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Here’s to 20 years and beyond from the Xbox Team!! 😇👍🏻💚
Wooo!💚💚💚
The Xbox was the first system that I picked which wasn't a loser...
I love hearing about your past and how the Xbox shaped your future. Keep up the great work
Hopefully without rings of death, less confusing names and exclusive games.
Hey, can I use you as a reference next time I have a petty argument on Xbox Live?
Where is KINECT?? it was cool
This was a heartfelt personal reflection - thank you for sharing your journey with us MVG!
The spiritual successor of the Dreamcast
hell yeah
Truly was and I sure do wish I had realized that when it released. After Dreamcast I was scared to buy a new console again for a while. Man I loved that machine.
my mom gave away my xbox and dreamcast to charity rip D:
Dreamcast wanted to make online gaming normal with Sega Net Xbox kept it going
Nah, not anymore. It used to be, but now the Xbox is the console for Halo, CoD and Madden. The overall "feel" of the console is not like Sega any more...
It gets overlooked today because we've had 15+ years of wireless gamepads, but the OG Xbox pad had a really long cable, unlike any other console. This meant that you didn't have to place your console on the floor just so that you could play on the couch, and you could tell that it was designed by people who actually played console games.
That long cable was so nice
straight up forgot about that, shit was awesome
I guess my room was smaller 😂 i always had enough cord on ps systems, but that makes alot of sense, i feel like a friend of mine had extention cables for his xbox, or maybe the cord was faded? I remember both green and silver cord wrapped around his xbox controller
I'll always appreciate the Xbox line for essentially picking up were Sega left off and not allowing Sony to take a worldwide monopoly in console gaming. Not to mention that the XBOX series of consoles has had some phenomenal games that totally changed the industry. People can say what they will about Microsoft but their presence in the industry has done a lot of good for gaming overall.
I am just glad to see Microsoft not giving up on Xbox despite the last generation being an absolute beating and draining millions. But I think they kinda needed a reality check, after getting too cocky with so many anti-consumer decisions with the Xbox One. Now I think they are positioned very strongly to deliverer us another great 20 years.
I may be in the minority but except for Kinect 2.0 I was all in with the original vision of the Xbox One as an all-in-one set top box. I loved the TV integration, Snap feature, and even voice controls. I was disappointed they ultimately abandoned all of that - though other services picked up the slack eventually like streaming music and tv options. Still want Snap back though.
They can make 20flop consoles and still have enough money to make 20 others. So that answer just means nothing. I remember arround the launch of the first xbox, they said that they are focussing on the third xbox generation....which is the main reason i never bought one, i laughed a lot when the third gen xbox was the xbox one. This gen looks way better, but just like the playstation studio's turned out some bad games. The new studio's they accuired cant be flawless and will make mistakes. It has to get worse before it gets better. But at the moment xbox is a five to six trick pony at best games wise.
Big Floppa
@@benjaminapeterson the problem was that in order to offer all of those features they left the games behind. That was their mistake. And Don Mattrick.
Xbox still has a major DRM problem. I haven't forgotten. The OG Xbox and 360 were killer, but the Xbox One and Series X are just pathetic.
The backwards compatibility that Microsoft have focused on has been fantastic.
It’s honestly amazing. Half of my downloaded library is 360 games. Preserving history at its finest. Not to mention the fact it runs older games better than ever.
It's too bad they stopped the BC program after today's update
@@Optim121 Yeah, agreed. The number of original Xbox games in the program is pretty sad when you look at how many are in it’s library.
@@Wally17. honestly I'm a little surprised they didn't bother making the original Halo or Halo 2 backwards compatible especially since they own the rights to it. I know Master Chief collection is technically the best way to play those games since the original versions multiplier have been down for many years by this point but some people actually prefer the Xbox versions because of the glitches that you could only perform in those original version.
@@GenerationZ313 the original Xbox version of Halo looks much better than the PC version they based the remaster on, because the lighting/shadows aren’t messed up, it’s actually a huge difference
The fact that Microsoft is still supporting BC of the OG Xbox is one of the best decisions they ever made.
It shows commitment to a platform on a level that I don't see from Sony or Nintendo (which is a great shame).
Here's to another 20 years and beyond 🥂
They are ONLY doing it because they are losing in the console space against the PlayStation. Truth it, Microsoft has never beaten Sony when it comes to consoles. PS3 outsold the 360 in the end and that was the closest they EVER GOT BUT EVEN WITH A GIGANTIC LEAD THEY STILL FAILED.
