💚 The Original Xbox — Microsoft’s Game-Changing First Console! Released in 2001, the original Xbox took on PlayStation and Nintendo with serious PC-style power under the hood. It was the first console with a built-in hard drive and Xbox Live, changing how we played forever. The controller (“The Duke”) might’ve been huge — but so was its impact. Halo: Combat Evolved, Project Gotham Racing, Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee… proper classics that defined an era. Still one of the best-looking bits of early

🎮 Interesting fact: The original Xbox (2001) was so large because it was built using PC style hardware, including a hard drive which was rare for consoles at the time. That decision changed gaming forever by allowing features like saved games, downloadable content, and later paving the way for Xbox Live. | Clips