![TIL: in 1998 Microsofts "DirectX" team pitched a new gaming console known as the "directXbox". Later shortened to "Xbox". : r/todayilearned TIL: in 1998 Microsofts "DirectX" team pitched a new gaming console known as the "directXbox". Later shortened to "Xbox". : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/hGOzlCYsnHmaZgsZgD23jPgYWTX01WrvVPxKw07_fps.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b177487252300fe8df91a15c286d58bac284b344)
TIL: in 1998 Microsofts "DirectX" team pitched a new gaming console known as the "directXbox". Later shortened to "Xbox". : r/todayilearned
![Tom Warren on Twitter: "Microsoft released the first Xbox 18 years ago today in the US. The Xbox name is a reference to "DirectX Box" https://t.co/7B6fQZ6isk" / Twitter Tom Warren on Twitter: "Microsoft released the first Xbox 18 years ago today in the US. The Xbox name is a reference to "DirectX Box" https://t.co/7B6fQZ6isk" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJammFmXUAAW_sE.jpg)
Tom Warren on Twitter: "Microsoft released the first Xbox 18 years ago today in the US. The Xbox name is a reference to "DirectX Box" https://t.co/7B6fQZ6isk" / Twitter
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Microsoft kills Xbox 360/PC cross-platform development, declares DirectX "no longer evolving" | Extremetech
![DirectX 12 is coming next year, but it probably won't help Xbox One games run at 1080p | Extremetech DirectX 12 is coming next year, but it probably won't help Xbox One games run at 1080p | Extremetech](https://i.extremetech.com/imagery/content-types/04w3mlZwUZNj1yHBcK1Tq9d/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.jpg)