Xbox is leaning into the Starfield recreation hype by bringing out a brand new wrap for the Xbox Series X that permits avid gamers so as to add customization to their console with out having to purchase an entire new unit, Microsoft stated Monday.
Three new wraps, which retail for between $45 and $50, ship “an possibility that is extra inexpensive and extra sustainable than buying a particular version or restricted version console,” Microsoft stated.
Because the Xbox Series X console wrap is not a sticker, it will probably simply be folded round your console and eliminated. Microsoft stated the outside is wrapped in microfiber and has a “mushy clean white high-tech really feel” secured “with a hook and loop enclosure.” Unlike a vinyl pores and skin, these wraps appear to be made from a thicker materials and do not sit practically as flush as a sticker would on the gaming console.
As properly as Starfield, the wraps may even be out there in arctic camo and mineral camo colorways. Already for Starfield, Microsoft has launched a restricted version wi-fi controller and headset, each of that are offered out.
An instance of the Xbox Series X console wrap, Starfield version.
The Starfield version wrap will launch on Oct. 18, with the camo variations following on Nov. 10. You can preorder them now.
Microsoft is not the primary console producer to supply avid gamers methods to customise their consoles. Sony launched PS5 console covers early final yr in quite a lot of completely different colours. Limited covers embody a Spider-Man 2 variant in addition to a LeBron James version. While Sony hasn’t given actual numbers on how properly its console covers have offered, contemplating the corporate has offered over 40 million PS5 models, accent gross sales are possible an necessary consider PlayStation’s total earnings. It is not stunning that Microsoft is providing its followers related customization choices.