Microsoft’s Xbox consoles have been a fixture in the gaming industry for two decades now, spanning four console generations and establishing Microsoft as a major player in the segment alongside Sony and Nintendo.
Microsoft is still a relative newcomer to the console space compared to its rivals, but the Xbox consoles have brought their fair share of innovation to the industry and become another cash cow for the Redmond giant. So with that in mind, we thought now’s a good a time as any to look at the history of Xbox.
Microsoft Xbox: X marks the starting spot
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The first Xbox launched back in November 2001, and in many ways established the template that most subsequent consoles would use. For starters, it was the first console with an integrated broadband modem.
Now, internet capabilities weren’t new at the time, as consoles like the Sega Dreamcast…
