It is a glorious occasion to behold, having entered into some glorious right fifty years with Microsoft in the fields of gaming, consoles, and actual technological experience-in essence, having had fifty worthy years of infatuating its audience with the consoles it has made.
To that effect: you not only get that reward, but there may also be this brand-new and courageous Xbox profile badge awaiting you; however, you will have to enroll as an Xbox Insider first so that you may collect it.
So what’s it about? This badge is, in short, your digital flex way to tell everyone that you’re closely following the Xbox family on this, its great jubilee. And really, who doesn’t like a good freebie? “A token of appreciation for this community that has been there right from the old Xbox days (or, y’know, since you-proudly-took-the-unboxed-Series-X-out-of-its-new-box).
If you are still not a member of the Xbox Insider Club, fret not; getting your step up is pretty easy. Head over to the Xbox Insider Hub from your console or PC, sign up, and poof, you are now one of them. With that done, you will gain updates in the future, beta features, and, of course, exclusive access to that badge for the anniversary.
The chat is about a bit broader wave of recognition for the 50th anniversary. The world will be treated to a lot of throwback merchandise, one-off parties, and likely a few surprise drops for it down the line. If there is one thing Xbox knows for sure, it’s going to go all out for anniversaries (20th-anniversary controller, anyone? Fire).
Why should you care? Besides the obviously spray-painted one, being an Insider for Xbox means you get the scoop on the latest features before anyone else does. Early access to system updates, game betas, and on occasion, free sweets-living a life in the elite gaming club. This status can also be shouted into the heavens thanks to this splendid badge.
And the baby ones do seem to be rather wild-getting no replies to those initial tweets. One would assume that it’s an instant hit with gamers, but maybe they are too busy grinding out in their favorite games to even take notice. Or maybe they are just secretly enjoying all the glory by getting their badge in the Insider program like total bosses!
Either way, this should be a no-brainer for an Xbox fan. Free badge, early access perks, and being a part of Microsoft history? Count us in.
So just go click that link, join the Insiders, and pop your anniversary flex. And who knows how many surprises Microsoft has waiting for the rest of the year?
Here’s to 50 more years of changing the game. Because seriously, where is the 50th anniversary console, Microsoft? We are waiting.
