Xbox (varumärke)

	Xbox
	Logotyp sedan 2019.
Typ	Varumärke
Historik
Grundat	2001
Struktur
Ägare	Microsoft
Övrigt
Slogan	"It's a good day to play. When everyone plays, we all win."
Webbplats	xbox.com

Xbox är ett varumärke inom datorspel som ägs av Microsoft. I varumärket ingår en serie spelkonsoler, datorspelsvarumärken, streamingtjänsten Xbox Cloud Gaming, och onlinetjänster som Xbox Network och Xbox Game Pass. Varumärket introducerades 2001 vid släppet av Microsofts första spelkonsol, Xbox.^[1] Sedan 2022 hanteras det av Microsoftdivisionen Microsoft Gaming.^[2]

Produkter

Spelkonsoler och hårvara

Xbox (2001) ^[3]
Xbox 360 (2005) ^[4]
- Xbox 360 Slim (2010)
- Xbox 360 Elite (2013)
Kinect (2010)
Xbox One (2013) ^[5]
- Xbox One S (2013)
- Xbox One X (2017)
Xbox Series X/S (2020) ^[6]

Datorspel

Det har släppts både första- och tredjepartsutvecklade spel till varje konsol. Microsofts egna spel har getts ut av förlaget Xbox Game Studios. Spel som använt Xbox- eller Xbox Live-varumärkena har även släppts till andra plattformar.

Internettjänster

Se även

Games for Windows

Källor

^ Alexander, Leigh (14 augusti 2009). ”Interview: Former Microsoft Exec Fries Talks Xbox's Genesis”. Gamasutra. UBM TechWeb. Arkiverad från originalet den 6 juni 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606120130/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24831. Läst 27 april 2025. ”Direct X-Box, of course, was truncated to "Xbox," -- and "marketing hated the name", says Fries. "They went off and created this whole, long list of better names for the machine." In focus testing, the marketing team left the name "Xbox" on that long list simply as a control, to demonstrate to everyone why it was a horrible name for a console. "Of course, "Xbox" outscored, in focus testing, everything they came up with. They had to admit it was going to be the Xbox."”
^ Warren, Tom (18 januari 2022). ”Read Microsoft Gaming CEO’s email to staff about the Activision Blizzard acquisition” (på engelska). The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889393/microsoft-gaming-ceo-phil-spencer-activision-blizzard-email. Läst 27 april 2025.
^ ”Xbox Arrives in New York Tonight at Toys "R" Us Times Square”. Microsoft. 12 juni 2013. Arkiverad från originalet den 12 juni 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130612000737/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2001/nov01/11-14midnightmadnesspr.aspx. Läst 27 april 2025.
^ Dybwad, Barb (15 september 2005). ”Xbox 360 launch date is November 22”. Engadget. Arkiverad från originalet den 15 juni 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130615081413/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/15/xbox-360-launch-date-is-november-22/. Läst 27 april 2025.
^ Warren, Tom (10 juni 2013). ”Xbox One launching in November for $499 in 21 countries, pre-orders start now”. The Verge. Vox Media. https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/10/4415186/xbox-one-pricing-release-date. Läst 27 april 2025.
^ Brown, Matt (8 september 2020). ”Xbox Series X vs. Xbox Series S: Which next-gen console is for you?”. Windows Central. Arkiverad från originalet den 8 september 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200908233324/https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-series-x-vs-xbox-series-s. Läst 27 april 2025.

Externa länkar

Officiell webbplats

[gamasutra_2009-08-14-1] Alexander, Leigh (14 augusti 2009). ”Interview: Former Microsoft Exec Fries Talks Xbox's Genesis”. Gamasutra. UBM TechWeb. Arkiverad från originalet den 6 juni 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606120130/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24831. Läst 27 april 2025. ”Direct X-Box, of course, was truncated to "Xbox," -- and "marketing hated the name", says Fries. "They went off and created this whole, long list of better names for the machine." In focus testing, the marketing team left the name "Xbox" on that long list simply as a control, to demonstrate to everyone why it was a horrible name for a console. "Of course, "Xbox" outscored, in focus testing, everything they came up with. They had to admit it was going to be the Xbox."”

[2] Warren, Tom (18 januari 2022). ”Read Microsoft Gaming CEO’s email to staff about the Activision Blizzard acquisition” (på engelska). The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889393/microsoft-gaming-ceo-phil-spencer-activision-blizzard-email. Läst 27 april 2025.

[microsoft2001-3] ”Xbox Arrives in New York Tonight at Toys "R" Us Times Square”. Microsoft. 12 juni 2013. Arkiverad från originalet den 12 juni 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130612000737/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2001/nov01/11-14midnightmadnesspr.aspx. Läst 27 april 2025.

[4] Dybwad, Barb (15 september 2005). ”Xbox 360 launch date is November 22”. Engadget. Arkiverad från originalet den 15 juni 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130615081413/http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/15/xbox-360-launch-date-is-november-22/. Läst 27 april 2025.

[verge10june-5] Warren, Tom (10 juni 2013). ”Xbox One launching in November for $499 in 21 countries, pre-orders start now”. The Verge. Vox Media. https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/10/4415186/xbox-one-pricing-release-date. Läst 27 april 2025.

[wincentral_series_s-6] Brown, Matt (8 september 2020). ”Xbox Series X vs. Xbox Series S: Which next-gen console is for you?”. Windows Central. Arkiverad från originalet den 8 september 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200908233324/https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-series-x-vs-xbox-series-s. Läst 27 april 2025.

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