Why I Miss The Xbox 360 Days

[@ErockOnTech]

This is an experimental video and it is okay if you do not like it. This is outside of my normal content, but let's say it is an itch that I needed to scratch. Don't worry, I'm still doing my normal PC content. But for today, I wanted to take a stroll down memory lane. Please share with me your favorite video game memories! :) HELP SUPPORT MY WORK AND GET DISCORD ACCESS FOR ONLY $1: www.patreon.com/ErockOnTech Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ErockOnTech

[@NasheMataya]

No thanks for the content I loved it

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

PS2 to Xbox 360 days had more games that were better.

[@TheRomanTribune]

Duh lol

[@initialfd-3716]

Ps2 then 360 the eras of complete games you actually own and don’t need dlc to complete a game, man good times

[@ErockOnTech]

I know right!

[@mitsuhed]

Best console ever. 2007 was the year i met my lady and halo 3, cod 4, mass effect, assassin's creed 1 and bioshock came out what a year.

[@ErockOnTech]

Excellent way of putting it! So many incredible games that year! Also, I met my wife that year as well. We started dating in December of 2007. Incredible year!

[@miki476]

I still play x360 most of the time. Currently Red Dead Redemption, Far Cry 4, Rise of the Tomb Rider and and Forza horizon 1. COD servers are still active too. Unfortunately Bf3 is shutting down soon

[@Ghostcoast1]

My parents got me one in 2006 and I'm so damn glad I got to experience the 360 days. What a great time.

[@ErockOnTech]

Make sure you go tell them “Thank You”. That had to be one of the best gifts ever!

[@justsayin4632]

Kids never having a Halo 3 midnight launch event type experience is truly a tragedy. Picked up my Legendary helmet edition and stayed up til 4am playing (and only stopped cuz I had to work the next day). That helmet lived on my tv stand for 2 years😂

[@ErockOnTech]

That’s awesome! Thank you for sharing your experience with me. I love hearing these stories!

[@AdmiralBison]

Xbox360 was Microsoft's greatest and LAST games console. It was the Playstation's greatest rival as it focused on the games, not games as a service subscriptions.

[@ErockOnTech]

You’re right! I agree!

[@hitbm4755]

I really miss the PS3/XBOX360 days as well, personally was the best time to be alive. All the movie renting stores, gaming stores, music stores, cinemas and yeah gaming was simpler with everyone just enjoying full games instead of these Console vs PC wars. I enjoyed all the exclusivities each platform brought, and it was definitely more social than today seeing other people browse for items and interacting with salesclerks or even friends that happened to be there.

[@ErockOnTech]

Isn’t that ironic? We have more social media today than ever before. Yet, we were more social as gamers back then. It was just natural. Good points!

[@hitbm4755]

@@ErockOnTech thankfully, some PS3 online features and games are still working for free, so I have been revisiting some blasts from the past and I am playing some compatible XBOX 360 discs on my XBOX One, like Halo 3, Fable 2 and Alan Wake. Unfortunately, Test Drive Unlimited is not supported.

[@techwandoUS]

Those were the best days man. I also loved how many mods were available to keep alive the dying 360s. Mine was practically a PC build lol. Amazing video.

[@ErockOnTech]

Yeah man they really were the best days. Lol that’s funny about it being a PC build. Yeah there was and still is a lot of after market support for the 360. Thank you for the kind words!

[@meredithsparks839]

Excellent video! It’s good to change it up every now and then. I’m a sucker for nostalgia 😂

[@ErockOnTech]

Haha I am too! It was an itch that I needed to scratch. lol 😂 Thank you for watching and commenting! That is very nice of you!

[@Marko-ij4vy]

This is why I enjoy space marine 2 because it reminds of games from xbox 360 era.

[@ErockOnTech]

I love Space Marine 2! I agree! It does remind me of that time period as well. Good point!

[@TheRealFloc]

Haha I miss strategy guides so much. I used to go to borders bookstore and just look through them for hours. That fable strategy guides is so dope. Man I do miss those times so much. Midnight releases will forever live rent free in my head. Talking about the maps I used to use the GTA maps that came in the game case to navigate around the cities. 360 was truly a great console. I still love my gears of war edition. Thank you for the shout outs! Great video dude!

[@ErockOnTech]

I didn't know you used to go to Borders and read the strategy guides! Man that is another store lost to the past. No more Borders. Your Gears of War Xbox 360 is so freaking dope man!

