Bill Gates Officially Announces The "XBox" On CNBC: March 9th 2000

Bill Gates Announces "Xbox" At The GDC & In Japan: March 10th 2000
The X-Box Processor Speed Increases To 733MHz: May 15th
First Screenshot Of A Prototype Xbox System Is Release Unofficially: June 2nd 2000
Microsoft chooses Seagate as hard drive manufacturer: November 7, 2000
Xbox is Unveiled at CES - January 6, 2001
Preview Units To Arrive In Stores: Mid-October 2001
Official Launch: November 15th 2001
Official Japanese Launch: February 22nd 2002
Official Euro Launch: March 14th 2002
First Euro Price Drop: April 26th 2002

The Xbox 360 has been released in North America, Puerto Rico, Europe and Japan. Many stores sold out on the first day, and as of mid-January consumers had to hunt across many stores to find one in stock. In Japan, it was received far less enthusiastically, despite the low price and bonus features. The main reason for this may have been the delaying of Dead Or Alive 4 which remains an extremely popular Xbox 360 Japanese game. Without it the Xbox 360 numbers sold were less than originally anticipated.