The Modern Console Era · 2000â2013
Microsoft Xbox
Sought After?
Moderate, mostly among fans of Halo history and Xbox Live's origins; not a major collector-value system yet.
Downsides
Massive, heavy hardware with a huge power brick; the console's built-in hard drive was a novel idea at the time but was also a point of failure.
Why It Faded
Naturally succeeded by the Xbox 360; Microsoft ended online support in 2010.
Trivia
The original Xbox was, at its heart, a modified PC â it literally ran a stripped-down version of Windows, which is why it became one of the most popular consoles ever for homebrew modding and custom software.