[@atomiczombie22]

I started on my 360 with Fable II, then went to Dragon Age Origins, Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, then Skyrim. Those games were so much better than what is being made today. I miss those days too, even though they were 720p 30fps experiences. The quality of the games themselves was so much better.

[@ErockOnTech]

Well said! I fully agree!

[@skl_maverick]

i'm with you dude i miss those midnight lunches and those days when you play for hours with friends online or land with 6 tv 6 xbox 4 players each with friends beers and food I really miss my teenager throw my 20 and I have a PC that run everything but I always return back to my old games by emulation or with my original consoles I still have my 360 slim a ps2, ps3 a GameCube and even a sega saturn and I love going back really good video thanks for the memories ☺☺

[@kevint3821]

Great video! I feel like this in general about everything in life from video games, music etc...I feel like technology is great and I love it but I also miss how things were before the internet immensely.

[@ErockOnTech]

Well said! I miss those times as well! But I also think if we went back, after 24 hours, we would miss the internet. We use it for everything. Music. Movies. Buying anything we want online. Research. Reservations. GPS. Everything lol 😂

[@kevint3821]

@@ErockOnTech hah Very true. Those conveniences would be difficult to let go of.

[@AzSureno]

You ain’t the only man , we used to have parties , people would talk on the mic , great great times I reminisce a lot because it was a simpler time . I love pc gaming I switched from Xbox due to the games increase and service . I remember picking up the first 12gb Xbox 360 at blockbuster :) I had the red rings of death but I would do the towel trick lol 😂

[@ErockOnTech]

Haha I remember that towel trick!!! lol 😂 Yeah I had the OG fat white model. It red ringed on me twice. Then I traded it in and got a Xbox 360 Slim. I loved the Slim so much! The 250 GB hard drive felt like an infinite amount of storage lol 😂 Simpler times for sure!

[@nicosuave3249]

Wow what a blast from the past! Blockbuster was my jam back in the 90’s and my parents would take me there for the buy 1 get one free gaming deals they had! Thanks Erock for the nostalgia trip! ☺️

[@ErockOnTech]

Haha that is awesome! Thank you!

[@ItzContrast]

I would say the Xbox 360 is probably my favorite console of all time as well. There was something about playing Halo reach infection for hours into the night that gave me a sense of joy multiplayer games of today just can't capture from me anymore. Since I was younger at that time (I was in elementary school) I do remember the days of my friends coming over to stay the night where we'd boot up minecraft Xbox 360 edition and play a survival world with each other until it felt like our eyes were gonna fall out. with our bottles of sprite and dominos pizza next to us having an absolute blast. That's still a feeling I try to capture with my friends and roommates every now and then but it just feels like the games ain't the same anymore for better and for worse. I as well still play those Arkham games at least once a year and play many more from the generation just like it. Great video Erock thank you for the trip down memory lane.

[@ErockOnTech]

Thank you for this wonderful, thoughtful, and detailed comment! Honestly, I didn’t think you still watched my videos lol 😂. Man the Xbox 360 was so awesome! I didn’t even mention the pizza or sprite but you did! Good point! That reminds me of the Mountain Dew and Doritos as well lol 😂 Good times!!

[@RKBenchmarker]

That was a nice trip :) My favorite was Star Fox on Super Nintendo. I loved the secret vortex wormholes that appeared when you did something special, which was unknow.

[@ErockOnTech]

That’s awesome! I didn’t know you were a Star Fox fan!

[@BurkeSchneider]

Speaking of sound effects, the latest PS5 firmware update allows you to turn off the beep that happens on startup. One of my favorites was the Star Wars Xbox 360 startup sound.

[@x8jason8x]

We've had a few discussions and comments about this topic. You know I agree 100%.

[@ErockOnTech]

Yes I do! Yeah, things have changed too much and mostly for the bad it seems. Take me back! Haha

[@x8jason8x]

@@ErockOnTech So much better when the dude screaming at you online was telling you to get good in an expletive laced rant in game, as opposed to clucking about how they FOMO, and how senseless they are with money, on a message board.

[@ErockOnTech]

@@x8jason8x Lol 😂 very true.

[@KleoYan]

Good content, infact these are what younger generation are missing, the human interaction, missing out the experience of feeling the excitement and thrill. I can only remember back then when studying overseas, at blockbuster to rent the SEGA 64 and some games.. Games back then is so simple. Btw your son is so cute hahhaha.

