With the exception of the PS2, the last generation of game systems are all but dead. The Gamecube has gone the way of the dinosaur and now it's the original Xbox's turn. Big Black (as I like to call it) still has a place in my entertainment system, although it really doesn't get much use anymore except to sometimes play a game that hasn't reached backwards status compatibility yet. But, even those moments are few and far between.

Game Spectrum writer, Evan Volm, has written a little eulogy for the console that put the fear of God into Sony and Nintendo and giant, over-sized controllers into the hands of hardcore gamers everywhere. He provides a wonderful look back at the history of the console and it's place in gaming history, ending with a final goodbye to the Xbox that was.

After reading his article, I realized i was hanging on to something that no longer had a place in our fast paced, next-gen world. So, I carefully unhooked Big Black , wrapped up his controllers and put him in the closet as I shed a silent tear. I swear, somewhere I could hear the sound of taps being played quietly in the distance. Flynn De Marco

Ex-Box [GameSpectrum]

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