what is Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.
Some major features of the Xbox 360 are its integrated Xbox Live service that allows players to compete online, download arcade games, game demos, trailers, TV shows, music and movies and its Windows Media Center multimedia capabilities. The Xbox 360 also offers region specific access to third-party media streaming services such as Netflix and ESPN in the USA or Sky TV in the UK.
The Xbox 360 was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information divulged later that month at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The console sold out completely upon release in all regions except in Japan,and, as of April 2010, there are over 40 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide.]
At their E3 presentation on 14 June 2010, Microsoft announced a redesigned Xbox 360 that would ship on the same day.The redesigned console is slimmer than the previous Xbox 360 model and features integrated 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, TOSLINK S/PDIF optical audio output, a 250 GB hard drive, 5 USB 2.0 ports (compared to the 3 from older versions) and a special AUX port.Older models of the Xbox 360 are being discontinued.]
With the announcement of a slimmer Xbox 360 model, Microsoft have said that they believe that the console is only mid-way through its lifecycle. They have stated that they firmly believe that the lifecycle of the Xbox 360 will continue on through 2015