Original Xbox News
October2021
Rumour Xbox Could Be Adding New Backwards Compatible Games This November
Possibly for Xbox's 20th anniversary
Stop us if you've heard this one before, but it's been rumoured that Xbox might be thinking about adding some more backwards compatible games to the library later this year, possibly to celebrate Xbox's 20th anniversary. This is according to XboxEra co-founder Shpeshal_Nick, who mentioned back in January that a...
July2021
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite OG Xbox Title On Game Pass?
Remember, you can only pick one!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, we thought we'd take a look at the Xbox Game Pass library and pick out the five original Xbox games that are currently available via the service. Which is your favourite? Remember, you can only pick one! Let's take a look at what we're working with: Black Join...
News Halo Co-Creator Shares Footage Of Prototype Build From 2000
Weapons, models and more...
Over the past week, the co-creator of the Halo universe, Marcus Lehto, has dug up some of his "old" Halo 2000 PC footage and shared it on social media. He started off with a look at the Covenant weapon prototypes - one of the highlights is the "microwave gun" - with Marcus himself noting how hilarious it would have been...
May2021
Video A Closer Look At That OG Xbox Dashboard Easter Egg
And there's still another one to find!
Old-school Xbox fans got a surprise this week when an original Xbox dashboard Easter Egg emerged after 20 years. In short, it brings up the credits of the team who worked on the original system's dashboard and is similar to a previously known Easter Egg, which reveals a credits list for the entire console...
February2021
News 16 Years Ago Today, Xbox Decided To Recall Millions Of Power Cords
The issue affected just over 14 million consoles
Remember the mid-2000s? Remember the days of the original Xbox? Then you may recall the time Microsoft recalled 14.1 million power cords after it was found they had the potential to catch fire. As reported by CBS News back in 2005, the mass recall was made after 30 customers had reported they had...
