The red and black colour scheme is stunning even now, and the unmistakable Gears of War logo emblazoned on top of the console is just perfect. It was bundled with Gears of War 3 , and played a special sound when powering on — something that many limited edition Xbox consoles have done since.
Did you know: There was a Star Wars game for Kinect. And to celebrate its release, Microsoft went to the effort of making a limited edition Star Wars Xbox The controller, on the other hand, is gaudy and gold — presumably to represent his pal, C3PO.
We love the console, the controller not so much. Sorry, C3PO. One of the first Xbox One limited edition consoles, this Forza Motorsport 6 edition is classy and understated. We love the blue colour, and the stripes running down the console and the controller are a wonderful touch. Simply magnificent. There were several Xbox One X special editions, but this one is perhaps our favourite. We love the paint-splattered effect on top of the console. These limited edition models all vary in the way they look compared to the regular Xbox.
Below is a table that describes each console, shows the release date and shows the value of each individual model. To get the console people had to buy bottles of Mountain Dew which would earn the buyer points.
If they had enough points they would be able to purchase the console. A Mountain Dew Controller S also planned but was cancelled for an unknown reason. Main Article: Xbox Launch Team edition. The words Special Edition are printed on the front right of the console. Two exclusive translucent green Duke controllers were included. Along with the console, employees had the option to purchase 6 game titles marked not for resale at a reduced rate from the Microsoft campus store.
The Launch Team consoles were hardware revision 1. Since these systems were offered for sale to qualifying employees instead of being given away, not all were sold.
The Partner Edition is a translucent green Xbox with a jewel that is silk screened with the message Thanks for Partnering with Xbox and signature from Bill Gates. Unlike the Launch Team consoles, these did not have the Special Edition label on the front right of the console.
This Xbox was given to hardware companies that produced components for the Xbox such as Nvidia and Intel. A translucent green Controller S was included with this model. These are considered to be rarer than the Launch Team console because of their distribution to companies rather than individual people makes them harder to come across in the world. In , a Clear Black Limited Edition Xbox also commonly referred to as the smoke edition was released in Japan to commemorate the Xbox's Japanese release.
Included with the Clear Black console was a matching Clear Black Controller S, an Xbox Component AV pack, and a key chain that had Bill Gates signature and the console's production number engraved in it, out of 50, The console's special features included a white case with the Panzer Dragoon Orta logo on the top in the lower left-hand corner, as well as some artwork from Orta surrounding the Xbox jewel. The unit was only available to those who preordered on Nov 1, , through Sega Direct.
When the console was first planned, 3, units were set to be produced, but during production, the process of applying the silk screen design of the black lines seen on the top of the console proved to be a very difficult task. It had a limited manufacture of 20, units but only sold 5, units in Europe. The styling of the Translucent Green Xbox is identical to Debug Units used in game development; of course, the retail versions lacked the words Debug Kit on the front of the case.
The green Controller S was also sold separately. Xbox Debug Kits were never available through the retail market, however they have popped up enough on the second-hand scene to be worth mentioning in this article. These Xbox consoles are translucent green and have the words Debug Kit on the front of the case, just to the right of controller port 4.
The Debug Kits could not run retail game discs. One could often find pre-release or cancelled versions of game software on these Xbox Debug Kits. On April 2, , Microsoft issued a press release announcing the upcoming retail availability of the Halo Limited Edition Xbox combo. The difference between the Asian and Canadian Halo 2 versions can be seen in the Xbox's jewel. The Asian version has a black jewel, while the Canadian version has a silver jewel.
Also was sold through Bell with a month contract for high speed, the Bell bundle was sold October 31 to November 7, and came with the console, 2 games Amped 2 and Top Spin and 1 year of Xbox Live and a headset.
It was also available before this date with a month contract but you had to pay The crystal edition Xbox first came out around March in Europe, celebrating the console's second anniversary in the region.
The box bundle consisted of the console and 2 matching crystal controllers.
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