History Series / XPlay

* Fanboy: Both Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb have been accused of being fanboys/fangirls of Microsoft and Xbox. They deny it, despite giving most Xbox and PC exclusives a 5 out of 5.

In April 2012, [[http://kotaku.com/5905119/adam-sessler-out-at-g4 Sessler abruptly left G4.]] Blair Herter took his place as host. Later that year in October, G4 announced that it would cancel both ''X-Play'' and ''Attack of the Show!'' at the end of the year before undergoing its Esquire Network makeover. The show ended on January 23, 2013 alongside ''Attack of the Show!'' with a finale that had been taped a month before. The first episode of ''X-Play'' was chosen to [[BookEnds end G4's final broadcasting day on December 31, 2014]], followed by a game of ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'' played to completion, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIaPvsrUG8w acting as the network's Game Over.]] As a nice little shout-out to the show though, Adam and Morgan reunited at E3 twice, in 2015 and again in 2016 to host the pre-show to the Bethesda press events. They also reunited with other G4 personalities in Thanksgiving 2020 for ''A Very Special G4 Reunion Special''.

In 2021, ''X-Play'' was relaunched (''without'' the dash, now it's just ''[=Xplay=]''), along with the entire G4 network. Adam Sessler returned as host, along with Indiana "Froskurinn" Black, Jirard Khalil of ''WebVideo/TheCompletionist'', Corey Smallwood aka WebVideo/TheBlackHokage, and esports commentator Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez. However, G4 ceased operations in October 2022 which ended this iteration of the show.

** "Roger: the Stan Lee Experience" uses Bob Kane as one.

* Irony: The fact that most Xbox and PC exclusive reviews get a 5 out 5 from Xplay (regardless of the actual quality of the games) have given them a reputation (fairly or unfairly) of being "bought out" and/or being "bribed" and "payed" by Microsoft. This accusation has largely been averted with the newer series, as many [=PlayStation=] exclusives have been given a 5 out of 5.

*** To be fair, they were actually more fair (or pretended to be) during their GameSpot TV days, when Kate Botello was a co-host. They were overall very positive on ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', even playing the latter in Japanese before its American release to give an encouraging preview. Their actual review was also positive, only dinging it for its less-than-stellar voice-acting.

** They refused to rate ''VideoGame/BigRigsOverTheRoadRacing'' among others, because their rating scale didn't feature a 0, though ''[[VideoGame/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T. the Extra Terrestrial]]'' game a ceremonial zero.

In 2021, ''X-Play'' was relaunched (''without'' the dash, now it's just ''[=Xplay=]''), along with the entire G4 network. Adam Sessler returned as host, along with Indiana "Froskurinn" Black (from 2021-2022), Jirard Khalil of ''WebVideo/TheCompletionist'', Corey Smallwood aka WebVideo/TheBlackHokage (from 2021-2022), and esports commentator Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez.

In 2021, ''X-Play'' was relaunched (''without'' the dash, now it's just ''[=Xplay=]''), along with the entire G4 network. Adam Sessler returned as host, along with Indiana "Froskurinn" Black (former [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends LEC]] personality and ''Series/{{Boosted}}'' host), Jirard Khalil of ''WebVideo/TheCompletionist'', Corey Smallwood aka WebVideo/TheBlackHokage (from 2021-2022), and esports commentator Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez.

In 2021, ''X-Play'' was relaunched (''without'' the dash, now it's just ''[=Xplay=]''), along with the entire G4 network. Adam Sessler returned as host, along with Indiana "Froskurinn" Black (former [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends LEC]] personality and ''Series/{{Boosted}}'' host), Jirard Khalil of ''WebVideo/TheCompletionist'', Corey Smallwood aka WebVideo/TheBlackHokage, and esports commentator Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez.

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** They have also denied being Sony and/or PlayStation haters and have even given some of their exclusive games a 5 out of 5. It would become even more obvious with the new series, where Adam Sessler has given many PlayStation exclusive games a 5 out of 5.

** PlayStation exclusive games, especially when compared to Nintendo, Xbox and/or PC exclusives almost never got a 5 out of 5. This was even before the PS3 era, with PlayStation often being the ButtMonkey of most of their jokes. It's mostly averted with the newer series, but it did turn off a lot of PlayStation-centric gamers and fans from Xplay.

* Irony: The fact that most Xbox and PC exclusive reviews get a 5 out 5 from Xplay (regardless of the actual quality of the games) have given them a reputation (fairly or unfairly) of being "bought out" and/or being "bribed" and "payed" by Microsoft. This accusation has largely been averted with the newer series, as many PlayStation exclusives have been given a 5 out of 5.
** Nintendo was never hated on at Xplay as much as PlayStation was. Even during the PS2/Xbox/Gamecube era, PlayStation was often the main one being picked on, with their exclusive games rarely (if ever) getting a 5 out of 5 rating. This led to many Sony and Playstation fans outright hating and boycotting Xplay altogether.
** It doesn't help that both the PS1 and PS2 and to a lesser extent the PS3 had a lot of anime themed/Japanese made/JRPG games as exclusives as well as the Dynasty Warriors game series. Those are the types of games that got the most hate from Xplay.

In 2021, ''X-Play'' was relaunched (''without'' the dash, now it's just ''[=Xplay=]''), along with the entire G4 network. Adam Sessler returned as host, along with Indiana "Froskurinn" Black (former [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends LEC]] personality and ''Series/{{Boosted}}'' host), Jirard Khalil of ''WebVideo/TheCompletionist'', and Corey Smallwood aka WebVideo/TheBlackHokage.

Full episodes of the show from it's original run can be found now by clicking the [[https://archive.org/details/g4-xplay links]] [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoBvgILc1f5lN0QLAaqPm1oQXpBXpHN_c here.]]

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: ''X-Play'' wished all of its viewers a "Happy Non-Denominational Winter Season".

** Nintendo was never hated on at Xplay as much as PlayStation was. Even during the Gamecube/PS2/Xbox era, PlayStation was often the main one being picked on, with their exclusive games rarely (if ever) getting a 5 out of 5 rating. This led to many Sony and Playstation fans outright hating and boycotting Xplay altogether.
** It doesn't help that both the PS1 and PS2 had a lot of anime themed/Japanese made/JRPG games as exclusives as well as the DynastyWarriors game series. Those are the types of games that got the most hate from Xplay.

** They have also denied being Sony/PlayStation haters and have even given some of their exclusive games a 5 out of 5. It would become even more obvious with the new series, where Adam Sessler has given many PlayStation exclusive games a 5 out of 5.

** In the 2008 April Fools' Day episode, they did a "re-review" of ''VideoGame/CrisisCore''. They basically took the original review and dubbed over their criticisms with a StrawFan blindly praising it and giving it a 6 out of 5.

In 2021, ''X-Play'' was relaunched (''without'' the dash, now it's just Xplay), along with the entire G4 network. Adam Sessler returned as host, along with Indiana "Froskurinn" Black (former [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends LEC]] personality and ''Series/{{Boosted}}'' host), Jirard Khalil of ''WebVideo/TheCompletionist'', and Corey Smallwood aka WebVideo/TheBlackHokage.

In 2021, ''X-Play'' was relaunched (''without'' the dash, now it's just Xplay), along with the entire G4 network. Adam Sessler returned as host, along with Froskurinn (former [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends LEC]] personality and ''Series/{{Boosted}}'' host), Jirard Khalil of ''WebVideo/TheCompletionist'', and WebVideo/TheBlackHokage.