All Xbox Startup Animations (2001-2020)

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[@meisterwu8922]

here's a fun fact: the original Xbox renders its startup animation in real time and due to that first effect being somewhat dynamic, it never really is 100% the same.

[@casperekblad]

true

[@DominickDoggo]

Fascinating, why didn't I know this before beforehand?

[@nevadaxelizabeth]

yes, if you have a chip installed, not softmod, or one of the models with TSOP chips (1.0 TO 1.5) you can actually mod this animation, changing the colors of the fog, lights, the color of the blob and other parameters on the BIOS and then flashing this bios to the modchip or TSOP.

[@mreggs3731]

well I didn't figure that out until I found this comment

[@thomasvankeulen9511]

I wonder if this applies to Original Xbox games being played on the newer Xbox consoles as when you open one it shows the Original Xbox start up

[@abnormallylargemonkey9334]

Old Xbox makes it feel like it’s out of this world.

[@alicelunastudios8304]

pun intended!

[@chuckingreaper8654]

That was the goal the original designers were hoping players would feel.

[@andrededecraf]

Too bad that nowadays everything is minimalist, even the boot screen .... I know that the animations were because the console was still "getting ready" and nowadays it's almost instantaneous but even so I miss the old menus and start screen

[@ConclusiveLion663]

The console designed for aliens! 👽

[@SDAWG-69]

@@ConclusiveLion663alien hands 💀

[@SpiralDream]

I like how it gets perpetually more soulless over time

[@memelurd7341]

And then gets some of the soul back for the latest gen

[@ponchocrz]

The minimalistic style it's killing creativity, frutiger aereo it's cool tho

[@slenderguy2342]

Just like the company

[@memelurd7341]

@@slenderguy2342 bold of you to assume anyone that worked for Microsoft ever had soul

[@slenderguy2342]

@@memelurd7341 Of course, its common knowledge that Bill Gates is a robot, therefor robots make up all of his staff.

[@loutenantdan6497]

really puts perspective on how many times I would hear this boot up after a long day at school. golden era of gaming for sure, won't ever have anything like it

[@EliMationsOfficial]

Bruh

[@kirstenkees755]

That sounds so nostalgic 😢

[@mineland8220]

The original 360's dashboard was so cool looking. Id like to use it over the latest one

[@rgaming7290]

In the video did you see the update being applied? Whelp that’s another 360 without the original dashboard.

[@XENON2028]

@@rgaming7290 if you mod your xbox 360 you can flash a 6717 xebuild image to get blades back

[@ZX3000GT1]

Looks snappier to use too.

[@ThespectacularSpooder457]

I just miss the 360

[@cozywater5]

It looks cool but honestly I would perfer the current one

[@umairazhar7056]

Grateful that I lived through the golden era of gaming

[@jwsb350]

I am too

[@TouchGuapDae]

🗿

[@wrenchisnotanerd]

I was pretty young during the golden era unfortunately. Although I remember my dad playing some really goated games back then. Like Skyrim, Destiny, Halo, and some others. I ended up playing a ton of old Lego games lol

[@AwesomeDude799]

@@wrenchisnotanerd Back then? Lol Skyrim and Destiny aren't THAT old.

[@qmawpxvecxydiwixytvieowizhehsi]

I miss the good old days playing GTA 5 online on the 360.. hahah fun days.

[@flaminggaming143]

You can never beat the XBox original, so many memories on that wonderful machine

[@andrededecraf]

What was also amazing was knowing that those animations weren't just a hud but like an animation rendered within a game, so much so that you could change the Light, Smoke at startup if had the device to alter

I prefer to call it the Xbox Classic

[@Xenova_oficial]

Xbox 360 exists

[@sophiecatx3]

You dont know how jealous I am

[@SupernovaNovagamesOfficial]

The first Xbox felt almost alien

[@techsupport6964]

That was the point

[@eliekennedy6014]

Fr that look like some ben 10 or men in black type stuff

[@gator_productions]

That's rhe point then if u would let it sit idle alien like noises would play

[@JosephLicka]

Personally, I don’t think anything beats the original 360 boot up. Truly an epic experience

[@lookupcarltanzler]

2010 hit different for me

[@TJLL_12]

2010 startup beats it tho

[@AfterAllWeAreHuman]

​@@TJLL_12meh..

[@BroodingAcorn]

i personally like the 2010 boot up more but the OG 360 is cool too

[@TheSamsungCollector]

I used to have x360 slim but I sold it RIP all the memories

[@ElderSkorp]

We went from a pizza box to a mini fridge.