Xbox sucks, always has, forever will. Microsoft as a company sucks. Sony is no Saint either but Microsoft has always been the worst when it comes to PC's or consoles.
@@LUCKO2022 I disliked Xbox since it launched when I was 11 because it seemed like a sports and shooters console, and I wanted games like Ratchet and Clank or Mario. The only game Xbox had that I wanted was Blinx, and any other 3rd party platformers were also on PS2 and GameCube (sometimes just also on PS2).
With that said I hate to admit it but Microsoft is beating Sony when it comes to caring about their legacy. Sony should be ashamed that Microsoft is beating them on a feature THEY STARTED* with backwards compatibility. I doubt they will, but I really hope they make a PS5 Pro that can play all 5 generations of PlayStation. And, I would even dig it if they made it to where you can play select PSP and PS Vita games on it as long as they're the digital versions.
*As far as I'm aware, though I'm unsure of Atari, there has been no other console before PS2 that offered backwards compatibility out of the box. Sega Genesis required a converter to play Master System games.
The OG Xbox is definitely one of my favorite consoles. Absolute beast.
PS2 is better
@@MichaelM28 Ok "Michael"
@@MichaelM28 Even though I grew up with the system. Let's not start a debate ok?
idk if it's just me but even though I grew up with the PS2, I could never truly love it. the "visuals look like somebody smeared vaseline on the screen" thing is way too distracting and annoying for me. who knows, playing games on an emulator might change my mind about the console
I truly miss the sixth console generation. To me, it was as memorable as the 8-bit NES era.
Good times.
Good memories.
Same, I'm trying to collect all the consoles of that gen. So far I got a PS2 and an og Xbox
The 6th gen was in every way, shape and form, far superior to the 8bit NES era. So, with that said, it is far and away more memorable than the 8bit era.
I loved the Xbox and the Gamecube, So many great, original and creative games on them. I still think Gamecube is Nintendos best console, it was the last time they were at all performance competitive.
Yeah, feels the same to me as well, though i experienced it on the mighty ps2, i think it was great on all 6th gen consoles and all of them have their classic games, and most of the time i see praises for all the 6th gen consoles.
Called "the golden era" for a reason!
Nothing would ever beat linking consoles with your friends on the other room hearing the screams, laughs and shouts. This was also the first console I ever modded and tried homebrew. I now play mostly PC games but Long live Xbox, so many great memories.
It's pretty cool that you can actually connect an original Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Xbox series x to play crimson skies through a lan party today. Sure it's not necessarily practical but it is neat that you can still take advantage of a feature of a bygone era
@@GenerationZ313 I know, that's crazy. And absolutely cool, I think it is an important feature to keep as with split-screen there's less input lag.
I underestimated the original Xbox in its time, but since then I've grown a deep fondness and respect for it. Excellent console with awesome specs, an underrated library, and an amazing homebrew scene.
The Xbox 360 was a great console too, it just had a hard time getting away from the Red Ring of Death in the first half of its lifecycle, and the Kinect in its second half.
The Xbox One was a misstep initially, but in the long run it was a solid value- thanks to its developer mode, the built-in 4K Blu-Ray player (on later models), backwards-compatibility, and the Xbox Game Pass.
The Xbox Series consoles may take a few years to really hit their stride, but so-far I think Phil Spencer's got it going in the right direction, and I look forward to seeing how this generation unfolds.
To be honest, I've never really liked videogames, except maybe a bit of Wii back in 2009-12, but I found the Xbox 360 to be a cool console. We got it for free in 2012, when dad bought a new PC. I played SEGA's Sonic All-Star Racing w/Banjo-Kazooie, and loved it. Sadly, I went to the big box store to pick up some more games that were fun, but 99% were either games for 5 year olds, or violent ones, cos I dislike hurting hominids in games, and this turned me off to any future gaming. So yeah, after playing the racing game for a week or so, the Xbox 360S began collecting dust. Haven't played it in 9 years. I wish more indie games existed back in 2012, cos I would have gotten into gaming. The only reason why I am watching this video is cos I like learning about technological innovations such as consoles and computers. For comparison, the GPU inside of the OG Xbox from 2001 is faster than a supercomputer from early 1991 (20 GigaFLOPS). :)
For comparison, the Valve Steam Deck has a 2 TeraFLOPS GPU, or 100 times faster than the OG Xbox.
