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Xbox 360
Type Console
Manufacturer Microsoft
Distributor Xbox Australia
Released March 23, 2006
Launch RRP AU $649.95
Generation Seventh generation
Userbase 1.25 million
Predecessor Xbox

Launch originally March 2, 2006, delayed to March 23, 2006.

Known variants

Notes

  • 950,000 sold by end of 2009. 307,000 sold in 2010, 256,000 in 2009.
  • 11,000 sold in NZ by June 2006[1]
  • First week sales - 30,421[2]. 60,000 games sold [3]
  • Q4/Christmas 2006 sales - 45,036[4]
  • 170,000 at March 2007.[5]
  • Actual sales at March 2007 - 160,121[6]
  • Delayed from March 3 to March 3 at the start of February.
  • MS expected to sell $30-40 million on launch day. [7]
  • Pro $649.99, Core $499.
  • 40,000 preorders, 1.7 million PlayStation 2 consoles have been sold, 810,000 Xbox consoles sold.[8]
  • Estimated userbase 91,000 at October 2006. 30% better than PS2, double GameCube. 345,000 games. [9]
  • 100K sold by end october 2006. 400,000 games. [10]
  • 1 million units for combined Aus/NZ in June 2007. [11]
  • Price cut on Core system, August 16. $499 to $399. Pro system cut from $649.95 to $579.95. [12]
  • Elite released August 30, 2007. $729.95. HDMI port, 120GB hard drive. [13]
  • Halo 3 sold 70,000 copies worth 7.5 million in 6 days, 50% of software sales. Increased 360 sales 55%. 2 million on halo consoles.[14]
  • Monthly sales up 158% in Halo 3 launch month, gave Xbox 360 33% market share. [15].
  • Xbox 360 Arcade. October 2007.The Xbox 360 Arcade Console will look like a regular Xbox on the outside, but the hard drive is being replaced by a 256MB memory card. The console comes with five arcade games, including Pac-Man Championship Edition and UNO and a wireless controller. It will retail for $399.95. Third quarter 2007 sales figures from GfK show PlayStation 2 is still the leading games console with 66,228 units sold, Nintendo Wii second with 61,027, Microsoft's Xbox 360 sits in second with 40,467, PlayStation Portable reached 28,374, and PlayStation 3 fifth with 27,533. Forza 2/Viva Pinata added to Pro Bundle.[16]
  • HD DVD player slashed from 250 to 130 in April 2008. [17]
  • Arcade $349. $499 for Pro as at August 2008. [18]
  • Price cut by $100 for high end models in November 2008. [19].
  • Q2 2007 - 21,440 sold. 181,561 LTD
  • Q3 2007 sales: 40,467 Total install base: 222,136

AU Launch Titles

  • Amped 3
  • Burnout Revenge
  • Call of Duty 2
  • Condemned: Criminal Origins
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Limited Edition)
  • Fight Night Round 3
  • Full Auto
  • Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
  • Gun/Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Double Pack
  • Kameo: Elements of Power
  • Madden NFL 06
  • NBA Live 06
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted
  • The Outfit
  • Project Gotham Racing 3
  • Perfect Dark Zero (Limited Edition, VIP Pack)
  • Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
  • Quake IV
  • Ridge Racer 6
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06

AU Hardware and Bundles

  • Launch 20GB Pro
  • Launch Core
  • Zephyr 20GB Pro w/ HDMI
  • Zephyr Core w/ HDMI
  • Xbox 360 Elite 120GB (Zephyr)
  • Falcon 20GB
  • Falcon Core
  • Falcon Elite 120GB
  • Xbox 360 Arcade (Falcon)
  • Falcon 60GB
  • Jasper 60GB
  • Jasper Elite 120GB
  • Jasper Arcade (Internal Storage 256MB)
  • Jasper Arcade (Internal Storage 512MB)
  • Xbox 360 Super Elite 250GB (Jasper)
  • Halo 3 w/ Spartan Xbox 360
  • Resident Evil 5 w/ Red Xbox 360 Elite
  • Mass Effect 2
  • Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 w/ 250GB Elite
  • Splinter Cell: Conviction
  • Viva Pinata/Forza 2
  • Sega Superstars Tennis/Xbox Live Unplugged Vol 2
  • Halo 3 ODST/Forza 3 w/ 120GB Elite
  • LEGO Batman/Pure w/ 120GB Elite
  • Arcade system w/ Xbox Live Unplugged Vol 2
  • LEGO Indiana Jones/Kung Fu Panda w/ 120GB Elite
  • Final Fantasy XIII w/ 250GB Elite
  • Halo 3/Fable II w/ 120GB Elite
  • Gears of War/Gears of War 2 w/ 120GB Elite
  • Pussycat Dolls Limited Edition (Arcade, Sega Superstars Tennis, Lips, "Doll Damnation" CD, "Live from London" DVD) (GAME exclusive)
  • Halo Wars/Halo 3 w/ 120GB Elite
  • Xbox 360S 250GB
  • Xbox 360S 4GB
  • Xbox 360S Halo Reach Bundle
  • Xbox 360S 250GB w/ Kinect
  • Xbox 360S 4GB w/ Kinect
  • Xbox 360S 4GB w/ Rugby World Cup
  • Xbox 360S w/ Kinect, Gunstringer/Fruit Ninja
  • Xbox 360S w/ Halo Reach, Fable III (Disc)
  • Xbox 360S w/ Halo Reach, Fable III, Gears 2 (Download code)
  • Xbox 360S w/ Modern Warfare 3 (320GB)
  • Xbox 360S w/ Gears 3
  • Xbox 360S matte
  • Xbox 360S Star Wars
  • Xbox 360S 250GB w/ Carnival Games

References

  1. Keown, J. (2006, June 23). Nintendo aims to get back in play. New Zealand Herald
  2. Robertson, S. (2007, March 16). Three can play at that game. B & T Weekly.
  3. Chapman, M. (2006, March 30). Xbox 360 breaks records in Australia. VNUNet United Kingdom.
  4. Howard, J. (2007, January 21). Nintendo a winner. Herald Sun
  5. Robertson, S. (2007, March 16). Three can play at that game. B & T Weekly.
  6. Nintendo's moves pay off. (2007, August 7). The Newcastle Herald.
  7. Xbox to break records (2006, March 14). Hobart Mercury.
  8. Dudley, J. (2006, March 18). Xbox: all systems go. Courier Mail.
  9. Thom, G. (2006, October 11). Xmas joy for Xbox. Herald Sun.
  10. Gardini, A. (2006, October 30). Xbox marks the spot for games boom. Townsville Bulletin.
  11. Giddon, J. (2007, June 5). Xbox 360 milestone. Australian Financial Review.
  12. Wii cut in Xbox price - $100 OFF. (2007, August 16). Sydney MX.
  13. Owen-Brown, M. (2007, August 20). Elite best choice as first Xbox. Adelaide Advertiser.
  14. Halo 3 blasts Xbox back to the bullseye of gaming. (2007, October 7). Courier Mail.
  15. Halo adding glow to Xbox. (2007, October 9). Brisbane MX
  16. FED: Xbox price drop in time for Christmas. (2007, October 25). Australian Associated Press.
  17. Xbox add-on price slash (2008, February 12). Brisbane MX.
  18. Hill, J. (2008, August 14). Xtending Xbox. The Age.
  19. Davidson, J. (2008, November 14). Xbox 360 price cut. Australian Financial Review.