Power On: The Story of Xbox | Chapter 1: The Renegades

A small team of upstarts sets out to convince Microsoft that it’s time to enter the console business. Chapter 1 of Power On: The Story of Xbox. Xbox almost didn’t happen. Find out why in this behind-the-scenes, six-part series that takes you back to the scrappy beginnings of Microsoft's video game console. It’s the untold story of the people behind the box, glitches and all.
www.xbox.com/p...
Audio Description: • Power On: The Story of...

[@UmbralLogic]

Really refreshing to see their honesty in an industry that’s usually so secretive.

[@applehazeva2739]

Absolutely Biggest Respect!

[@danditheyesman848]

"honesty" lol

[@DuwangKaizer]

@@杭かられ SILENCE WENCH.

[@deepblue8143]

@@DuwangKaizer lol yes.

[@opasailor]

@@杭かられ consume hydrochloric acid

[@itzfraggle9620]

They have been exceptionally honest about their mistakes throughout this series of videos. I’m very surprised and impressed.

[@thomasjones4570]

Still have not mentioned how they stole it all from Sega.

[@igraham125]

Yea it's easy to say that now bc most of their problems are behind them, still true.

[@steelbear2063]

@@thomasjones4570 What do you mean stole? Sega worked closely with Microsoft when they created the Xbox. Bait better next time

[@armaan.ij9]

@@thomasjones4570 You sure your name isn't Bait Jones?

[@kayzenl7911]

@@igraham125 they kept to their charges the Xbox red light problem. Tell me one company that would do it ?

[@themasons215]

I wish the game industry made more docs like this. I love that Microsoft was willing to poke fun at their missteps. Playing my series X today it’s crazy to think how many things had to align in order to get to today.

[@boskee]

This new team led by Phil Spencer has done some amazing things for Xbox, but doing them required admission of past mistakes. Still, it takes courage to talk about them openly.

[@1anre]

@@boskee they didn’t acknowledge their mistakes?

[@boskee]

@@1anre Turn the volume up if you suffer from hearing loss

[@1anre]

@@boskee How does that correlate with my thoughts?, you seem confused

[@boskee]

@@1anre Perhaps you should express your thoughts first

[@RXdash78]

I love these kind of behind the scenes looks at things, especially when they show warts and all. It's crazy how many things nearly torpedoed the whole effort form the start.

[@xbox]

Now you know 😌

[@lenny7785]

@@xbox hi (I believe I said hi to you on Twitter once before also and you responded 😃)

[@YANNXB_]

@@xbox i love you Xbox

[@Timic83tc]

@@xbox You're still the "big bad tech company" to this day.

[@worldsboss]

You could put this on TV and even non-gamers would probably still find it fascinating

[@dyna6448]

Xbox, try it

[@Playan.]

Netflix.

[@dash_dash100]

I did. My family ended up watching it too lmao

[@olba7804]

TV TV TV

[@lordmartinak]

yeah it feels like it's meant for TV because it's soooo full of pathos :D I feel the same cringe watching this that only TV can do to me

[@WastedCheez]

I've been there since day one and it's so nice to see how it all started from inside!

[@xbox]

It's been quite a journey, and we're glad you've shared it with us. Thank you for watching.

[@smittysmiff9318]

Thank you Direct X Team and Microsoft for having the foresight to jump into gaming...... respect 👊!!

[@doriandd4648]

Agreed. this belongs on netflix, next to my other documentaries

[@onyourkilllist6880]

Too bad they wasted all the momentum they had gained with the Xbox one.

[@glennhkboy]

Actually MS was one of the largest pc game publisher before Xbox.

[@Astrothunder_]

@@onyourkilllist6880 Honestly true. They’ve been having to cover so much lost ground with the new Series X/S because of the original Xbox One’s mistakes.

[@NatetheNintendofan]

@@杭かられ hi mr.Mymotos great great great great great great great great great great great granddaughter I bet you know how to say konnichiwa

[@flanagamer]

Crazy how old this footage looks and it’s only 20 years ago 😅🤯 Amazing how fast technology changes!

[@bondgabebond4907]

How fast people age. They start out young, head full of hair and now? Just throw the mirror away.

[@gossipboynyc2434]

Check out unreal engine 1 1998 and. Now unreal engine 5 2022

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

@@gossipboynyc2434. I wasn't even born back then, but why do I feel so old?

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

Certainly considering more or less nothing happened the last 15 years

[@MistyTheWhite]

That was awesome to hear this story from the guys who made this legendary console

[@applehazeva2739]

Absolutely!!!

