Xbox is celebrating mutant nostalgia with the X-Men ’97 Custom Comic Xbox Series X, a special edition of Microsoft’s flagship gaming console that comes wrapped in an exclusive, two-page comic that features Cyclops leading the X-Men against a group of Sentinels and super-computer Master Mold, drawn by Marvel artists Rich Douek and Paco Diaz. Players can win this console as part of Xbox’s latest sweepstakes, which also counts one of the new X-Men character controllers developed by Xbox Design Lab among its prizes, inspired by fan-favorite characters and coming in classic blister packs.
The controller lineup includes:
- Wolverine
- Storm
- Rogue
- Morph
- Magneto
- Jubilee
- Gambit
- Jean Grey
- Cyclops
- Beast
- Bishop
A closer look at the console and controllers:
Entry tweet:
An Xbox with an X-Gene?!
— Xbox (@Xbox) April 23, 2024
Follow & RT with #Xbox97Sweepstakes for a chance to win a custom Xbox Series X console & controller combo, plus an extra controller, inspired by Marvel Animation’s #XMen97, now streaming on @DisneyPlus.
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Additional contest details:
By following Xbox on X (formerly Twitter) and retweeting the official Xbox sweepstakes tweet ( #Xbox97Sweepstakes) during the Entry Period, fans can secure their chance to win a Xbox Series X Console inspired by X-Men ’97, Xbox Wireless Controller (this comes with the console but will not be customized), and a Xbox Design Lab Controller inspired by X-Men ’97 Wolverine . The sweepstakes will run exclusively from Monday, April 22, 6:00am PST through Sunday, May 19, 8:00pm PST, offering participants ample time to join in on the excitement.
Discussion (3 replies)
Join Discussion →I think the console looks awesome but the controllers don't even deserve bare minimum credit since the color scheme appears to the only custom change made. I can't believe how great the console looks and then they did almost nothing for the controllers.
Seriously, they could've had the character on one side and the X-Men logo on the other. They could've used effects lightning for Storm, fireworks for Jubilee, claw marks with "Snikt!" for Wolverine, etc. or character specific scene shots like the console has from the series. There are plenty of ways they could've done more.
Basically the only cool thing about the controllers is the box so they are essentially selling these not to be used and instead sold at some far off Comic con. Sad because I would've bought one in a heartbeat to use if they'd gone a bit further. Oh well.
Huh that is a good looking wrap on the console though.
I agree. The console looks great and the controller....not so much