Best Xbox console

[Veknoid_Outcast]

This is kind of a sad list, because Xbox as a brand has fallen so much in my estimation.

#1 - Xbox 360
Microsoft’s publishing efforts really exploded in the early 360 years. Heavy hitters like Halo and Gears of War, plus AA productions like Kameo, Viva Pinata, Crackdown, Alan Wake. RPGs like Fable II, Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, and Mass Effect. Racers including Project Gotham Racing and Forza. Also, the majority of third-party console games of the era performed better on Xbox. There was also a burgeoning indie scene. Things sort of fell off a cliff around 2010/2011 and never recovered, but before that Xbox 360 made a big impression.

#2 - Xbox
A system greatly under-appreciated in its time with one of the very best launch games ever. The original Xbox was many things at once: the Halo machine; a sort of safe haven for disaffected Sega fans, thanks to titles like Out Run, Jet Set Radio, Panzer Dragoon, and Shenmue; and the place to play big PC games on console. I still remember those hours with Doom 3, Half-Life 2, and Morrowind. Finally, it hosted some all-time great RPGs thanks to BioWare.

#3 - Xbox One
I mentioned that Xbox 360 started falling off around 2010/2011. Unfortunately Xbox One did nothing to turn the tide. Halo, the flagship franchise, suffered during these years. Overall the good and great games seemed to be fewer and farther between. Now, to be fair, the system hosted some extraordinary titles: Sunset Overdrive, Titanfall, Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3/4, and the Ori duology.

#4 - Xbox Series
I can’t summon a lot of great things to say about this platform. I mostly use it to play Xbox One games with shorter loading times. Xbox Game Studios seems to have completely lost its way. The backward compatibility stretching back to original Xbox is great, I will say.

Last edited by Veknoid_Outcast - on 04 September 2024