The '''Xbox 360''' is [[Dustin VisentinMicrosoft]]'s successor to their [[Xbox]] [[video game console]], referred to during development as "Project Xenon", "Xbox 2", or "Xbox Next". The console was released on [[November 22]], [[2005]] in [[North America]], and will be released on [[December 2]] in [[Europe]], [[December 10]] in [[Japan]], [[March 2]], [[2006]] in [[Australia]] and elsewhere in early 2006. The Xbox 360 will compete against the [[history of video games (Seventh generation era)|upcoming generation]] of consoles, including the [[Sony]] [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Nintendo Revolution]], and was officially unveiled on [[MTV]] on [[May 12]], [[2005]], a week before [[E3|E³]].
In most countries the console is sold in two different configurations: the "Xbox 360" and the "Xbox 360 Core System". The Xbox 360 configuration, often referred to as the "Premium Edition", includes a hard drive and additional accessories.
