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The '''Xbox 360''' is a HD and seventh generation video game console produced by [[Microsoft]] and is the successor to the [[Xbox]]. This console hosts several ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog series|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' titles. Its successor, [[Xbox One]], has been announced since 21 May 2013 and it has been released on 22 November 2013 in North America, Australia, selected European Countries and Brazil, with Japan and a few more countries to be released sometime in September 2014 although no Sonic games are currently planned to be released for the said console.
  
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|type = [[wikipedia:Video game console|Video game console]]
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|first_available = 22 November 2005
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|discontinued = 20 April 2016
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|units_sold = Worldwide: 84 million (as of June 9, 2014)
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|cpu = 3.2 GHz PowerPC Tri-Core Xenon
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|ram = 512 MB of GDDR3 RAM clocked at 700 MHz
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*Analog stereo
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The '''Xbox 360''' is a home video game console developed by [[Microsoft]] and is the successor to the [[Xbox]]. It competed with the [[Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony's]] [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Nintendo]]'s [[Wii]] as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. It hosts a large number of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' titles.
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Originally released in 2005, the console sold over 84 million consoles until on 20 April 2016, where Microsoft announced they will no longer be producing any new hardware, although they will continue to support the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://news.xbox.com/2016/04/20/xbox-360-celebrating-10-years/ |title= Achievement Unlocked: 10 Years – Thank You, Xbox 360 |publisher= Xbox Wire |author= Phil Spencer |date= 20 April 2016 |accessdate= 17 March 2017 }}</ref>
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The console's successor, the [[Xbox One]] was released on November 2013.
   
 
==Kinect==
  
==Kinect==
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Kinect is a motion sensor created by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 and was released late 2010. Kinect was released to compete with the Nintendo [[Wii]]'s motion controls and the PlayStation Move for the [[PlayStation 3]]. ''[[Sonic Free Riders]]'' was released exclusively for the Kinect and so far it is the only Sonic game to use the Kinect. The Kinect for the Xbox 360 is incompatible with the Xbox One though there is an Kinect for the Xbox One.
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Kinect is a motion sensor camera created by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 and was released in late 2010. Kinect was released to compete with the Wii Remote's motion controls and the PlayStation Move for the PlayStation 3. ''[[Sonic Free Riders]]'' was released exclusively for the Kinect and so far it is the only ''Sonic'' game to use full functionality of the Kinect. The Kinect for the Xbox 360 is currently incompatible with the Xbox One.
   
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==Sonic games==
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==List of games==
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{| class = "article-table"
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*[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006)]]
  
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!Cover
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*''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]''
  
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!Game
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*''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''
  
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*''[[Sonic Generations]]''
  
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*''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''
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|[[File:Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (360).jpg|100px]]
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|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006)]]
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*''[[Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection]]''
  
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*''[[Sonic Free Riders]]''
  
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|[[File:Sega superstars tennis (360).jpg|100px]]
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*''[[Dreamcast Collection]]''
  
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|''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]''
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*''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]''
  
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|-
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|[[File:Sonic Unleashed 360 box art.png|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''
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|[[File:SUGC X360 boxart.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection]]''
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|[[File:Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing - Xbox 360 Box Art.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing|Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie]]''
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|[[File:Sonic-Free-Riders-cover.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic Free Riders]]''
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|[[File:Dreamcast.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Dreamcast Collection]]''
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|-
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|[[File:SonicGenerations_Xbox360_US.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic Generations]]''
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|-
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|[[File:SASRT_360_US.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]''
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|-
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|[[File:SASRT_BE_Xbox360_US.jpg|100px]]
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|''Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed: Bonus Edition''
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|}
   
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==List of Platinum Hits games==
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===Box artwork gallery===
  
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{| class = "article-table"
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{{Gallery start}}
  
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!Cover
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<gallery>
  
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!Game
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File:Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (360).jpg|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006)]]
  
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Sonic_the_Hedgehog_Platinum_hits.jpg|''Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)'' (Platinum Family Hits Release)
  
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|[[File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_Platinum_hits.jpg|100px]]
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File:Sega superstars tennis (360).jpg|''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]''
  
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File:Sonic Unleashed (360).jpg|''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''
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|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006)]]
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Sonic Unleashedplatinum.jpg|''Sonic Unleashed'' (Platinum Hits Release)
  
