Ten Incredible Gifts Xbox Gave Modern Gaming

The original Xbox innovated in many ways and borrowed in others. It was a work of passion, the brain-child of powerful forces and of smart minds.

Of course, like all consoles, it had its flaws, and mistakes were made byMicrosoftas the company attempted to claw its way into the games space. But there can be no doubt that the original Xbox made a huge difference to gaming.

By the end of its life in late 2005, it had set the stage for the gaming world we know today. Xbox changed gamers' expectations, technology's standards, and the future of other hardware companies' console ideals. Here are ten ways the original Xbox changed the world.IGN

You can read the full article here. It lists the various contributions that the original Xbox made to gaming.

You may not like Microsoft or the Xbox but you can't deny that the brand has been a hugely influential player in modern gaming in the last decade. I wonder where Microsoft will take the Xbox brand next?

I would say two things primarily that immediately come to mind:

Xbox Live (indisputable)--online perfection on consoles.

Halo--only rivaled by Call of Duty when it comes to revolutionizing and perfecting the FPS genre.

[Quote="IGN"]The original Xbox innovated in many ways and borrowed in others. It was a work of passion, the brain-child of powerful forces and of smart minds.

Of course, like all consoles, it had its flaws, and mistakes were made byMicrosoftas the company attempted to claw its way into the games space. But there can be no doubt that the original Xbox made a huge difference to gaming.

By the end of its life in late 2005, it had set the stage for the gaming world we know today. Xbox changed gamers' expectations, technology's standards, and the future of other hardware companies' console ideals. Here are ten ways the original Xbox changed the world.charizard1605

You can read the full article here. It lists the various contributions that the original Xbox made to gaming.

You may not like Microsoft or the Xbox but you can't deny that the brand has been a hugely influential player in modern gaming in the last decade. I wonder where Microsoft will take the Xbox brand next?

This needs to be clarified to say "Modern Console Gaming". All of the things mentioned here were already pioneered on the PC, so "gaming" as a whole is an inaccurate statement, but for "console gaming" it makes more sense.

It also induced back problems in the children that had to carry those things home. Poor kids.

And yeah, I'd easily say that Halo 2 was one of the most influential games of the previous generation.

It also induced back problems in the children that had to carry those things home. Poor kids.

And yeah, I'd easily say that Halo 2 was one of the most influential games of the previous generation.

Vesica_Prime

You may not like Microsoft or the Xbox but you can't deny that the brand has been a hugely influential player in modern gaming in the last decade. I wonder where Microsoft will take the Xbox brand next?

charizard1605

When I started reading this sentence, I thought it would be "You may not like IGN..."

:P

For the lazy, here's what IGN mentioned:

1. It Created a Console Community

2. Access to Downloadable Games

3. Big, Fat, Delicious Downloadable Content

4. Hard Drive Storage

5. Firmware Updates

6. Birth of the Media Center

7. Love of Local Multiplayer

8. Hello, High-Def

9. Parental Control

10. It Made Microsoft a Player

Some entries on the list are absolutely rubbish. But then again, you can't expect all that much out of top 10 lists these days.

For the lazy, here's what IGN mentioned:

1. It Created a Console Community

2. Access to Downloadable Games

3. Big, Fat, Delicious Downloadable Content

4. Hard Drive Storage

5. Firmware Updates

6. Birth of the Media Center

7. Love of Local Multiplayer

8. Hello, High-Def

9. Parental Control

10. It Made Microsoft a Player

Some entries on the list are absolutely rubbish. But then again, you can't expect all that much out of top 10 lists these days.

peterw007

Weren't all of those in the PC community already? they just porterted to consoles ._. It's like trying to steal credit from the people that actually came up with the idea of them.

i liked the og xbox alot. i put so many hours into rallisport challenge 2 it's not even funny.

co-op online instead of having to share half a tv screen was awesome at the time as was seeing a hd game for the first time on a tv.

lol, too bad it was dragons lair in 1080i.

Ten Incredible Gifts that were already in PC gaming, eons ago lol.

Sounds like they broke down a single thing into ten. All they are saying is, they changed consoles into something more akin to a PC. It sounds just like something Microsoft would do.

Ten Incresible Gifts that were already in PC gaming, eons ago lol.

tonitorsi

the point was they brought those things to us lowly console scum.

Weren't all of those in the PC community already? they just porterted to consoles ._. It's like trying to steal credit from the people that actually came up with the idea of them.

Joedgabe

Well that was what xbox actually did. It did port PC features and PC devs onto consoles. It ported multiplayer online games and western developers who previously reigned on PC like Bioware for example. With the birth of a western console coming from a big PC software maker, it may well be one of the reason why wrpgs got more popular than jrpgs or why one of the most popular genre on consoles is multiplayer online shooters, something that was exclusive to PC.

