Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours 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-square44fedilinkarrow-up1215arrow-down17
arrow-up1208arrow-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 · 23 hours agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squarejazzkoalapaws@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down11·12 hours 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-squareVisstix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoI bought it with my own money when I was a kid to play fable.
minus-squaretitanicx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down4·7 hours 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-down4·6 hours 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-down1·6 hours 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.
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.