Console Shock Podcast 156: Xbox 360 20th Anniversary

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast! A little late to the party, but Trev and Stu finally celebrate the 20th birthday of the greatest Xbox of all time—the Xbox 360! Released in November 2005, the 360 pioneered a host of features that would become industry-standard: built-in online play, DLC, achievements, robust multimedia support, wireless controllers, a full digital marketplace, and much more. In this episode:

How Xbox 360 changed the industry: From achievements to digital distribution, the features that set the template for modern consoles.

Speculation on the upcoming Steam Machine’s potential high price

Stu’s thoughts on Metroid Prime 4

Reacting to the early reveals of Xbox 360 hardware and launch-window games

Why the Xbox 360 wireless controller was (and still is) legendary

The Red Ring of Death — and how Xbox survived one of gaming’s biggest hardware crises

Did the Kinect spark the decline of the Xbox brand?

Surprisingly solid backward compatibility with the OG Xbox

How digital downloads revived short, 2D-style games via Xbox Live Arcade

Check out Trev and Al’s other podcast where they reminisce about a different episode of Star Trek every month! : https://longrangesensors.com/episodes Intro/Outro Music – Turn The Page (Tutorial Theme) – Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998) – Sony Playstation – Composer(s): Hiroshi Okubo