A closer look at some Xbox 360 Limited Edition Consoles | MVG 

If I'm not mistaken the Star Wars system makes an R2D2 sound when you power it up

The limited edition console for the Xbox 360 were all pretty great in their own ways, and it might be the console I've seen with the most special editions out there? For Phat consoles my favorite has to be the Halo 3 edition easily, while as for the Slim it's a toss-up between the Gears 3 and Halo 4 consoles.

These consoles really feel like the last generation where you truly owned your hardware and games. I feel like the current gen consoles will just become oversized paperweights once Sony and Microsoft shut their servers down.

Beautiful. It was a great generation for gaming!

This hit me in the feels. Looking back they were able to tailer their consoles to specific fan bases with strong followings. I still remember seeing the MW3 and gears consoles on display in November 2011 wanting them so bad but not being able to afford them. Once the world isn’t as crazy it would be nice to see consoles with this sort of flair again. I picked up an MW3 console in 2014 and I absolutely love its look.

Years ago I got a Japanese Halo 4 limited edition console (I don't have the box) but the console is amazing, I got it when I ran out of region free shooters to play, thank god I got stuff like bullet soul & sakura from play asia back in the day!

What a console... so many hours and memories that I will never forget

It never ceases to amaze me how far Sony and MS were able to stretch out that console generation, especially MS with all the cool editions

I'm really happy you actually open this stuff up and show us instead of keeping it a box! Thank you! Super cool to see all of this.

7:32 - I actually still have that LE Gears 3 Xbox 360 console and if you power it on, the console itself will play a Gears 3 sound effect. Apparently has a little speaker inside for that. It is still my favorite LE console that I've ever owned. 💀

One very cool detail about the r2d2 Xbox 360 was that it had a custom startup sound. The halo edition Xbox one did this too. It’s a minor detail but it makes them more sought after for me.

These limited/premium/special edition consoles are from an era when manufacturers wanted to give you the full experience when you bought one of their products. Nowadays, you're lucky if you get a download code for 15 days of whatever subscription service they want to hook with you when you buy any console. My favorites among those X360s are the MW2 for the Jasper board models and the MW3 for the Slim ones. I'm not exactly a COD fanboi but the aesthetics of both them are very appealing to me. I'd wish there's also videos for special editions of PS3 and Wii models coming. Have a good one, MVG and glad you're doing great with your move!

This brings back so much nostalgia just seeing you open some of these consoles up. The 360/PS3 era was my favorite in gaming. Thanks for the video!

I recently bought a Star Wars limited edition Xbox 360. I freaking love that thing. I love the sounds when it turns on and off especially. It’s really cool.

I still love my gears of war 3 Xbox 360. Its so well done down to even the customized noises of the eject and power button.

No console intrigues me with its special editions as much as the X360. I can't explain why.

Cool video MVG. My friend had the R2-D2 360 and it was pretty neat. It made the beeps and boops when you pressed the buttons for the disc tray and stuff. Definitely one of the nicer limited edition systems.

I didn't know there was a Halo 4 console. That game is underrated.

I see that silent hill shirt. Looks like Nate may finally be able to take his victory lap soon

I love the MW3 one, it didn't look really flashy by the brush Metal feeling is awesome and I wish they would use that material more. No better feeling than the cool metal of the controller on your palms while you play in the summer

I don't care about special editions because, at least for me, are just paint in your console, but with Xbox is different. I know it may sound silly, but them putting different sounds for the power button and disc tray makes me feel like this limited editions are like unique

The Halo Reach limited edition console was the GOAT for sure.

I have the Star Wars one - I love how they added R2D2 sounds to the system for turning on and opening/closing the tray. Still have the box and everything else inc the game and paperwork. Good to know it’s considered worthy of being held on too.

Nice collection, my Super Mario Odyssey edition Switch just came with a code in the box nearly five years ago at this point so physical is definitely on its way out for these sorts of things. I can't imagine them making a comeback soon due to chip shortages and even then at least on the PS5 side, I can just imagine Sony selling new side panels instead of a whole new console.

Love it. Awesome console. Very fond memories, and love seeing the limited editions.

