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Today I got trolled by @XboxANZ. This is the story.
I& #39;m out shopping when my wife calls to tell me I& #39;ve received a package. I ask her who it& #39;s from and she says Xbox.
Me: & #39;huh, that& #39;s unexpected& #39;.
I ask her to send me a photo of it. Its dimensions are strangely console-like.
I& #39;m out shopping when my wife calls to tell me I& #39;ve received a package. I ask her who it& #39;s from and she says Xbox.
Me: & #39;huh, that& #39;s unexpected& #39;.
I ask her to send me a photo of it. Its dimensions are strangely console-like.
My imagination runs wild. Could this be it? Has Microsoft stealthy sent me an early console for review? Could I too put it in the background of my videos waiting for eagle eyed observers to spot it?
Too excited to wait, I ask my wife to open it. She& #39;s on the phone as she does so, and I anxiously await her updates as tape is cut and bubble wrap torn.
After what feels like an eternity, I hear what I was hoping for: & #39;I think its an Xbox& #39;.
After what feels like an eternity, I hear what I was hoping for: & #39;I think its an Xbox& #39;.
Holy shit! Could she be right? My wife is a absolutely NOT a gamer and could not reliably tell an Xbox from a coffee machine. At this point, I& #39;m close to home and decide that if it is what I& #39;m hoping it is, I& #39;d probably want to take photos of it and film the unboxing.
I get home and rush inside. I think my wife may have said hello or something but that didn& #39;t register. There might be an Xbox Series X in my kitchen and that& #39;s all my brain is able to handle right now. I open the lid of the box and the first thing I see is an AC adapter. Tingles.
I fling bubble wrap high into the air as I hurriedly excavate my prize. This is it. This is definitely it. Why else would they send me a console sized box with an AC adapter? This was definitely the Xbox Series X review unit. I could feel it.
And then the bubble wrap was gone...
And then the bubble wrap was gone...
What lay inside could only be described as a plastic box tailor made to house my shattered dreams
Perhaps this was some magic next gen Xbox with invisible components, my reeling lizard brain hypothesised. Anticipating this reaction, Xbox included a note.
The & #39;Xbox Series X Light box& #39; was carefully crafted to mimic the exact dimensions of the Series X. The intention is to position it in a place of honour ahead of the arrival of the *actual* console. It is, quite literally, a place holder console.
It also lights up
Xbox, I love you guys. Thank you for sending me this. But could I humbly request that the next time you send me a console sized box with a fake console inside, you label the outside of the box & #39;THIS DOES NOT CONTAIN A REAL XBOX SERIES X!!!& #39;. My cardiologist will thank you.
Thank you @XboxANZ. This was a special day :)
