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1st Logo (April 2001)	2nd Logo (November 15, 2001-August 2005)	3rd Logo (Error variant) (November 15, 2001-August 12, 2008)	4th Logo (Xbox LIVE variant) (August 16, 2002-May 11, 2010)

1st Logo (April 2001)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a large green, pointy X facing towards the screen, Below it is "XBOX", also in green, which then shines and two lines make it black and turns green again. After the animation ends, "XBOX" cuts out and the green X fades out.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None.

Availability: Only seen on early prototype Xbox dashboards. This startup is known as "ani.bin", with no leftovers of it in the Xbox code. The next startup is known as "ani2.bin" in the code.

2nd Logo (November 15, 2001-August 2005)

Visuals: A green blob forms in a green and black machine. It keeps moving and moving until a green light flashes and engulfs the blob. Then, everything zooms out and the same green X as before is seen. Below it is "XBOX" in the same color and font as the previous logo as it coasts in from the bottom, and a few seconds later, the 1987-2012 Microsoft logo appears on the bottom or the dashboard appears.

Variants:

Apparently, in late development, the logo was originally going to respond to button inputs of A, B, X, Y, Black, White, and the left stick. These inputs would control animation speed, fog, shadows, camera position, intensity of the blob, and shields. In the final build of the kernel, the library for handling controller input is not loaded on boot, so this code (and therefore the interactivity) is unused.
In later prototype Xbox dashboards, a section of shields spin around the blob, the animation is slightly slower and the 1987-2012 Microsoft logo appears late and is in green.
A still version is seen when you load up a game from the Xbox Dashboard, or eject a disc during gameplay. A white version is seen when you play an Xbox game on an Xbox 360.
When playing an Xbox game on an Xbox One or an Xbox Series X or S, the Microsoft logo is removed, presumably because they changed their logo since then. Also, the entire logo is in 60fps (original consoles have the logo start at 30fps, switching to 60fps when the logo is being revealed).

Technique: CGI rendered in real-time. A CGI render for the still version.

Audio: Some deep synth bass notes with thunderclaps, followed by a high-pitched synthesized tune. It was composed by Brian Schmidt, who is known for composing music for pinball and video games.

Audio Variant: The still version is silent.

Availability: It appears as the start-up on all models of the original Xbox console, which can be found for cheap on many auction sites or thrift stores (such as Goodwill or The Salvation Army). It also appears when playing an Xbox game on an Xbox One or Xbox Series console. The "shields" variants only appears in later prototype Xbox dashboards.

Legacy: This is a very nostalgic logo among gamers.

3rd Logo (Error variant) (November 15, 2001-August 12, 2008)

Visuals: An exploding green flash with green dots is shown, with the dots forming a green bubble circle. It zooms in when bacteria-like objects appear, and then a green flash zooms in the Xbox logo without the "X". It shines exactly like in the first logo, and after a few seconds, it explodes. After that, it displays this in Arial on a black background:

This is an Xbox game disc.

Please put it in your Xbox to start playing.

French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese translations appear below.

Technique: CGI by REZN8.

Audio: An edited version of the ending of "Sunshower" by Secret Hate, with a rising synthesizer once the Xbox logo zooms in, and an explosion sound.

Availability: It can be seen if an original Xbox game is inserted into any DVD/Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player (or any PC or gaming system that plays DVDs or Blu-rays, like the PS2/PS3 and the Xbox 360/Xbox One with non-backwards compatible games, for example). It can also be seen if an original Xbox game is heavily scratched and is read as a DVD video by the Xbox itself, causing this animation to play out if the DVD Playback Kit is in the console.

4th Logo (Xbox LIVE variant) (August 16, 2002-May 11, 2010)

Visuals: It begins with a black background, and then an orange light shines brightly with several streaks. After this, a green neon hexagonal grid appears as the camera zooms out. Eventually, it zooms out enough to reveal the "X" logo along with the "XBOX" text. The camera pans and rotates until the XBOX logo is seen from the top, and center. During the camera motion, the light is revealed to be coming from the letter "I" in "LIVE", and the letters "L", "V", and "E" slide in from the sides and light up orange. The "I" continues to shine from the top.

Variant: On the prototype of Crash vs. Spyro Racing, a different version was seen. The orange light and the streaks are seen moving from left to right as the camera rotates. The green grid pulsates in time with the sounds. Then, many orange triangular prisms come together and form the "XBOX LIVE" logo, while the camera zooms out. The "LIVE" text glows, and then the light on top of the "I" also glows brighter.

Technique: CGI by REZN8.

Audio: Various whooshes with a short synth theme. The variant uses the sounds from the 2nd logo with additional sound effects.

