
Turns out most people were happy enough with the original console’s white color scheme. There was just one problem with the faceplates: nobody bought them. Oh, and of course there were the swappable faceplates, which Microsoft intended for users to be able to use to customize the look of their machines. Other notable hardware features of the original Xbox 360 include memory unit slots on the front of the console and an easily removable (albeit proprietary) hard drive on select models. Microsoft would later announce an extended warranty to deal with the issues, and over the years numerous home-brew fixes for the issues would emerge online, with sellers offering tools and replacement thermal paste to help users fix the problems themselves.

Most common was the “Red Ring of Death,” so called because of the three red lights that would flash on the front of the console in the case of a problem. The console was a huge success for Microsoft, and it arguably became competitive with Sony’s PlayStation for the first time, but the original machine was beset with problems that led to an estimated quarter of consoles experiencing some kind of hardware failure. It now came in white as standard and ditched the giant “X” shape in favor of minimal Xbox branding along the disc tray.

The Xbox 360 was a very different-looking console to the original Xbox. The original Xbox 360 with its Kinect accessory on top. Despite its unwieldy size, the Duke still has its fans, so much so that accessory manufacturer Hyperkin would later resurrect the design as an Xbox One controller. But its controller went through a slimming process soon after its release when Microsoft replaced the original console’s hulking “Duke” controller with the much more compact “Controller S” that had originally been the standard controller for the console’s Japanese release.
Xbox versions series#
Unlike in later generations, Microsoft didn’t release a slim version of its original Xbox console. All Xbox Consoles Xbox Series X Halo Infinite Limited Edition Bundle Xbox Series X Xbox Series X (Certified Refurbished) Xbox Series S - Fortnite & Rocket. But despite its stylized look, the console had a very functional design overall, with four controller ports on its front, an internal power supply, and of course a built-in ethernet port for Microsoft’s all important Xbox Live online gaming service.

Xbox versions Pc#
The whole console is designed around the letter, with a massive lime green logo in its center showing its name. Wanted: Dead will launch for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One alongside its previously announced PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC (Steam) versions in Q4 2022, publisher 110 Industries and developer. Microsoft really leaned into the “X” branding for the original Xbox console, so named because of the Microsoft DirectX technology on which it was based. Below is a table that describes each console, shows the release date and shows the value of each individual model. These limited edition models all vary in the way they look compared to the regular Xbox. The original Xbox with its smaller Controller S. Over the Xboxs life there were many limited edition variations made of the consoles both by Microsoft and other companies.
