The History of the Xbox One: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

The near decade-long lifespan of the Xbox One has finally come to a close, well sort of. With the Xbox Series X and the Series S taking over as the new faces of Xbox, it's time to take a look back at the emotional rollercoaster of a ride that the Xbox brand took us on these past years with the Xbox One family.


The Xbox One has an incredible history. Some good, some bad, and some ugly. From the infamous disaster of a reveal in 2012 in the hands of Don Mattrick, to the fantastic 360 pivot they were able to pull off after Phil Spencer was named Head of Xbox, we're going to go over every major (Nelson) moment that defined the Xbox One generation of consoles.

In this video we'll also discuss Microsoft's walk back from the once required Kinect and how the Xbox One's focus on backwards compatibility that almost single handedly turned every thing around for the consoles.

It was an interesting console generation for sure and you can bet that IGN will be there every step of the way in the new stories the Xbox Series X will have to tell us in the coming years. For so much more on Xbox, stick with IGN.

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[wendellsilva]

Don Mattrick will forever be the worst thing that ever happened to Xbox.

[joojood]

I've been with the X1 since 2013's disastrous launch, and seen how Phil changed it is really something remarkable, so starting this gen strong(except no launch exclusives) really makes me happy for the future.

[darkdrfter]

Xbox is still recovering from the absolute disaster that was Don Mattrick. Thankfully now they have the complete opposite and the right man for the job, and that man is Phil Spencer.

[dunggg]

Adam Orth: Microsoft employee, Sony employee of the year.

[Whiskeyjack]

I didn’t get an Xbox this past generation, but I have game pass on my PC and I have derived so much value out of it and for that I’m super happy Xbox is keeping Sony honest.

[Everprod]

shoutout to the one guy not reading his lines off a screen.

[JayTraversJT]

Not Kinect’s base intention but it was pretty darn neat for mid tier motion tracking vfx stuff.

[seinfeldand]

Quite distracting to see the hosts eyes drift to the text. Why be on camera when you aren't looking at it?

[Luna-JB]

I actually really miss the option to be able to watch YouTube & twitch whilst playing games at the same time

[ilyasbellouti]

They forgot the acquisition of Obsidian and Enxile in 2018.

[MTTT]

I don’t wish to bash the Xbox One or the people who love the console. If you own and love the console, more power to you.
Unfortunately, the Xbox One got off to a very poor start and never really recovered. Mostly due to its poorly received original policies, the cost and lack of exclusives. Sadly, I think the Xbox One will always be remembered as “The Console with No Games”

[Fuuntag]

Phil and his team (important to remember this) really turned this ship around. If you’re interested in seeing his mentality throughout I highly recommend checking out his yearly E3 sit-downs with Jeff Gerstmann on GiantBomb.

[jaysondoritos]

If they didn’t drop the ball with the one, imagine how many people would still be Xbox fans rn

[dominus]

This was a beautiful video IGN. A wonderful trip down memory lane. Love or hate the Xbox, these sorts of videos bookmark a stage in many of our lives and it's nice to reminisce

[judah_macabe]

Snap was amazing, wish they could bring that back with apps to series x

[GaryGoodJob_]

I’ve been heavily a PS guy for years and I will say Game Pass is the best deal in gaming at the moment. I don’t think people realize how massive that service is for them. It is literally the reason myself, and most people who own and use an Xbox, have one. If Game Pass didn’t exist I probably would never have gotten a One X nor Series X now. And now with EA Play included in it, I now use my Xbox more than my PlayStation. Game Pass saved Xbox.

[Zoharargov]

Don't like the jumping between presenters so much. Better stick to one or two at the most IMO

[akshatbarwal]

6-7 years from now that black box behind McCaffery will have it’s own video.

[sigma]

Phil Spencer + The most powerful console + Gamepass + 23 Internal studios (32 teams) with one focus - GAMES. I feel like the series X gen is gonna be microsoft's best gen yet.

[intellectualblackking]

Although I wanted to get the XSX right away I forgot years ago I waited a whole year after launch so I never experienced the issues with the XO at first. I have a XOX right now and it’s fine Atm I think I’ll wait this year and I’ll see if some studios start dropping some exclusives I need to play at the highest quality possible.