Xbox Launch Team and Partner Editions
Xbox Launch Team 2001
Retail Price: Not For Sale
Units produced: 60
The Xbox Launch Team 2001 Special Edition is a translucent green Xbox with a jewel that is silk screened with the message "Great work!" and a copy of a printed signature from Bill Gates. This Xbox was sold, not given, to high ranking members of the Xbox launch team. Two exclusive translucent green "Duke" controllers were included. The buyer had an option to purchase 6 game titles marked "not for resale" at a reduced rate from the Microsoft campus store. The Launch Team 2001 consoles were hardware revision 1.1 and all were produced in a Mexico production facility on November 8, 2001. Since these systems were offered for sale to qualifying employees instead of being given away, not all were sold. An estimated 48 consoles were sold to employees with 12 systems destroyed.
Xbox Partner
Retail Price: Not For Sale
Units produced: 60
The Xbox Partner is a translucent green Xbox with a jewel that is silk screened with the message "Thanks for Partnering with Xbox" and signature from Bill Gates. This Xbox was given to hardware companies that produced components for the Xbox such as Nvidia and Intel. A translucent green Controller S was included with this model. These are considered to be more rare than the Launch Team console, with an estimated 14 consoles currently intact.
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