One X360 given away every ten minutes (more details)
- Xbox 360: Zero Hour – Promotional event to take place 20-22 November 2005 at a secret location in the Mojave Desert
News reports on the eve of the U.S. release of Xbox 360 (21 November 2005)
- BBC: Xbox 360 to kick off console wars
- Kotaku: Xbox 360 Last Minute Buyer’s Guide
- Xbox 360 Zero Hour Event: A Chat With Peter Moore
- Slashdot: Day Before Launch 360 Impressions
- Foxnews: Don’t Buy the Xbox 360
- Xbox 360 buzz builds before Tuesday debut
- Bill Gates: Microsoft in video game market for long haul
Early 2005 unveiling coverage and video
- E3 2005 high-definition Xbox 360 trailers
- Microsoft Xbox 360 teaser video from April 2005
- MTV Presents Xbox: The Next Generation Revealed 12 May 2005
- Bit torrent video of the MTV Special, hosted by Elijah Wood
- Round up of unveiling coverage links
- MTV Xbox 360 Special Red Carpet images
- Ourcolony developer video – Video revealed on 12 May on ourcolony.net
- E3 press conference – Microsoft’s 1 hour 50 minute press conference for Xbox 360 held 16 May 2005
- E3 2005 Xbox 360 Movie Collection (high-res)
Specifications and analysis
- The official specifications
- Concise comparison of Xbox 360 and Playstation 3
- The Xbox 360 Dissected
- Inside the Xbox 360, part I: procedural synthesis and dynamic worlds
- Inside the Xbox 360, Part II: the Xenon CPU
Images
- Ultra-high res official image
- Peripherals – High Resolution Pictures, more accessory images
- Index of various Xbox 360 images
- The Xbox 360 User-interface (guide to the interface)
- Xbox 360 faceplates (more)
Miscellaneous
- J. Allard video interview (18 May 2005)
- Interview with Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, about Xbox 360 (18 May)
- Xbox 360: Designing the box interview
- Developer interview focusing on the Xbox 360 controllers
- Developer interview on the Xbox 360 music player
- Mac OS X Tiger Xbox 360 countdown widget – Windows version in development
- Limited edition Xbox 360 faceplates show up on eBay (May 2005)
- Xbox 360 Prototypes – The Ones That Didn’t Make It
- The Xbox 360 Retail Experience
- Price of next-gen gaming? $1,710