I rambled a bit too much, lol. I'm quite a talkative science/tech/engineering enthusiast guy in my early-mid 20s. By the way, I ordered an RG350 handheld on 11/11 for under $70, second hand, so I can play/emulate some older nonviolent games from the '80s and '90s.
The OG Xbox came right on time to directly jump into the golden era of games. With strong support from Koei and Sega, decent first party games, more hardware features/power and proper online capabilities, it was ready to at least
cohabit with the PS2 during those years. It's a great console to revisit since it is the best place to play 6th gen games & has a lot of hidden gem exclusives.
The 360 stumpled a bit in my opinion. Introducing paid online and continuing with DVD when game sizes were getting larger. However, the console still had a good output of exclusives and variety + decent backwards compatibility. Then things started getting worse in the 2nd half, exclusive support diminished as third parties went full multiplat, Microsoft desperately needed studios and they hyped and spent too much on with Kinect in the 360's final years. Anyway, Sony's PS3 Cell CPU was a mess, so the 360 had the upper hand in graphics and there is still many games in the console that make it worth coming back to.
The Xbox One/Series consoles are totally worthless though. Simply because all their games/gamepass are on Windows 11. I legitimately cannot find a reason own one of these. But then again, I think the PS5 will go in that direction too. It's good for me as a consumer though it's terrible for these console, it devalues them a lot. Not to mention their horrible Japanese support pales in comparison to the 360 and OG.
@@thatguyalex2835 it’s never too late to get into gaming and indie games are great for starting especially games like Celeste, Stardew valley , slime rancher don’t be afraid to try again
@@fuzzle426 Will those run on the Anbernic RG350? :)
@@Manic_Panic I don't understand how people think the one/series consoles are worthless. Like yeah their games are on PC but how much money are you going to have to spend on a PC in order for it to run those games as good as the series x? It's a much cheaper alternative than PC and I don't see that being worthless at all.
Not even halfway trough the video but just had to pause and say that i love this, seeing blades again and hearing about those Xbox titles in their prime just takes me back to better times.
My first job was working for a guy in the flea market who sold modded Xboxes. Couldn't believe what you could make those machines do. Not long before that, my buddy blew my brain apart with Halo 1. I've been a fan ever since, and I'm gonna rock with em until the wheels fall off 💚💚💚
this video was straight up wholesome, well done.
Wow, this was a lot more personal than I expected and it was wonderful.
I only ever owned an Xbox One, but it's so obvious the huge positive impact Xbox has had on the gaming industry and peoples lives. Happy 20th birthday Xbox 💙💙💙
same I only have a VCR myself...
It's a useable mechine all these years later it's servicing my bros sports games and backwards compatibility keeps it alive and keeps me.playing it
Your success showcases that it's never too late to follow your dreams. We don't stop learning after high school /college. Cheers to you and I look forward to more of your projects
being able to system link OG Xbox + Xbox 360 + Xbone + Xbox Series S/X really is the coolest feature, very underrated.
Thats badazz
Thanks for sharing! What a great 20 years it has been
The first time I heard about the Xbox was when I watched Extended Play, hosted by Adam Sessler. It's always been an enigma to me alongside the gamecube. I was only focusing on the ps2.
Same! I never experienced much OG Xbox, I was too wrapped up in PlayStation at the time.
The OG Xbox totally hooked me back into console gaming. PGR and Halo were something else back then. Great memories and still one of my favourite consoles to this day
PS2 is better
@@MichaelM28 Both are good.
@@MichaelM28 I had both, never seen the point in this sort of comment..
halo ce, halo 2, and halo 3 were some of the most memorable multiplayer games ever and I'm glad I got to be a part of all 3 as a kid. Nothing else truly compares
Well done MVG… I love the video and all the positivity around XBOX and celebrating its 20th birthday! XBOX truly is for the gamers and I’m so happy they are doing well ending 2021 and can’t wait to see what’s head!
Grew up with the 360 until 2015, when I upgraded to the Xbox One. Can say I wouldn't be playing the games and have the friends I have today without these consoles.