[@ErockOnTech]

Thank you for saying that! That is very kind of you! I just told my son that you said that and he had no idea what I was talking about. We filmed that section a while ago and he says he doesnt remember it. But once I show it to him, I’m sure he will remember it lol 😂

[@KleoYan]

@@ErockOnTech 😁😁😁 happy for you and it's a good break from content creation, just to be with a kid. I love kids ❤

[@ErockOnTech]

@@KleoYanThank you 😊 I’m very grateful to have him.

[@ghostskills]

Yep, you nailed it. I'm also PC Gamer like you but i was a 360 guy back then. These were my best gaming experiences ever.

[@ErockOnTech]

Haha sounds like we are living similar lives.

[@BelowAverageGaming]

Glad to see you making content like this. You know my stance. I don't really like it when people base the quality of a game solely on appearance. I have a friend in real life that does that and he's a drag to have around at parties because Mario kart 64 " just looks like crap" That will never be me lol I still play my SNES more than my switch Hope to see more content like this!

[@djmidnightwolf]

I would hate to play Tony Hawk 2 on N64 with its blurry mess with him 😂

[@ErockOnTech]

Thank you man! I really appreciate this kind comment. This was truly a passion project. So if I get more inspiration for something like this again, then I will definitely do it!

[@BelowAverageGaming]

@@djmidnightwolf cause I'd have top score 😤😤

[@x8jason8x]

@@BelowAverageGaming He's saying he wouldn't want to play it with your friend lol.

[@BelowAverageGaming]

@@x8jason8x well that makes things better, but the high score remains 😤😤

[@thedonzhorzh]

This! The games truly felt next gen with those HD graphics, dynamic lights and shadows and realistic physics. I mean just look at the leap from GTA San Andreas to GTA4. My brain was blown away! Aside from that, what exactly you said, I just miss the whole gaming climate. The social aspect of having to go and buy a game where there are a lot of people doing the same thing. Having physical guides where one person browses through it while the other is playing just adds to the bonding. No smartphones to distract. What a bliss!

[@ErockOnTech]

Thank you 😊 I’m happy you enjoyed the video! Also, well said!

[@brisingr14]

I recently bought a modded xbox 360. I never had one growing up and occasionally watched friends play theirs, but now is my time to shine 😎

[@ErockOnTech]

What does the modded 360 give you? I'm curious.

[@brisingr14]

@@ErockOnTech you can install homebrew on it that allows you to add og xbox roms, xbla roms, and 360 roms on a dashboard called aurora. It's pretty nice. I just finished setting mine up last night. Played some Blur, ,Deadpool, and Arkham Asylum.

[@chm77777]

It was a special time. I still play my 360 and PS3 regularly. I remember counting down the days until some of those games came out. There were so many games released and alot of hidden gems among among them. Going to a game store was never dull. I would go in and come out with a game I hadn't heard of and enjoy it. Playing Gears, Halo 3, Uncharted, Bioshock for the first time Playing Batman Arkham. GTA 4. Spending countless hours online playing cod and when they cared about their campaigns. There were no battles over politics. Now every big release is a battle caused by one of or a combo of devs, game journalists, terminally online idiots on Twitter. Anyway I'm back to playing Dead Island with this video on in the background.

[@ErockOnTech]

Thank you! I appreciate the background play and the comment! You are correct in your comment! I agree!

[@bigrobotnewstoday1436]

I liked how you could rip the games to the hard drive on the Xbox 360.

[@ErockOnTech]

Yeah that was cool too.

[@fuzzyzach7122]

I feel that as a father as well. My dad went to the halo 2 release for me and surprised me the next morning with a copy and to stay home. We went together for halo 3. It was amazing I wish I could have a similar experience with my boys. Something else similar will come around, I just need to make sure i can knock what ever it is out of the park for my boys.

[@cornbreadcody]

Thanks for the disclaimer at the beginning lol. Good video.

[@ErockOnTech]

Lol no problem!

[@Nautaboy]

Great video! Feels like creativity and risks went out the door after this generation. Everything feels the same now. Just chasing trends and monetizing everything. Super grateful these were my peak gaming days

[@ac1dfoxdie716]

I miss all of these . Having the full game is why I still buy and play on my switch I actually still own them from what I know

[@DraftyCoast]

I miss playing gamecube ,PS2 and 369 games with my friends And the books that came with the games

[@JesusOvalle-jq2kk]