[@FlawlessSubZero]

Let's not forget a VCR. It's the perfect 90s combo.

[@supertoilet12]

1:55 my favorite dashboard of all time. Loved the dark grey and green miniblades, combined with the best bootup over the kinect/metro and the organized main dashboard altogether.

[@wrenchisnotanerd]

I miss it

[@dementedpeep]

Literally remember playing modern warfare for first time with my friend on this dashboard, the carnival map, and I remember him putting on watch the way you burn by rhianna n eminem on the grey dasbhoard

[@Heyim18bro]

the first 360 dashboard was so much easier to navigate, I like that one a lot more

[@michaelgalin7373]

Especially with the avatar themes

[@donaldtrumplover2254]

Ye and remember the Netflix watching with friends thing they had? That time period of Xbox felt almost like a fever dream (or maybe the memory just fogged since it was over 13 years ago lol).

[@CocoTheMii]

3:10 That particular dashboard is actually from late 2011, and it's got quite a few differences from the current design. The most obvious differences are the darker background and the presence of a "Quickplay" button on the Home tab.

[@motechamp]

2:36 brings me back, man

[@kawaiikonjo6820]

sameeee i think kawakawaii agrees too btw

[@LetsPlayGames355]

*GEHWUALOJH*

[@BronxGamingg]

I still have my Xbox 360

[@indigolightninggaming8133]

same@@BronxGamingg

[@BuffedAcheron]

I know this is off topic but I still have my ps2

[@randomfurryidiot9568]

The 2010 360 startup is definitely the most nostalgic to me. It was the first console I owned.

[@XxFiggSavagexX]

Same thing for me. I was 5 at the time, I got it for Christmas, now I'm 16 and in highschool.

[@asherbasher8765]

Same

[@daltonmilburn2772]

Xbox has the better startups over Playstation, I said what I said.

[@Spinosaurgamer]

Your not wrong...although PS1 and PS2 go kind of hard though...

[@joshuawynne329]

2:36-2:44 Ahhhhh,The memories of getting up at 7am to play Minecraft and Lego Batman on the Xbox 360, good times :) EDIT: wth was i thinking when i wrote this, no recollection of writing this, im not even nostalgic lol

[@EnergeticSpark63]

SAME BRO

[@dalma4086]

Duuuuude

[@quatroD]

Same

[@lorettafrost6679]

I used to play Minecraft on this, goodtimes

[@ItsImagineThis]

I’d relate but I believe I was a year or two or three after ;v; Same nostalgia though-

[@bendygamrhasten3056]

2:36 ahhhhh the memories of that sound

[@LetsPlayGames355]

*dueeghul*

[@goofylilbro_]

exquisite

[@Kurdish00]

Ohhh my gooodd

[@Jayden_223]

Fr

[@enclavesoldierusa]

The 2008 xbox 360 startup and all its sounds will forever be the most memorable for me. And the most nostalgic too.

[@AfterAllWeAreHuman]

Haha agree

[@nicholasnobles-zygmunt5451]

Never had my own 360 but I did use a friend's and this is nostolgic asf

[@Killers52]

Even though i never had a 360 it’ll always be iconic cause I remember going to friends house or my cousins house and booting it on to play minecraft or halo

[@randomyoutubeacts6mviews2y6]

Same man, before I got on xbox one, I used to play on my friend 360 one. Glad i god xbox one which still supports new games today too We fell into fight with 360 vs one lol

[@SSJ491]

Me and my young brother had the original Xbox console system from Christmas Day '02, and it was awesome. Also it was the exact same year when I got the PlayStation 2 console system in early 2002 back then during my late childhood years.

[@zruel1832]

something that always seemed better to me about the 360 ​​over PS3 was its interface, it was better, more modern and more intuitive

[@spearmaster_]

As someone who loves the xbox 360, i have to disagree. The ps3 has some awesome menus. Also, it didn't change every year or 2.

[@gplastic]

@@spearmaster_ Yeah, I think XMB still holds up really well.

[@kwc0435]

The xmb interface was beautifully simple and I liked it more tbh

[@SCHMALLZZZ]

As someone who had a Sony Bravia before a 360, no I don't think it was more intuitive.

[@IWasAllLikeG93]

The 360 blades were way better than the PS3 dashboard. The dashboards after that, though? Not so much. All of them just seem like an excuse to get more ads in your face every time you turn on the console.

