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For evidence of that, one needs to look no further than the various iterations of the Xbox dashboard, which the Xbox site commemorated with an Xbox 360-inspired blade redesign just last month. Xbox has gone through many developments in its twenty-year history. Clearly, the company isn’t afraid to embrace its past mistakes as it looks to the future.

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The museum also highlights the short-lived “Xbox Entertainment Studios,” a subsidiary that was supposed to focus on TV content but only lasted two years before being shut down. Kinect was ambitious, but not all that well-received by players, who preferred the classic Xbox controller, which has had pretty much the same design since the Xbox 360 days. Another exhibit is Project Natal, which went on to become Kinect, Xbox’s attempt at getting in on motion control after the Wii’s explosive success all but cornered that market.

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The Red Ring of Death isn’t the only less-than-glamorous story covered in the museum. The exhibit on the Red Ring of Death praises the company’s quick and decisive action on the issue, saying, " Microsoft spends over a billion dollars to repair faulty consoles and extend the 360’s warranty period from one to three years.” While the Red Ring of Death was a dark time for the company, the Xbox 360 went on to have a life filled with games players are still playing quite often. With no identifiable cause, the widespread issue spelled trouble for Xbox. Many remember the dreaded Red Ring of Death, three flashing red lights on the Xbox 360 power button that meant the console was unusable, often permanently. The new virtual museum allows players to take a tour of Xbox ’s history from the comfort of their homes and captures one of the Xbox 360's most iconic “features:” the Red Ring of Death.

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Related: Xbox Series X Games Now Playable On Xbox One With Cloud Gaming However, not all of the brand’s history is rosy. The Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X have kept that momentum going, with the brand still going strong at 20 years ( even Nintendo’s ex-president grabbed an Xbox).

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The company found even greater success with the Xbox 360, which had a lineup of games that are fondly remembered. The console gained immediate popularity, helped by having the original Halo: Combat Evolved as one of its launch titles to reinvent the concept of an FPS game played on a console. The original Xbox launched twenty years ago on November 15, 2001, and made waves from the moment it was released. The company has been holding events and special product releases throughout the year as part of the party, including the much sought-after Xbox mini-fridge (which might be available earlier than expected). The Xbox 360 slim is available now at retail outlets across the US.Xbox is celebrating its 20 th anniversary and has included a virtual museum to take players down memory lane, reminding everyone of both the good and the bad. The console is priced at $299, and reportedly shuts itself down in the event of overheating. In June, Microsoft introduced a slimmed-down Xbox 360, featuring a 250 GB hard drive, an array of USB ports, Wi-Fi capability and a new AUX port. (Unlike the Kinect, the Move uses a controller.) The Kinect will bring Microsoft into direct competition with the Nintendo Wii, and also the Sony PlayStation Move, a motion-control peripheral which is expected to be released for the PlayStation 3 this fall. Microsoft has high hopes for the Kinect, which uses a depth-sensor, a camera, and a microphone allow gamers to allow gamers to control onscreen action. "Previous peripherals with mass-market appeal, such as band kits, have sold millions of units worldwide even while priced north of $150," Divnich says. The Kinect will be work with a wide range of titles, including the forthcoming Kinectimals and Kinect Sports. The Rock Band 3 Wireless Fender Mustang controller alone, for instance, costs $150. Today, Kinect finally got an official price tag: $150 for the peripheral, and $299 for something called a Kinect Console Bundle, which includes the Xbox 360 4GB console and a game called Kinect Adventures.Īs gaming industry analyst Jesse Divnich told MSNBC earlier this afternoon, the price tag on the Kinect isn't exactly low, but it's not crazily high, either. But the Microsoft Kinect, set to launch this fall for the Xbox 360, is the first in what will likely be a long line of cordless, controller-less motion-sensing hardware. Kinect – a name redolent of cords, cables, USB ports.










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