Microsoft built its reputation on the back of its Windows operating system and its “Office” suite, but like a well-groomed mullet, the company isn’t all business – or at least, not all business software. Microsoft parties hard on the weekend with its powerful line of Xbox video game systems. Of course, you can’t party all the time; sometimes you just want to pop in a DVD and relax after a long day. While the Xbox 360 offers DVD support out of the box, the original Xbox console required the purchase of special hardware to play DVDs.

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