Xbox Series X gets the $10,000 Gucci treatment — suck on that scalpers!

Xbox Series X gets the $10,000 Gucci handling — suck on that scalpers!

(Image credit: Gucci / Microsoft)

It's no secret that Microsoft has been struggling to keep the Xbox Series X in stock since its release a year ago. Simply if yous're really desperate to get your hands on one before Christmas and have $10,000 called-for a pigsty in your pocket, yous could make up one's mind to blow information technology all on a limited edition fabricated in collaboration with luxury fashion brand Gucci.

Disappointingly, at that place'south no word of a $half dozen,000 version for the Xbox Series S. Y'know — just for those on a budget.

It'due south a strange collaboration — one that makes you wonder what both Gucci is doing with Microsoft and vice versa. The just real link nosotros can see between the two is a shared anniversary: 100 years of Gucci and 20 of Xbox. Withal, the brands have tried to highlight a slightly more than tenuous link, with the famous 'GG' blueprint embossed on the Xbox not only representing Guccio Gucci's initials, but the acronym "practiced game" besides, apparently.

Xbox Series X Gucci limited edition — (Paradigm credit: Microsoft / Gucci)

Aye, $10,000 is 20 times more than the MSRP of the $499 Xbox Series X (or ~12 times as much as the average resale price on Ebay), but you practice at to the lowest degree get some extras with information technology. Also equally the GG-patterned Xbox Series Ten, you get two customized Xbox wireless controllers with the familiar Gucci House Web strip in blue and red and a vintage baggage-style carry case to go along it all in.

As far as nosotros tin tell, information technology does at least double upward as real luggage, but not necessarily something you'd similar to have to an airport, what with the pulp green "XBOX" and "GOOD GAME" texts pasted beyond the forepart and back.

You're as well granted an unspecified quantity of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. So you're non left lamenting the fact that you lot've spent your unabridged games budget on gaudy baggage, a slightly more than bobbly console and some flashy game pads. Given Halo Space is launching day 1 on Game Pass, this is somewhat compelling, especially as Halo Space's campaign looks like a wonderful nod to the Halo games of sometime.

Still, there is always the risk that it'll appreciate in price over time, even later on the shortages cease. In that location are only 100 of these monstrosities machines existence made, so it could plausibly become a collector'south item — even rarer than those $ten,000 gold-plated PS5 units currently making 250 lucky gamers squint every time the sun catches their casing.

If you practise fancy taking that gamble, the Gucci Xbox Series 10 will go on auction on Nov 17. Y'all won't have to bargain with scalper bots buying upwards supply, at least — the 100 units volition only be sold via Gucci'south brick-and-mortar stores in New York, London, Tokyo, Beverly Hills, Mexico City, Milan, Berlin and Beijing.

But when yous're already spending $10,000 on a games console, what'south an extra few hundred dollars on a plane ticket? Maybe just check out our Xbox Series X restock tracker instead. And the Xbox anniversary celebration livestream should be what real Xbox fans desire to see.

Freelance contributor Alan has been writing virtually tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional mag too. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably find him tackling his ever-growing games excess. Or, more probable, playing Spelunky for the millionth time.