It sold a total of 24 million units worldwide before it was discontinued and replaced by theXbox 360console.

Here’s everything you better know about it, including features, developer support, and more.

Don’t confuse the original Xbox with theXbox One, which released in November 2013.

XBox

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Xbox Online Play

The Xbox allowed people to play games online through their broadband internet connections.

Racing, shooting, puzzle, action, adventure, sportsevery genre was covered.

These ratings are posted on the bottom left corner on the front box of every game.

Use them to choose games that are appropriate for whoever you are buying for.

Video games with an AO rating are pretty rare.

The majority of published titles usually fall under the E for Everyone category.