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    • Feb 2009
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    Microsoft Sending Xbox Live Veterans a Custom, Free Xbox 360?

    @MajorNelson #XboxLIVEis10 this week and yes we plan on celebrating it with you. Details in a few days.

    Sounded largely unexciting, but then we got an email from a reader around the same time with these images, of a console his friend just got in the mail, emblazoned with Xbox Live 10th birthday graphics.

    In addition to a special box and colour scheme, there's a custom controller, "decade of entertainment" logo on the side of the console, as well as a cool little touch on the disc tray door, with a special "XBL10" plate.

    We're told he didn't order it, didn't enter a competition and doesn't work in the games business. The only reason they can think of is that his ten-year anniversary of being an Xbox Live member just rolled around.

    We've contacted Microsoft to see what's up with this, because boy, if everyone who's been on Xbox Live for ten years is getting one of these, that's a pretty sweet deal, even if there won't be many around at the moment (the service only debuted in October 2002). I'll update if we hear back.






  • DickDalewood
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    • Aug 2010
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    Re: Microsoft Sending Xbox Live Veterans a Custom, Free Xbox 360?

    Wow, that's cool!

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    • Skyboxer
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      • Jul 2002
      • 20302

      #3
      Re: Microsoft Sending Xbox Live Veterans a Custom, Free Xbox 360?

      If so I really hope I get 1 since I was in the beta test program!
      Joshua:
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      a.k.a. Stephen W. Falken, 5 Tall Cedar Road, Goose Island, Oregon"


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      • Holic
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        • Feb 2003
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        Re: Microsoft Sending Xbox Live Veterans a Custom, Free Xbox 360?

        Originally posted by Skyboxer
        If so I really hope I get 1 since I was in the beta test program!
        Same here but I'm not holding my breath. lol

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        • CaptainZombie
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          • Jul 2003
          • 37851

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          That is one freakin ugly *** console, but who cares, that is awesome they are doing that and free is free.
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          • CaptainZombie
            Brains
            • Jul 2003
            • 37851

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            Re: Microsoft Sending Xbox Live Veterans a Custom, Free Xbox 360?

            From Twitter:

            Larry Hryb ‏@majornelson

            I can confirm we’re surprising some of the #Xbox LIVE members that have been with us the longest with one of these http://mjr.mn/THwudE
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            • Skyboxer
              Donny Baseball!
              • Jul 2002
              • 20302

              #7
              Re: Microsoft Sending Xbox Live Veterans a Custom, Free Xbox 360?

              I rarely win anything but hope the loyalty pays off this time....

              To bad I can't get brownie points for still going strong on my launch 360...
              Last edited by Skyboxer; 11-13-2012, 10:37 PM.
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              a.k.a. Stephen W. Falken, 5 Tall Cedar Road, Goose Island, Oregon"


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              • ExtremeGamer
                Extra Life 11/3/18
                • Jul 2002
                • 35299

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                Re: Microsoft Sending Xbox Live Veterans a Custom, Free Xbox 360?

                I was in the first run of beta rollouts, so like 8/15/02 or something. It would be awesome to get one of these, but definitely not holding my breath. No way they send out a few thousand of them though.

                If anyone here gets one be sure to let us know, because that's truly awesome!

                And personally, I think the system looks great!

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                • injunwal
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                  • Jul 2002
                  • 2103

                  #9
                  Re: Microsoft Sending Xbox Live Veterans a Custom, Free Xbox 360?

                  I was also in the first rollout of live beta testing. I believe there is a 1/100000000000000000000000000 chance i get one
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                  • Valdarez
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                    • Feb 2008
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                    How else would they get rid of all those refurbs??? Seriously cool for those that get it. Personally let my Gold expire during one of the many RROD periods I experienced so no where near 10 for me.
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                    • DickDalewood
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                      • Aug 2010
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                      Originally posted by Valdarez
                      How else would they get rid of all those refurbs??? Seriously cool for those that get it. Personally let my Gold expire during one of the many RROD periods I experienced so no where near 10 for me.
                      I don't think that matters. Even if you don't have Gold anymore, you'd still have Silver, meaning you're still an Xbox Live member technically.

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                      • Jdoug312
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                        • Oct 2010
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                        #12
                        Re: Microsoft Sending Xbox Live Veterans a Custom, Free Xbox 360?

                        Only have another 6 years to go!

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                        • Phobia
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                          I have to be near this, 9 or 10 years for sure.

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                          • Valdarez
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                            • Feb 2008
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                            Re: Microsoft Sending Xbox Live Veterans a Custom, Free Xbox 360?

                            Originally posted by DickDalewood
                            I don't think that matters. Even if you don't have Gold anymore, you'd still have Silver, meaning you're still an Xbox Live member technically.
                            Pretty sure it's just a Gold number reflection as the number definitely reset when I started it back up. Only at 4 or 5 now and I had a 360 in December and house is wired so I was online as Silver and a Gold by early the following year (can't recall exactly when).
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                            • mgoblue
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                              • Jul 2002
                              • 25477

                              #15
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                              How to see if you have 10 year status...

                              I'm in 2003, didn't have a Xbox when Live launched, otherwise I would have been a 2002'er
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