Summary

  • Microsoft supports original Xbox games on Xbox Series X and S, showing a commitment to the old library.
  • Xbox 360 receives new dashboard update despite being 20 years old, surprising and pleasing users.
  • The new Xbox 360 dashboard includes ads that encourage users to upgrade to Xbox Series X or S.

Out of Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, which one do you feel respects your library of old games more? If you ask me, I will always, hands-down, say that Microsoft has everyone else beat. I mean, the Xbox Series X and S still support some original Xbox games. Yes, the console that came out in 2001. That Xbox. That's akin to the PS5 reading PS2 disks, or popping your CD copy of Super Mario Sunshine for the GameCube into your Switch 2 (somehow).

Well, if you need any more proof that Microsoft is king of supporting its older consoles and games, look no further than the recent update the company put out for a console it released 20 years ago. People who are still repping the Xbox 360 awoke to find that their console's dashboard has just received a new lick of paint, and people are very pleased with the result.

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The Xbox 360 gets a new dashboard update long after Microsoft stopped officially supporting it

Source: eBay

As spotted by our ever-vigilant sister website TheGamer, a post popped up in the Xbox 360 subreddit, which, to this day, still has people on it posting about their games and their second-hand scores. This time around, the post was bringing up something brand-new, which is rare for a console that is 20 years old.

Turns out, Microsoft has published a new dashboard for the Xbox 360. People in the thread are really enjoing the new visuals, praising how it looks and how the new dashboard doesn't stretch out the game thumbnails nearly as much.

However, at the end of the day, Microsoft is still Microsoft, and, as Microsoft usually does, it found a way to sneak ads in. This time around, the company has assumed that people still boot up their Xbox 360s because they live in a cave and haven't realised that new consoles have been released. As such, the new dashboard prods people to upgrade to an Xbox Series X or S instead, which is a little bit funny.

If you've long since parted with your Xbox 360, don't feel too bad. There is plenty of work going on in the emulation front, and there's even a push to get Xbox 360 games working on Steam Deck and PC without an emulator at all. And if you've got the urge to revisit the classics, check out the best Xbox 360 games to revisit on the Xbox Series X.