Microsoft has created a sequence of Xbox Collection X console wraps which are designed to be a extra inexpensive choice as an alternative of buying a separate restricted version console. One of many first Xbox console wraps will probably be one for Starfield, which is able to launch on October 18th, priced at $49.99.
The console wraps aren’t stickers such as you’d discover from Dbrand; as an alternative, they fasten to an Xbox Collection X due to a velcro hook and loop enclosure. The plastic Starfield wrap consists of panels that look much like the restricted version Starfield-branded Xbox controller. “Key inside console parts are highlighted via outlined entry panel and game-inspired graphics,” explains Monique Chatterjee, senior design director at Xbox.
The graphics which are printed on the outside of the Starfield wrap are tactile, with a easy white end elsewhere and an inside cloth that adheres to the Xbox Collection X. Microsoft may even promote two camo patterns beginning November tenth, priced at $44.99 every. There’s a grey choice or a blue “mineral” model, which each match the present Arctic and Mineral Camo controllers.
That is the primary time Microsoft has provided {custom} wraps for an Xbox console after the Xbox maker allowed Xbox 360 console homeowners to take away the face plate and customise their consoles. In recent times, Microsoft has centered on custom-designed Xbox One and Xbox Collection S / X consoles as an alternative, however these new wraps imply you don’t have to purchase a restricted version console to get an official {custom} look.
These wraps are Microsoft’s reply to the detachable aspect panels accessible on Sony’s PS5. Sony has additionally began promoting custom covers for existing PS5 owners alongside a particular Spider-Man-branded console.