Nostalgic Xbox 360 Blades Returns as Dynamic Background, But Fans Want More

Microsoft is tapping into gaming nostalgia with the discharge of a brand new Xbox 360 Blade dynamic background for Xbox consoles, however followers aren’t impressed.

The Xbox firm launched the background for gamers at present, revealing a house theme paying homage to the Xbox 360’s blades UI. For those that weren’t gaming within the glory days of Microsoft’s second gaming console, the look allowed customers to shuffle between totally different Blades to entry the machine’s video games, media, market, and extra.

The new background is just not a full, swappable UI possibility, however it at the very least permits Xbox homeowners to really feel a bit nostalgic each time they go surfing.

The Blades are one thing followers have begged for years for, however for some, it is not fairly what they have been anticipating. While some have been hoping they’d be gifted the choice to fully swap to the Blades system, the Xbox 360 theme solely options static Blades positioned on a inexperienced background. The blades themselves don’t transfer, however ripples do periodically present up in the course of the display.

It stings for individuals who have been lengthy faraway from the early days of the Xbox 360, largely as a result of Microsoft will shut down the machine’s digital market come July 29. That provides followers lower than two weeks to buy a number of the retro titles the storefront affords earlier than it goes away perpetually. The firm has been operating a sequence of gross sales forward of its closure (the latest discounts were added today), with the Blades theme among the many reductions. For now, it seems Microsoft has no plans to convey again the traditional UI.

If you need to add the background to your Xbox console, you’ll find them by following the step-by-step information supplied by Xbox beneath:

• Press the Xbox button in your controller to open the information.
• Navigate to Profile & system > Settings > General > Personalization > My background > Dynamic backgrounds.
• Choose Xbox 360 Blades underneath Featured or Xbox dynamic backgrounds
• Select the background artwork you need utilizing the A button.

While the console’s digital market is lastly being put to relaxation, you possibly can try our checklist of its 25 finest video games right here. You also can learn our authentic assessment of the machine right here.

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