The Story Of How I Built The Xbox Microsoft Never Released

Macho Nacho Productions October 30, 2025
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Huge Thank You to PCBWay for sponsoring this video. Get started with their services HERE to save $5 on your first order: https://pcbway.com/g/A311e7 Before the XBOX hit store shelves in 2001, Microsoft built one of the most iconic, and dare I say, wild prototypes in video game history. A massive, 40-pound block of machined aluminum, buffed to a mirror shine and shaped into an X, with a glowing green jewel at its core. It was a sight to behold and completely impractical as a home console. But it didn’t need to be. This was a statement piece, built to turn heads and prove that Microsoft could go toe-to-toe with the giants of gaming of the time (Sony, Nintendo and Sega). So I set out on a journey to build my own, an exact replica, machined from solid aluminum… only better in every way. Join me as I take you through how it was done. —-- Timestamps 0:00 Intro 5:38 How To Make The Massive Metal Shell? 7:50 Part 1: Getting The Dimensions 13:51 Part 2: Powering The Beast 16:34 Part 3: The $36,000 Question 19:20 The Glowing Green Core 22:15 The Arrival 27:19 The First Assembly 33:56 The Final Build 38:57 What Can It Do? 41:58 What’s Next? 43:12 Shout Outs! // XBOX Prototype Dream Team: ► Wesk: https://x.com/WeskMods ► Support Wesk’s Preservation Work: https://ko-fi.com/weskmods ► Redherring32: https://x.com/redherring32 ► Support Redherring32: https://ko-fi.com/redherring32 ► StuckPixel: https://x.com/pixel_stuck ► Support StuckPixel: https://ko-fi.com/stuckpixel //Make Your Own Custom Case HERE: ► MyCaseBuilder: https://mycasebuilder.com/ // Get Your Limited Edition XBOX Prototype T-Shirts HERE! ► Limited Edition: https://www.artisticpixels305.com/product-page/xb-prototype-le-tee ► Standard: https://www.artisticpixels305.com/product-page/xbox-prototype-video-tee //Original Music from Early Attic ► https://matthewmccheskey.bandcamp.com/album/panoramic ► https://www.facebook.com/earlyattic/ //XBOX Mods From The Video: ► SSD Mod (Affiliate): https://www.amazon.com/shop/machonachoproductions/list/3JN287U11S04Y?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_Z1QE565VMTKJ78H164Y3 ► HDMI Kit: https://makemhz.com/products/xboxhd // Support Macho Nacho: ► PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/MachoNachoProductions ► JOIN our DISCORD Community: https://discord.gg/4c3fCnfdaH ► AMAZON Store For Tools/Supplies I Use (Affiliate): http://www.amazon.com/shop/machonachoproductions // Follow Macho Nacho On Social Media ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/machonachomedia ► Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/machonachomedia.bsky.social ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/machonachoproductions/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MachoNachoProductions —-- // SAVE MONEY at these Retro Gaming Stores! (Affiliate Links Below): ► SAVE 10% by using COUPON CODE: TITO on any purchase from RETRO GAME: TITO on any purchase from RETRO GAME REPAIR SHOP here: https://retrogamerepairshop.com/?ref=6njgx4sufvs ► SAVE 5% by using COUPON CODE: MACHONACHO on any purchase from RETRO MODDING here: https://bit.ly/39hHnz7 ► SAVE 10% by using COUPON CODE: TITO on any purchase from CASTLEMANIA Games here: https://castlemaniagames.com/?ref=tito // TOOLS AND GEAR I Use For Video Game Console Modding (Soldering Equipment, Flux, ►All other stuff I use: http://www.amazon.com/shop/machonachoproductions ----- // These stores provide fantastic GEAR and MODS for RETRO CONSOLES! If you use the following links below, I received a small percentage from sales at no cost to you. This is a great, free way to support the channel (Affiliate)! ○ Stone Age Gamer (Flash Carts and other great Retro Tech) ► https://stoneagegamer.com?afmc=MACHONACHO ○ eBay (Second Hand Retro Gaming Gear and More. It’s where I buy a lot of the consoles I mod!) ► https://ebay.us/NCwNkl ○ Sendico (Proxy Service to bid on Japanese Auctions. I use Sendico to get great deals on Retro Consoles directly from Japan!) ► https://www.sendico.com/register/2d5a5cf98826c580535586c73fce0a03e4c6f513 ----- Disclaimer: This video is only for entertainment purposes. Any injury, damage, or loss that may result from improper use of tools, equipment, or from the information in this video is the sole responsibility of the viewer and is to be used at the discretion of the end user/viewer and not Macho Nacho Productions or Tito Perez. If you are uncertain about any step of the process or feel unsure about your skill level, seek a more authoritative source. Affiliate Disclosure: I get a small percentage of each sale that uses an affiliate link or coupon code. It’s a great way to help SUPPORT my channel at no cost to you so I can continue to make these videos for all of you, everyone wins! And as always, thank you for your continued support of my channel! #XBOX #XBOXPrototype #Microsoft

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