Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console and was initially developed within Microsoft by a small team. Xbox is a way to capitalize on the growing video game market, because the PC market growth was stagnating after the dot-com bust. Xbox presented a standardized alternative to the near-endless variety of end-user configurations on the PC.
The Xbox even brought high-end gaming technology to the mainstream, sporting a top of the line GeForce 3 equivalent graphics processor, a built-in Ethernet adapter, and Dolby Digital 5.1 sound in hardware. One of the complaints about the Xbox is that people do not like the cost of using the online service, Xbox Live. They argue that other companies offer similar programs that are cheaper or for free.
The greatest success of the Xbox's launch games was Halo: Combat Evolved, which was critically well-received and one of the best-selling games of the year. Halo still remains the console's standout title. Other successful launch titles included NFL Fever 2002, Project Gotham Racing and Dead or Alive 3. However, the failure of several first-party games including Fuzion Frenzy and Azurik: Rise of Perathia damaged the initial public reputation of the Xbox.
Although it enjoyed strong third-party support from its inception, many early Xbox games did not take full advantage of its powerful hardware, with few additional features or graphical improvements to distinguish themselves from the PS2 version, and this negated one of the Xbox's main selling points.
No comments:
Post a Comment