Xbox Exhibition disks

Xbox Exhibition was a game demo compilation series from Microsoft Game Studios to advertise and preview upcoming Xbox games, featuring several playable game demos, game trailers, video content from G4 TV, music videos, and music from indie artists which were downloadable to the Xbox's hard drive. Exhibition discs were distributed at retail over seven volumes from 2002 to 2004. The discs are credited as an early iteration of the downloadable content model, with content including additional levels, roster updates for sports games and expanded game types.[1]

Xbox Exhibition discs
Xbox Exhibition disc
Developer(s)Various (compilations)
Publisher(s)Microsoft Game Studios
Platform(s)Xbox
Release2002 - December 2004
Genre(s)Demo

Discs

Title Date of release Demos Downloads Music videos
Volume 1 January 1, 2002 Halo: Combat Evolved, Madden NFL 2003, NFL Fever 2003, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Quantum Redshift, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, TimeSplitters 2, ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth, Whacked! Dead or Alive 3 booster pack costumes, two downloadable saves for Project Gotham Racing, and two save files for Rallisport Challenge. Death Cab for Cutie, John Vanderslice, Rilo Kiley, The Dismemberment Plan, and The Long Winters.
Volume 2 March 5, 2003 All-Star Baseball 2004, Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO, Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, Kung Fu Chaos, MechAssault, MX Superfly, NBA Inside Drive 2003, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Vexx NFL Fever 2003 roster update, and new characters and environments for ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth and MX Superfly
Volume 3 July 17, 2003 Apex, ATV Quad Power Racing 2, Brute Force, Gladius, MLB Inside Pitch 2003, MotoGP 2, NBA Street Vol. 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War, Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus Levels and skins for RLH: Run Like Hell, and an extra mission for Splinter Cell Depswa, Queens of the Stone Age, Rooney, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Woven
Volume 4 November 26, 2003 ESPN NBA Basketball, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Magic the Gathering: Battlegrounds, Metal Arms: Glitch in the System, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Project Gotham Racing 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Voodoo Vince Levels for Ghost Recon: Island Thunder, Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and four new maps for Unreal Championship
Volume 5 May 27, 2004 NBA Ballers, Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy, Metal Slug 3, Ninja Gaiden, Shadow Ops: Red Mercury, RalliSport Challenge 2, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay G4 - TV 4 Gamers Episodes: G4's tips and tricks to master Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic; Pulse Get New York Yankee Jason Giambi's insights on ESPN Major League Baseball
Volume 6 November 17, 2004 Full Spectrum Warrior, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow, NCAA Football 2005, Men of Valor, OutRun 2, Second Sight, Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space
Volume 7 December 2004 Burnout 3: Takedown, Dead or Alive Ultimate, ESPN NHL 2K5, Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders, Star Wars Republic Commando, The Incredibles, and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

See also

References

  1. Latimore, Ben (5 September 2021). "The Wild History Of Demo Discs, Shareware And Covertapes". Kotaku.
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