[@dragonx01]

me, the veteran of xbox, windows and playstation, i remember all of these and now i clearly see my first boot of my first console, the original xbox. ye, these times were so much better than today, if u ask me about that. i know, you can call me boomer, but i am not. i just like old things more than new ones, that is why i use windows vista, psp and xbox360 from 2005 today lol idk why, i just don't like new windows, and even though i have xbox series x in my house i still use the old one

[@machouklisa9571]

Yes a Xbox 360 Elite and Slim a Windows7 and on a Xbox one X and S and XBOX Microsoft 2001-2013-2020.

[@almahannaabdullah5643]

Xd yes 2000000000

[@sennthemanwin98]

I agree but c'mon you can do better than windows vista...

[@almahannaabdullah5643]

@@sennthemanwin98 ok

[@wuavo9157]

Yo corny ass 💀

[@brenscott5416]

Man I always forget how good the 2012 interface was. It's just perfect

[@MIGU3L2K]

Crazy how old DASHBOARDS can make you nostalgic af 😂

[@intros5153]

0:10 nostalgia for that original 2001 Xbox menu 🥺

[@steele1772]

Halo 2 LAN partys 😢

[@Redactedblack]

You sir, just hit nostalgia heaven for me.

[@kirstenkees755]

Nostalgia is basically memories given to Heaven on Earth!

[@BUZZERGAMEING]

@@kirstenkees755 so heaven for you is 2001💀💀💀

[@highskilleddude1440]

The dashboard from 2008 was my prime in gaming.. Soo many memories it’s crazy. 😢❤️

[@TheHunterNAtor]

the old and new Xbox 360 boot up sounds, and the dashboard is just endless nostalgia bro

[@skowkkkj]

the 2001 xbox is an omnitrix

[@DansPizzaAdvertisement]

I honestly live the 2001 start up! It gives me good nostalgic vibes

[@DansPizzaAdvertisement]

Even though I was born in 2008 I honestly don't care if it wasn't at my age... I just like how long it has come

[@TheSamsungCollector]

I was born when the xbox one was created but our family had a 360 slim

[@Karvy_.]

Dude the 2001 startup animations are so cool And the 2017 animation it's so cool

[@fetterchinese24]

I love that the startup still inherited something from the old consoles. The sound is similar to the 360, the startup is similar to the One X and the XBOX logo could be from the original.

[@NaraNom]

2012 dashboard brought back a lot of memories of playing with my older brother, or watching him play with his friends. He’s in college now and I miss him lots.

[@123jesusafu]

For me the sounds are what's taking me to my Childhood, thats amazing

[@M1chael894]

Tbh, the original xbox intro is the best because it gives you the idea that the xbox is a science experiment that can do anything.

[@sudaismohammed3847]

0:51 0:55 1:43 1:47 4:14 5:46 8:05 8:06 8:07

[@Nexusdawn2049]

The wave of nostalgia i got from the 360 startups is unreal

[@autolife2785]

For me, it all started with 2012 (I know, I know I was late to it) sometimes I wish I could've started earlier, but I never had any Xbox until my first 360 in 2012. I now got 3 of them, and I got an Xbox One

[@redruby111]

Same

[@TouchGuapDae]

Rip

[@javianjohnson8746]

This video made me realize that I've had every generation of Xbox. Ahh, the memories unlocked in this video...

[@desmondschneider5397]

The consoles I’ve had: Nintendo Wii Xbox 360 Kinect: 2012 Nintendo Switch Xbox One S I hope to get: Oculus Quest 2 Xbox Series X I’m 15, and I’ve played a lot of wonderful games. (Most mobile games this era suck, so we don’t count those!)

[@michaelphillips2329]

God I miss the golden age of gaming. 2000 - 2015 were the best years for sure. All Ideas were new and fresh. So many iconic and great games coming out every year, and games had love and passion put into them before they became just money making machines. 2015 was the beginning of the end. Lootboxes and microtransactions just took the industry by storm and now its battle passes and item shops. There just isn't any reward for playing a game anymore, you've got to fork out the cash to actually be able to do any form of customisation these days. Games are also releasing in unfinished states more often then not, with many studios seemingly having the "release it now, fix it later with updates" mentality. Glad I grew up in the golden age rather than the dark ages of the last few years

[@mr.bobody4486]

I really miss the 360 days. That was when I was in trade school, working toward my MCITP and just got my A+ and Network+. Was working part time as a laptop build/break fix technician for a big finance company. Little responsibilities, tons of time and lots of excitement looking forward to the exciting new “Black Ops” game coming out soon.