[@mugenryukyu199]

Yeah the PS2

[@julespleeswoah859]

Backed by the biggest tech company in the world. 3rd for 20 years. Legendary.

[@Crow-nc1oo]

@@julespleeswoah859 found the pony

[@afromarco005]

@@julespleeswoah859 touch some grass

[@inkdreaper874]

Been with Xbox since Day 1. Even through 2 Xbox 360s with the dreaded Red Ring. Just got my XSX 2 weeks ago and Loving it. Uncle Phil got this in the bag. Glad to still be with you guys. 🤘🏻✊🏻

[@xbox]

It's been a long, winding journey, but we're so grateful you stuck with us over the years. Thank you so much for playing with us.

[@MrJakeasaur98]

I lost three Xbox 360s to the Red Ring, but I loved the console so much it didn't matter I just got another.

[@zuokia]

I missed the Xbox one. Had the OG, 360 and now the series X. I’m back and loving it!!!

[@automat3000]

Uncle Phil lol

[@OmarSalem-w5e]

Best console ever

[@eddie4a]

Have to say, this first chapter was much better than I thought it was going to be, hopefully the rest are equally as awesome!

[@chalamlangla]

@@杭かられ bot

[@abandonedchannel1010]

@@杭かられ bot

[@360GamerCast]

wow. As someone who has been an Xbox gamer since the OG Xbox launch, I have to say that this doc brings back so many memories for me. So great to see behind the scenes.

[@xbox]

We hope this brought you so much joy as it did for us 💚

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@xbox Release Xbox Series in Indonesia

[@WololoWololo2]

@@xboxWindows 11 should be better than XBOX OS, Windows 11 too heavy for every system

[@mrgarypaterson]

Excellent documentary charting the birth of an icon, also surprising and refreshingly honest about some of the attitudes, approaches, and mistakes at the time. Looking forward to seeing the rest!

[@UNBOXBURRITO]

31:00 I got chills when they mentioned Bill Gate's reaction to the prototype boot in 4 seconds. Can't imagine what it must of felt like to now get his attention.

[@TOXIXIFY]

I think we're all still asking why Windows can't do that.

[@zackevans5844]

I remember unboxing the original Xbox like it was yesterday. I can definitely appreciate the level of fun Xbox and hard times Xbox got me through.

[@xbox]

Always here for you, Zack 💚

[@zackevans5844]

@@xbox and I'm always here for you Xbox 💚

[@lSparCkL]

Listo para disfrutar el primer episodio🔥 Te quiero mucho XBOX

[@WayneGryllzRocBoy]

Dale pequeño spark, mientras yo me aviento unos de tus vídeos jaja 👀

[@nutexxx767]

x2

[@AudreyCanal]

Fascinante, Ojalá saquen un doblaje al castellano para poder disfrutarlo mejor admirando todas las imagenes sin tener que darle al botoncito

[@nutexxx767]

@@AudreyCanal Sep

[@bear2507]

Amor hacia Familia ❌ Amigos ❌ XBox ✅

[@ThaMobstarr]

I love how they just randomly included Snoop Dogg in this documentary lol.

[@MrVariant]

Lol he's a popularity litmus test like weird Al yankovic parodies used to be

[@lemming9984]

Who?

[@hendrikluus2601]

pretty sure he used to stream aswell on twitch useing xbox

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@hendrikluus2601 NoiCe

[@NathanChisholm041]

Drop it like its hot! lol

[@romankim]

Production team on this did an outstanding job. Props to the audio guys as well...the score really gets you in the mood.

[@victorsegoviapalacios4710]

The production levels of this docu are impressive, also very informative and entertaining!!!

[@dublxml]

This whole documentary makes me appreciate Xbox so much more than i ever have.

[@hunterkrovac]

The amount of risk put into the Original Xbox.

[@eljusticiero322]

Paid off

[@applehazeva2739]

@@eljusticiero322 yessssss

[@godlyinsane419]

Halo and all

[@bloodykilljoy8411]

Every day I’m thankful these guys created Xbox, it created so many memories and friendships with people I never met. I pray Xbox will be around even the day I’m an old man so I can one day look back my old achievements and friends list and remember all the good times. Video games were and always will be an important part of my life.

[@therobotwithhumanhair5659]

I wish more companies were as transparent as you guys. Absolutely fantastic doc series, hopefully it inspires similar ones from the rest of the industry.

[@PapaAwiz]

Kind of surreal seeing how much of their original ideas from the start are here now and stronger than ever in the present day. I guess we will see what happened that Don Mattrick changed the direction the way he did but....it seems clear as day now that Phil really did do his part(as did others) to get the current ship to align with the original. Can't wait to watch the rest of these.