Same here man. I’ve also become friends with Seamus Blackley. I’ve covered Xbox E3 press conferences. When I was a boy, I told myself I wanted to cover video games at E3. And then I did. Xbox was a life changer and I’m happy about your experience MVG. Thank you for sharing this love with the community. 🙏❎
I'm afraid we don't have an Xbox 20, we have only had 3 or so iterations of them. Even PlayStation is only at 5 right now.
It's a joke bros. 20 means 20th anniversary, durh. :)
Heartwarming, that's what I got out of this. Xbox is not strong in my country, but ever since Forza Horizon I watch it from the side, and hearing your inside knowledge and history makes me happy to know the amount that I know about games. Thank you Microsoft for stepping into this industry and staying on it, and thank you for your videos, MVG
Well said MVG, absolutely amazing to see how 20 much has happened in 20 years and can’t wait to see what the future holds!
Same, editing evox ini files of all things accidentally sent me on a new path in life. I learned to code because of the xbox and i have been a software developer for 16 years now.
I knew you where a scener :)
Thank you for the emulators that brought me so much fun and pleasure. Totaly 100% agree on the dead homebrew scene on a hacked Xbox 360, mine i collecting dust now because of lack of good software (like a media player as Movian on the PS3).
Thank you for this trip in memory lane, and so much respect for your work.
Dude, this was such a fun video. The original Xbox and Halo is what rekindled my love for gaming. It was the first time I immediately started replaying a game right after beating it. I always loved how heavy and sturdy the og Xbox felt too. It just felt like a heavy duty beast.
There's no shortage of great games for it but I distinctly remember my friends and I staying up till 4am playing Halo 2 over Xbox live for years. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
The Xbox 360 era was the best. Online hacking is my favorite memory of video gaming ever. Buying KV's (key vaults) to unban my JTAG, collecting donations for hosting modded lobbies, and downloading full games from xbox360iso and playing them off an external hard drive. The modding community on Se7enSins was amazing. So many great great modders. Final Tree Patch, TU7, OMG the nostalgia!!!
MVG, you broke my heart by not mentioning shenmue 2. This is a title that absolutely needs your support if the franchise is to survive.
Played the first one on the Dreamcast. Was a super relaxing zen type game to play. Never played any others, did the second turn out worth playing?
Hey MVG, this was an awesome video. I'm not personally an xbox guy (Nintendo is the console I'd prefer to play), but this video kinda made me realise the XBOX One wasn't competing with the PS4, It was competing with the Mac mini and the Apple TV. They had a massive push with windows 8 to get everything connected and they wanted the xbox basically to be a pc you plugged into your tv... and it just didn't work
I’m a multi console owner -Xbox og, PS2, Wii/Gc, WiiU, Xbx360, PS3, Xbox one, PS4, Switch and PC the best memories of gaming for me from all those generations was the Xbox360.
Had the right balance of AAA multi-plats, started growth of famous MGS exclusives, Xbox live came into its own, Xbox arcade and tolerable DLC for the time. It was a worthy successor to the Xbox OG and gave the PS3 excellent competition.
Then the Xbox One came, corporate publisher influence, EA execs, Microsoft spying, draconian online only and it went down hill from there.
The OG Xbox transformed me from a multi console owner to only an Xbox console owner.
I remember getting one that Christmas and playing Halo with my dad. Its Moments like that will always stick with me.
Have the exact same memory, I was 6 years old. I may have been a bit late to the party (Christmas '06), but xbox has always had that special place in my heart and I still consider Halo 2 to be my first "real" video game.
Thank you Sega for all the beautiful games
I watched the 20th anniversary yesterday and when they showed the original Xbox startup / dashboard to start the presentation OMG it hit my heart and little emotional 😢
Xbox change my life too, I remember when I bought my first Xbox in 2001 with halo. That Xbox Classic introduced me in the Xbox scene, so I start modded them, help modders with homebrews or with bug reports. Also 360 modding is fantastic, I continue mod 360 and classic Xbox till today in my country.
I love your videos btw, very interesting videos I hope you continue with this project.
Game Pass is legitimately the BEST thing ever! Microsoft really nailed it!
Facts. Best deal in gaming barre none.
@Klumsy Kameleon But you can't play Persona 5 Royal.
No it isn't xbot
@@CGoody5642 Objectively false
@Klumsy Kameleon I'll stick with the superior console and the quality exclusives thanks
Congrats to Team Green. Also - hats down to you sir, for your scene and emulaiton work during the years.
Thank you for sharing your journey with the Xbox... This video gave me goosebumps. Really well done.
