Post by KostaAndreadis @ 11:17am 14/12/21 | 0 Comments
Charting the rise of Xbox and covering the highs and lows (including the infamous Red Ring of Death), Power On: The Story of Xbox is a new in-depth docu-series streaming now.
Here's the first part which outlines the creation of the DirectX Box and how it might have been Sony talking up the PlayStation 2 as a PC killer that helped push Microsoft into the console business.
A small team of upstarts sets out to convince Microsoft that it’s time to enter the console business. Chapter 1 of Power On: The Story of Xbox. Xbox almost didn’t happen. Find out why in this behind-the-scenes, six-part series that takes you back to the scrappy beginnings of Microsoft's video game console. It’s the untold story of the people behind the box, glitches and all.
Created in partnership with Microsoft this is a wonderful slice of history and easily one of the better produced videogame documentaries out there. All six parts are currently on YouTube so be sure to check it out.