[@ObamaTookMyCat]

I started my gaming on the OG 2005 360 dash... i vividly remember just being so intrigued when cycling through all the menus and seeing all the different colors for each tab LOL... thennnn the 2008 update happened....

[@ThePrinceVincent]

The Xbox 360s (2012) UI was one of the best, also the Xbox one (2013) Those UIs in my opinion are future proof, the design was well made and it displayed a lot more relevant information, the actual Xbox UI is really bloated with a lot of things you don’t need to see but the thing you want to see are under some extra menus.

[@zer0name720]

Totally. I can't imagine anyone asking for the the UI's that followed. I still can't even find where the Live Gold deals are in the current One UI

[@michaelkidd9873]

The Xbox 360 dashboard from 2012 was pretty cool ngl. Brings me back to so many memories 😩

[@Comkill117]

The original had the best startup. It’s still just too cool.

[@Shlumbus69]

2001 is goated. One of the most amazing start up and u.i's ever. Also the very first 360 intro and ui

[@mihailoaleksic3330]

I loved the 360 Slim's dashboard and the startup animation, it looked cool and somewhat new 3 years ago when I had it. I WANT IT BACK

[@TheSamsungCollector]

I had a 360 slim but I sold it

[@GT_Meria]

The 2012 X360 had everything: cool desgin, great organization and lot of functions that nowadays is hidden

[@magnetixmakesskits]

The 2017 Xbox One Dashboard and Startup gave me a nostalgia high

[@nicolashenrique8413]

Forza Horizon 3

[@declangaming24]

It's still the startup

[@hiddenguy67]

bro that was like only 5 years ago

[@magnetixmakesskits]

@@hiddenguy67 Nevertheless

[@hiddenguy67]

@Reject ツ extremely weird

[@mooparr]

Never forget when Xbox's startup was a nuclear reactor

[@ahsantehabari]

og xbox's intro looks so out of this world

[@nathanbaldwin5782]

Original 360 dashboard was and still is the best. Looks great. Easy to navigate. Simple.

[@Plane_Person]

3:15 I still use this one today, god I feel old

[@bigsof7381]

Don't update it,the latest dashboard is more lifeless with no ads

[@Mixoww]

Latest Xbox 360 startup is just legendary!

[@Pijonty]

2010 360 intro is the best, glad they still use it

[@holymoly369]

Arrrrr The Xbox OG Is Like A Lab Xbox StartUp

[@RipPvt.Jenkins]

The 2012 Xbox 360 dashboard and the 2014 Xbox One dashboard is honestly two of the most beautiful dashboards not just for their functionality but their overall aesthetics. (edit: also seeing these interfaces again after years of being absent from them brings such nostalgia, really miss those times.)

[@andrededecraf]

I also felt nostalgic... when the Xbox One arrived here at home, there was this menu, I remembered it after a long time with this video.... it seemed that the menu was more alive, especially when the the announcement of the Games and mainly of FM5 appeared

[@JonnyForThe3]

I miss the window that showed the running game when you entered the dashboard.

[@RipPvt.Jenkins]

@@JonnyForThe3 I missed when it would show your nametag and the color of your choice would slickly slide on screen, that was the shit.

[@JonnyForThe3]

@@RipPvt.Jenkins I know! It would be sick if we still had the dashboard animations.

[@zilchyt]

This brings back so many memories

[@Derknomicon]

OG Xbox just hits different, with the next series of models they should really mix in the old with the new.

[@wrestlingalldaypodcast123]

Takes me back to the days of playing with my brother when I was a kid. RIP A.J.

[@SlowedSonics]

Rest in Peace A.J.

[@Ninge]

RIP A.J.

[@ymsc08yalova3]

RIP A.J

[@MrTylerman127]

2008 dashboard was my first one and my all time favorite. I also remember that one the most because I played my og copy of Halo 2 24/7 on my 360 as a kid.

[@FrankieSonic20]

It's crazy that the Xbox One dashboard is matching the start menu from Windows 8/8.1, until 2016 or 2017

[@ahhhbeees1860]

Maybe it's just nostalgia, but there's something about the layout in the 2008 and 2010 dashboards that's just so much better to look at and navigate

[@ComfyDonut]

2012 was my era, I love it and miss it so much! 🥺

[@shroast6990]

i loved the 2016 xbox one dashboard. i just knew where everything was and I loved it

[@solid4340]

As a playstation fanboy who liked his "movie story games", Xbox 360 start up and ambiant sounds are so legendary. I used to be so jealous of Xbox Live and Party chat lmao

[@Cubic_l.l]

This is relaxing😎😎 4:19

[@neilisalnm]

a remastered version on the first one would be ❤‍🔥🔥

[@nukleon4808]

The OG Xbox gives me chills

[@D-Man_Jam]

2012 360 was peak

[@friezyboi0875]

Holy crap the Xbox 360 start up filled with so much nostalgia

[@eikrzatarra7867]

Nothing can beat the interface of the original Xbox. It was like being in the future every time I played.