Xbox came out at a pivotal point in my life. I was in my senior year of high school. When Max Payne and Halo came out I excitedly showed my friends and they were immediately as blown away as I was.
I was borderline mocked in my hood for having an Xbox. By the time Xbox 360 released I had converted the whole Block. Madden was able to go Widescreen on OG Xbox. You could see everything better. It was game changing.
by ps5 sells vs XS, seems like the block is turning again
Halo CE, PGR, THPS 2x, munches oddysee, mad dash racing. Still remember the launch games I got in '01. Back when games were like $30. OG xbox years was a childhood I'll never forget.
They were $50... -_-
"Halo's retail price remained at US$49.99 until November 30, 2003." people have really selective memories when it comes to the prices of games in the past I've noticed.
Xbox also changed my life; I played KOTOR for three weeks straight as good/bad,/male/female. I think that’s when my first wife left me but I was too busy playing. Great video thanks for the nostalgia!
I was 13 at the time and childhood acquaintance had an original Xbox with Halo. I remember the first time playing and being absolutely blown away. Thank you for sharing your story! Xbox has helped push the envelope in the industry and I’m looking forward to what’s to come.
Eternally grateful for your work on FBA for the 360, probably the reason I'm now on my third 360!
Gutted no Ordyne though! Love your work.
Yea... The loss of *Kinect 2.0* was quite a shame... I played *Alien: Isolation* on the *Xbox One* in a dark room at night and it was the most immersive game I played in a _long_ while.
The Kinect didn't do much in the game but what it did was spot on - Translate _my_ movements to my character whenever I was in a hiding position ( behind a something / inside a closet ) allowing for a totally different gaming experience. The Kinect also picking up any noises from the room to alert the Alien was such a genius move ( too bad I'm silent AF ). It was basically a VR-Light experience.
Your passion for the xbox is something that i both admire and derive joy from. Thank you for everything.
5:30 ahhh the blade UI! That was so cool back in the day!!! I love the OG Xbox as well. Gotta get my hands on one again. I'd like that Halo edition one. So awesome man.
I remember playing the Halo: CE demo on a laptop when I was young. The most advanced system I had at that point was the Wii, and a game from 2001 still blew me away with it's scope.
I bought an Xbox 360 in 2012, and with it I got Halo 4, Skyrim and Forza 4. Skyrim was the most immersive game I'd ever played, me, my dad and my sister all had characters and we used to wake up early to watch each other play and explore. We all played Halo 4's multiplayer together, and that Christmas day I had a 12 player lobby full of my friends playing it. Forza 4 literally looked like camera footage to me, the lighting was so realistic (it even interested my grandad).
Foolishly, I bought an Xbox One instead of a PS4. I even bought a Kinect 2.0 after they were separated. And although it never had the same magic, I still have plenty of great memories. Sunset Overdrive was incredibly fun, The Witcher 3 recaptured the scale I loved in Skyrim, I bought Halo TMCC just to play 4 player splitscreen with my friends, Dark Souls 3 was one of the most satisfying experiences I've ever had and Titanfall 1+2 is basically the only multiplayer game I've played on my own and had fun.
My OG One died and I bought a One X (only for me to fix it afterwards), which made up from a lot of the hardware suffering with the original model in comparison to PS4.
Then early this year I grabbed a Series X. Magic has definitely been recaptured, and I'm loving it. The majority of my games, old and new, are now at those silky 6th generation framerates, playing classis games via retroarch in developer mode is awesome and the whole thing is silent and compact.
I'm a Nintendo fan at heart, and while I do love my PS5 for its outstanding exclusives, having my Series X be the only Xbox I need setup for the majority of games is insanely convenient for a collector like me. Xbox is awesome, and if you love games, you love Xbox
MVG I can say that you have kind of changed my life as well. As a person who was always interested in how people developed apps for consoles but never knowing where to start, learning about the history of homebrew development from you made me dive deeper into it. Although I’m not deep enough yet, it’s all really interesting stuff, which helped me get into electronics as well. Surely I’m not the only one who got inspired by you, so thanks, your service is very appreciated.
I hope your life improves to the point where a RUclipsr can change it
I played Fable on original Xbox non-stop as a kid, I couldn't get enough of it, again and again. The original Xbox and its games have a charm that I just can't get enough of.
