Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week on April 4, and Xbox is joining in by offering some free digital downloads including a new dynamic background and profile themes.
The 50th Anniversary Dynamic Background can be downloaded onto your Xbox and contains a giant colorful “50” in the center. It includes many of Xbox’s famous mascots such as Master Chief from Halo and Marcus Fenix from Gears of War. Since Microsoft has acquired so many studios and IP over the past few years, the background also has Ghost from Call of Duty, Doom Slayer from the Doom reboot, and Vault Boy from Fallout.
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Tapping into nostalgia even further, there are also three new profile pictures containing the old Windows cursor, Clippy the Microsoft Office assistant, and a floppy disk. Xbox Insider Program members can also download a 50th Anniversary badge to their Xbox profile.
Lastly, those with Windows devices can also download a 50th Anniversary theme for Microsoft Solitaire, which includes a custom background, desk style, and card backs for the game.
In other Xbox news, an Xbox-branded handheld is reportedly hitting the market this year, internally known as Project Kennan. However, ROG teased a new handheld in a recent video. Microsoft cheekily responded to it, indicating that it may somehow be involved.
