Yesterday, we asked you about the consoles you've bought at launch over the years, and whether they were ultimately worth it in your opinion — but today, we want to focus specifically on Xbox consoles and how they've aged.
We've obviously all got great memories with each of the Xbox consoles we've owned since 2001, but playing them 25 years later is a different experience, and sometimes they do feel a little dated in certain ways. The original Xbox gave birth to the idea of Xbox Live, but you can't access it any longer unless you use the third-party Insignia service. The Xbox 360 pioneered the likes of Party Chat and a fully digital marketplace, but the latter isn't available anymore. With that in mind, you could say those systems are feeling dated as a result.
There are arguments to say that more modern innovations have made those old consoles age better than we ever expected though! For example, the Xbox 360 was the last Xbox console to support running games directly off a disc, and therefore the vast majority of the library will always remain playable regardless of marketplace shutdowns.