Xbox Fan Creates an Incredible Dashboard Concept That Includes 360’s Blades and More
A talented Xbox fan created a mock promo showing a redesigned interface and a variety of custom themes, including one based on the Xbox 360’s Blades UI. Longtime Xbox fans will remember the Blades as the Xbox 360’s original dashboard when it launched in November 2005.
Xbox replaced the Blades with a new Dashboard in 2008, but many fans still have fond memories of the classic design. It remains popular today, and multiple fans have shared their interpretations of what a Blades-inspired Xbox Series X or Game Pass Dashboard would look like.
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The latest example comes from YouTuber Zenkai Goose, who shared his Xbox Dashboard mockup on Reddit. Set to music, the 33-second video resembles an advertisement for the new user interface. The clip showcases the redesigned Dashboard, which features a background image with the user’s five favorite or most recent games displayed across the bottom. In addition, three small icons offer easy access to the Microsoft Store, search function, options menu, and messages.
Pressing Left on the D-pad opens the Quick Actions menu. This includes the Xbox Series X’s friends list, marketplace, news, achievement progress, and functions like shutdown and restart. Pressing Right on the D-pad opens Game Pass while pressing Up shows all notifications. Finally, pressing Down displays the user’s Games and Apps.
Zenkai Goose’s themes included backgrounds based on Fallout, Call of Duty, Redfall, and Bethesda’s upcoming RPG Starfield, in addition to the Blades-inspired design. Most are simply different background images, though the Blades Theme appears to contain additional interactive elements. This theme keeps Zenkai Goose’s basic design but features
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