What makes the starwars xbox so cool is all its litte easter eggs. When you open the disk tray there's text that says "help me Obi-Wan, you're my only hope" and there's a R2D2's manufacturers mark on the back of the console. The controller is themed after C3P0, another starwars character, and the controller is also the special D-pad

i wanna smell the newly open console. nothing beat that experiencing for the first time

My Limited Edition Halo: Reach Xbox 360 was destroyed in Hurricane Sandy. A friend of mine when he was still in the Army at that time sent me the Limited Edition Halo 4 console as my replacement. I recently found a replacement Reach console because that's my absolute favorite Xbox 360 I've ever owned. The Limited Edition Halo 4 Xbox 360 has a new home with my girlfriend

The Xbox man has his own personal museum. I love it.

Surprised you didn't mention the fact that some of these system have custom power on and eject sounds.

Truly was Microsoft’s greatest console. 2004-2009 was peak Microsoft. Delivered on everything from quality titles that were actually exclusive to the platform, niche jrpgs, best versions of games, and an online service that was ahead of everything else. Every box was checked for this console and as wonderful as the series x is it’s still missing exclusive software you can’t get any where else.

The do not sell or display stickers were quite common to see on most new release items when I worked for Best Buy stocking as a inventory associate at the store level. The purpose was to let Associates know that the products had not been released yet as we would receive shipment of them sometimes months before the release day to have inventory on hand for the release.

RU-vid dropped you off my feed for some reason so now I'll be watching six latest videos from you. It sucks because among the dozens of channels I follow hours is in top 5. Love the work, love the dedication to emulation and the community. Cheers.

That "Do not sell or display" sticker I have on my Xbox 360S 250 GB with Kinect. I pre-ordered it on Amazon, and I received it day 1 of release. My best guess is that the warehouses received the consoles early, before the release date, and it was just a friendly reminder to not ship them early.

One of the greatest eras of gaming, I never actually had a RROD 360. I had 2 consoles fail in a bizarre way, when I'd insert a disc it would tell me to put the disc in a 360 to play it? Like it thought it was just a DVD player. Weird

I have the modern warfare 2 360, the copy of modern warfare 2 it comes with is really cool too. It has dev signatures all over the case in silver holographic looking writing. I wish I knew where my copy was lol

Back in 2013, I got the 360 E bundle, 1 controller, headset, and a 3 month xbox live code. And I tell ya what. That 360 was my introduction to things like Halo, half life, Elder scrolls, dark souls. I remember having lots of nostalgic and fun memories with friends on halo 3 and reach. Thousands of people still played halo 3 back in 2013. I'm glad I got to finally experienced halo. Was never able to back in the day, because I had a wii, thar and I played games on pc, But yeah. I still got my 360, even to this day. I still play it sometimes, but I'm mostly a pc player now as I was back in the day.

holy shit dude - i actually have the MW2 special edition as well! was passed down to me by my sister's GF and i've been using it since maybe... 2015. quite the coincidence, especially considering that i JUST bought a used 360 E model to call my own, and i made that purchase because of your video on that exact model. really appreciate how you still show so much love for the 360 - a whole 17 years into its life, at that hope the move goes well; excited to see what you get up to and the resulting content once all is said and done

The first 360 I owned was actually the MW2 limited edition. I loved that machine, and it never red ringed on me once!

The green Halo 3 with copper trim always did it for me. just so bold and different. That's when the 'elite' series was released for the G1 consoles. I was in the Navy when these came out. had a friend get the halo 3 version. hated it then, but looking back it's my favorite lol.

The transparent look is amazing, the blue halo one is ace.

I've got the solid red Resident Evil 5 console, got it because my old Xenon board had already been back to Microsoft twice, and I wanted a Jasper board. It still runs like a top, though the optical drive mechanism is getting quite weak. I ran it for ages! Also yes, even back then people were talking about the Jasper board, and how much better it was.

also back in the 360 era they had such cool consoles that had great designs in limited edition systems

>Nate in the news for Silent Hill rumors >MVG comin in with the shirt Alright boys, let's go!

I'm fortunate enough to own the MW3 Xbox 360, it was my brother's who I believe got it when our original family Xbox 360 died, I ended up buying it off him a few years ago and I still sometimes use it. It's got a nice design and I like the sounds it makes.

