GameSpot

Original Xbox Designer Says Power Isn't A Selling Point For Consoles Now

One of the original Xbox's designers, Seamus Blackley, said that computing power isn't a helpful selling point anymore when it comes to consoles. In an interview with VideoGamer, Blackley said that ...
GamesRadar+

As Switch 2 approaches, original Xbox designer says console power doesn't matter anymore because content is king, and he "would not have done things the same way" Microsoft has

Seamus Blackley, the designer of the original 2001 Xbox console, reckons the raw hardware horsepower of new consoles is no longer relevant in an industry where wins and losses are decided by content ...
Game Rant

Original Xbox Creator Comments on Microsoft's Management of the Brand

John Bonelli is a news writer for Game Rant who's been writing about video games since 2017. He fell in love with gaming upon playing Fallout 3 for the first time in 2013; it's still his favorite ...
VideoGamer

The Original Xbox turns 22 – My memories with Microsoft’s first games console

It’s been exactly 22 years since the original Xbox hit the scene and it changed the gaming landscape forever. Microsoft’s first foray into the console market wasn’t flawless, but the software giant ...
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25 years later, the original $36,000 Xbox prototype that was shaped like an actual X has been rebuilt, and it's fully functioning

Back in March 2000, Bill Gates took the stage at that year's Game Developers Conference and unveiled the first-ever Xbox prototype. It was not shaped like a box, but instead the letter X, designed to ...