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1st logo: We see a green blob formed in a green and black laboratory. It keeps moving and moving, but everything zooms out in green light and we see a large green, pointy X. Below it is "XBOX", also in green. In a few seconds, the 1987-2012 Microsoft logo is seen on the bottom.

Variants[]

  • An alternative version can be seen if an Xbox game is inserted into a DVD player (or any CD drive or gaming system that plays DVDs, like the PS2 for example). We see an exploding green flash with green dots and they all form a green bubble circle. It zooms in when we see bacteria-like things, and then green flash zooms in the Xbox logo without the "X". It shines and two lines make it black and turns green again, and in a few seconds, it explodes.
  • On Dashboard version 4920, an animated logo will appear when "Xbox LIVE" is selected on the dashboard. It begins with a black background, and then an orange light shines brightly with several streaks. After this, a green neon hexagonal grid appears as the camera zooms out. Eventually, it zooms out enough to reveal the "X" logo along with the "XBOX" text. The camera pans and rotates until the XBOX logo is seen from the top, and center. During the camera motion, the light is revealed to be coming from the letter "I" in "LIVE", and the letters "L", "V", and "E" slide in from the sides and light up orange.The "I" continues to shine from the top.
  • A still version with a white background is seen when you play an Xbox game on an Xbox 360.
  • When playing an Xbox game on an Xbox One, the Microsoft logo is removed, presumably because they changed their logo since then.

2nd logo: We first see the top of a large sphere against a white BG in dim light. As the room begins to light up, the large, pointy green "X" lands on the right side of the sphere and shoots out a green ripple. The sphere then rapidly zooms out with a green aura and spins around clockwise so that the "X", which is deeply cut through the sphere, faces us. Another green ripple shoots out from the sphere, turning the BG pale green and forming the words "XBOX 360" below, with "XBOX" in green, "360" in grey, and the middle line of the "B" extending slightly out to the left. The sphere shines, and a small black Microsoft logo fades in below seconds after if you have a game in the tray and auto play is turned on.

3rd logo: On a white background we see many lines in shades of green swirl and form a gray sphere. A thick green trail forms and flies around as the sphere zooms at us, then zooms to its natural position as the green trail flies into the middle of the sphere, forming the same green "X" as before. The words "XBOX 360" (in the same colours as before) zoom in as the "X" glows for a second.Like before, if there's a game in the tray and auto-play is turned on, the Microsoft logo appears below.

Variant[]

Starting with a software update released on June 10, 2013, the Xbox text is darker.

4th logo: On a green background, we see the same X Sphere from the Xbox 360 logo (however the sphere is now white instead of gray) zooming out and rotating into place. "XBOX ONE" fades in.

5th logo: On a black background, we see white outlines: one forming a circle, and the others forming text saying "XBOX". After they finished forming, the insides of the outlines fade in while white light fades in and out in the background. After that, everything fades out.

Music/Sounds[]

1st logo: Some deep synth bass notes with thunderclaps, followed by a high-pitched synthesized tune. It was composed by Brian Schmidt, who is known for composing music for pinball and video games.

Music/Sounds Variant[]

The alternative version had a synthesized rock tune backed by cacophonies of an electric guitar, a synthesized EDM-esque riser, a repeating series of overly-saturated snippets of a man saying 'XBOX', and an exploding sound with quiet beeps in the background in the end.

2nd logo: A dreamy synth tune with a few whooshes as the sphere forms. It ends with a fading synth chord (from the XBOX 360 game commercials) when the words are formed below. It was composed by Audiobrain.

3rd logo: We begin with a synth note similar to the last logo. Then we hear a few whooshes, and a higher pitched version of the last note.

4th logo: The ending of the Xbox 360 startups, but low-pitched.

5th logo: TBA

Scare Factor[]

1st logo: Depending on the variant:

  • Low to medium for the original variant, the green blob forming, not to mention the music, could unnerve some. However, this is a favorite of many.
  • Medium to nightmare for the alternate variant, as beginning and unsuspecting viewers will definitely be startled by the explosion and loud rock music. The scare factor is lower for people who are used to it. Some people can even end up liking this one for it's great animation and music.

2nd logo: Low to medium. The "X" might be scary, but it's a favourited logo among many.

3rd logo: None to low. This is a bit calmer, but the "X" may still look a little bit scary, and the trail zooms at the viewer at one point, which can also be a bit scary.

4th logo: Minimal to low, mostly because of the whoosh and zoom out.

5th logo: None. This is very calm.

Videos[]

XBOX_DVD_Logo

XBOX DVD Logo


Xbox_Startup_Watch_in_HD

Xbox Startup Watch in HD

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