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All Roms > Xbox Roms & ISOs
| The Microsoft Xbox |
The Xbox burst onto the sixth generation home video gaming console scene in 2001. It entered a rough market, with Sega’s Dreamcast, the Nintendo Game Cube and the PlayStation 2 already eating up the game console sales. Moreover, it was Microsoft’s first venture into the world of home gaming consoles, a virgin run so to speak. It had a large hill to climb.
The addition of the Xbox Live feature was very attractive to gamers. While the Xbox games themselves were readily available, the ability to play online was fun and versatile. It gave gamers more options for their buck.
The Xbox had a short five year run before being supplanted by the Xbox 360. Still, new Xbox games were being released as late as 2008. The last official game was Madden NFL 09, however numerous Xbox ROMs are still available, and it is an easy machine for indie and homebrew programmers to work with.
For all of its speed and amazing performance, some people felt that Microsoft hung too close to its computer background and made their first home gaming console too much like a PC. It featured an Intel 733 MHz CPU and an Ethernet port for online gaming. The hard drive was 8 GB, but there were also optional memory cards available for purchase if gamers needed to expand.
Xbox games propelled its sales. Halo: Combat Evolved was one of its most popular launch titles, but there were many fresh and unique games that drove sales. Oddly, Europe turned out to be one of the most receptive markets for this sixth generation console and its games. It is also home to some of the best modders in the business. It wasn’t long before people figured out how to tweak and improve the system. New games and hacks started popping up all over the world and even today, Xbox ROMs are everywhere. There were so many titles available for play on the original machine, and few of them have escaped the emulator craze. |
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