Xbox built a console you can see through for its 25th birthday, and it glows green when you turn it on.
The Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition was the centerpiece of the June 7, 2026 Xbox Games Showcase. Translucent OG-green shell. A transparent back panel that shows off the classic Xbox logo. 1TB. It lights its X up green on startup.
That's not a paint job. That's a console designed to be displayed.
The Hardware Is the Collectible
The X25 is a callback machine. The clear casing and the green-lit X point straight back to the original 2001 Xbox.
It launches November 2026.
The matching X25 Special Edition controller arrives a month earlier in October. It echoes the original "Duke" controller, down to the black-and-white face buttons that defined the first generation. Buy it on its own or pair it with the console.
Anniversary hardware tends to behave differently than standard SKUs. Limited runs with a fixed launch window have a habit of getting harder to find once the window closes. This one is built around nostalgia on purpose, which is usually the kind that holds attention. Whether it holds value is a question for the secondary market later, not launch day.
Spyro Is Back After 18 Years
Toys for Bob took the stage and revealed Spyro: A Realm Beyond. It's the first all-new mainline Spyro game in roughly 18 years.
Tom Kenny is back as the voice of Spyro. The pitch centers on what the studio is calling "true dragon flight."
It ships Spring 2027 on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Switch 2, and PC.
That last detail matters for collectors. A multiplatform release means the physical and collector tie-ins, if they come, won't be locked to one box. Toys for Bob is the studio that built the Skylanders empire, so the merchandising muscle is there. Nothing physical was confirmed at the show. Watch for it.
Three Statue Collector's Editions Confirmed
Microsoft confirmed Collector's Editions with statues for three games: Halo: Campaign Evolved, Gears of War: E-Day, and Fable.
These are the pieces that tend to matter for the shelf. Statue-led Collector's Editions for big franchises move on print cap and franchise loyalty, and Halo and Gears both bring decades of installed fanbase.
A Gears of War: E-Day Direct aired the same day, June 7, which tells you where Microsoft is putting its weight.
The full showcase ran around 30 reveals, with 17 day-one Game Pass titles slated through early 2027.
The Collector Read
The statue editions follow the same playbook we flagged with the PlayStation collector boxes earlier this month. Scarcity is printed on the box up front, so the test is always whether the game and its fanbase carry the piece after launch. Halo and Gears have the fanbase already. The newer IP has to earn it.
For the figure crowd, McFarlane already holds a Sony PlayStation license and CGC keeps expanding into video game grading. A 25th-anniversary Xbox cycle gives both more to work with, especially if a Spyro reveal turns into a toy line.
The console is the easy call here. A see-through, green-lit Xbox built to sit on a shelf, capped to a launch window, with the original Duke controller alongside it. If you collect gaming hardware, that's the one to mark on the calendar for November.