I remember not having either a ps3 or 360 at the time and i would just play on my old ps2. Some how illd allways end up with a minefraft book guide. Either a friend, a cousin, a teacher would give me one or sometimes i would find one on the floor of my school all scratched up jaja. I had the green, i believe there was a blue one but i might be wrong, and there was a maroonish/ redish brownish like one aswell which i had also jaja. I dont have em anymore since i never really owned any of the required consoles to play at the time, i would always just either throw the guides away or sell it to some other kid at my school for 5$. Didnt really get to experience those 360 nor ps3 online gaming days. At the time we owned a wii in my family but we didnt have any online games like cod, we only had just dance, sonic secret rings, chrysler classic racing, and sonic colors. Which to this day i gotta say, even tho the crhysler classic game does look somewhat borinng in terms of graphics and “story mode”, the game was fun jaja. I now own a 360, and a wii but the 360 doesnt have a hdd so im gonna buy a ssd online, qnd the wii. Well… neither the sync nor the power button are working at the moment so i gotta get that fixed

[@slinkey123]

Got mine in 2006 with oblivion and was blown away. Then all of my friends got one for Xmas of 2006 with Gears of war. Mannn ohhh mannn, playing gears on live over that Xmas break was probably one of the best times of my life.

[@raisedoffyoutube]

i got black ops 1 on mid night release, i remeber puttng the disk in my xbox like it was yesterday. seeing the bright colors

[@ErockOnTech]

Good times!

[@BurkeSchneider]

Forgot to add, really glad to see your channel takeoff after that AMD Socket AM5 motherboard video.

[@JammyGuns]

That late 90's to early 00's period was really like gold dust - devs were doing remarkable things, experiementing in different directions. And not only that but the whole thing (including online - just enough to not be overbearing unlike now...) finally entered the mainstream like never before. It was the perfect mix for a time. Not to say that we haven't had any new and great IPs since but so much of what followed in terms of games has essentially been a rehash of what was born on the 6th and 7th gen consoles, and of course earlier PC's. The last few games Iv'e completed (a couple for the first time) are 7th gen creations and I think there's honestly very little that still doesn't hold up extremely well. As for the hardware, yes rrod and ylod were a ballache I wouldn't want to repeat. However in terms of "design vision" there's something to be said for the simplicity of these older gen consoles which were gaming machines first and foremost that got straight to the point, as did the games themselves which couldn't afford excessive bloat.

[@ErockOnTech]

Well said!

[@JoeyAnswer]

Physical media for gaming shouldn’t really even be dead. Being blu-ray tech has gotten even better. Gaming from 4th gen console to 7th gen is where it was top tier. I switched to PC after early PS4 and still miss the old PS3 days because of memories and pure fun. Gaming is very lazy today and I feel I don’t get the most out of my current gaming pc because it’s slim but also I seen everything from the console days. Only PC game I feel that with is the old rouge spear era rainbow games.

[@HaloFTW117]

Great video! And too much nostalgia :( I assume another thing apart from mass digitization and internet access is also the economic difference. I remember how in 2006/2007 it was pretty common to hear excessive purchases like having multiple Xboxes or PlayStations at your home or splashing out on outfits and gear for a single event. Nowadays it’s a different reality, really miss the 2000s

[@123theprodigy5]

Man, even though I wasn’t a hard-core gamer back then, I definitely missed that experience. it’s all about frame rates, and graphics, no one cares about the joy of the game anymore. if your game can’t run at 60 FPS, then people like to throw a hissy fit about it. you didn’t have this back then. it was all about just playing the game and a having a good time with all of your friends.

[@ErockOnTech]

Exactly. That was my final point in the video. 15:18

[@arokh72]

I've been a PC gamer since 1987, so can't comment on the Xbox 360 specific aspects of your experience, but even as a PC gamer of that time, I agree with your sentiment. I only ever attended one midnight release, which was quite low key compared to your own, and it was for WoW Burning Crusade. But things like the box art, owning the game, where taken for granted, and missed. I was silly enough to throw out many of my old game boxes. It was a time when some of the OG studios peaked, studios such as Bioware as one great, at the time, example. I feel the 2000s were a golden age of gaming. We had a nice blend of graphics (for that time) and stories, it had started to become mainstream, thus more people interested in gaming, especially as the console got more powerful, and it hadn't become what it is today, pretty much what happened to movies decades earlier, a media for keeping shareholders etc happy, and not about the entertainment value of the content. I'm glad GoG has a sale on 2000s games, so one can revisit those older titles if one wants to.

[@ErockOnTech]

I never got into WOW but a lot of my friends did. To this day they will still mention their journeys together in the game from time to time. I always feel like the odd ball lol. I started working as soon as I could. They did not. So while I was working, they were playing WOW haha. But one of my friends still has all of those boxes you speak about. They look very nice in person!