I still remember driving to the store to pick up the original Xbox. I was so excited. First game was of course Halo. I’ve been with Xbox since the beginning, and it’s been a fun ride. Thank you Xbox for the awesome memories.
Amaxing journey, congrats, I hope you get more projects such as Quake.
Never have I seen a video say it was posted 4 seconds ago. Love all your content MVG, keep up the awesome work!
OMG - love the red and clear Xbox. Thanx for your hard work on this. Congrats on getting a job in the industry!
This story is one that is truly very inspiring, and I loved hearing about your story from the bedroom coder to the developer of the Quake Remaster. Thank you for sharing MVG! We love you! :) ❤️
sorry about the 360 jtag scene. I was 13 years old and was opening up 360’s and soldering wires and flashing new key vaults to host mw2 modded lobbies. I made like 1000 dollars. Learned a lot as a 13 year old though. What started as me wanting to get 10th prestige after seeing a modded lobby, turned into me ordering dozens of Xbox’s on ebay and opening then up and learning to solder. Ended up even selling some modded Xbox’s. Would even cut open part of the metal cage on the side so I could mount the device the soldered wires connected to in the xbox, while running the micro USB port to the side. This let you have full time access to flash the xbox without having to take anything apart. All because I wanted to get 10th prestige and all the guns and skins unlocked and saw people selling access to lobbies and thought why can’t I do this? Wasn’t even 13 years old and started a decent part time business haha. Became to expensive to keep buying new keys to un ban my consoles to get another ~4 hours online to host a lobby. So yeah I’m sure people like me tarnished the name of modders, but I was a 12 year old who just wanted to show off in MW2!
The original Xbox was the first time I ever practically begged for a console, and the first Christmas present my parents bought me and my sibling (long story). Loved the “Duke” controller (big hands), and everything felt so new about the console. Been a fan ever since.
i was always A computer gamer at heart, from the youngest of ages im 34, i owned a nintendo and nintendo systems up to the cube but i had always computer gamed such as doom or duke nukem. my dad worked in computers and understood gaming so i never had that parent where he they thought gaming was bad. microsoft dropping a console was my purest of happiness since it brought my 2 things i loved the most together.
R.I.P. Sega Hardware 1983 to 2003, 20 years but og xbox is dreamcast 2 so it lives in spirit
From a casual windows user from early to late 2000s it was fairly easy to understand how basic rom hacking worked. It went from just debugging random known areas of memory for stuff to more advance reverse engineering and construction of more efficient shit. I fuckin love how much we've done even if on face value seems simple.
Xbox Series X needs FULL backwards compatibility with all Xbox games! Fingers crossed Microsoft makes this happen. No more gaps in the library!
I agree tbh but Xbox are extremely unlikely to do so.
Playing Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon online back on the OG Xbox was the best time ive had playing online.
I was in middle school, and I asked my parents for the original xbox for my birthday. The graphical fidelity is what drew me, and the library of games made me a lifelong fan. My whole family pitched in for my birthday, and that was one of the best and happiest moments of childhood because it wasn't always the best. My first Xbox games were Artic Thunder and Dead or Alive 3, and the Duke controller was a marvel of design for me. It felt so perfect in my hands. Artic Thunder was a fun arcarde style snowmobile racing game, but DOA3 was an incredible experience. I always liked fighting games, and DOA's fighting style felt so much smoother and visceral compared to anything I ever played. I eventually got Halo a few months later, and I was blown away. I spent hours exploring levels and maps, enjoying the scenery of the games, and it helped forge frindship bonds I still have to this day. I'll never forget the absolute blast that were the Halo lan parties. KOTOR was also a big deal for me, as it was the first video game I ever bought on my own. No parents involved, I save up a long time to afford it, and that game live up to it's reputation. The amount of fantastic dialogue options and the how much it affected the game was staggering to me. It was also the first time I had ever gotten into Star Wars. I was never a big fan of the OT trilogy, and I did enjoy the prequel films and cartoons, but KOTOR is probably the best Star Wars has ever been for me. Let's not forget Xbox Live. What a blast that was. It was so much fun and and such a brilliant experience. I could go on and on, and write a damn book about my Xbox experiences, but to sum it all up, the Xbox made me the gamer I am today and I'll always love the brand.
Love hearing people talk about things that they are passionate about!
Time for the triumphant return of Xbox Backwards compatibility, don't let me down tonight Xbox :)
Happy 20th birthday Xbox! Here's to 20 more great years!
