Development Kit

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Development Kits are versions of the Xbox 360 console designed for developing games and content for the system. They have full development Bootloaders which allow game developers full access to the console's memory for remote debugging.

Xbox 360 Development Console

Xbox 360 Development Consoles have a dark gray/charcoal case with a lighter gray Type 1 Sidecar.

Introduced Late 2005
Motherboard Xenon, later Zephyr, Jasper, and Jasper Tonasket
Storage 80GB, later 120GB Hard Drive
Sidecar Type 1
Color Console: Dark gray/charcoal
Sidecar: Light gray
Notes Normal 512MB RAM
Manufacturing Label reads "Xbox 360 XDK"
Launcher reads "Xbox 360 Development Kit"

Xbox 360-GB Development Console

Xbox 360-GB Development Consoles used a variation of the Jasper motherboard. First previewed at GDC 2009 alongside the reveal of updates to XNA Game Studio, Microsoft announced a new line of Xbox 360 Development Kits. Sporting a deep purple case and a sleek chrome blue Sidecar and matching DVD bezels. The RF02 Board was revised with Blue LEDs. It comes in 3 variants.

Introduced Early 2010
Motherboard Jasper, later Jasper Tonasket
Storage 120GB Hard Drive
Sidecar Type 2
Color Console: Deep purple
Sidecar: Chrome blue
Notes Normal 1GB RAM in 2 512MB pools
Manufacturing Label reads "Xbox 360 XDK"
Launcher reads "Xbox 360 Development Kit (Mode: 1GB)"

Variant 1

These units were released in Early 2010 and are commonly referred to as "EXPO" units. They came with an XNA branded Faceplate and an XNA tribal branded Sidecar.

Known ConfigIDs

  • XDK-GB-1
  • Jasper XDK-PV-1

Variant 2

These units were released in Mid 2010 and were equipped with standard non-branded faceplate. They retained the XNA branded Sidecar.

  • Mid 2010

Known ConfigIDs

  • AK1-00078 PV-1

Variant 3

These units were released in Mid to Late 2010 and had no branding on the faceplate or Sidecar.

Known ConfigIDs

  • AK1-00078 PV-1

Xbox 360 S Development Console

Trinity Motherboard

Corona Motherboard