| Developers: | Microsoft |
| Date of the premiere of the system: | June 2017 |
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Xbox is a game console from Microsoft.
2022: Deliveries to Russia by parallel import
In November 2022, Rostest-certified Xbox consoles appeared in Russian online stores. Microsoft continues to certify consoles in the Russian Federation, but supplies them to the CIS countries. Since Microsoft officially stopped shipping Xbox consoles, retailers have been importing new consoles exclusively for parallel imports.
2021: Number of Xbox One and Xbox 360 consoles sold in all years
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2018: Microsoft fires Xbox tech support and recruits free volunteers
In May 2018, Microsoft fired Xbox support, replacing it with free volunteers from among fans of game consoles. This was reported to Polygon by two ex-employees from the Xbox Support staff.
According to sources whose names were not disclosed, about 12 people fell under the abbreviation. The fired support operators were hired by Affirma Consulting, but worked in Microsoft's office, responsible for processing requests on the popular Xbox Support Twitter account. Also, the duties of employees included working with members of the Xbox Ambassadors community - enthusiasts who help with user appeals by receiving prizes from Microsoft as a reward.
According to one of the interlocutors of the publication, Microsoft, apparently, was preparing for a personnel purge, since before the dismissal, some Xbox technical support employees were instructed to prepare volunteers and shift more work to them.
Microsoft is understood to have retained several people from the former team to oversee the Xbox Ambassadors volunteers. At the request of the publication, a Microsoft spokesman said that the corporation still employs several highly qualified support staff, in addition to volunteers. The company ignored the question of layoffs and did not specify the number of technical support employees.
Meanwhile, reviewers have flagged changes to the Xbox Support Twitter account. Typically, operators responded daily to dozens of user requests from more than a million account followers, but activity declined after May 18. For the past few weeks, Xbox Support has only retweeted Xbox Ambassadors account messages, and messages sent to @ XboxSupport are now processed by @ XboxAmbassadors.
One former Microsoft employee said that such savings would negatively affect the quality of the support service, since volunteers lack professional knowledge.[1]
2017
Start of sales in Russia
On November 7, 2017, sales of the Xbox One X game console began in Russia and several other countries. The cost of the device at the time of launch in the Russian Federation amounted to 40 thousand rubles.
Microsoft announced a record number of pre-orders for the Xbox One X, but did not disclose the exact figure. The company is confident in the high demand for the console on New Year's holidays.
According to forecasts of the analytical company Newzoo BV, global sales of video games for game consoles, including the Xbox One X, in 2017 will reach $33.5 billion.
In addition to Russia, the Xbox One X appeared on sale in Australia, Austria,, Belgium,, Denmark,, Great Britain Hungary Germany Hong Kong, Greece,,,,,, Israel,, Ireland Spain Italy To Canada Mexico China,, South Korea New Netherlands Zealand, Norway, UAE, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Turkey, USA Finland,,,, and. France Czech Republic Sweden Switzerland Japan
By early November 2017, more than 1,300 games were available for the Xbox One X (including Forza Motorsport 7, Super Lucky's Tale, Assassin's Creed Origins, Middle-earth: Shadow of War and FIFA18), including 220 exclusive projects that can be launched on any console in the Xbox One family. All Xbox One accessories can be used with any device in the family.[2]
Xbox One X release
The Xbox One X game console received a special order 8-core processor AMD with a clock speed of 2.3 GHz and 40 graphics accelerators with a frequency of 1172 MHz. It is also known about the presence of 12 GB of GDDR5 video memory with a bandwidth of 326 Gbps, terabyte, hard drive support for High Dynamic Range (HDR), Wide Color Gamut (WCG) and surround sound technology for Dolby Atmos cinemas. Microsoft calls the Xbox One X its most powerful video game console of all time, as well as the smallest in the Xbox One family.
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