[@GodsonFPS]

Xbox Live in it's prime was special, happy I got to experience it.

[@ErockOnTech]

Me too!

[@bjorntorsten8241]

Great video! I still rock a 360 and love it! I love the fact that it was not internet dependant. You could buy sell and trade games. They had media remote for it, and everything just worked 🎉

[@jaredwalton3135]

Gawd I'm getting too old for this...I adore the 360 days. It was the absolute peak of Xbox. Once everything became entirely digital and internet tethered, the whole industry changed.

[@MoonOvIce]

I used to live in the US in my pre-teens to early 20's, though I never went to any midnight launch in particular, there were a million gaming reasons to "get me out of the house". Since I came back to my country in 2009, that drastically changed overnight because official distribution of physical console games was never a thing, you could go to game stores but since they had to import everything, game prices would vary wildly and also always more expensive than in the US. Consoles also cost twice, so that accelerated my move towards PC-only and started buying digital on steam way more often. So proper game stores or a big video game section in a mall or supermarket were never that common here. People got their games of course, but it's always been de-centralized because there was never "one place" to get them, and on top of that, piracy has always been big here. I do remember those times going to stores and just getting the game in the US very fondly. I'm at the point that I would buy inferior physical versions of console games just to own them, even if I have owned them on Steam, gog or other launchers for years.

[@ErockOnTech]

What country are you in? Thank you for sharing your story.

[@MoonOvIce]

@@ErockOnTech I'm in Uruguay. Small country and high import taxes haha. Things are much better nowadays though, all modern consoles have official online support. But it wasn't quite there in 2009 (people still owned 360's and PS3's).

[@ledsith]

It really was the golden age of gaming . Having G4 at the time made it even better . Also enjoyed getting Game Informer in the mail every month . And I am STILL playing on my XBOX 360 !

[@svenstylesz]

Point 8 is one of the most important. They never talked about FPS or resolution or any other technical stuff. This was what differentiated a console from a PC. That's why I say that the 7th console gen was the last real console generation. You just concentrated on the game. These days it seems like everyone is just focused on how a game runs and looks.

[@ErockOnTech]

Very true.

[@philipberlanda]

Alot of people are becoming nostalgic. Honestly I'm just living in the past. Got a series x. Played halo 5 and infinite. Played need for speed unbound. It's the same as the past but different. I got a bunch of cross gen games for cheap like starwars squadrons, some other titles. I got doom eternal. Over all had a lot of fun with my console. Just like I did in the past.

[@ErockOnTech]

I've noticed a rise in nostalgia as well. I'm not sure why that is. Maybe it's because of our age and demographic and then the algorithms know exactly how to target us? I have no idea lol. It could also be the fact that I think we are overly marketed to 24/7. Almost everything is an ad it seems. It makes it easy to long for simpler times.

[@tylerelli6565]

Going from crt 420p to 720p hd wide screen was a huge step forward and gameplay and graphics were constantly improving. The control schemes that all the different genres use were perfected during this era. Where it be third person action adventure games with parkour and timed attacks, third person cover shooters, first person shooters with sprinting and climbing obstacles. It was all perfected on Xbox 360.

[@Gamer-q7v]

I love PC gaming and have been a PC gamer for a while. However, I miss the days of the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. They definitely bring back good memories. I still have my Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii and the games for them. I had a blast playing them.

[@ErockOnTech]

My thoughts exactly! 😊

[@Gamer-q7v]

@@ErockOnTech I enjoyed this video. Even though it's not your usual content, I would be interested to see more of these videos. It's nice to think about the good nostalgic moments sometimes. Great video, as always 👍 Your regular PC content is also amazing.

[@ErockOnTech]

@@Gamer-q7vThank you so much for these very kind words! Much appreciated! 😊

[@Gamer-q7v]

@@ErockOnTech You are welcome.

[@fairytaillegend9811]

This video hits hard for me!!!

[@GamingLovesJohn]

My favorite games on 360 were: Halo 3, MW2/Black Ops 1 & 2 Mass Effect trilogy/AC: Black Flag, GTA IV & V. Battlefield 3 and 4 were also there too. I also loved playing Left 4 Dead on the 360, even though it’s a valve title meant to be on PC.

