In an attempt to throw off Microsoft’s own employees, the beta versions of the Xbox One were stored in the open, in a less-than-secure part of a Microsoft shipping facility. In the run up to the release of the Xbox One, Microsoft decided that the new console should be hidden in plain sight in low security sections of Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington HQ right alongside Microsoft’s other products.
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Li told Business Insider that he noticed that the box had a security tape on it.
Business Insider has recently reported of a Miami man who received a prototype Xbox One far ahead of its availability. Li didn’t know this, of course, as the company wouldn’t announce the Xbox One for another two months, and it would be eight more months before it hit the stores.
According to survey Fans of Xbox One spend million of hours playing games watching, TV and apps.
The full story can be read over at the scribe, which mentions that Li just got in touch with Microsoft which quickly dispatched a representative to pick up the prototype from his home. If you are an “old” gamer, we are pretty sure that you will prefer to purchase the Xbox One instead of the PlayStation 4 because you will be able to play some good old titles released a few years ago for the Xbox 360. “So I was wondering, ‘What is that?’ I opened it, and it’s something I’ve never seen before”, he said.
Li contacted Engadget about the prototype and ultimately ended up communicating with Microsoft according to the report. This Xbox One S bundle is now available for pre-order on Amazon at $299.99 Dollars without any shipping fees. Maybe it was a computer error that switched his laptop order for an Xbox One prototype. Maybe something else entirely!
We remind you that Microsoft has brought the Backward compatibility feature to the Xbox One in November 2015.
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In addition to releasing new controllers this fall, we will also be shipping the new Xbox Stereo Headset – Special Edition.
