context: Xbox is a game console developed by Microsoft and launched in North America on November 15 2001 and in Europe on March 14, 2002. It competed with Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube. Xbox released for € 499, but Microsoft dropped significantly in Europe on April 26 due to weak sales. [1] [2] In Finland, the reduced price of the console was around 325 euros. [3] As a reward, Microsoft offered two Xbox games and one additional controller free of charge to those who bought the Xbox release. [3] [4] In the fall of 2006, Xbox specials were sold for less than $ 100, with a list price of just over $ 100. [5]
question: In what year was the first Xbox released?
answers.text: 2001