The first Xbox was discharged on November 15, 2001, in North America, February 22, 2002, in Japan, and March 14, 2002, in Australia and Europe. It was Microsoft's first raid into the gaming console showcase. As a major aspect of the 6th era of gaming, the Xbox contended with Sony's PlayStation 2, Sega's Dreamcast (which ceased American deals previously the Xbox went marked down), and Nintendo's GameCube. The Xbox was the main support offered by an American organization after the Atari Jaguar halted deals in 1996. The name Xbox was gotten from a constriction of DirectX Box, a reference to Microsoft's illustrations API,
