Xbox Live Turning 10, some gamers receiving a free 360?

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  • MrBill
    Billy Brewer Sucks Penis
    • Feb 2009
    • 0

    [360] Xbox Live Turning 10, some gamers receiving a free 360?

    I sure hope this is true! My 10 year anniversary on XBL is coming up next week. I was a 2nd wave beta tester.

    Microsoft Sending Xbox Live Veterans a Custom, Free Xbox 360?

    A few hours ago, Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb tweeted the following:

    @majornelson #XboxLIVEis10 this week and yes we plan on celebrating it with you. Details in a few days.

    Sounded largely unexciting, but then we got an email from a reader around the same time with these images, of a console his friend just got in the mail, emblazoned with Xbox Live 10th birthday graphics.



    In addition to a special box and colour scheme, there's a custom controller, "decade of entertainment" logo on the side of the console, as well as a cool little touch on the disc tray door, with a special "XBL10" plate.

    We're told he didn't order it, didn't enter a competition and doesn't work in the games business. The only reason they can think of is that his ten-year anniversary of being an Xbox Live member just rolled around.

    We've contacted Microsoft to see what's up with this, because boy, if everyone who's been on Xbox Live for ten years is getting one of these, that's a pretty sweet deal, even if there won't be many around at the moment (the service only debuted in October 2002). I'll update if we hear back.
  • MVPete
    Old School
    • Mar 2008
    • 17500

    #2
    Love it.

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    • jms493
      Junior Member
      • Feb 2009
      • 11248

      #3

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      • Ravin
        Dishing the Gino's
        • Feb 2009
        • 6994

        #4
        Unless they give everyone like a free month, not a single fuck is given. Don't care for some limited edition '10' Xbox.
        All you need to know when thinking of the NHL vs Madden series is the two people involved in making the games.

        "rammer" and "cummings"

        The NHL series is a giver, Madden takes the load.

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        • KINGOFOOTBALL
          Junior Member
          • Feb 2009
          • 10343

          #5
          Crap....I changed my GT back in 05 =-(
          Best reason to have a license.

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          • jms493
            Junior Member
            • Feb 2009
            • 11248

            #6
            Originally posted by KINGOFOOTBALL
            Crap....I changed my GT back in 05 =-(
            that shud not matter if you kept the same account.

            damn...I have been a member since 11/16/2002

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            • SethMode
              Master of Mysticism
              • Feb 2009
              • 5754

              #7
              Originally posted by Ravin
              Unless they give everyone like a free month, not a single fuck is given. Don't care for some limited edition '10' Xbox.
              It would be a free Xbox. If anything you could resell it, or sell your old Xbox, and use that money to pay for a year of Gold (or more depending on the deal). Why bitch about something that would be free?

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              • MVPete
                Old School
                • Mar 2008
                • 17500

                #8
                Originally posted by SethMode
                It would be a free Xbox. If anything you could resell it, or sell your old Xbox, and use that money to pay for a year of Gold (or more depending on the deal). Why bitch about something that would be free?
                You'd easily get $500+ for that system on ebay.

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                • MrBill
                  Billy Brewer Sucks Penis
                  • Feb 2009
                  • 0

                  #9
                  Originally posted by SethMode
                  It would be a free Xbox. If anything you could resell it, or sell your old Xbox, and use that money to pay for a year of Gold (or more depending on the deal). Why bitch about something that would be free?
                  Are you new here?

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                  • SethMode
                    Master of Mysticism
                    • Feb 2009
                    • 5754

                    #10
                    Originally posted by MrBill
                    Are you new here?
                    Sometimes I forget about where I am.

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                    • MmmmBeeeeer
                      PTFO
                      • Mar 2009
                      • 6709

                      #11

                      Beta test crew checking in



                      It just so happens I am moving and dug this out of the closet, decided to keep it over the years just as a memento

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                      • Leftwich
                        Bring on the Season

                        • Oct 2008
                        • 13700

                        #12
                        The old Xbox headset. Don't miss that fucking thing a bit.

                        Originally posted by Tailback U
                        It won't say shit, because dying is for pussies.

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                        • MrBill
                          Billy Brewer Sucks Penis
                          • Feb 2009
                          • 0

                          #13
                          I have my beta kit somewhere in one of my office boxes. Did find the email that I got on 10/25/02...

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                          • MrBill
                            Billy Brewer Sucks Penis
                            • Feb 2009
                            • 0

                            #14
                            So today is the official 10th anniversary. Major Nelson is giving away ten free 1 year subscriptions to XBL per hour all day and there is a contest that you can enter via his blog to enter one of those cool limited edition consoles. They also have a few games at 50% off and the Kinect compatible game Wreckateer is free today only.



                            A little bummed that they did NOTHING for all of the original beta testers that are still with XBL. At the 5 year mark, we got a special gamer picture at least that highlighted your status. The 10th anniversary picture can be downloaded by everybody.

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                            • Swarley
                              A Special Kind of Cat
                              • Jul 2010
                              • 11213

                              #15
                              Put the 10th Anniversary profile pic up today on my account. Here's to hoping I win one of those 360s.

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