Happy Birthday Microsoft Xbox 360! That’s right, one of the most popular gaming consoles in the world has completed four years since its introduction in the mainstream gaming arena in the year 2005.

Before,November 2005, the gaming domains were nearly monopolized by the Sony Playstation line of gaming consoles and the competition for the top spot was near to nil. But, then came the revolutionary, Microsoft Xbox 360, that offered the gamers a completely new interactive environment and that too in high definition. Along with some of the biggest titles in the gaming business such the HALO series the Xbox 360 also featured unparalleled internet connectivity that provided the Xbox 360 user with a never before seen online multiplayer environment that significantly boosted the console’s popularity.

The Microsoft Xbox 360 is available in two models, the Xbox 360 Arcade and the Xbox 360 Elite. The arcade version is equipped with a wireless controller and an embedded 512 MB memory chip, composite AV cable and HDMI 1.2 output. The second model, the Xbox 360 Elite which is highly advanced version of the original Xbox series, comes with a 120 GB hard drive and a matte black finish and the Elter versions are also available with 250 GB hard drives and 2 wireless controllers.

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