# 7 Best Things About the Original Xbox That Aren’t Halo, Ranked

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/7-best-things-about-the-original-xbox-that-arent-halo-ranked/
- Published: 2026-11-15T13:00:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T19:12:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/xbox-retrospective-best-things-besides-halo/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Technology

## Key points

- The original Xbox offered plenty beyond Halo.
- Sega games helped strengthen its early line-up.
- Its hard drive stored saves without memory cards.

## Summary

Microsoft’s first Xbox gave players more reasons to buy it than Halo, helping the company establish a place in a console market dominated by Nintendo, Sega and Sony. Its support for Sega games, unusual releases and built-in hard drive helped shape the system’s identity and the gaming scene of the 2000s.

The article highlights seven features and games, including Sega titles such as Jet Set Radio Future and Panzer Dragoon Orta, Burger King’s promotional games, and Microsoft releases such as Kung Fu Chaos, Phantom Dust and Voodoo Vince. Launched on 15 November 2001, the Xbox also let players save games to its hard drive instead of relying on separate memory cards; the supplied article text ends while describing its other uses.

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