Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1285arrow-down111
arrow-up1274arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square61linkfedilink
minus-squarejazzkoalapaws@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down17·1 year 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-squaretitanicx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down4·1 year 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-down6·1 year 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-down1·1 year agoMicrosoft fanbois cannot be reasoned with; only drained for cash.
minus-squareVisstix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI bought it with my own money when I was a kid to play fable.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoXbox was so much better than PS2. Visual game quality ranked by those consoles: Xbox GameCube Ps2
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.
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.
I bought it with my own money when I was a kid to play fable.
Xbox was so much better than PS2. Visual game quality ranked by those consoles: