Top FAQs List

Can I play DVDs on the Xbox console?

The Xbox console can play DVD movies and compact discs that contain the official Compact Disc logo.

You can turn your Xbox video game system into a DVD movie theater with the purchase of the DVD Movie Playback Kit. The kit includes the required infrared receiver and a remote control designed for DVD playback.


Does the Xbox support HDTV?

Xbox was designed with high-definition TV support specifically in mind. Xbox supports HDTV and TV resolutions up to 1920x1080 with the purchase of the High Definition AV Pack.

The High Definition AV Pack supports HDTV RGB video and your choice of RCA Audio or Digital Audio over optical cable.

Does Xbox support Dolby Digital?

The Xbox video game system features a theater-quality audio experience, the best ever heard in a video game console. It has 256 simultaneous audio channels, 3D positional audio, and real-time Dolby Digital audio encoding.

What is the Xbox dashboard?

The Xbox Dashboard appears when you turn on your Xbox console without a disc in the disc tray. The dashboard will let you adjust system settings, including audio, video, language and memory management. It also lets you save games and create soundtracks.

Can I make custom soundtracks on Xbox?

With Xbox you can create soundtracks from your own CD collection and play the music you want to hear during your favorite games.

What type of graphics card does Xbox have?

Xbox introduces superior graphics capacity in video game system entertainment.

The Xbox contains an NVIDIA graphics processing unit (GPU), delivering superior performance with a beefy 250 megahertz processing chip. Xbox also offers support for HDTV, DVD movie playback, and TV resolutions up to 1920x1080.

Xbox game interactive displays in video game retail stores let you try out these great games for yourself. That's the best way to choose your favorite games, and to check out the superior game play performance, look, and sound of the new Xbox titles.

Why do I need a memory card if Xbox has an internal hard drive?

The memory card allows you to save a game that is in progress and play it on another Xbox console.

Can I use the console with my computer?

The Xbox console is a dedicated video game console. Its sole purpose is to provide you with the best video game experience available on the market while connected to your television. You can also use Xbox as a DVD home theater system if you purchase the DVD Playback Kit.

Can the Xbox hook up to a computer monitor?

The Xbox video game system is intended for use with television sets or television/VCR setups. This focus allows gamers to enjoy the superior visual and sound capacity of high-definition and high-resolution television sets.

Can I play PC games, or games from other video game systems on Xbox?

The Xbox video game system is designed only to play game discs licensed by Microsoft for the Xbox video game system. This does not include burned disks, PC game discs, or discs from other video game systems. The Xbox console can play DVD movies and compact discs with the official Compact Disc logo.

Can I use the Xbox with a projection TV?

Some televisions, especially front- or rear-projection TVs, can be damaged if any video games, including Xbox games, are played on them. Consult your television owner's manual to determine if video games can be played safely on your television set. If you are unable to find this information in the owner's manual, contact your television dealer or the manufacturer to determine if video games can be played safely on your set.



MULTIPLAYER USE

What do I need to play multiplayer games?

All you need to start playing games with multiple players are extra controllers and a game designed for multiplayer use. The game will appear via a split screen on one television. No multitap is required.

If you have extra Xbox systems and televisions, you may network them together, and play certain games that support this feature. Maximum number of simultaneous players is built into the game. As an example, HALO will support 4 Xbox systems and 4 players per Xbox, for a total of 16 players.



PLANNED MULTIPLAYER GAMING ONLINE

When will Xbox be available online?

The rollout of the Xbox online gaming service is on track for the first half of this year.


Can I play games on a network?

You will be able to compete against other gamers online, play games that evolve over the course of months, and download new levels, weapons and characters. The norm will become the ability to easily find and play games online with friends, and communicate with others in real time using your own voice through the hands-free Xbox Communicator.

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What equipment will be required to connect my Xbox to the Internet?

You need to have a broadband connection (DSL or Cable) to use the Xbox online service. With your broadband connection, Xbox is the first and only video game system designed from its inception to be ready to play Xbox games right out of the box, due to the following features:

- A hard disk drive for storing episodic content delivery and new vehicles, new characters, and new game levels for favorite games
- An Ethernet port for fast-action, always-on broadband connectivity
- Slots in the Xbox game controller designed for real-time voice communication using the Xbox Voice Communicator


In what cities will the Xbox online service be available?

The Xbox online service will be available anywhere in the US where broadband connectivity is available.

What games will be available for the Xbox online service?

Microsoft has announced that 27 publishers are supporting the Xbox online plans and will be making more specific title announcements in early 2002.

Will I be able to use a dial-up connection for Xbox online service?

You will need to have a broadband connection (DSL or cable) to use the Xbox online service. This decision ensures a significantly better gaming experience than can be achieved over dial-up connection.

Why would I want to subscribe to the Xbox online service?

There are many great benefits that you'll be able to take advantage of when you sign up for the Xbox online service. You'll be able to easily find and play games, online, with your friends. You'll be able to communicate with your friends in real-time with your own voice through the hands-free Xbox Communicator. New content will be available that is only available online, and new game types will be enabled that that are only feasible when you connect your console to the online service. Games will be fast and have the intense 3D graphics you'd expect from a console gaming experience. The service will be incredibly easy to use while maximizing safety and security.

Is this Xbox online service compatible with Sega or Playstation2 games or service?

This service is specific to the Xbox gaming system.

Can I play PC games online with the Xbox online service?

No, games that are created for the Xbox online gaming service are specifically designed to work on the Xbox platform.

Can I connect to the internet with the Xbox online service?

No, Xbox online service is all about playing games. The service is not designed for doing email or browsing the web.

How can I communicate online with other players?

You'll be able to talk to them real-time with your own voice through the hands-free Xbox Communicator.