[@JOHNNYKINGKASHIUS]

Got myself a XBOX 360 Falcon two weeks ago 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@BmwolotlE90]

me too man been feeling the same and gone back to game on the ps2, ps3 and 360. also got the og xbox and wii but rarely on those, for now lol. still waiting for a HD to finish my hard mod on it. anyways with the way gaming has gone, its really depressing missing those old days. These days I dont even game with friends anymore, everyone just disappeared. I miss the days gaming all afternoon and staying up late, full lobbies bunch of people on the mic cracking up joking and really having a good time, recharging controllers and headsets swapping back to back constantly gaming and streaming. Someone recently made an argument that digital is the best, because if your house burned down you'd lose all your media. I was like yes, but with physical copies theyll always be available to buy on the market even after a tornado or fire took your house, or 1000 years down the road, but for digital you cant especially if devs have the ability to take it away anytime and with digital, also I feel like very soon in the future we wont be able to emulate these games like we have been for the past generations, especially if its going all digital and they wont let you download or access the game file

[@pinkflamingo5972]

As your kiddo gets older you can still get a 360 and play the halo 3 campaign with him. I do with my older boys that weren’t around during that era and they love it.

[@theboy2777]

All facts, i went through this same experience too. Went from ps1 to ps2 skipped ps3 and went to xbox 360 then xbox one then now PC. But thos 360 days waiting in line for halo and call of duty was a different type of vibe that i dont think will ever come back. I mean on GTA 6 launch day ill pick up a ps5 and a copy for GTA 6 just to see what thats like

[@RapidBlaze89]

So far in my 34 years of life the ps2 xbox gamecube gen and the 360 ps3 wii gen was the best i have been gaming since the Genesis

[@ErockOnTech]

I’m 34 as well. I agree with you!

[@didierdt5420]

360 era was gold. I still play black ops 1 a lot, there is still a small community.

[@Neldog13]

what you actually miss is the feelings of that time rather than the things from that time. Nowadays you can still play those old games along with new games (and yes alot of "AAA" games are middling but there alot of good games still, especially in the AA/Indie space)

[@dapperfan44]

I can't stand people telling people what they "actually" miss or what they "actually" feel.

[@XtremeBG]

Very good video. I am on the same boat as you. I vely much liked the video and the points you are doing. Please make more videos like this. By the way, custom xbox 360 were present since 2007 not since the slim released. There were very nice custom 360 FAT consoles in 2009 and 2010 with 250GB, 2 controllers and a new release game. And one more thing, there were tech debates, and even fps and resolution, however they were wayyyy less than now, and were only by the hardcore gamers that understand this and wached out article comparisons. It was way smaller niche than it is now.

[@timnevitt2993]

sure do miss those days had three xboxes me and my boys spent all nighters

[@stgdeathstar176]

was old enough to enjoy 360 not old enough for midnight releases i wish i got to experience this

[@Armadyz]

360 was awesome despite some early hardware issues!

[@ErockOnTech]

I agree!

[@JohnBeattie_]

Man how I miss those days.. I stuck with Xbox all the way through, Xbox one, one s and I have the series x now. I just bought a ps5 recently because they just have better games. But Man I miss the simplicity. Some of the best memories with my friends were in the 360 era.

[@BurkeSchneider]

Did you get your copy of Destiny 1 on PS3 or Xbox 360? I know a lot of people that bought it digitally on the PS4 and Xbox One. I'm glad I have mine on PS3.

[@Stankyg55]

Man those were good times back then

[@ErockOnTech]

Yes they were!

[@rafhafilandro9439]

the games i miss from xbox 360 era were 3 first games of gears of war, call of duty black ops 1 and 2, cod mw2 and mw3, alan wake, halo 3 and 4, splinter cell blacklist, ghost recon future soldier and batman arkham city 2011.

[@rafhafilandro9439]

the best gears of war games i loved it were gears of war 1, gears of war 2 and gears of war 3, from 2006 to 2011.

[@byronarvanitis1189]

I miss the avatars and the trinkets of them, a litttle alien from Colonial Marines or a Warhog running around your feet!

[@ErockOnTech]

I agree! They put a lot of effort into making the Avatars feel like a pet or an extension of you.

[@byronarvanitis1189]

@@ErockOnTech the most impessive animation on an Avatar , was the Hammer of Dawn: I was hunted by a giant locust and my Avatar pulls out a remote, triggers the laser and locks on the monster - amazing.

[@ErockOnTech]

@@byronarvanitis1189 Wow I need to look this up haha.

[@DieselJT]

Right there with ya!