Availability: It can be seen if "Xbox LIVE" is selected on the dashboard version "4920". Also seen on various Xbox LIVE promos, and whenever an Xbox Live Arcade disc is launched.

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+{{ImageTOC
-{{PageCredits|edits=mr3urious and McDonald's1|video=Xbox}}
+|Xbox (2001) (Credit - JustAnyone).png|1st Logo (April 2001)
-==Xbox==
+|Xbox (2001) (Credit - JustAnyone).png|2nd Logo (November 15, 2001-August 2005)
+|Xbox (Error).jpg|3rd Logo (Error variant) (November 15, 2001-August 12, 2008)
+|Xbox (Xbox LIVE).png|4th Logo (Xbox LIVE variant) (August 16, 2002-May 11, 2010)
+}}
-===(November 15, 2001-March 2, 2009)===
+===1st Logo (April 2001)===
+{{Youtube|id=7v0kdZ2NOK8}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a large green, pointy X facing towards the screen, Below it is "XBOX", also in green, which then shines and two lines make it black and turns green again. After the animation ends, "XBOX" cuts out and the green X fades out.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
+'''Audio:''' None.
+'''Availability:''' Only seen on early prototype Xbox dashboards. This startup is known as "ani.bin", with no leftovers of it in the Xbox code. The next startup is known as "ani2.bin" in the code.
+===2nd Logo (November 15, 2001-August 2005)===
-'''Nicknames:'''
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-* ''Original version:'' "The Green Blob", "The Lab", "Green X", "The Xbox X"
+Xbox (2001) (With Microsoft logo).png
-* ''Alternate variant:'' "Green Explosion of Doom"
+Xbox (2001) (Credit - JustAnyone).png
-* ''Xbox Live variant:'' "The Live Lab"
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=nm6XchTak40|id2=RHx7Ve806Ko|id3=JySXybWH_YA}}
-'''Logo:''' We see a green blob formed in a green and black laboratory. It keeps moving and moving, but everything zooms out in green light and we see a large green, pointy X. Below it is "XBOX", also in green. In a few seconds, the 1987-2012 Microsoft logo is seen on the bottom.
+'''Visuals:''' A green blob forms in a green and black machine. It keeps moving and moving until a green light flashes and engulfs the blob. Then, everything zooms out and the same green X as before is seen. Below it is "XBOX" in the same color and font as the previous logo as it coasts in from the bottom, and a few seconds later, the 1987-2012 Microsoft logo appears on the bottom or the dashboard appears.
 '''Variants:'''
+* Apparently, in <u>late development</u>, the logo was originally going to respond to button inputs of A, B, X, Y, Black, White, and the left stick. These inputs would control animation speed, fog, shadows, camera position, intensity of the blob, and shields. In the final build of the kernel, the library for handling controller input is not loaded on boot, so this code (and therefore the interactivity) is unused.
-* An alternative version can be seen if an original Xbox game is inserted into a DVD/Blu-ray player (or any PC or gaming system that plays DVDs or Blu-rays, like the PS2/PS3 for example). We see an exploding green flash with green dots and they all form a green bubble circle. It zooms in when we see bacteria-like things, and then green flash zooms in the Xbox logo without the "X". It shines and two lines make it black and turns green again, and in a few seconds, it explodes. After that, it displays "This is an Xbox game disc. Please put it in your Xbox to start playing." and says it in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Japanese. The Xbox 360 has a similiar animation.
+* In <u>later prototype Xbox dashboards</u>, a section of shields spin around the blob, the animation is slightly slower and the 1987-2012 Microsoft logo appears late and is in green.
-* On Dashboard version 4920, an animated logo will appear when "Xbox LIVE" is selected on the dashboard. It begins with a black background, and then an orange light shines brightly with several streaks. After this, a green neon hexagonal grid appears as the camera zooms out. Eventually, it zooms out enough to reveal the "X" logo along with the "XBOX" text. The camera pans and rotates until the XBOX logo is seen from the top, and center. During the camera motion, the light is revealed to be coming from the letter "I" in "LIVE", and the letters "L", "V", and "E" slide in from the sides and light up orange.The "I" continues to shine from the top.
-* A still version with a white background is seen when you play an Xbox game on an Xbox 360.
+* A <u>still version</u> is seen when you load up a game from the Xbox Dashboard, or eject a disc during gameplay. A white version is seen when you play an Xbox game on an <u>Xbox 360</u>.
-* When playing an Xbox game on an Xbox One, the Microsoft logo is removed, presumably because they changed their logo since then.
+* When <u>playing an Xbox game on an Xbox One or an Xbox Series X or S</u>, the Microsoft logo is <u>removed</u>, presumably because they changed their logo since then. Also, the entire logo is in 60fps (original consoles have the logo start at 30fps, switching to 60fps when the logo is being revealed).
