Fans at the Xbox Showcase will receive the newly announced limited edition Xbox Series X25 for FREE

Transparent green Xbox Series X and controller, text reads "Xbox Series X25" — (Image credit: Xbox)

At the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Xbox just dropped an atomic bomb. As in atomic green, get it? To celebrate 25 years of Xbox, it's unveiled the Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition collection. This special release pays homage to the original 2001 console with a striking, transparent design. We finally got the green everyone wanted!!

Celebrating "Back to Xbox"

The Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition console features a translucent "OG Green" chassis, directly inspired by the aesthetic of the original Xbox.

While the exterior marks a bold departure from the standard (and frankly boring) matte black or white. The internal hardware maintains the performance of the standard 1TB Xbox Series X, but in a badass limited edition transparent green so we can see all the guts of our favorite console in action.

There's a customer 25th Anniversary logo on the front of the console, and the X lights up in that green glow that was teased recently with the new Xbox logo (we KNEW this had to mean something).

UPDATE: Asha Sharma just announced at the showcase that fans at the event would receive the new console FOR FREE.

An anniversary controller too!

If you don't want to go and buy a whole new console, don't fear. Complementing the console is the Xbox Wireless Controller X25 Special Edition. It features the same translucent OG Green finish, allowing fans to see the internal components. Essentially it's very similar to the Cipher collection but finally in the color we've all been begging and pleading Xbox for.

It includes several subtle nods to Xbox history, such as bumpers designed to honor the classic black-and-white buttons on the original "Duke" controller, and a fully transparent battery door that reveals the classic logo.

Pricing and specific pre-order details are expected to be announced at major retailers in the coming weeks.

Are you planning on picking up the X25 collection, or are you hoping for more 25th-anniversary surprises later this year?

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