
A super-rare Hulk-themed Xbox console potentially worth thousands of dollars has been donated to a charity shop in the UK (thanks, Eurogamer).
The lurid green Xbox console comes from 2003, and was created to promote the Hulk movie released in the same year. It is apparently one of only fifty in existence and could be worth up to £9,000 / $11,000 USD.
The consoles were never actually sold and were instead given away as prizes available in a cinema scratchcard competition. Only 36 Xbox systems were claimed, leaving another 16 unaccounted for.
The console was "generously donated" to a British Heart Foundation shop in Oxford. The unit is up for auction on eBay, which ends on June 15th. It currently stands at £1,660.
British Heart Foundation tester Paul Smith told the BBC:
This one really caught my eye. I’m a games enthusiast myself but the rare green colour combined with the Hulk and Pepsi logo really stood out.
The console's eBay listing says:
In the USA, a green Xbox was created for the brand Mountain Dew, they made 5,000 of those and they are highly sought after, so this is even rarer. There are none on eBay and none have been sold in the past, so these are rare, the likelihood of finding another is slim.
The money generated from the sale will go towards the foundation's vital research into heart and circulatory diseases.
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[source bbc.co.uk, via eurogamer.net]
Comments 9
I'm betting on instant Red Ring of Death if anybody tries to turn it on
Hulk smash !!!!
I have a soft spot for these ugly things
And got 2 modded crystal Xboxes.
@snk2d4life
Your thinking of the 360.
Though the 2001 Xbox does show a red ring if there is no AV cable inserted.
@KitsuneNight I think it's better looking than the regular Xbox, minus the hulk and Pepsi logo
That logo is hideous, but can appreciate the rarity aspect to this. Maybe ugly would be a kinder description.
Good luck to whoever wins this.
@KitsuneNight While the original Xbox doesn't have the same issues as 360, there is quite a few major issues known to develop over time, power supply going bad for example.
@snk2d4life As I understand the original Xbox had a problem with the clock battery exploding and damaging the components around it.
@Poodlestargenerica
I didn't even notice the Pepsi logo.
Personally i think the crystal Xbox looks the best
@KingMike
That's the clock capacitor.
MS cheaped out on that one and used a cheaper component.
It had a tendency to leak and corrode the mother board.
V1.6 saw them adress that.
But v 1.6 is also the last Xbox.
This is not likely to be a v1.6
Hard drives and fans can become noisy as well
@KitsuneNight Haha, yeah I don't like clear consoles. Except the green n64
@Poodlestargenerica
It kinda depends for me.
I generally find the standard black and white consoles a bit boring.
So if possible I'll look for a color option.
Blue PS2, Purple GameCube, Clear Xbox, Skeleton Saturn and so on.
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