Microsoft is gifting free custom Xbox 360s to Xbox veterans.

[gamevet]

http://kotaku.com/5960013/microsoft-...-free-xbox-360

A few hours ago, Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb tweeted the following: Microsoft sending Xbox LIVE veterans a custom, free Xbox 360!




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.

UPDATE - Microsoft has now confirmed that these consoles are going out to "Xbox LIVE members that have been with us the longest". The official console shot can be found up top.

I was so close. I didn't get my Xbox until around 2003.

[Li-Ion]

Well, I got my Xbox earlier this year so no chance for me

[Pedro]

Originally Posted by Li-Ion

Well, I got my Xbox earlier this year so no chance for me

You bought an Xbox? What was the reasoning there? (Not dissing xbox, but I know you have a PC and a PS3 already).

I didn't know you liked Halo so much.

Originally Posted by gamevet

I did receive a helmet for my Avatar, for the 8 years of Live subs.

[gamevet]

I did receive a helmet for my Avatar, for the 8 years of Live subs.

[Li-Ion]

I bought the Xbox for stuff like deadly premonition, trials or project sylpheed, but I wouldn't have gotten it if it wouldn't have been dirt cheap at german amazon a couple of months ago. However, since it's gathering a lot of dust I wonder if dirt cheap wasn't too expensive still What I use most is the Xbox 360 pad that came with it... for my PC.

[gamevet]

I use the 360 pad with my PC as well.

Do you like pinball Li-Ion? Pinball FX2 and Pinballarcade are excellent and dirt cheap on LIVE.