OG Xbox was the first console I bought with my own money. I worked with my dad for a weekend and two weeks after he took me to buy one. Chronicles of Riddick blew my mind; Doom 3 Co-op via system link was unbelievable; Chaos Theory VS mode, custom soundtracks on Burnout 3. Xbox made me care about HDTVs and surround sound systems. God bless the Xbox.
I wonder if Microsoft would of come into the gaming space if sega hadn’t gone bust because the original Xbox was meant to be the Dreamcast 2. anyway it’s been interesting to hear about some of your past and your clear passion for the Xbox brand 👍
they were doing it no matter what. Microsoft's motivation had nothing to do with Sega. PlayStation and direct x is why they went into the console business.
@@ericp631 what was the deal with direct X and I can't see why they would of wanted to challenge playstation for dominance at that point considering the Xbox was there entry into the gaming space and they just would of wanted to of got a foothold in there and not been challenging playstation for the top spot like they are doing currently.
@@cozzy4447 back during the 80's and 90's consoles were seen as kids toys(the marketing at the time was aimed at kids and consoles were sold out of the toy department), if a grown up wanted to play games it was a pc. Games like doom,quake, sim city, half-life, and myst were just as big of a driver in getting windows based PC's into the home as the internet. Things changed with PlayStation. Sony aimed their marketing at teens and 20 year olds, knowing kids would want one because they want to be cool and mature like their older siblings and 30+ would buy one to be youthful (how do you do fellow kids). And it worked, PS1 sold way more than what was thought possible for a console and a challenger for PC gaming's market. Then comes the PS2, which before it's unveiling was rumored to be more powerful than the highest end graphics for PC. It wasn't true(it was barely above the Dreamcast), but still caused a scare in MS hq and was a seen as a threat to PC gaming and thus Microsoft's business. So the thought was to enter the console wars to try and knock Sony out of it(obviously didn't work). Fun fact: their original plan was to buy, or at least partner, with Nintendo for this. But Nintendo literally laughed them out of the building. So plan 2. Enter the console business themselves (why not Sega? By that time everyone knew they were done, it was assumed they would go belly up entirely. They were so far in debt and the brand so damaged, they just weren't worth saving. So they refused when Sega begged Microsoft to acquire them).
The Dreamcast 2 moniker comes from the Dreamcast being the design inspiration for the xbox and the 9 game exclusivity deal Sega signed with Microsoft.
Direct x. This is were the x in Xbox comes from. The Xbox was a platform to show off the capabilities of the direct x API and get developers to adopt it and become the default for the industry
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My most favorite part of the Xbox ecosystem is the adaptive controller. I'm not disabled but the fact that Xbox came forward with a mainstream controller that you can customize to best suit your physical needs is very admirable and is something no other brand has attempted to do.
Man... After being a part of the scene in the DC days, I took a backseat as an avid enthusiast in the Xbox days. That was all happening when I was in college; the perfect time to stay up all night modding my Xbox, and that thing became a source of entertainment well into the 360 era. I used so many trainers and mods you worked on and really look back on those times fondly as some of the most fun I had with major nerdy projects.
Thanks for all of your work on all of this, and great video trip down memory lane!
God bless our lord and savior; Phil Spencer. When the Xbox One came out, I was genuinely worried that I was going to have to switch over to Playstation. The popularity change from the 360 to the One was jarring. But after he took over they managed to turn things around to the point that I can proudly say that I main Xbox again. I've built a strong community of friends in this ecosystem, so it's good that we can look forward to the future again.
Imagine never owning a PlayStation 😂😂😂😂😂
PlayStation > Failbox
@@MichaelM28 Imagine thinking I've never owned a Playstation. Judging from your behavior, I probably owned one before you were old enough to form coherent sentences.
The og Xbox has to be among my top 5 best consoles ever. Even to this day I enjoy playing it. In fact, I've come to create a whole ritual around it. I turn my phone off, have some Mountain Dew, chips and play the hell out of it. It so refreshing playing stuff without thinking about game updates or online modes. A console that get too little recognition for how ahead of its time it was. Cheers!!!
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OG XBOX was my entire late-high school, early college experience when it came to gaming. Playing Halo 2, Fable and Ninja Gaiden by myself or with friends was an idyllic era. The 360 was my primary gaming console not long after; probably the main gaming medium for me for even longer than my time with the original NES as a kid, or the Xbox One X more recently.
