Xbox is leaning into the Starfield recreation hype by bringing out a brand new wrap for the Xbox Sequence X that permits players so as to add customization to their console with out having to purchase a complete new unit, Microsoft mentioned Monday.
Three new wraps, which retail for between $45 and $50, ship “an choice that is extra reasonably priced and extra sustainable than buying a particular version or restricted version console,” Microsoft mentioned.
As a result of the Xbox Sequence X console wrap is not a sticker, it may simply be folded round your console and eliminated. Microsoft mentioned the outside is wrapped in microfiber and has a “comfortable easy white high-tech really feel” secured “with a hook and loop enclosure.” Not like a vinyl pores and skin, these wraps appear to be product of a thicker materials and do not sit almost as flush as a sticker would on the gaming console.
In addition to Starfield, the wraps can even be accessible 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.
The Starfield version wrap will launch on Oct. 18, with the camo variations following on Nov. 10. You may preorder them now.
Microsoft is not the primary console producer to supply players methods to customise their consoles. Sony launched PS5 console covers early final yr in quite a lot of totally different colours. Restricted covers embody a Spider-Man 2 variant in addition to a LeBron James version. Whereas Sony hasn’t given precise numbers on how properly its console covers have offered, contemplating the corporate has offered over 40 million PS5 models, accent gross sales are seemingly an essential consider PlayStation’s total earnings. It is not stunning that Microsoft is providing its followers related customization choices.