They blessed us with (pause for effect)...HALO...

They blessed us with (pause for effect)...HALO...

Spartan070

Yep, a poor man's Half-Life.

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They blessed us with (pause for effect)...HALO...

Tangmashi

Yep, a poor man's Half-Life.

[QUOTE="Tangmashi"]

[QUOTE="Spartan070"]

They blessed us with (pause for effect)...HALO...

Spartan070

Yep, a poor man's Half-Life.

I know they're different. Halo sucks and Half-Life is the greatest FPS ever.

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[QUOTE="Tangmashi"]

Yep, a poor man's Half-Life.

Tangmashi

I know they're different. Halo sucks and Half-Life is the greatest FPS ever.

Halo - The most overrated game franchise in history.

I know they're different. Halo sucks and Half-Life is the greatest FPS ever.

Tangmashi

It sucks! Oh by golly what compelling arguments!

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[QUOTE="Tangmashi"]

Yep, a poor man's Half-Life.

Tangmashi

I know they're different. Halo sucks and Half-Life is the greatest FPS ever.

You shouldn't say funny things while I'm drinking soda...

Halo - The most overrated game franchise in history.

Cerage

Xbox is the digital equivalent of Chlamydia.

What they "gave" modern gaming is vapid games like Halo/Gears and made consumer fraud a family value.

As a PCgamer I recognize the huge influence Xbox had on gaming. I also consider it mostly a negative influence though :D

As a PCgamer I recognize the huge influence Xbox had on gaming. I also consider it mostly a negative influence though :D

AdrianWerner

Wouldn't that be because of the different people behind the 360?

For the lazy, here's what IGN mentioned:

1. It Created a Console Community

2. Access to Downloadable Games

3. Big, Fat, Delicious Downloadable Content

4. Hard Drive Storage

5. Firmware Updates

6. Birth of the Media Center

7. Love of Local Multiplayer

8. Hello, High-Def

9. Parental Control

10. It Made Microsoft a Player

Some entries on the list are absolutely rubbish. But then again, you can't expect all that much out of top 10 lists these days.

peterw007

Number one was done by the Dreamcast which came before the XBOX and ALL 10 of those where done a long time ago on PC, which also came before the XBOX.

I can't believe they listed DLC as a good thing. Also, the Xbox could only do 480p/720i which is why everyone scoffed back in the day at its claims of "HD gaming".gameguy6700

DLC is a good thing, if done right.

that article sucks.

First off, that list is extremely inflated. The only part I would give credit for is their contributions to online gaming. That covers the downloadable content and XBL.

Second, it fails to mention the REAL contribution that Xbox gave to the console world. Microsoft flexed its industry connections to bring PC games into the console arena. This was done before but now PC games ALWAYS get put on consoles. There are exceptions of course but if it is technically feasible and if the controls port over decently then it is expected that a PC dev release a console version (and notice that this doesn't go the other way around). The effect of what Microsoft did is still being felt to this day, and their old connections are still there and mean that they still get more PC ports than anyone else and their ports are usually the best console version. That might change someday but it has given them a huge boost in their first 2 gens.

Seriously, how could they miss that?

At first I thought the title said gifs :P

If you think about it, the Xbox is the prime reasons consoles are becoming gimped PCs...dracolich55

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As a PCgamer I recognize the huge influence Xbox had on gaming. I also consider it mostly a negative influence though :D

Heirren

Wouldn't that be because of the different people behind the 360?

Halo - The most overrated game franchise in history.

Cerage

Nah... That would be CoD.

At least there's some care put into making the Halo games.

[QUOTE="gameguy6700"]I can't believe they listed DLC as a good thing. Also, the Xbox could only do 480p/720i which is why everyone scoffed back in the day at its claims of "HD gaming".xsatyr86

DLC is a good thing, if done right.

[QUOTE="Cerage"]

Halo - The most overrated game franchise in history.

Spartan070

That too. All Rockstar games really.

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[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]

As a PCgamer I recognize the huge influence Xbox had on gaming. I also consider it mostly a negative influence though :D

AdrianWerner

Wouldn't that be because of the different people behind the 360?

Well you mention negative influence. The original xbox did nothing but positive things. It wasn't until new people took over the xbox division when things went sour--microtransactions and forced dlc.

[QUOTE="Cerage"]

Halo - The most overrated game franchise in history.

theuncharted34

Nah... That would be CoD.

At least there's some care put into making the Halo games.

I think people are missing the point. We all know PC was doing these things years before but Xbox made them mainstream and brought them to the public eye.

I also find it funny to think that the Xbox had a bigger influence on the PS brand rather than vice versa.

I still think it's the best console ever made. You lot can bang on about whatever but I had some truly great times with my Xbox. Not to get corny but I will literally remember them for years to come.