The Xbox 360 was released as the successor of the original Xbox in November 2005, competing with Sony 's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. It featured a custom triple-core 64-bit PowerPC -based processor design by IBM with 512 MB of RAM memory.

The seventh generationof home video game consoles began on November 22, 2005, with the release of Microsoft's Xbox 360home console. This was followed by the release of Sony's PlayStation 3on November 17, 2006, and Nintendo's Wiion November 19, 2006. Each new console introduced new technologies.

Xbox 360 (2005) Release Date: November 22, 2005 (US), December 02, 2006 (EU), December 10, 2006 (JP) Status: Discontinued (April 20, 2016) Home Console Generation: Seventh (2005 – 2017)

The Second Generation of Xbox was made up of consoles titled Xbox 360 and its multiple variants. These primarily competed with Sony’s Playstation 3. Many consider this the defining generation for Xbox consoles. Xbox 360 (2005) By the time of the release of the Xbox 360 in 2005, the console had already made itself a household name.