Summary
OneXbox 360fan who purchased two Xbox 360s was surprised to find the NXE Dashboard. AsXbox 360recently bid goodbye to its Xbox store, the wave of nostalgia from that generation of gaming had a slight resurgence. Many players who owned Xbox 360s reflected on the time they spent with what many say as the best console of its time. From games, to features, and other content, the Xbox 360 introduced gamers to a lot of memorable things that are still present to this day.
One of the most iconic things that fans remember is the evolution of the Xbox 360 Dashboard. In the eight-year lifespan of the console, the Xbox 360’s home screen changed greatly. Many fans from different eras prefer one over the other. While some would say that theXbox 360 Bladesera was the best for the platform, many consider the NXE Dashboard as their preferred one because of how simple it looked.
How Rare Are Xbox 360s With Classic Dashboards?
Reddit user NoScar3068 was able to purchase an Xbox 360 with an NXE Dashboard for only $7.50. They originally bought two units, one slim and one that had the red ring of death, for $15 from Facebook Marketplace. Upon checking the consoles, not only were they surprised to find that the supposedly defective console was working, but the slim unit also had the Xbox 360 NXE Dashboard. While NoScar3068 believed this was a rarity, a few users shot down this theory by saying that there isn’t really a massive market for them. Others quipped that theXbox 360 Blades dashboardwas still rarer.
Still, other commenters shared their adoration for the lost home screen style. As theXbox 360’s NXE Dashboardwas introduced in 2008, it was eventually replaced by the Kinect, and then the Metro Dashboard afterward. Some fans brought up the discussion that Microsoft should have allowed Xbox 360 users to pick which home screen they preferred for a truly personalized and customizable experience.
With Xbox 360s becoming a rare sight to see, andlimited edition Xbox 360 consoleseven harder to find, prized finds like these tend to excite nostalgic fans. The fun evolution of Xbox 360 Dashboards may have been an interesting experiment over the years. While the current Xbox ecosystem takes off from an evolution of what seems to be the Metro Dashboard, fans still remember the simpler times of when the Blades and the NXE Dashboards were present in their systems.
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 was Microsoft’s successor to its original Xbox video game console. The seventh-generation device was built as a direct competitor to consoles like Sony’s PS3 and Nintendo’s Wii.
