One made.ĭead or Alive Ultimate / Kasumi-chan Blue (JP)ĤNNNNNN 15102 4NNNNNN 15202 5NNNNNN 20802 Given to Ed Fries, the vice president of game publishing at Xbox at the time. Says 'Ed Fries - Special Edition' under Xbox logo on white jewel, and 'Thanks for all you have done with MGS and Xbox' in red lettering on bottom right of the top. Comes with two controllers, one with a red EA Sports jewel, and the other with a blue EA Games jewel. EA logo and 'Special Edition' printed on front in blue and a black jewel with 'Xbox Live' logo. Given to Electronic Arts for helping support Xbox Live. Likely due to the jewel being sourced by multiple different suppliers, one of which may have added this text. Found in Australian / New Zealand crystal packs. Released as a second anniversary for the European release of the console.Ĭrystal Limited Edition - Jewel Variant (PAL) 100,000-150,000 consoles made, covering all available regions. Released in Canada as a bundle with Fable and Crimson Skies. Given to Xbox Launch Team says 'Great work!' and has Bill Gates' signature on the jewel, as well as 'Special Edition' on the front. If you have any further information or corrections on the entries here (including sources), please let us know! The full gallery of pictures can be found on Imgur. While official statistics on the production numbers were lost in a hard drive crash, this page stands as a 'best guess' using official sources, retailer advertisements, and Microsoft personnel interviews.

Special editions were generally the product of a partnership between a first party developer and Microsoft, though many of the painted or contest Xboxes were created by a third party either in an official distribution deal or unofficially, with only the plastic supplied by Microsoft. The Japanese market especially received quite a few special editions due to a low amount of sales at launch in Japan.

Over the lifespan of the Xbox, various special - or limited - editions were created to try and boost sales.

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