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File:Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing xbox 360.jpg|''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''
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|[[File:Sonic Unleashedplatinum.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''
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File:Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (360).jpg|''[[Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection]]''
  
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File:Sonic-Free-Riders-cover.jpg|''[[Sonic Free Riders]]''
  
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|[[File:SUGC_PH_360_US.jpg|100px]]
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Dreamcast.jpg|''[[Dreamcast Collection]]''
  
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5922SG 360 PACK-FRONT.jpg|''[[Sonic Generations]]''
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|''[[Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection]]''
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S360Transformed.PNG|''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]''
  
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|[[File:SFR_KPH_US.jpg|100px]]
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7692335788 173dbdec06.jpg|''Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed'': Bonus Edition
  
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|''[[Sonic Free Riders]]''
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</gallery>
  
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{{Gallery end}}
  
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|[[File:SonicGenerations_Xbox360_PH_US.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic Generations]]''
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==Xbox Live==
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[[File:Xbox Live Arcade.png|thumb|200px|Logo of Xbox Live Arcade]]
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The Xbox 360 also has its integrated Xbox Live, an online service created and operated by Microsoft. Xbox Live allows for online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery, including connectivity with the Xbox Games Store, an online digital distribution network. Here, in the Games Store, players can purchase and download Xbox 360 games and demos, [[downloadable content]] and '''Xbox Live Arcade''' ('''XBLA''') digital-only games which offers ports of classic games and original titles.
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Xbox Live is available as a free and a paid-subscription service (known as Xbox Live Free and Xbox Live Gold respectively) where most features such as online multiplayer gaming are restricted to the Gold service.
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===List of Xbox Live Arcade games===
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{| class = "article-table"
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!Thumbnail
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!Game
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|[[File:Boxsonichedgehog.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''<ref>http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/sonicxboxlivearcade/default.htm</ref>
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|[[File:Boxsonichedgehog2.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''<ref>http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/sonic2xboxlivearcade/</ref>
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|[[File:Boxsonic3.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''<ref>http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/sonicth3xboxlivearcade/</ref>
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|[[File:Boxsonicandknuckles.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''<ref>http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/sonicknucklesxbla/</ref>
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|[[File:Sonic-adventure-xbla-box.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic Adventure (2010)|Sonic Adventure]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://blogs.sega.com/2010/06/10/dreamcast-makes-a-digital-return/|title= Dreamcast Makes a Digital Return|date = 10 June 2010 |accessdate=8 June 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323230206/http://blogs.sega.com/2010/06/10/dreamcast-makes-a-digital-return/ |archivedate=23 March 2016 }}</ref>
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|[[File:sonic 4 ep 1.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]''
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|[[File:SCD XBLA Box Art.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011)|Sonic CD]]''
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|[[File:Sonic-4-Episode-2-Box-Art.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]''
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|[[File:Sonic_Adventure 2 Arcade.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic Adventure 2 (2012)|Sonic Adventure 2]]''<ref>http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Sonic-Adventure-2/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258411202?cid=search</ref>
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|[[File:Sonic the Fighers XBLA Box.jpg|100px]]
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|''[[Sonic the Fighters]]''
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==Characters introduced==
  
==Characters introduced==
 
*[[Silver the Hedgehog]]
  
*[[Silver the Hedgehog]]
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**[[Super Silver]]
 
*[[Princess Elise]]
  
*[[Princess Elise]]
 
*[[Mephiles the Dark]]
  
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*[[Sonic the Werehog]]
  
*[[Sonic the Werehog]]
 
*[[Professor Pickle]]
  
*[[Professor Pickle]]
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*[[Wentos]]
  
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*[[Brenda|Brenda Hernandez]]
  
 
*[[Dark Gaia]]
  
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*[[Orbot]]
  
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*[[Time Eater]]
  
*[[Time Eater]]
   
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==Backward compatibility==
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==Xbox Live Arcade==
  
