Earlier this week, Seamus Blackley - the creator and designer of the first Xbox - asked fans if they wanted to see a classic model (based on the 2000 prototype model) that could stream and play original games.
Just days later, Blackley has now followed up on his original tweet. Before he gets in contact with the head of Xbox Phil Spencer, he just wants to let everyone know he's "amazed by the response", is "psyched" people like the idea and believes it might just be possible.
Blackley further stated how ideas like this can often be "hard" to greenlight but are often "worth the pain".
"Hey everybody- before I irritate Phil- I’m psyched people like this idea. I wanted to see if people were still psyched about our old design. I’m amazed by the response. Maybe this is possible. It’s hard, all this stuff. But sometimes it’s worth the pain."
While all of this might seem like a bit of a pipe dream, Blackley has previously played a part in the revival of the original Xbox Duke controller.
Do you think there's a chance of the classic Xbox making a comeback in some way or form? Think Phil would approve? Share your thoughts down below.
[source twitter.com]
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I don’t know who this guy is, but he seems really excited and I like that. P.S. - I would totally buy one of theses wild looking Xboxes.
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Blackley was on the DirectX team that came up with the original Xbox. He's even been called the "father of the xbox".
I would be interested if it was like Nintendo’s classic consoles and done right with actual good games the system had, not like PlayStation who left out all their best titles and filled it with rubbish.
I’d wanna see the original Halo, Forza Motorsport and Fable so people can see where these games started
@WesEds Yeah the PS Classic was just terrible, they gave us the original controller without vibration or analog sticks and an okay selection of games that are stuck on pal 50hz. Producing an original Xbox classic would be by far the most sophisticated classic console to date, and the hardest challenge by far, but I'm sure Microsoft could get it done. With that concept design I would buy one for the novelty alone.
Doubt this will ever happen, because it doesn't leverage Xbox Live or GamePass. It doesn't draw users into Xbox ecosystem or enhance the monetization of user activities on the ecosystem. Sorry, but today it's all about the money and creating sustained customer engagement (games as service).
Bring back memories of having my first Xbox. I remember playing Halo for the first time and -oh boy-, that was the good old days.
As a (relatively inexpensive) device to play games through xCloud I think the idea has merit, but I don't think it would otherwise have the same market appeal as the 8-bit and 16-bit mini consoles have had... unless it contained previously-unreleased content from the original Xbox era.
Quite honestly this would be incredible, get my vote
Please yes, I'll buy one the moment is announced XD
Never owned an OG Xbox, so would definitely be interested in this. As long as they do this right and not like the mediocre classic console reboots we've seen before.
Wrong decision. I Hope Phil turn it down. Spend the limited BC resources on BC, not on this rip-off toys.
@GamerDad66 I was more thinking it’s a gimmick more than anything.
I remember it all so well, all the buzz and excitement - I therefore would be all over this!
If MS gonna do it then do it in the next 4 - 5 years. The whole xbox division right now should focuses all of their resources on how to produce more consoles, creating more first-party games, and improving the overall xbox services.
I’d rather they update the BC catalog for OG Xbox on One and Series X/S instead. I still have a copy of X-Men Legends just waiting to be played. Plus, I know I’m in the minority here, but I would love to play Advent Rising again, I loved that game to no end.
@GamerDad66 That's a good point you make about customer engagement through services. If they release this, it'll probably include some OG Xbox games and also support game pass game streaming via xcloud.
Only streams the games and not native play? No thanks
I don't think i'll be picking this up.. Most Xbox games are BC on Series X..
I can't see this not costing an arm and a leg unless there just aren't that many games on it. Also, Xbox Live was such a big deal; it's hard to imagine putting some of the heavy hitters on a classic console without some form of internet/LAN functionality.
I’d rather my OG Xbox games just be able to play on Series X. I don’t, however, speak for everyone by saying I don’t really have much nostalgia for the first Xbox.
I would honestly pass on this if we were to have a larger BC catalogue. If this machine were to have such a library without being available to the current generation of consoles, it would be extremely disappointing!
And if it were to incorporate the same library at a very low price point, it may be just an alternative to those without an XBox and an incentive to purchase the newer consoles.
This would be absolutely pointless, you can play original xbox games on the 360 and xbox one (not sure about the series)
I mean, it looks really cool, but is it really that practical or necessary?
wtf is bs backwards compatibility for ? Maybe make a console with no disc in the shape of the x.. this is what happens when “grandpa still got it “ he starts throwing in crazy ideas
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