======Xbox======
=====Object Information=====
  * **Type:** [[Muggle]] electronic device (video game console)
  * **Owners:** None mentioned in the series.
  * **Maker:** Microsoft
=====Description and Appearance=====
An Xbox is a home video game console created and owned by the [[Muggle]] company Microsoft. It connects to a television set and is used to play a wide variety of electronic games.
=====Magical Properties and Usage=====
As a [[Muggle]] artifact, the Xbox possesses no magical properties. Its sole function is for entertainment through the playing of video games.
=====Role in the Story=====
The Xbox video game console is **not** mentioned in the original seven //Harry Potter// novels. Its inclusion in fan discussions is a common point of confusion with a similar [[Muggle]] device, the [[PlayStation]].
In //[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]//, [[Harry Potter]] notes in a letter to [[Sirius Black]] that his cousin, [[Dudley Dursley]], owned a [[PlayStation]]. In a fit of anger related to his new diet, [[Dudley Dursley]] threw the console out of his bedroom window. This deprived him of the ability to play his favorite game, //Mega-Mutilation Part Three//.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
The confusion between the Xbox and [[PlayStation]] likely stems from the fact that both were highly popular and competing video game consoles during the period the later //Harry Potter// books were published. The first PlayStation was released in 1994, and the PlayStation 2 in 2000, aligning with the timeframe of //[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]//. The first Xbox was released in 2001. J.K. Rowling specifically named the [[PlayStation]] in the text, making it the canonical device owned by [[Dudley Dursley]].