My step mother that is now passed away was able to find this in stock at a store during xmas the year of launch. She was a traveling sales lady. I was so happy I was pretty young 11 years old. We didn't have a ton of money so I was only given the games that it came with JSRF and Sega GT, I played the crap out of these game until I could get new ones down the road. My favorite game on this console was hands down Morrowind. I couldn't believe how good it was. This console holds a special place in my heart.
When Microsoft seemed to be abandoning gaming as the number one priority with the xbox one is when I stopped supporting them and am happy I made the right choice sticking to PC, I did however pick up a Series X as they seem back on form.
1:10 sorry but thats bullshit. socom was played by MILLIONS online long before halo 2 even released and halo 1 didnt even have online back then
there were articles at the time that socom 2 clocked in more online hours than the entirety of xbox live (which is not surprising given the install base)
then there were ff11, metal gear online and resident evil outbreak, all these franchises had their first online outing on ps2. online on console was huge before and microsoft didnt invent the wheel, but they made their consumers believe they did.
Super fond memories of the OG Xbox. It came out at a time where I had just landed my first full time job and had my own little stash of disposable income to just blow on whatever I wanted.
I remember going into Toys R Us during my lunch break and buying the console, Halo, Rallisport and an extra controller. I took the next day off work and played that thing for pretty much 48 hours straight.
Because of my financial situation I could afford (for the first time) to buy every decent new release game as it came out, and eventually got into modding and homebrew.
That system and Xbox Live were SO good.
Xbox 360 days where the best Days! *Halo And mincraft all Day* and the xbox live arcade 😎
Letting a soulless corporation change your life lol
Soul in a corp you fool.
Absolute feel good episode, thanks a lot. The OG Xbox was the first console I ever bought with my own money, pure love for the system.
Thank you, Lantus, for your contributions to the original Xbox scene. The Xbox was and still is my favorite console next to the SNES. It used to amaze my friends when I brought my X3 modded Xbox to college and play Halo 2 over XB Connect on the projectors. Your xSNES9X and QuakeX ports really made for some great times. Playing Goldeneye and Starfox 64 with PJ64X and Surreal64 was the life of the party. You should show Super Mario War. That game was so much fun.
Thank you for making this video, I remember picking up the original xbox at Toys r Us day one. This bring back so many great memories!!
Thanks for making this video 20 years strong here also in I have many memories on Xbox.
Oh the memories. The Xbox changed many lives for the better. Here's to 20 more!
Absolutely loved the OG Xbox scene back in the day! Me and my roommates in college ran what seemed like 50ft network cables to each of our Xbox’s in our rooms toying with FTPing into them, ripping the game discs, setting up XBMC, and of course testing all of the emulators and reporting which games we could get working and which ones we could not. Way too much drama with the PS2 scene back then and quite honestly, the PS2 was just boring after you realized everything the Xbox could do. I am glad I came across your channel!
This are definitely my consoles of choice ! My heart goes to Xbox too, I can remember so much fun and good times playing those machines 😍😍😍
Thank you for everything you have done. Would love to hear more about your time in the scene.
The OG Xbox was a turning point in gaming and was the first time we saw the lines blurred between PC and console with the console experience being way ahead of many people's PC at the time. The OG Xbox also felt like an encore to the Dreamcast for many SEGA fans.
I feel part of the xbox family, even though I'm from the pc side of things, the community is the most open in the industry and I love it
Mate this brought a tear to my eye! Where did all the years go.....I still remember taking xboxes of mine and mates back in the day to a place in Balmain to get chipped, seems like yesterday and at the moment I am still running a 360 and haven't gone any further. I loved the game Driver on the og and am still devastated it wasn't emulated. Anyway these days I spend most of my time and money on my AES stuff. You do us Aussies proud, thank's 😊 🙏
When i seen xbox in software and etc in a tech display i was sold. The sound really caught me. When i got xbox live i dont think i played my ps2 anymore, it was all unreal championship all the time. Great times.
awesome video, loved that you reflected upon your own career. this channel continues to be amazing!
My gaming Journey started with the Dreamcast, and went on with the Xbox. Long Live the Xbox!
I had that sleek Crystal Xbox back in the days, with xmbc and all that. It was an amazing piece of hardware. Again, huge congrats to you for making your dream come true.