September 27th: Microsoft declares support for HD-DVD, in opposition to Blu-Ray, technology. May 23rd: The Xbox-Linux team begins the Free60 Project, dedicated to port Linux to the Xbox 360.Īugust 17th: Official launch price of the Xbox 360 is announced to be $299.99 at GC2005. May 15th: Bill Gates announces that Halo 3 will launch on the launch day of the PlayStation 3. The official Xbox 360 website,, opens its doors. Original Xbox games are demonstrated on the system, confirming backwards compatibility. May 12th: The Xbox 360 is unveiled on MTV, confirming leaked data including the name, the logo, the wireless controllers, the system specs, and the console design. March 24th: Microsoft reveals a games development platform, XNA (which stands for "XNA's Not Acronymed") for the unannounced Xbox successor. Huge thanks to XanTium and GaryOPA for managing the front page news feed! The majority of this history is condensed from archived Xbox-Scene posts. This page outlines major points in the Xbox 360's history, including both official historical points and the Xbox 360 hacking scene's milestones. If you like this article see also the History of the original Xbox and his scene here No credits for me, but I enjoyed this list so I tought could be interesting also for others GBAtempers. This is a very interesting article appeared on the 360hack reddit, where you can find the most updated release.