Twenty years ago, the Xbox was about to enter its first European holiday season after a tumultuous launch. With that in mind, we decided to get together and share our memories of the machine that launched Microsoft’s ambitions in the home-console scene.
NICK
What did you think of Microsoft’s chances in the console market, when you first heard about the Xbox?
DARRAN
I think I was initially sceptical because I’d always considered it to be PC-focussed. The more I read, the more I began to realise Microsoft was throwing everything it could to ensure