[@furynotes]

Back in 2005 or 2006. I had a gaming pc. Where mods were really cool. You couldn't do that with the xbox 360. But with the xbox 360. You could couch party with friends. With certain indy titles and of course halo in some fashion. That was my cousins. Unless its pc. So it was SC or SC2 aka starcraft. Then PC just took over for most part. Once the ps4 and xbox one came out. Back in the day. The graphics realistic wars were odd. The Crysis 2/3 vs Killzone 3. The pushing of the graphics were interesting. Considering the consoles were slightly ahead of pc for a few years until roughly 2009.

[@ErockOnTech]

Yeah I definitely think there was a time when it made more sense to be a console gamer. But of course, its all subjective based on the types of games a person likes. But today, in 2024, I think it makes the most sense to be a PC gamer. But yeah, I was feeling nostalgic. I wanted to share this video. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@stevenanderson3205]

I never had a console the game i remember playing most was in a mini mart after work when i was picking up some beer it was Asteroids 1980-81 never gamed until i retired i had no time back then anyway i finished Until Dawn 2 times this week a movie and game all in one 2 of my favorite things and love horror anyway now i have time by the way i am 64.

[@ErockOnTech]

That is a fascinating story! Thank you for sharing it with me. That was back before the great gaming crash I believe.

[@lotuswarrior8843]

Awesome nostalgia 🫠

[@ErockOnTech]

Thank you 🙏

[@lotuswarrior8843]

@@ErockOnTech do one of those in like 9 months rhythm. Good stuff i deed

[@duff0120]

dont forget need for speed most wanted 2005 existed in xbox 360. greatest car game ever. i still play portal 2, skate 3, black ops 1, modern warfare 2

[@YuniorGamboa]

15:28 Yep there it is😅

[@Ivanimirus]

My channel is literally built on playing Xbox 360 games

[@ErockOnTech]

That’s awesome!

[@TheGunmanChannel]

The awesome thing about this is now we can just go back and mod our 360 and just pretend its still 2008. Trust me, I do just this lol.

[@ErockOnTech]

lol that’s awesome! So what does the mod do for you?

[@sk84lyfe1211]

I still play both console from that generation today

[@ErockOnTech]

What games are you playing?

[@sk84lyfe1211]

@@ErockOnTech I just beat Batman Arkham origins. I’m finishing up Infamous 2 currently and then I’m deciding whether I want to tackle MGS4 or play the Saboteur after that

[@Greenday5494]

One thing to remember though is that PC gaming at this time was in a really really really bad place. Horrible console ports, bad DRM, ran like crap. Menus didn’t work for PCs either. Just all around a really bad time.

[@ErockOnTech]

True.

[@ricsw9303]

I still love my Xbox 360 but sadly for myself I was one of those owners who got the dreaded RROD. A year after though I got the Xbox 360 Slim with the much improved cooling fan and CPU and I've no problems with it to this day.

[@davillain9974]

The 7th gen was so damn good, it was the best gen to be a gamer and it sure was a bad time to be a PC gamer when ports were far and between. That being said, I had PS3/Xbox 360 and it was the best combo for games. Now looking at today, I'm so happy to be a PC gamer since Sony and MS now supporting PC, it just made my gaming life easier. The only console I'll still buy is Nintendo for the exclusives. Edit: I only did Midnight releases just to pick up my next-gen consoles only. Does GameStop still do midnight releases just for next-gen consoles? My last Midnight launch was picking up my PS4

[@ErockOnTech]

My last midnight release was for the Xbox One X console. I was also there for the Xbox One midnight release in 2013. I have no idea if GameStop still does midnight releases for consoles or not. I imagine they don’t. The PS5 and Xbox Series X launched in 2020 which was during the pandemic. But I agree! It was the best time to be a gamer. I also agree that PC was slim pickings back then.

[@MySplatterhouse]

I remember the Wii midnight release at Walmart, it was like °30 that night and the parking lot was PACKED!!!! Not to mention I saw more women there than any midnight launch I've ever been to, good times.

[@ErockOnTech]

Haha I remember those times! I didn’t stand in line for the Wii but I had some friends who did. I remember they said it was crazy.

[@klaspeppar5619]

Man, I’m not even that old being in my earlier half of my 20s, but man do I miss the days before all the politics, 100+ GB game installs and when over all quality was more important than shiny graphics. Going back and looking at the system requirements for Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2, is mind boggling, how they could make such a good game with so little.

[@djmidnightwolf]

I miss the days of just dropping the cartridge or optical disc and it works immediately. Once they required you to install a game, it became too much like a PC. Also trading games with friends.

[@ErockOnTech]

I miss those days as well. I hate having to wait for games to install. I get it. But still it sucks. Also, “Hey man, can I borrow your game for a few days?”

