Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoAfter Apple originally announced the first version of Halo in 1999, Xbox apparently called Bungie and said "'Steve Jobs can't have that. We're going to buy you.'"www.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down110
arrow-up1269arrow-down1external-linkAfter Apple originally announced the first version of Halo in 1999, Xbox apparently called Bungie and said "'Steve Jobs can't have that. We're going to buy you.'"www.gamesradar.comAgent_Karyo@piefed.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-squarejazzkoalapaws@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down16·2 days agoDamn, that’s a shame. The original Xbox was a pile of trash and set the stage for the decline of consoles. I still think most of the kids who owned it over a PS2 only got it because their dads owned microsoft stock.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·13 hours agoXbox was so much better than PS2. Visual game quality ranked by those consoles: Xbox GameCube Ps2
minus-squareVisstix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoI bought it with my own money when I was a kid to play fable.
minus-squaretitanicx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down4·2 days agoWhat are you talking about. It was an awesome machine. It was bought by as many adult gamers as any.
minus-squarejazzkoalapaws@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down5·2 days agoNot really. It also started the trend of paying extra to play online. Nah. The Xbox is a stain on the medium.
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoMicrosoft fanbois cannot be reasoned with; only drained for cash.
Damn, that’s a shame.
The original Xbox was a pile of trash and set the stage for the decline of consoles.
I still think most of the kids who owned it over a PS2 only got it because their dads owned microsoft stock.
Xbox was so much better than PS2. Visual game quality ranked by those consoles:
I bought it with my own money when I was a kid to play fable.
What are you talking about. It was an awesome machine. It was bought by as many adult gamers as any.
Not really.
It also started the trend of paying extra to play online.
Nah. The Xbox is a stain on the medium.
Microsoft fanbois cannot be reasoned with; only drained for cash.