In an image posted online, afan has shown how theXbox 360dashboard changed over the years of its lifespan. TheXbox 360’s lifespan was eight years before it was finally replaced by the Xbox One, which is unusually long for a console.
Released in 2005, the Xbox 360 is one of the best-selling consoles of all time, its rivalry with the PlayStation 3 one of the strongest in gaming history. Nowadays, the console can be considered “retro,” and in the digital era, this has unfortunate connotations where servers continue to cost money to host. While Microsoft has taken a strong approach to backwards compatibility and game preservation in the past, the company recentlydelisted over 40 titles from the Xbox 360 marketplace. Though Microsoft denies that the Xbox 360 marketplace is fully shutting down anytime soon, the recent delistings have fans speculating about how much life the Xbox 360 has left in it.
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The image is sure to invoke nostalgia for anyone who owned an Xbox 360, showing all four dashboards the console had in its lifetime. The original Blades dashboard remains iconic, with many fans paying homage to it in their ownfan-made Dashboard concepts. Also seen is the New Xbox Experience dashboard, which was introduced in 2008, as well as the 2011 dashboard designed to make use of Microsoft’s Metro panels system. Looking at the newer dashboards, it’s clear how some of the design decisions remain in the current dashboard for Xbox Series X/S.
The Reddit post from user Steeltoelion had fans reminiscing about the Xbox 360 days, with many coming to the comments to share their own experiences with each variation. Every player will have their own favorite, usually attached to their own memories of games they were playing at the time. While players have more options forcustomization on the new Xbox Series X/S dashboard, the abundance of adverts on the newer iterations makes it a much less pleasant experience for many players.
Microsoft seems to be a busy place at the moment. With itsacquisition of Activision nearing completion, and over 10,000 recent jobs lost at the corporation, there’s a lot happening at Microsoft. The company has caused a stir recently, raising the price of its flagship Xbox Series X/S consoles in many regions. It remains to be seen how these decisions will affect the company in the long run, although as Microsoft always seems to be at the forefront of tech innovation, it’ll likely be fine for many years to come.
