Celebrating 20 Years of Xbox 360 - Blades

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The Xbox 360 was officially unveiled in May 2005—20 years ago.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Xbox 360, this episode of E3 Memories dives deep into one of the console’s most iconic features: the Blades Dashboard—a sleek, intuitive UI that defined the HD era of gaming.

Highlights include:
The evolution of the Blades UI, from early prototypes to the final design
The story behind Xbox 360 retail kiosk discs
Xbox Live and backwards compatibility features that felt like magic
Xbox Pop culture cameos in The Office and The Hurt Locker
The 2021 Xbox website redesign + the 2024 return of the Blades as a dynamic theme on Xbox Series consoles

Websites to Visit: (Special thanks to Russ Glaser, Seton Kim and Rowland Brown for providing Xenon prototype assets)

Russ Glaser - https://web.archive.org/web/2016082...com/portfolio/xbox-360-xboxcom-launch/8812620

Seton Kim - https://setonkim.com/xboxdashboard

Rowland Brown - https://rowlandbrown.com/xbox-360-dashboard-ui-blades

Xbox 360 Retail Kiosks -

https://web.archive.org/web/20080212051140/http://www.xbox.com:80/en-US/hardware/kiosk/

https://web.archive.org/web/20080704000408/http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/kiosk/