[@danntheman6055]

I love you Xbox, Thankyou for allowing me to have the best times, Meet extraordinary people and to be part of the best community

[@tb303wpf1]

I agree 100% brother!

[@thealien_ali3382]

I met my ex on Xbox 🤣

[@chchedda]

​@@thealien_ali3382ex box

[@T00muchF00Dchannel]

I love you Xbox 💚 I’ve been there since the beginning. Thank you for allowing me to join you on this journey. Thank you for fighting so hard for gamers. Thank you for fighting so hard for dreams.

[@Nesty9]

Great docu left me wanting more,its crazy when u compare what happened then to whats happening now and the games they released

[@edgonzalez5381]

There's six parts

[@Nesty9]

Yes i found out after commenting and watched them all

[@ScottWallace5]

Wow, what an amazing first episode!! I can't wait to watch the rest of this. Truly, thank you for doing this and for the behind-the-scenes stories of all this.

[@xbox]

Thank you so much for watching, Scott. We hope you enjoy the rest of Power On.

[@ScottWallace5]

@@xbox Yes, I finished it all in one night actually it was truly one of the best documentaries I've ever seen! Well done to all and happy to be on #TeamXbox since the beginning 🙌

[@WololoWololo2]

@@xboxXbox 😎

[@pizzavenkman9401]

These are the types of documentaries that always stand out. The ones where you feel like you were there every step of the way. The ones that take memories of the mass public and fill in the gaps.

[@مقاطعمترجمة-ش8ث]

I think DirectX were among of the best team at Microsoft, I was reading about it since I was at college studying computer science, kudos to all these brilliant minds who brought joy to our life, I love you all.

[@NathanChisholm041]

Direct X doesn't get the credit it deserves! It changed the world.

[@victorsaavedra929]

Increíble historia de como empezó todo, sin esos genios está gran comunidad jamás hubiera existido, gracias por todo, por entregar la mejor consola de todas.

[@Randomsenroblox]

@@杭かられcalla

[@johnwesleydesign]

goddamit it feels so intense and so full of details that I felt like part of the team good job on this amazing video, it got me hooked every second

[@matanuigaming2556]

were you also proud that The Rock was there?

[@SuperJayEff]

The drawings/animations on this are great, really add value. Enjoying this so far

[@CoolSmoovie]

It’s honestly pretty impressive how Microsoft was able to force itself into the gaming industry.

[@jasondomican1991]

This was made so well ❤️ shows some true depth to the birth of Xbox ❤️

[@rtleary2]

incredible documentary series and very impressed with what msft was able to pull off. its not easy.

[@xbox]

It's been a roller coaster that's for sure!

[@rtleary2]

@@xbox i know the feeling! lol

[@danielc1348]

Joder, te amo xbox, nunca te desaparezcas por favor

[@KingTheGermanShepherd]

I love them more

[@cosmicsofty]

Joder si.

[@ZeitGeist_TV]

Almost died with the Xbox One until Phil Spencer saved us starting with back compatibility and Xbox One X and then to Game Pass and Xbox Series X/S consoles.

[@Mike-sf7ex]

What an incredible journey for Xbox. Wow.

[@xbox]

It's cool seeing our history like this 💚

[@KillDxze]

@@xbox ratio

[@Syreyup]

@@KillDxze Grow up

[@KillDxze]

@@Syreyup my bad

[@PaulV3D]

That brought back so many good memories! What an honest and fun documentary.

[@LePixelRacer]

Very interesting and surprising to find such raw honesty in that video. I did not expect that. Can't wait to watch the next episode!

[@metinhesenov]

Thank you very much for big amount of language support for this awesome documentary. 💚

[@Skremmd]

Amazing ❤️and so grateful 😇 to be part of this journey

[@xbox]

Thank you for playing with us, friend. It's been an incredible, winding road.

[@jwelch5742]

This series won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Editing.

[@Alyks_the_Emerald_Sage]

you're kidding me? that's awesome!

[@AndrewPandrew]

Love you Direct X Team! I'm glad I now know how much effort you put into this. Thank you all for giving us such great memories

[@ehuerta8888]

I still remember the Christmas I received the first Xbox and truly was the beginning of my love for xbox and video games. Even through the red rings on the 360s and watching the first chapter made me even more appreciative of the role xbox payed in my life ! Congrats on the 20 years and thank you for the ride!

[@SPRSinglePlayerRacing]

I really love this actually, it's a great way of celebrating the last twenty years and championing the small team that made all of this possible. Kudos to all involved, it's great to see the honesty and transparency you've displayed in telling this story!

