There are very few consoles that have managed to go through the highs and lows that the Xbox One did. Microsoft's eighth-generation video game console was universally panned upon its release. Things got so bad that one of the creators and designers of the original Xbox feared that was the end for the Xbox brand.
What happened with the original Xbox One launch?
After Microsoft burst into the scene with the OG Xbox, its follow-up, the Xbox 360, was pretty much the "better" console compared to the PS3 for several years. It took Sony's extensive library of exclusives and a series of price cuts for the PS3 to eventually outsell the Xbox 360. But, at that point, most people had given the Xbox 360 'the W' as far as their generation of consoles goes. Because of this, many had high expectations for the Xbox One when it was first revealed.