Xbox leans hard into nostalgia with translucent green Series X25 and controller
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- June 8, 2026
Microsoft just went full retro at the Xbox Games Showcase. If you grew up gaming in the early 2000s, you’ll fondly remember the semi-transparent devices that were trendy in that generation. To celebrate a quarter century of gaming history, the company unveiled a stunning throwback hardware lineup that channels the absolute peak era of translucent
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