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Xbox Is Bringing A Big Dose Of Nostalgia To Its Current-Gen Consoles - SlashGear
Publisher description: Xbox is giving old-school gamers a dose of nostalgia by letting them choose older console startup animations when powering on the Xbox Series X or S.
NewsAPI | Sep 13, 2026 | Alan Bradley
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Alongside dropping the price of Game Pass to increase its value against competitors like PlayStation Plus, the company will now let you change the startup animation on your console, reaching back to the Xbox One if, bizarrely, that's your favorite Xbox generation. Some Xbox Insiders already have access to the feature, which lets you choose between a new "We are Xbox" animation, the previous gen Xbox One boot sequence, the updated Xbox One X startup, or the standard animation from the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
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