[Gamescom 26] A Quick Look at the 25-Year History of Xbox

[gamescom 26] Xbox 25주년 역사를 한 눈에

gamemeca • Kim Hyung Jong 게임메카 김형종 기자 2026.08.30 10:47 UTC+9

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Xbox marks its 25th anniversary with a massive booth at Gamescom 2026. Visitors enjoyed hands-on demos for major titles like Modern Warfare 4. The exhibition also showcased hardware evolution and merchandise.

Look, let us be honest for a second. Founded back in 2001, Xbox is now celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Perhaps feeling the weight of some recent slumps, Xbox showed up at Gamescom 2026 with a massive booth packed with playable demos, alongside a rather neat little exhibition space dedicated entirely to that quarter-century milestone.

Down on the floor, attendees could actually get hands-on with titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and Star Wars: Zero Company. Naturally, the absolute crowd-pleasers of the bunch were Modern Warfare 4 and Gears of War: E-Day. Let us take a cheeky visual tour of the history-laden venue through our lens, courtesy of Gamemeca.

▲ Xbox embracing the 25th anniversary theme (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ A strikingly lifelike Gears of War sculpture (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ Stepping inside the venue (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ A display showcasing various Xbox peripherals and hardware components (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ Venturing further inward reveals the playable demo area (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ A gamer enjoying Microsoft Flight Simulator (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ A dedicated streaming space comes into view (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ The Fable hands-off demo area, where spectators watched the gameplay unfold (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ Walking around to the side entrance (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ Various official Xbox-related merchandise and products on display (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ Gears of War and Xbox collaboration merchandise (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ The evolutionary timeline of Xbox controllers (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ 25th-anniversary commemorative Xbox consoles and controllers (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ The demo zone after a fresh batch of players cleared out (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ Moving past Halo, the definitive flagship franchise of Xbox (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

▲ Complete with a massive truck installation rounding out the scenery (Image courtesy of Gamemeca)

지난 2001년 설립되어 올해 25주년을 맞는 Xbox. 최근의 부진 때문인지 게임스컴 2026에는 대규모 부스와 함께 여러 시연 타이틀과 더불어 25주년을 기념하는 작은 전시 형태의 부스를 열었다.

현장에서는 '콜 오브 듀티: 모던 워페어 4', '마이크로소프트 플라이트 시뮬레이터', '스타워즈 제로 컴퍼니' 등을 플레이 할 수 있었다. 물론 그 중 가장 인기 있었던 것은 모던 워페어 4와 더불어 '기어스 오브 워: E-데이' 였다. 역사가 담긴 현장을 사진으로 담아봤다.