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Today, outside of the occasional corporate shakeup or Game Pass controversy, Xbox doesn't dominate gaming conversations the way it once did. So what happened? How did a console that started as little more than a risky side project become an industry giant, and then lose so much momentum that even Costco stopped carrying its hardware? Find out today as we explore the complete history of Microsoft's gaming console.
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Chapters
0:00 The Rise and Fall of the House of Xbox
01:28 The DirectXbox
05:47 The House that Halo Built
08:54 The Xbox 360
11:32 The One
14:12 This Is an Xbox?!
17:22 Breaking News!
18:07 The Future of Xbox
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Credits:
Artist: Scott DeWitt I Writer: Eddy Webb I Showrunner & Narrator: Matthew Krol I Video Editor: Devon House Creative I Audio Editor: Mac Owens I Studio Director: Geoffrey Zatkin I Social Media: Kat Rider | ♪ "Penguin Cap" by CarboHydroM - bit.ly/1eIHTDS I "Dreaming in Pixels" by Tiffany Roman
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Today, outside of the occasional corporate shakeup or Game Pass controversy, Xbox doesn't dominate gaming conversations the way it once did. So what happened? How did a console that started as little more than a risky side project become an industry giant, and then lose so much momentum that even Costco stopped carrying its hardware? Find out today as we explore the complete history of Microsoft's gaming console.
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Chapters
0:00 The Rise and Fall of the House of Xbox
01:28 The DirectXbox
05:47 The House that Halo Built
08:54 The Xbox 360
11:32 The One
14:12 This Is an Xbox?!
17:22 Breaking News!
18:07 The Future of Xbox
*Thanks for the high-quality conversations & for following our community guidelines here: bit.ly/ECFansRNice
Credits:
Artist: Scott DeWitt I Writer: Eddy Webb I Showrunner & Narrator: Matthew Krol I Video Editor: Devon House Creative I Audio Editor: Mac Owens I Studio Director: Geoffrey Zatkin I Social Media: Kat Rider | ♪ "Penguin Cap" by CarboHydroM - bit.ly/1eIHTDS I "Dreaming in Pixels" by Tiffany Roman
#ExtraCredits #Gaming #GameDesign