+'''Technique:''' CGI [https://www.usgamer.net/articles/xbox-architect-explains-why-its-impossible-to-find-the-original-xbox-boot-video rendered in real-time.] A CGI render for the still version.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The blob and "X" being formed, which seems to be CGI. The alternative version also uses CGI with great results.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Some deep synth bass notes with thunderclaps, followed by a high-pitched synthesized tune. It was composed by Brian Schmidt, who is known for composing music for pinball and video games. The alternative version had a synthesized rock tune backed by cacophonies of an electric guitar, a synthesized EDM-esque riser, a repeating series of overly-saturated snippets of a man saying the name of the console, and an exploding sound with quiet beeps in the background in the end.
+'''Audio:''' Some deep synth bass notes with thunderclaps, followed by a high-pitched synthesized tune. It was composed by Brian Schmidt, who is known for composing music for pinball and video games.
+'''Audio Variant:''' The still version is silent.
-'''Availability:''' It still appears as the start-up on all models of the original Xbox console, which can be found for cheap on many auction sites or goodwill stores. Also appears when playing an Xbox game on an Xbox One. Ultra rare for the Xbox Live variant, since it only appears on consoles running the dashboard version "4920".
+'''Availability:''' It appears as the start-up on all models of the original Xbox console, which can be found for cheap on many auction sites or thrift stores (such as Goodwill or The Salvation Army). It also appears when playing an Xbox game on an Xbox One or Xbox Series console. The "shields" variants only appears in later prototype Xbox dashboards.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+'''Legacy:''' This is a very nostalgic logo among gamers.
-<br />
+===3rd Logo (Error variant) (November 15, 2001-August 12, 2008)===
-==Xbox 360==
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Xbox (Error).jpg
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=AuFBItLk0aA}}
+'''Visuals:''' An exploding green flash with green dots is shown, with the dots forming a green bubble circle. It zooms in when bacteria-like objects appear, and then a green flash zooms in the Xbox logo without the "X". It shines exactly like in the first logo, and after a few seconds, it explodes. After that, it displays this in Arial on a black background:
-===1st Logo (November 22, 2005-November 3, 2010)===
+<center>This is an Xbox game disc.
+Please put it in your Xbox to start playing.
+</center>
+French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese translations appear below.
+'''Technique:''' CGI by REZN8.
-'''Nicknames:''' "The X Sphere", "The Xbox Sphere", "Green X II", "The Xbox X II"
+'''Audio:''' An edited version of the ending of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIzT5okr-Ys "Sunshower" by Secret Hate], with a rising synthesizer once the Xbox logo zooms in, and an explosion sound.
-'''Logo:''' We first see the top of a large sphere against a white BG in dim light. As the room begins to light up, the large, pointy green "X" lands on the right side of the sphere and shoots out a green ripple. The sphere then rapidly zooms out with a green aura and spins around clockwise so that the "X", which is deeply cut through the sphere, faces us. Another green ripple shoots out from the sphere, turning the BG pale green and forming the words "XBOX 360" below, with "XBOX" in green, "360" in gray, and the middle line of the "B" extending slightly out to the left. The sphere shines, and a small black Microsoft logo fades in below seconds after if you have a game in the tray and auto play is turned on.
+'''Availability:''' It can be seen if an original Xbox game is inserted into any DVD/Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player (or any PC or gaming system that plays DVDs or Blu-rays, like the [[PlayStation 2|PS2]]/[[PlayStation 3|PS3]] and the [[Xbox 360]]/[[Xbox One]] with non-backwards compatible games, for example). It can also be seen if an original Xbox game is heavily scratched and is read as a DVD video by the Xbox itself, causing this animation to play out if the DVD Playback Kit is in the console.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The sphere and lighting effects. This logo was created by Imaginary Forces.
+===4th Logo (Xbox LIVE variant) (August 16, 2002-May 11, 2010)===
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A dreamy synth tune with a few whooshes as the sphere forms. It ends with a fading synth chord (from the XBOX 360 game commercials) when the words are formed below. It was composed by Audiobrain.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Xbox (Xbox LIVE).png
+</gallery>
+{{Youtube|id=K7JPD5GbkEA|id2=aWdJ9v1fNkc}}
+'''Visuals:''' It begins with a black background, and then an orange light shines brightly with several streaks. After this, a green neon hexagonal grid appears as the camera zooms out. Eventually, it zooms out enough to reveal the "X" logo along with the "XBOX" text. The camera pans and rotates until the XBOX logo is seen from the top, and center. During the camera motion, the light is revealed to be coming from the letter "I" in "LIVE", and the letters "L", "V", and "E" slide in from the sides and light up orange. The "I" continues to shine from the top.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Was seen as the start-up of the Xbox 360, before the late 2010 firmware update. Can be found on older systems running the old firmware. This was also found on early versions of the slim model that were manufactured before the update, however the rarity of a slim model with this startup is higher, if not extinct. The stakes are raised considering the original models were infamous for hardware failures and/or the Red Ring Of Death, so you’re lucky if you either find or own an original model that still works.