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All Xbox 360 models have backwards compatibility with selected [[Xbox]] games via software emulation. Amongst the games in the list, all ''Sonic'' games released for the Xbox ''([[Sonic Heroes]]'', ''[[Sonic Mega Collection|Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'','' [[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' and ''[[Sonic Riders]]'') will work when the game disc is inserted into the Xbox 360 console. A hard disk drive is required to save any Xbox games' progress. All of the Xbox ''Sonic'' games versions do not have a widescreen display setting (despite that the orignal Xbox supports this setting with all of its Sonic games) and each game has some additional emulation issues and glitches listed below:<ref>[[Wikipedia:List of Xbox games compatible with Xbox 360]]</ref>
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The Xbox 360 also has its integrated Xbox Live, an online service created and operated by Microsoft. Xbox Live allows for online multiplayer gaming and connectivity with the Xbox Games Store, an online digital distribution network. Here, in the Games Store, players can purchase and download game demos and '''Xbox Live Arcade''' ('''XBLA''') games. Amongst these games are a number of classic ''Sonic'' titles:
  
   
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*''Sonic Heroes'':
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' <ref>http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/sonicxboxlivearcade/default.htm</ref>[[File:Xbox Live Arcade.jpg|thumb|200px]]
  
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**The PAL version of the game will not work if the display refresh rate is set to 50&nbsp;Hz.
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' <ref>http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/sonic2xboxlivearcade/</ref>
  
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**In-game, the text is not sharp and has some graphical errors on it (lines under or through letters).
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' <ref>http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/sonicth3xboxlivearcade/</ref>
  
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**The stage title screens have lines through them.
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*''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' <ref>http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/sonicknucklesxbla/</ref>
  
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**All CGI cutscenes play at around 15 frames per second but is in sync with the audio. In the opening movie however, the "[[Sonic Heroes (song)|Sonic Heroes]]" song has to repeat sections in order to stay in sync.
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*''[[Sonic Adventure (2010)|Sonic Adventure]]'' <ref>{{Cite web|url= http://blogs.sega.com/2010/06/10/dreamcast-makes-a-digital-return/|title= Dreamcast Makes a Digital Return|date = 10 June 2010 |accessdate=8 June 2014}}</ref>
  
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**In gameplay, any displayed button prompts are not sharp.
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]''
  
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**In gameplay, the player can press either {{LB Button (Xbox)}} or {{RB Button (Xbox)}} to activate [[Team Blast]], despite the Black Button which {{RB Button (Xbox)}} is mapped to did not have a function in the original version of the game.
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD|Sonic CD]]''
  
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**On the title screen, the logo has notable aliasing issues.
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]''
  
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**In the credits, the cutscenes shown actually play without the subtitles while it is meant to be muted on the original Xbox version.
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal]]''
  
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*''Sonic Mega Collection Plus'': Sound glitches in PAL version when playing ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', may occur in other games.
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*''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' <ref>http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Sonic-Adventure-2/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258411202?cid=search</ref>
  
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*''[[Sonic the Fighters]]''
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*''Shadow the Hedgehog'':
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**Intro and CGI cutscenes will lag after starting.
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**Some sound effects are muffled.
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===Box art gallery===
  
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**Small frame rate issues happen when large amounts of gunfire and enemies are on-screen. Freezes occasionally during cutscenes and gameplay.
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{{Gallery start}}
  
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*''Sonic Riders'':
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<gallery>
  
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**Cinematic cutscenes have grey cylinder guides under the characters.
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File:Boxsonichedgehog.jpg|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
  
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**The [[Metal City]] track has loading problems as the player can see the stage progress as it loads.
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File:Boxsonichedgehog2.jpg|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
  
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File:Boxsonic3.jpg|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''
  
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File:Boxsonicandknuckles.jpg|''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''
  
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File:Sonic the hedgehog 4 (360).jpg|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]''
  
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Sonic Adventure.jpg|''[[Sonic Adventure (2010)|Sonic Adventure]]''
  
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SCD XBLA Box Art.jpg|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD|Sonic CD]]''
  
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Sonic-4-Episode-2-Box-Art.jpg|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]''
  
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Sonic_Adventure 2 Arcade.jpg|''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''
  
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Sonic the Fighers XBLA Box.jpg|''[[Sonic the Fighters]]''
  
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</gallery>
  
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{{Gallery end}}
  
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==Backward compatibility with the Xbox==
  