[@sixstrng]

I loved my original xbox. I still have it, I just can't bring myself to throw it out.

[@jabmaster1000]

It’ll throw itself out when the clock battery explodes

[@afromarco005]

Why would you?

[@detectiveconan7722]

It's a relic from the past. Never throw it

[@nathansstuff1547]

@@jabmaster1000 Not that hard to remove those capacitors. They could also have one of the models that didn't have the faulty caps

[@soulrebel6309]

Me too. Still have my 360 also!!

[@OfficialiGamer]

Yesss! So interesting to see the backstory behind xbox. I still have my original xbox, and its still going strong! Its a 1.6 without the clock capacitor

[@sliva_0908]

Imagine how different it would be if halo wasn’t made edit:why did I get 188 likes

[@applehazeva2739]

They honestly would just be another Atari And now? Now they are breaking through there Potential

[@julespleeswoah859]

Lol - the same.

[@hcaz5818]

@@julespleeswoah859 get real lols dude

[@julespleeswoah859]

@@hcaz5818 there was Wolfenstein Doom and Quake.

[@hcaz5818]

@@julespleeswoah859 indeed and they all slap. Halo was leagues above where all of those where at the time tho when it dropped

[@chadfridley6677]

I am glad you guys put the money into this. Though you may not make much from it, it's an important documentation of Xbox's history-- from challenges, successes, and everything inbetween. Ya'll are awesome and you have done great work ♥️ Love ya'll!

[@foreign69]

Amazing Documentary! Many thanks to the DirectX team! 💚

[@Rmiles2706]

Excellent documentary! Wow, I remember working all year to earn enough money to grab the original Xbox at launch. All those hours playing Halo, Oddworld, KOTOR, and so many other games with friends into the early hours of the morning. Here I am now in my 30's watching Microsoft blast off into the next generation still happily gaming. Thanks for all of the memories!

[@stefcarrizales]

i appreciate seeing jack tretton in this brings me back my E3 high school days

[@BooBanana]

I’m amazed with the transparency here and admission to their failures. Awesome stuff Xbox! Now where’s the physical version of Psychonauts 2!?

[@thomascobb5514]

I’ve had all the systems since the original. I’m now 25 thank you for being apart of my childhood growing up Xbox/Direct X Team😃♥️

[@littletad]

Absolutely entertaining documentary, and very honest. Kudos to MS. Happy to have been around since the beginning too. Love my SXS.

[@cesartrejomota713]

So many years and i still love Xbox 💚💚💚💚💚 congratulations 🍻🍻👑💚😎✌🏼

[@BoomerBends]

Absolutely blown away by the candor in this so far. Awesome!

[@the_eclipxedd]

I’m not an Xbox player but I am loving this series. I have to commend all the work that has gone into getting this far 👏

[@zdubya9001]

We all know who won but I had chills, I was rooting for the Direct X team so hard in this video.

[@Fuuntag]

To be people in Xbox and Marketing responsible for this. Well done.

[@MasterMITSURUGI]

Words cannot describe how I feel when I watch this, I lived and grew up through all of this. Bought my Original Xbox at 18 and from there it's been nothing but awesome experiences I wouldn't trade for all the $ in the entire world. I owned every console and got my Series-X this past summer and I LOVE IT! ❤

[@CascadesHomestead]

Awesome first episode with tons of insights! I'm really looking forward to the next chapter!

[@MegadueBatkovich]

Просто потрясающий фильм.Спасибо за русские субтитры.

[@MistyTheWhite]

Блять, тут были субтитры?

[@MistyTheWhite]

А я свой английский напрягаю сижу

[@MegadueBatkovich]

@@MistyTheWhite Я обычно по дефолту проверяю и лишь потом напрягаю.

[@glowstickyyy]

Fantastic Documentary!! Worth it to anybody that likes games/computers/tech in general. The first xbox was so amazing! Loved ripping cd's to the hard drive and having games even interact and control the music like Need For Speed.

[@Qualedog]

Genuinely I feel so lucky to have been growing up when XBOX360 hit the market for the first time. The first time I ever played online with other people it absolutely blew my mind. The first game I ever played online was Gears of War and that was only campaign. I remember talking to someone from the USA for the first time and he was "explaining" how xbox live worked to me. Granted I was 10-11 at the time so I was eating the experience up like chocolate cake

[@Slooby]

awesome footage and transparency, incredibly impressed tbh

[@eaglestrike3531]

Just got finished with chapter 3 of this doc but I just wanna say I still have my original Xbox and my original 360 thankfully mine didn’t get the red ring lol but while watching these docs it really opened my eyes and made me really appreciate the hard work and dedication y’all have and I’m just wanting to say thank you I love you Xbox ❤

[@barryschalkwijk9388]

33 mins in and i am mesmerized. These production values are through the roof! SUBBED AND LIKED Edit: And take bell as well.

