Xbox 360 Blades Dashboard 20 Years Later | Xbox 360 20th Anniversary (2005-2025)

The Xbox 360 was officially unveiled in May 2005 and released on November 22nd 2005 —20 years ago.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Xbox 360, this episode of E3 Memories dives deep into one of the console’s most iconic features: the Blades Dashboard—a sleek, intuitive UI that defined the HD era of gaming.

In this video, I’m revisiting the memories, the innovation, and the nostalgia that made the Xbox 360 unforgettable.

Highlights include:

The evolution of the Blades UI, from early prototypes to the final design

The story behind Xbox 360 retail kiosk discs

Xbox Live and backwards compatibility features that felt like magic

Blades, New Xbox Experience and Metro Dashboard Comparison

Xbox Pop culture cameos in The Office and The Hurt Locker

The 2021 Xbox website redesign + the 2024 return of the Blades as a dynamic theme on Xbox Series consoles

Websites to Visit:

Russ Glaser - https://web.archive.org/web/201608280...

Seton Kim - https://setonkim.com/xboxdashboard

Rowland Brown - https://rowlandbrown.com/xbox-360-das...

Xbox 360 Retail Kiosks - https://web.archive.org/web/200802120...

https://web.archive.org/web/200807040...

Audiobrain - https://www.audiobrain.com/workexamples

Long live the Xbox 360 Blades.
Happy 20th Anniversary, Xbox 360.

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