25 years later, the original $36,000 Xbox prototype that was shaped like an actual X has been rebuilt, and it's fully functioning

Someone Actually Built the Giant Metal Xbox Prototype, and It’s Glorious

Back in March 2000, Bill Gates walked onto the stage at GDC and showed the world something no one expected - a console shaped like a giant metallic X. Not a box, not a rectangle, not even remotely practical. Just a solid block of futuristic absurdity. The thing looked like it had fallen off a spaceship from Halo itself. And honestly? That's what made it perfect.The original Xbox prototype cost Microsoft $18,000 to make (about $36,000 today), bec…

25 years later, the original $36,000 Xbox prototype that was shaped like an actual X has been rebuilt, and it's fully functioning

This may be the coolest thing I've ever seen