25 years later, Xbox is trying to reinvent itself again
Twenty-five years later, Xbox finds itself in a similar position.
Key points
- The original Xbox, which launched on November 15th in 2001, took on an industry dominated by Sony and Nintendo.
- It's not starting from scratch this time around, but to reach another 25-year milestone, it needs to do something radically different.
- Born out of a fear of Sony putting a PC in the living room, Microsoft built its first game console around familiar PC technology.
Microsoft has spent the past 25 years trying to shake up the game console market.
A custom Intel Pentium III processor powered the original Xbox, alongside an Nvi … Read the full story at The Verge.
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