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Currently all the seventh-generation consoles have been released to the public with at least one new design (PS3 Slim/PS3 Super Slim/Xbox 360 S/Wii Family Edition/Wii Mini). The Xbox 360 S is the only redesigned 7th-gen console to still have backward compatibility with its predecessor, [[Xbox]]; therefore all the Sonic games released for the Xbox ''([[Sonic Heroes]]'', ''[[Sonic Mega Collection|Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'','' [[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' and ''[[Sonic Riders]]'') will work when the game disc is inserted into the Xbox 360 console (PAL version of ''Sonic Heroes'' won't work with 50 Htz setting). A hard disk drive is required to save any Xbox games' progress. All of the Xbox Sonic games versions don't have a widescreen setting (despite that the Xbox has widescreen setting with all of its Sonic games) and each game has some additional emulation issues and glitches listed below:<ref>[[Wikipedia:List of Xbox games compatible with Xbox 360]]</ref>
  
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''Sonic Heroes'': Text is not sharp and has some graphical errors on it (lines under or through letters). The stage title screens have lines through them. All movies run at around 15 frames per second but is in sync with the audio. On the opening movie the song has to repeat sections in order to stay in sync. During gameplay, button prompts are not sharp. On the title screen the logo still has aliasing issues. In the credits, the cutscenes shown actually play without the subtitles while it is meant to be muted on the original Xbox version. Despite that white button is mapped to LB and black button is mapped to RB, either of those bumpers will activate [[Team Blast]].
  
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''Sonic Mega Collection Plus'': Sound glitches in PAL version when playing ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', may occur in other games.
  
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''Shadow the Hedgehog'': Intro and CGI cutscenes will lag after starting. Some sound effects are muffled. Small framerate issues happen when large amounts of gunfire and enemies are on-screen. Freezes occasionally during cutscenes and gameplay.
  
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''Sonic Riders'': Cinematic cutscenes have grey cylinder guides under characters, the level [[Metal City]] has loading problems as the player can see the stage progress as it loads.
  
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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[[File:TheBest360Ever.jpg|thumb|150px]]
 
*In Holiday 2008, ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (along with ''Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc'' which came with all Xbox 360 Arcade systems until late 2009) was bundled with Xbox 360 Arcade systems.
  
*In Holiday 2008, ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (along with ''Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc'' which came with all Xbox 360 Arcade systems until late 2009) was bundled with Xbox 360 Arcade systems.
 
*Of all the characters introduced on this video game console, the only two that has managed to get to another game are [[Silver the Hedgehog]] and [[Orbot]].
  
*Of all the characters introduced on this video game console, the only two that has managed to get to another game are [[Silver the Hedgehog]] and [[Orbot]].
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*Only two ''Sonic'' games were released exclusively for the Xbox 360, those being ''Sonic Free Riders'' and ''Dreamcast Collection'' (with the latter being a console-exclusive release). The remaining games were also released for the PlayStation 3.
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*A ''Sonic Free Riders'' skin was sold for the Xbox 360 and the Kinect.
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
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==External links==
  
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*[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/ Official website]
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*{{Plain link|http://www.xbox.com/en-US/|Official website}}
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{{Video game systems}}
  
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[[Category:Platforms]]
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[[Category:2005]]

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This article is about a subject in the real world.
Information in this article is about real-life people, companies, and objects, which do not relate to the in-universe Sonic series.

The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft and is the successor to the Xbox. It competed with the Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. It hosts a large number of Sonic the Hedgehog titles.

Originally released in 2005, the console sold over 84 million consoles until on 20 April 2016, where Microsoft announced they will no longer be producing any new hardware, although they will continue to support the platform.[1]

The console's successor, the Xbox One was released on November 2013.

Kinect

Kinect is a motion sensor camera created by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 and was released in late 2010. Kinect was released to compete with the Wii Remote's motion controls and the PlayStation Move for the PlayStation 3. Sonic Free Riders was released exclusively for the Kinect and so far it is the only Sonic game to use full functionality of the Kinect. The Kinect for the Xbox 360 is currently incompatible with the Xbox One.