Seeing this video convinced me to find and buy that Silent Hill 2 shirt you're wearing

I've got the gray Halo Reach limited edition. It also had that "do not sell before" sticker. That 2nd gen Xbox 360 is still the best looking console Microsoft has made.

The GOW3 360's design is my absolute favorite. God I miss those days.....

I have many fond memories of playing Cat and Mouse in the Project Gotham Racing on the 360.

I managed to win a Crackdown 2 Xbox 360 in a "Download and Win" sweepstakes. It was essentially an standard 120GB Elite with a custom wrapper on it. I sadly had to sell it, along with a large portion of my collection to cover some medical expenses. I later found out that same version apparently been given out as a prize for a few other giveaways from Microsoft. Good times!

I lost my old R2D2 Xbox in a flood at my old house. I miss it so much 😢

that gears 3 xbox was what i rocked back in the day, 3rd xbox and still only working one

What a time to be alive

An uncle of mine has a few Xbox 360 consoles so that he could set up his own personal Xbox LAN set up so that he and his friends (and my brother and I, once) could play various multiplayer games in one place, like Halo and Diablo 3. Some of those 360s were limited edition ones, including the red Gears of War 3 system featured here. Granted, they were second hand consoles, but I was in awe at the fact that he had them in his possession.

Gears 3 is the best SE X360 console IMO. Still got mine in the box. Love how it looks though the sounds are a little tacky. The Halo 4 was pretty cool because it is see through, but I still like the Gears 3 better.

I’ve got the mw3 one and always really liked it, but that gears one is really striking. I’ve never seen the mw2 one, but I don’t think it looks as nice. Once cost comes down, hopefully we will see some nice looking ps5 and series consoles

Even when moving, you find time to upload content. You are the RU-vid king

Thanks for dropping content during the moving season man!!! Appreciate it :)

That Gears of War 360 was my first, last, and only 360. Still have it and it's still going strong. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the controllers that came with it lol

I'm more into vintage consoles than modern systems but that Star Wars edition is just awesome . Wow!

I loved how the Halo 4 console also has blue lights and a custom start sound!

I would have to say that the Halo 4 one is my favourite, but my main one, that I use, is the R2-D2 one. I have the house rigged up so I can do Rainbow Six Vegas 2 or Halo 3/Halo Reach LAN nights, so all the Limited Edition consoles become teams for Halo. I do have a original Fat 360 without HDMI port, a white Fat with HDMI, an Fat Elite, Res Evil 5, Halo 3, Halo 4, Halo Reach, R2-D2, MW-3, Matte Black, Gloss Black, Kinect White, Gears Of War, Black S-Type and Blue S-Type. I should try to get in Retro Gamer magazine!

The Modern Warfare 3 Edition was my first ever Xbox. I currently have a Modern Warfare 2 Edition and it runs great.

I have them too :) Very nice collection. My favourite is the GOW edition

I have that star wars 360! Makes a cute R2D2 noise when opening the disc tray.

One good thing about the Modern warfare limited edition 360 is that if you accidentally scratch it, it just looks part of it’s design

I've really started to get a new appreciation for the 360 in the last year or so, and I hadn't even seen most of these before. The Gears one looks rad af, but out of these, my favorite is the white Kinect model. It just looks so slick! Though it is funny to me that a console clearly designed to grab the "Wii audience" was more or less designed to have the same color scheme as the original Wii xD

God damn you just made a time machine and pushed me into it without warning. I don't live with my brother anymore, but seeing this, its like he was right next to me.

I still use the Halo 4 controller as my go to 360 controller on my modded 360, even though my Halo 4 unit isn't connected. One of the coolest controller designs I own.

that subtle Silent Hill shirt on MVG lol

I got a red-ring XBOX 360 Resident Evil Edition from a local game store, gutted it out, and turned it into a gaming PC. It so awesome to look at the bright red shell, and definitely stands out

Loved how the sound for starting up and shut down was different on each special edition

My 360 was the one that was revised after the first red ring fiasco. Still works till this day.

