Xbox

The Xbox (Original Xbox) is a 128-bit home console manufactured and created by Microsoft and it was released in 2001, it was Microsoft's first major home console.

It competed with the PlayStation 2 and Gamecube.

History
The console was first announced in March 1999, but before, Microsoft had already had experience in game-development, with Microsoft's Flight Simulator and other projects Microsoft tackled, the console was also announced when the PlayStation 2 also was announced, the model was first shown off at a game developers conference room, where they showed off the model, games and hardware, it was received well. The original model for the console was shaped as a big "X" which was the title of the console, later on the console was changed to be a regular looking console.

In E3 2001, the console was finally revealed to the public, which thy announced the games, the price and release date, such as Halo, which that game drove more sales to the console.

At midnight, November 2001, the console was officially released with 1,000 consoles units already in stores, the console was a big success, as it being the 2nd best seller of the sixth generation, winning the Gamecube, but losing against the PlayStation 2.

The console was also one of the first to have online multiplayer, which at the time was rare, however it discontinued in 2010, games like Halo, Halo 2 and other games that had online supported it. Sold separately, you can buy a Xbox remote, which allowed you to watch DVDs on the Xbox, similar to the PlayStation 2's manure of watching TV on the console.

Later Life
On May 2005, the Xbox 360 was revealed on MTV, being highly praised to be the next generation console, the "360" was released on November 2005, and had other reveals, such as E3, Microsoft was starting to end production on the Xbox, by 2008 in North America, the console was discontinued, with 24 Million units being sold in general, from 2005 until 2013, the console was called by fans as "Xbox 1" until the Xbox One released in 2013, as fans now call the console "Original Xbox".

Success
By the end of the consoles life, the console sold 24 Million units, more then the GameCube, but less by the PlayStation 2, the console later spawned the Xbox family of consoles, New IPS such as Halo were first released on the console, the console was reviewed positively, with sites praising the games and the third party support.

During the Xbox 360's life, you were allowed to buy Xbox games, this also was carried to the Xbox One and Xbox Series X and S consoles, however there were only a limited amount of games you could buy.

Trivia

 * It is possible to play online games, with the "Insignia" project that tries to allow players to play online games after it's discontinuation in 2010.
 * The controller is usually called the "Duke" due to it's big size, later on the newer versions of the Xbox S, a smaller version if the controller was used.
 * A "X" design is used on the top of consoles.
 * The older model of the console had a silver material, while the final version had basic plastic.