List of games

Cover Game
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (360) Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
Sega superstars tennis (360) Sega Superstars Tennis
Sonic Unleashed 360 box art Sonic Unleashed
SUGC X360 boxart Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing - Xbox 360 Box Art Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie
Sonic-Free-Riders-cover Sonic Free Riders
Dreamcast Dreamcast Collection
SonicGenerations Xbox360 US Sonic Generations
SASRT 360 US Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
SASRT BE Xbox360 US Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed: Bonus Edition

List of Platinum Hits games

Cover Game
Sonic the Hedgehog Platinum hits Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
Sonic Unleashedplatinum Sonic Unleashed
SUGC PH 360 US Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
SFR KPH US Sonic Free Riders
SonicGenerations Xbox360 PH US Sonic Generations

Xbox Live

Xbox Live Arcade

Logo of Xbox Live Arcade

The Xbox 360 also has its integrated Xbox Live, an online service created and operated by Microsoft. Xbox Live allows for online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery, including connectivity with the Xbox Games Store, an online digital distribution network. Here, in the Games Store, players can purchase and download Xbox 360 games and demos, downloadable content and Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) digital-only games which offers ports of classic games and original titles.

Xbox Live is available as a free and a paid-subscription service (known as Xbox Live Free and Xbox Live Gold respectively) where most features such as online multiplayer gaming are restricted to the Gold service.

List of Xbox Live Arcade games

Thumbnail Game
Boxsonichedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog[2]
Boxsonichedgehog2 Sonic the Hedgehog 2[3]
Boxsonic3 Sonic the Hedgehog 3[4]
Boxsonicandknuckles Sonic & Knuckles[5]
Sonic-adventure-xbla-box Sonic Adventure[6]
Sonic 4 ep 1 Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
SCD XBLA Box Art Sonic CD
Sonic-4-Episode-2-Box-Art Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II
Sonic Adventure 2 Arcade Sonic Adventure 2[7]
Sonic the Fighers XBLA Box Sonic the Fighters

Characters introduced

Backward compatibility

All Xbox 360 models have backwards compatibility with selected Xbox games via software emulation. Amongst the games in the list, all Sonic games released for the Xbox (Sonic Heroes, Sonic Mega Collection Plus, Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Riders) will work when the game disc is inserted into the Xbox 360 console. A hard disk drive is required to save any Xbox games' progress. All of the Xbox Sonic games versions do not have a widescreen display setting (despite that the orignal Xbox supports this setting with all of its Sonic games) and each game has some additional emulation issues and glitches listed below:[8]

  • Sonic Heroes:
    • The PAL version of the game will not work if the display refresh rate is set to 50 Hz.
    • In-game, the text is not sharp and has some graphical errors on it (lines under or through letters).
    • The stage title screens have lines through them.
    • All CGI cutscenes play at around 15 frames per second but is in sync with the audio. In the opening movie however, the "Sonic Heroes" song has to repeat sections in order to stay in sync.
    • In gameplay, any displayed button prompts are not sharp.
    • In gameplay, the player can press either Xbox-Button-LB or Xbox-Button-RB to activate Team Blast, despite the Black Button which Xbox-Button-RB is mapped to did not have a function in the original version of the game.
    • On the title screen, the logo has notable aliasing issues.
    • In the credits, the cutscenes shown actually play without the subtitles while it is meant to be muted on the original Xbox version.
  • Sonic Mega Collection Plus: Sound glitches in PAL version when playing Sonic the Hedgehog, may occur in other games.
  • Shadow the Hedgehog:
    • Intro and CGI cutscenes will lag after starting.
    • Some sound effects are muffled.
    • Small frame rate issues happen when large amounts of gunfire and enemies are on-screen. Freezes occasionally during cutscenes and gameplay.
  • Sonic Riders:
    • Cinematic cutscenes have grey cylinder guides under the characters.
    • The Metal City track has loading problems as the player can see the stage progress as it loads.

Trivia

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  • In Holiday 2008, Sega Superstars Tennis (along with Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc which came with all Xbox 360 Arcade systems until late 2009) was bundled with Xbox 360 Arcade systems.
  • Of all the characters introduced on this video game console, the only two that has managed to get to another game are Silver the Hedgehog and Orbot.
  • Only two Sonic games were released exclusively for the Xbox 360, those being Sonic Free Riders and Dreamcast Collection (with the latter being a console-exclusive release). The remaining games were also released for the PlayStation 3.
  • A Sonic Free Riders skin was sold for the Xbox 360 and the Kinect.

References

External links

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