I'm sure we've all heard it numerous times, "The original Xbox is dead" or "Why is the original Xbox dead?".  I've also noticed that there seems to be a lot of confusion as to what being "dead" actually means.  To some it means they no longer play it or it's not cool anymore.  To others it means it's "dead" because it has simply stopped functioning.  But what does it really mean?

It's actually quite simple.  Microsoft has stopped producing original Xboxes obviously because of the release of the Xbox 360.  That's it.  It's "dead" because production of the original Xbox has ceased.  You won't see any new big releases (just a few sports games like Madden 08, NCAA Football 08 and FIFA 08 ) nor will you see any new accessories.

So, to make things easier, the general public uses "dead" to sum up the fact that Microsoft has stopped the production of original Xboxes.