Jonathan "Seamus" Blackley is an American video game designer and former agent with Creative Artists Agency representing video game creators. He is best known for creating and designing the original Xbox in 2001.
Blackley and (pet) Charles in 2021
The Xbox is a home video game console manufactured by Microsoft that is the first installment in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was released as Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market on November 15, 2001, in North America, followed by Australia, Europe and Japan in 2002. It is classified as a sixth-generation console, competing with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube. It was also the first major console produced by an American company since the release of the Atari Jaguar in 1993.
Xbox console with the "Xbox Controller"
The use of standard desktop components such as a DVD-ROM and hard drive contributed to much of the Xbox's weight and bulk.
A remote was required for DVD movie playback on the Xbox, which was sold separately.
Original Xbox controller