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To aid customers with defective consoles, Microsoft extended the Xbox 360's manufacturer's warranty to three years for hardware failure problems that generate a "General Hardware Failure" error report. A "General Hardware Failure" is recognized on all models released before the Xbox 360 S by three quadrants of the ring around the power button flashing red. This error is often known as the " Red Ring of Death". [126] In April 2009, the warranty was extended to also cover failures related to the E74 error code. [127] The warranty extension is not granted for any other types of failures that do not generate these specific error codes. Microsoft announced the successor to the Xbox 360, the Xbox One, on May 21, 2013. [94] On April 20, 2016, Microsoft announced the end of production of new Xbox 360 hardware, though the company will continue to provide hardware and software support for the platform as selected Xbox 360 games are playable on Xbox One. [95] The Xbox 360 continued to be supported by major publishers with new games well into the Xbox One's lifecycle. New titles were still being released in 2018. [96] The Xbox 360 continues to have an active player base years after the system's discontinuation. Speaking to Engadget at E3 2019 after the announcement of Project Scarlett, the next-generation of Xbox consoles after the Xbox One, Phil Spencer stated that there were still "millions and millions of players" active on the Xbox 360. [97] After the launch of the Xbox Series X and S by the end of 2020, the Xbox 360 still had a 17.7% market share of all consoles in use in Mexico; comparatively, newer systems like the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 stood at 36.9% and 18.0% market share, respectively. [98] Hardware The Xbox 360 E model, announced at E3 2013, shares many aesthetics with the Xbox One. Microsoft confirms Xbox 360 802.11n adapter". joystiq. September 21, 2009. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011 . Retrieved November 23, 2009. use the arrow keys to navigate through the pivots and tab to focus on focusable content inside a pivot section a b "Microsoft Launches New Xbox 360 Console for Families". Microsoft Corporation. 2007-10-22. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16 . Retrieved 2008-07-26.Microsoft Announces Canadian Exclusive Xbox 360 Elite Special 250 GB Edition including Halo 3 and Halo 3 ODST". 2010-01-09. Archived from the original on 2010-01-09 . Retrieved 2011-08-24. Perry, Douglass (October 17, 2006). "Microsoft Spreads 360 Love". IGN. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012 . Retrieved October 18, 2006. Xbox 360 Arcade [ edit ] Xbox 360 Arcade console with white wireless controller. The Arcade is cosmetically identical to the Core model. Retailers Sell Out of Initial Xbox 360 Shipments". Archived from the original on January 6, 2008 . Retrieved October 14, 2008.

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Initially there were no digital video outputs such as DVI or HDMI on the Xbox 360; instead, HD-quality output could only be produced over YP BP R component video (used by both the 3 RCA component cable and the Japanese D-terminal cable) and later VGA (via a software update). An HDMI port was introduced to the Xbox 360 by July 2007 with the introduction of the Elite model. A wide array of SDTV and HDTV resolutions are supported by the console hardware; [16] up to 1080p after the October 2006 software upgrade. [17] While most games are rendered natively at 720p, the video from all games can be scaled by the hardware to whatever resolution the user has set in the console's settings; from 480i NTSC and 576i PAL all the way to 1080p HDTV. The Xbox 360 uses the triple-core IBM designed Xenon as its CPU, with each core capable of simultaneously processing two threads, and can therefore operate on up to six threads at once. [101] Graphics processing is handled by the ATI Xenos, which has 10 MB of eDRAM. Its main memory pool is 512MB in size. Xbox 360 Splinter Cell Conviction Special Edition Announced". Microsoft. 2010-03-02. Archived from the original on 2010-03-07 . Retrieved 2010-03-20. Internal, rechargeable battery with up to 40 hours of battery life per charge. Battery life varies with usage and other factors.

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That being said, Xbox 360 hard drives are really easy to upgrade and not too expensive either. So if you find a good deal on a unit with limited space, it might be worth it to grab even if you want a larger hard drive.