HISTORY

HISTORY

All start in 1998 when Microsoft star to help Sega to make the Dreamcast console. 3 years later Microsoft star to create de XBOX console that was their first console. With this console Microsoft reach the second best sales of consoles of that generation. Then in 2002 Microsoft start to work in the successor of XBOX, the XBOX360. The work group of Microsoft that was assigned to the develop of the XBOX360 was named "Xbox Console Design Architecture" was lead by the architecture of sistems Nick Bake. In August 13 of 2003 Microsoft firm with ATI an accord for the develop of the graphics processor of the console. In November 25 of 2003 Microsoft firm an other acord with IBM to the develop of the central processor.

In February 2005, Microsoft decides to name the console "Xbox 360" and in May 12 of 2005, on MTV is definitively confirmed the name and the day of the launch of the console to the market (November 22 of 2005). The first day of sales of the console, in few minutes the console was sold out in all stores because of the low number of units put up for sale.