Xbox Gamers Are Nostalgic for 360 Faceplates

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Since the release of the first Xbox back in 2001, fans have lamented that certain aspects of the consoles or built-in features don't make it to the next platform — a trend that has continued as Microsoft moved from theXbox 360 to the Xbox One to the most modern Xbox Series X/S. For example, some Xbox gamers are feeling nostalgic for the design of the Xbox 360 and its faceplates, which enhanced the visual potential of the second-generation Microsoft console.

Xbox 360 blades menu enthusiasts often express their frustrations with the lack of a UI option to emulate the classic experience on modern hardware, but some players also voice disappointment in the current console's options for physical customization. Reddit user Xnvrdarren recently sparked up the conversation about the Xbox 360's faceplates. The custom faceplates could easily replace the plain white or black ones included with the Xbox 360 consoles, something that Microsoft intended as it created some special plates for the platform.

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The PS5 has similar removable plates to the old Xbox hardware, but the design was dropped quickly on Xbox's end. Xnvrdarren shared an image of four of the original Xbox 360 faceplates from Microsoft that were sold alongside the console at the time, with the most generic of the bunch being the white one that players expect to see included with their machine. The image also features the faceplate with brown colors meant to represent wood with a red stripe down the middle, a white one with an orange swirl going through it, and a blue plate with swirls surrounding the power button.

Because the Xbox Series X/S doesn't include removable faceplates as the Xbox 360