Why do you think OG Xbox often viewed as successful and Gamecube as unsuccessful, when they sold almost the same

[Leynos]

It was a financial flop but it put Nintendo in 3rd place (technically last place as well) for market share. The most tenured active name in the industry. Dreamcast died and SEGA went out of the console race. That was a massive industry shift. Halo put Xbox in the pop culture zietgiest. Xbox became a household name seemingly overnight. It wasn't like going from Saturn to Dreamcast where sales of both were similar. It was the stepping stone for MS to get where they needed for Xbox 360. Before Xbox launched no one took MS seriously. Laughed them off. Halo changed everyone's mind.