#beta xbox

[rabbitremembered]

original xbox beta/development digging discoveries

xbox beta menu concept designs, by seton kim

these are the original concepts for the original xbox menus, created by seton kim. the final menus are rather faithful to these concepts, with a few things drastically changed— primarily the main menu, as well as the boot screen. this also shows off a possible “movies” feature that was entirely removed from the final xbox build, as the final xbox cannot play any DVDs without the xbox DVD playback kit. the final xbox also cannot play any games from the get-go as is demonstrated in these concepts, it needs the disc to run anything.

some more interesting things i have found:

beta menu recreation by sabianmateinnit, adding audio to seton kim’s demonstration of a possible xbox menu. the original video had no audio, notably. what i keep seeing is that this is far too fluid to actually be running on hardware of the time (early 00’s), and is definitely a FMV.

xbox alpha development kit (april 2001) by ptoponline, a demonstration of the first working version of the retail xbox menu. the menu is notably much slower and a lot of animations are missing. apparently, the alpha dev kit is primarily a pc running xbox software. the final model is much more customized. this video also demonstrates some tech demos, showing off some of the xbox’s specs. games cannot run on this version of the system.

xbox alpha development kit (may 2001) by ptoponline, the direct followup to the previous build. this menu is much more finalized, but some interesting things i noticed about this one was the entirely different boot screen. it is much more minimalistic. the menu is also missing animations, primarily the moving background and the slight hovering of the menus. but overall, it is much nicer looking and smoother running.

original xbox prototype build by og-xboxmods, demonstrating a recreation of a prototype build of the original xbox, wild build and all. this is not the original sought after build that cost an exorbitant amount of money, but it is a close resemblance.

if you’re curious what build this video is referencing, this is the original press build, used to run demos and present at GDC 2000. these were stupid expensive, and cost over $18k to produce. never intended to be the final design, only intended to show developers what they may be working with, even though this console is much more underpowered than the final release.

pretty neat, right? accordingly, when turned on, the xbox logo in the middle would glow green, and stay dark when turned off. a neat idea.

however, the dev kits did not look like this. of course they couldn’t, $18k is obnoxious, so obnoxious only several of these units were made. because of the xbox’s roots as just being a modified PC, the original dev kits looked like this. not hiding much.

anyway, that’s all i’ve got for now! i may post more soon about some other original xbox-related things i find, or smaller things i enjoy, such as my favourite original xbox variants. thank you for reading!

[mvfm-25]

" Prepare for revelations on the most anticipated videogame of all time! "

Edge Gaming Magazine n115 - October, 2002.

[p5x-theories]

Button input UI from the third beta's files, strongly suggesting the PC version of the game will at least support controllers of the Playstation (looks like specifically PS5) and Xbox varieties, whether it'll be ported to those systems in the future or not.

[jestiamy]

??? just rediscovered cake mania to the max. this, tetris, and pong was like the only thing I did in my spare time as a kid before I got a phone and got like actual hobbies

[horror-n-m3tal]

Building From The 2001 Original Silent Hill 2 Beta Build. Still There To This Day.

[quickened200x]

Screenshots of earlier versions of some of the stages in Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party shown in the trailer and beta screenshots before they switched to a new cast. Some look way different while others still look similar to their final release.

Moon looks the same compared to final, but the ripple on the platform is more blue.

Wave Cell has a complete different color scheme.

Cyberium has a bit of an orange gradient on the bottom while in the final release the gradient fades to black.

Ampliture's walls are more simple with less hexagons and no gradient.

7th Key looks the same as final.

Metrio is a more vibrant shade of green with an additional wall decoration.

Momiji looks the same as final. Just more complex branch patterns on the platform.

Red Modus looks the same as final. The black bars on the wall are more opaque.

Deviate looks the same as final.

The diamond helix in Conceptia is a light blue instead of yellow.

Journey has arrows in the wall decoration and the glow in the center is absent.

Silibrium looks the same as final. Maybe a little more glossier.

Lost Future is a different color scheme and uses different textures. Even has the center glow the final version of Journey has.

Oscillator has two different versions. One has a blue color scheme and the rotating hexagons are tilted slightly, while the other looks same as the final release, but still with tilted hexagons from the blue version.

[flucklightoficial]

SALUDOS HEISTERS , AVISO IMPORTANTE

Se confirmo que pronto se abrira otra beta técnica del 8 al 11 de septiembre, atentos a la página de steam , epicgames , o si son de consola (Xbox) a la aplicación Xbox insider !!

[brutalgamer]

Ghostrunner 2 opens up beta signups, "major announcements" set for later this month

Hit cyberpunk action title Ghostrunner is getting set to deliver a beta for its anticipated sequel, but there’s even more on the horizon.

[shanahazuki]

Anuncio de las fechas de la Beta abierta de Diablo IV

En diciembre, revelamos que el 6 de junio es la fecha oficial de lanzamiento de Diablo IV y anunciamos nuestra Beta abierta. ¡Hoy estamos emocionados de anunciar nuestras fechas oficiales de fin de semana de acceso anticipado y Beta abierta! Por primera vez, los jugadores en la mayoría de las regiones podrán experimentar Diablo IV durante nuestros dos fines de semana de Beta disponible…

[phantommirrored]

"Don't you idiots know it's foolish to show weakness?"

[doctor-meaty]

Mermaid Mans Spaceship

[thegamecollection]

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Speaking of boots, or lack of them, did anyone else get the shivers when that bare foot hits the molten floors of hell at 15 seconds, or are you all sadists? Eeeesh.

“May we fight true... in his holy name.”

You’ve got to hand it to Blizzard, they know how to make a trailer! Inarius, Archangel of The High Heavens has turned up for a word or two with Lilith, Daughter of Hatred. He brought some friends along for the party AND he brought his boots... Failing to prepare is preparing to fail, as my old maths teacher used to say!

“I have returned to hell... for you.”

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[mvfm-25]

" Halo's incredible engine will allow for everything to take place all at once - mid-air dogfights, ground skirmishes, jeep races! "

Hyper Magazine n90 - April, 2001.

[savingcontent]

Early Access Beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Multiplayer is now underway across all platforms

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