Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week on April 4, and Xbox is joining in by offering some free digital downloads together with a brand new dynamic background and profile themes.
The 50th Anniversary Dynamic Background could be downloaded onto your Xbox and incorporates a large colourful “50” within the middle. It contains lots of Xbox’s well-known mascots comparable to Grasp Chief from Halo and Marcus Fenix from Gears of Struggle. Since Microsoft has acquired so many studios and IP over the previous few years, the background additionally has Ghost from Name of Obligation, Doom Slayer from the Doom reboot, and Vault Boy from Fallout.
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Tapping into nostalgia even additional, there are additionally three new profile photos containing the outdated Home windows cursor, Clippy the Microsoft Workplace assistant, and a floppy disk. Xbox Insider Program members also can obtain a 50th Anniversary badge to their Xbox profile.
Lastly, these with Home windows units also can obtain a 50th Anniversary theme for Microsoft Solitaire, which features a customized background, desk type, and card backs for the sport.
In different Xbox information, an Xbox-branded handheld is reportedly hitting the market this 12 months, internally often called Challenge Kennan. Nonetheless, ROG teased a brand new handheld in a latest video. Microsoft cheekily responded to it, indicating that it could someway be concerned.