MVG trying to raise the value of his Xbox 360 collector consoles

I love the red Resident Evil 5 limited edition, I have it complete in box with matching controller, paid 50 bucks for it 5-6 years ago

I also have that gorgeous white 360 S, minus the white Kinect. This bundle was from Black Friday 2012 and came with Skylanders. I got it to replace my existing original 360 as an insurance move, and white is the defining color of the Xbox 360 to me

The RE5 all red Xbox 360 Elite was my all time fav. Simple color scheme

4:52 this is the exact 360 that i still have And I’m proud of that

You're featuring my favourite one - the Halo Reach one has always been the "classiest" special edition, absolutely love how subtle it is!

I thought about buying a Star Wars or MW3 Special Edition a week ago. But since I'm looking for a more recent system, avoiding 3RL, less hotter and less power consuming, I've decided to buy an E version (Super Slim). It was made in november 2015, it is more recent, and I just wanna play without worring about technical issues. But I found these LE very nice!

Nostalgia or not but I remember Xbox was hitting it out of the park everytime one of these special editions came out. They were just so cool back then

Knowing that the original Xbox model, the "off white" model with the chrome disc tray fascia, was plagued with the "Red Ring of Death", I was pleasantly surprised at buying one from Cash Converters for £30 English pounds. The unit looked clean & "new", the manufacturers seals were intact, & no visible wear & tear. No Power or TV leads or a joypad (I already own about 5 black joy pads) back at home, I rigged it up, powered on, no issues, full format, no issues with the included click on 60gb HDD, installed a game, no issues, let the game run for an hour, no overheating issues.😃😃😃😃😃! I clicked on a 120gb black case HDD I already owned. The only issue is, the disc drive dosen't always open, but with tray ejecting mechanism's, that's to be expected. Talking about overheating issues, I have an Xbox 360 "Slim" that works, but after about 30 minutes, if you put your hand near the fan vent, it feels like a blow heater!

Hi, late to the party here. Truly enjoyed the video. Everything looks sharp and well lighted. Really great job. This really inspires me to collect these 360 consoles.

I got the Halo 4 system back on release day, trading in my 250GB slim system. It was only £100 to trade in the slim, which was good considering the game was £40, the 2nd controller (different design to Halo 4 controllers sold separately) worth about about £30-40 and the larger 320GB HDD. So considering I would have bought the game on release day anyway, an extra £60 for all the other stuff + a fresh 1yr warranty was too good a deal to pass up. I believe most of the custom consoles had custom sounds too, for power & eject buttons.

I really do miss the xbox 360 era a video games. So many memories for me.

i still remember the day my bought us a RE 5 xbox in red, what a beast

Of the six shown, I had one of them. MW2. Good video, man.

The mw3 360 was always special to me, mainly because it came out on my birthday and I got it as a gift 😁

I, for one, love clear plastic enclosures

Microsoft fitted the "Falcon" version motherboard inside the Resident Evil edition consoles (swap out for a Jasper m/board with matching DVD drive. They fitted the "Xenon"/Non HDMI m/boards in the Halo 4/Non HDMI consoles (Pretty hard nowdays to pickup an untouched and in full working order "Xenon" m/board, as the majority ended up red ringing,mostly caused by the GPU chip's solder balls detaching from the mainboard or an unfixable problem with the GPU chip's "Substrain"). and they fitted the "Zepher"/HDMI m/boards in the HDMI version Halo 4 consoles (again swap this out for a Jasper m/board with matching DVD drive.

Love all those systems. I have my Elite still and even thinking back with the red ring still an awesome time.

the starwars one is absolutely dope. I would love to have one of those

Dang son, you must have quite a collection of hardware.

cheers mvg... love the vids ;) thanks

Great video thanks for showing us!

The younger gamers, the Gen Z crowd, missed the opening of a new console bundle experience, it was magical as a kid. Opening these as a time capsule of an era that has unfortunately gone by is good thing :)

The Gears 3 console is my favorite of all of them. I have it on my shelf. Love the startup sound and the blood red camo style.

ahhh those years when you bought a game and could instantly play it from the disc... and then install your favorites for better load times.

I still have my Star Wars limited edition....that thing is fantastic!

The Halo Xbox Series X edition looks amazing!