[@rodolphendessabeka8721]

Thank you very much for making this series.

[@lisaa1321]

Steve Ballmer never had the vision that Microsoft needed, he's a great showman by the way, but that's it. Until there comes his contribution to the company.

[@DynamicUnreal]

To be fair, you need people like that just as much as you need the creative types in successful companies.

[@pharmacykeyzs]

Couldn’t be more wrong, but I appreciate your confidence

[@palominobra1352]

Thanks to the DIRECT X team with their work and dedication, we have the best platform for gaming and entertainment in the world today, the XBOX !! Congratulations to the entire team from its beginning to the present day you are amazing !!!!

[@psychodesign2997]

So many details in this series vid-doc. Gotta give props to everyone involved.

[@officialsimonharris]

Fantastic documentary, really revealing about the XBOX and how it came to be . . . .

[@NimaSha565]

very interesting and well-made. The honesty and the first-hand experiences were really awesome to hear.

[@ItsJustJess269]

Thank you for making this! Always love to see history of our favorite companies.! They have really changed our lifes.! Honestly.! Can't wait to watch the whole series.! 😁😁💙💙

[@galactic_4k]

Nice work guys! I love watching history of how tech has evolved.

[@mouldflower]

엑박의 시작! 잘 봤습니다. 그리고 한글자막까지 넣어 주셔서 고맙습니다. Thank you for Korean subtitles! 그건 그렇고... 시리즈 X 좀 많이 풀어 주세요. 돈이 있어도 살 수가 없어요. ㅠㅡㅜ

[@scorpa106]

This thing feels really intense and I Love It! Make more I want to see things like this on games too and more things

[@charliebakerspen]

I've watched this so many times I feel like I know the people behind the scenes

[@jesuscuervo807]

DIOS MIO! ...se nota mucho cariño que le pusieron al documental... y de ñapa, GRATIS jajajaja.! BRUTAL XBOX. muchas gracias por compartir esto con todo el mundo.

[@julioguzman1668]

Thanks Seamus, thanks Peter More and always grateful for our beloved and only, Uncle Phil ❤️🙏

[@Tullaryx]

Agreed. I would add Satya Nadella for being the only CEO in MS history to actually buy in fully into the Xbox.

[@DevinDBell]

*Honestly, I can’t wait to work for Microsoft to produce high QUALITY games. I won’t let you down guys. See ya soon!*

[@arshag14]

Great and insightful documentary! Love to see stuff like this from companies.

[@xbox]

Thank you so much for watching.

[@c-reds]

Love how they breaks this all down and sure the impact gaming has had on the culture

[@MrGamer0413]

I remember growing up, all my friends had the ps2. i wanted to be different so i went with the original xbox. and it did not disappoint. playing games like nfl fever, halo, advent rising. awesome days. and i could burn music to my hard drive. unheard of at the time.

[@NathanChisholm041]

Same! Everyone has the PS/2 except me. I love the Xbox and bought the new Xbox X recently...

[@mobbossgambino]

💛 Been in it for the long haul, still here, from day one.

[@Momo4060i]

I'm still impressed by how fast my original xbox boots when I push the ON button.

[@quancro]

i love the battle animation in this documentary so funny

[@orclord5719]

I wake up in the middle of the morning and find this...great. there goes hours of work

[@marcusjr2342]

Otto, Ted, Seamus and Kevin. 4 legends. Thank you! Obi Nat Kenobi thank you too!

[@andreymagnuss]

Quite an interesting doc, but these animations and some direction&editing choices are very funny in an unintended way.

[@Xencaye]

Love this documentary series so much 🥲✨

[@applehazeva2739]

Xbox has probably the most interesting history of Gaming consoles

[@maplestreetpictures7454]

In freaking love with this documentary.

[@SurvivalTVV]

I got my first Xbox in 2015 and thanks for the contents you've provided to us so far.

[@WAFFLEooFILMS]

Wow! To see where and how the xbox brand came from was awesome. So much hard working people that were so dedicated.

[@Enigmalake]

Feels like direct x box team were a 4 player team of gamers just going through the challenging bosses until they reached their goal 😆

[@EsotericAlumnus]

love it

[@jimbeaux89]

Nothing but Xbox for me since the OG, and Xbox until I die!! So in love with my series X. I can’t ever imagine converting over to anything else

[@jayski87]

Thank you Direct X team 🙏🏻