TECH TITANS XBOX
Microsoft’s consoles ranked from best to… not so best
01 XBOX 360
After the runaway success of the first Xbox console, expectations were high for its follow-up – and Microsoft delivered.
More streamlined than its predecessor, the 360 became an even bigger hit thanks largely to its huge catalogue of brilliant games. Take your pick from Halo 3, Gears of War, Forza Horizon, Project Gotham Racing 4, Mass Effect 2 and Left 4 Dead – and that’s just the exclusives. There was also Red Dead Redemption, Skyrim and Fallout 3, along with the emergence of now-classic franchises such as Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed and BioShock, not to mention the golden age of Guitar Hero.