[@mangagirlyt1076]

I played all of these, I currently have the Series S and my brother has both Xbox Series. We have played all the Halo games from completing each campaign multiple times to trying to kill each other in matchmaking or forge world, Minecraft, Skyrim, the whole Borderlands franchise, and many more Xbox classics or console classics in general. I've also played almost all the PlayStations (with the exception of PS5 but I will be getting 1 very soon as I now have a job and am trying to save but rn I currently have the PS4). Man, gaming has played a big part of my childhood memories. They have helped get me through a lot of rough things for so many years and counting.

[@a_nicegaming]

I hope Microsoft bring the Xbox 360 dashboard from 2012 to Xbox one

[@Emir-cm9gp]

Yes

[@sethwittrup9688]

Wish we still had avatars. They were so fun to update based on your style and different in game items you would unlock.

[@walktaarwhate3872]

I still have them ?

[@bemdigital1277]

Xbox que eu vou fazer

[@bemdigital1277]

😂 de casa na Xbox

[@bemdigital1277]

Noo b e o pessoal da saboroso sorvete de frango com

[@Kamori5596]

Don’t they still exist?

[@Fadedagent64]

my god the 2010-12 xbox 360 home screen is just sooo nostalgic... that and the original xbox one home screen.

[@Anthony20084]

This video brings back so many early childhood memories.

[@833time]

At 1 point I had used the X-Box 360 startups for my production logos for Benton Film Unlimited, but I'd stopped doing that after a while. I went on to use other things. I try not to do that anymore because I don't want to be stealing anything I know I don't own, respectfully.

[@windows10tm9]

0:06 GREAT GRANDFATHER OF XBOX ONE, I AM YOUR GREAT GRANDKID’S UNCLE, WINDOWS 10!

[@lraff1208]

I like your picture

[@DestoRRR]

WoA

[@CloverLovesTT]

it's so interesting to see the 360's updated startup/menus over the years. i wonder what it would've looked like if they just kept updating it forever.

[@cesarst3720]

2:35 hands down, the best one

[@wyattcheramie004]

Facts

[@mehram6new-ario849]

Xbox 360 is the king of Xbox

[@christianserius2005]

0:01 que recuerdos cuando y vamos alas maquinitas a jugar con nuestros amigos 🙃

[@XenoTronusWeePoo850]

The very first xbox start up+menu was (and still is) way ahead of its time. Nobody will ever put in the effort to make another start up+menu that will beat it, or at the very least be on par

[@legoboy-ox2kx]

I only vaguely remember using the blades dashboard when my dad first got the 360 Elite

[@ngcafzkat005]

Хорошо спасибо 😊

[@nopainnoyeet4225]

are we not gonna talk about the transition at 4:12

[@Alphabunsquad]

What about it? That they did a slide that matched the one’s logo slide?

[@DDG_BattleLost]

Man seeing the old Xbox startup screens and menus bring so much mastalgia

[@sporksta5744]

I still remember my first Xbox ahhh the sweet 2012 summer nights that I spent playing Skyrim when life was simple and we had one worry and that was our consoles breaking and now the memories are the only ones we love now we never have the time for the console that is covered in shame and dust

[@Owenwolf368]

consoles used to be so stylish

[@SonoroDASS]

Original Xbox is really amazing. That design works perfectly even today.

[@thatonedude2.035]

Gettin a overwatch Xbox commercial is convenient

[@ephny9885]

the xbox one 2015 dashboard was my favorite dashboard imo, it was like just so nice lmao

[@judahvalkenaar]

2:35 this has got to be my favorite console startup ever

[@dieguito0278]

How nostalgic the start of the first How nostalgic the start of the first console, Who knows where it will have been Who knows where it will have been stored 😔😔😔

[@justanotheryoutuber1997]

Man this brings back memories

[@wafflesareyum125]

the xbox 360 2005, My favourite

[@infroma6745]

It was better when they were creative instead of another damn windows 10

[@lilnh6887]

man it's been for ever since I seen the Xbox 360 dashboard. it's hella nostalgic