+'''Variant:''' On <u>the prototype of ''Crash vs. Spyro Racing''</u>, a different version was seen. The orange light and the streaks are seen moving from left to right as the camera rotates. The green grid pulsates in time with the sounds. Then, many orange triangular prisms come together and form the "XBOX LIVE" logo, while the camera zooms out. The "LIVE" text glows, and then the light on top of the "I" also glows brighter.
-'''Editor's Note:''' This was a memorable logo for Xbox 360 players of the time.
+'''Technique:''' CGI by REZN8.
-===2nd Logo (November 4, 2010-April 20, 2016)===
+'''Audio:''' Various whooshes with a short synth theme. The variant uses the sounds from the 2nd logo with additional sound effects.
-'''Nicknames:''' "The X Sphere II", "The Xbox Sphere II", "Green X III", "The Xbox X III"
+'''Availability:''' It can be seen if "Xbox LIVE" is selected on the dashboard version "4920". Also seen on various Xbox LIVE promos, and whenever an ''Xbox Live Arcade'' disc is launched.
-'''Logo:''' On a white background we see many lines in shades of green swirl and form a gray sphere. A thick green trail forms and flies around as the sphere zooms at us, then zooms to its natural position as the green trail flies into the middle of the sphere, forming the same green "X" as before. The words "XBOX 360" (in the same colors as before) zoom in as the "X" glows for a second.Like before, if there's a game in the tray and auto-play is turned on, the Microsoft logo appears below.
+[[Category:United States]]
-'''Variants:'''
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
-* Starting with a software update released on June 10, 2013, the green colors (notably the Xbox text) are darker.
+[[Category:Console start-up logos]]
+[[Category:American video game logos]]
-'''FX/SFX:''' All of the animation in this logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' We begin with a synth note similar to the last logo. Then we hear a few whooshes, and a higher pitched version of the last note.
-'''Availability:''' Common. While no longer current due to Microsoft stopping the production of the system in 2016, it can still be seen on Xbox 360 consoles running the late 2010 firmware update, especially the slim and E models. This logo can also be seen when playing an Xbox 360 game on an Xbox One.
-'''Editor's Note:''' Like the last logo, this was also a memorable logo for Xbox 360 players, both coming from the early years of the console and recent players.
-'''Final Note:''' After 10 years, Microsoft decided to stop the production of the Xbox 360.
-<br />
-==Xbox One==
-===(November 22, 2013- )===
-'''Nicknames:''' "The X Sphere III", "The Xbox Sphere III", "Green X IV", "The Xbox X IV"
-'''Logo:''' On a green background, we see the same X Sphere from the Xbox 360 logo (however the sphere is now white instead of gray) zooming out and rotating into place. "XBOX ONE" fades in. Then three small dots appear underneath the logo as the Xbox One is loading.
-'''Variant:''' In 2017, the startup received a minor update, the dots have been removed and the lighting in the sphere is brighter.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The sphere zooming out.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending of the Xbox 360 startups, but low-pitched.
-'''Availability:''' This was seen at the end of the trailer showing off the Xbox One console. It was later used as the official startup for the console itself.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-<br />
-== Xbox Series X|S ==
-=== (May 5, 2020-) ===
-<center><youtube width=240 height=185>RzkvucOWM2s</youtube>
-'''Nicknames:''' "The X Sphere IV", "The Xbox Sphere IV", "Black and White X", "The Xbox X V"
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, the X Sphere draws itself in white as the word <nowiki>''XBOX''</nowiki>, also in white, fades in below. When the sphere is completely drawn, a blue aura emits from the bottom of it, illuminating the logo into view as a lens flare sweeps across the text. The logo sheens in gray once before fading out.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The sphere and text appearing, the lens flare. Simple but effective CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth, chorus-like note is held throughout the entire logo, sounding almost like an old Windows (coincidentally also a Microsoft product) startup.
-'''Availability:''' First seen on a YouTube video advertising the first look at Xbox Series X gameplay at an <nowiki>''Inside Xbox''</nowiki> event. Can also be seen when turning on a Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S console.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-[[Category:Video Game Logos]]
 [[Category:Microsoft]]
-[[Category:Console Start-Up Logos]]
+[[Category:Logos with popular music]]
+[[Category:Logos made by REZN8]]
+[[Category:Logos with music by Brian Schmidt]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]