Xbox Celebrates Microsoft 50th Anniversary With Nostalgic Themes

George Yang
4/3/2025

Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week on April 4, and Xbox is joining in by offering some free digital downloads including a new dynamic background and profile themes.The 50th Anniversary Dynamic Background can be downloaded onto your Xbox and contains a giant colorful "50" in the center. It includes many of Xbox's famous mascots such as Master Chief from Halo and Marcus Fenix from Gears of War. Since Microsoft has acquired so many studios and IP over the past few years, the background also has Ghost from Call of Duty, Doom Slayer from the Doom reboot, and Vault Boy from Fallout.Gallery Xbox celebrates Microsoft's 50th anniversary Tapping into nostalgia even further, there are also three new profile pictures containing the old Windows cursor, Clippy the Microsoft Office assistant, and a floppy disk. Xbox Insider Program members can also download a 50th Anniversary badge to their Xbox profile.Continue Reading at GameSpot...

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