[@GabrielWhitaker-iw2hj]

I recently got a 360 slim for $60. And i love it. But it bothers me that the online store is gone. It pains me. I wish it was back so i could play gears of war 1 and 2 online. Or get DLCs. Original i wanted to mod it. But it's illegal. But it's still fun just to go to a GameStop or thrift store to buy a cheap 360 game. Despite the cons about the marketplace shutdown. It's still a good console. And i am so glad i have it.

[@yournightmare9999]

Ps3 and 360 is last era with full games on disc's with real full manuals

[@HotSizzleTV_]

God the Xbox 360 and ps3 were the best days for gaming. Nothing will ever be as good as those times. What is your full PC build you have parts list.

[@ErockOnTech]

4090 7800X3D 32 GB DDR5 memory clocked at 6200 Asus ROG Strix X870E-E motherboard. (I just made a video on this) The case is currently the Lian Li 011 Vision. The Power Supply is a 1000w 80+ Gold from EVGA. I’m using the Corsair Que Link fans and the newest Corsair 360 AIO.

[@HotSizzleTV_]

@@ErockOnTech in the 7800 better than the Ryzen 9 ? Thank you for the list i appreciate this a lot.

[@ErockOnTech]

@@HotSizzleTV_I’m not sure I understand your question. Are you asking me if the 7800X3D is better than the 7900x or 9900x? If that is your question, my answer is yes in gaming.

[@humb707ldtkali7]

good video man

[@ErockOnTech]

Thank you!

[@kempet]

The 360 is the best gamer invesment even in 2024 - just bought an RGH modded version with 1 TB Hdd capacity... its cheap as hell and the game library is amazing.

[@lifeisyours8250]

Back then gaming was for the gamers, now gaming is for the companies and a shift that happened due to complacency and acceptance on the gamers part. The state of gaming today is down to the gamers not the companies as they only give you what you accept.

[@petermrsandman]

Good Times long gone

[@ac1dfoxdie716]

Also it's not gamers running the show it's all about make no more money and they barely get my money nowadays sadly

[@MistaSparkyy]

I very much miss the 6th & 7th gen consoles. Tech was just better back then. Everyone had cell phones but we didn't live on them 24/7. I miss the midnight releases, the LANs, Hollywood Video/Blockbuster. I miss TechTV & early G4. I've been a PC player since 2002 (6th Grade) when my dad had my first computer built for me but, back then you had a reason to own a console also. Not just one of them but all of them. They all had great exclusives and console features that were unique to that console. The only console I have now is a Switch. I feel like Nintendo is the only one who somewhat retains the old theme of actual exclusives still. No reason to buy Xbox or PS because most of the games get ported to PC anyways. Gah, I miss it so much.

[@codezero7981]

360/Wii/PS3 was the best era ever.

[@ErockOnTech]

I agree!!!

[@Quillz06]

PSWii60 😉

[@JonathanPerez-yf3zx]

Every 360 owner misses those days xbox isn’t the same platform anymore i switched to playstation during the ps4 generation and dont regret it

[@JohnBeattie_]

I stuck with Xbox and even now have the series x but I also went back to PlayStation and bought a ps5 just a few days actually. Xbox has gotten stale. The exclusives aren’t that great. There are 10 years worth of exclusives I get to catch up on now that I have a ps5 so I don’t think I’ll be turning on my Xbox for a while haha

[@DonD-rb1mr]

Example: I don't have internet and I got xbox one The game I bought from the store madden 23 won't save my season stats after a game But Xbox 360 saves everything offline.

[@ErockOnTech]

Yeah the Xbox One was a massive fall from grace!

[@MoonOvIce]

The 360's really had a very large amount of Japanese games finally, they "broke the tradition" so to speak, and now we have Japanese games on almost everything, unlike back then.

[@ErockOnTech]

Good point!

[@EmmettXIV]

6:50 ur mom I miss the PS3 days too. I played more games online like GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption, etc. and the best part, it was free. I didn't have to pay $10 month/$60 year. It's not much but it was nice that I could jump online anytime and not have to pay. It seemed more people played online and chatted back then too. Now it's not the same from my perspective and well I'm not same either. I'm glad I was at a point in my life and others around that got to experience those early times of online gaming. It was fun!

[@darren1020]

Online multiplayer was in a different league matter of fact everything was developers actually came up with new ideas for games instead of pushing remakes with very little content and a minor graphics upgrade plus dlc meant something then like a map pack or levels and story content and was not shoved down our throat

[@ErockOnTech]

Exactly!