Xbox Is Giving Away This Very Shiny Indiana Jones Series X

Summary

• The grand prize in Xbox's next sweepstake is a gold Indiana Jones and The Great Circle with a matching leather effect controller.
• To be in with a chance to win the console, you'll need to solve the puzzle that opens the box the console is being kept in.
• The puzzle box is being kept at Microsoft Experience Centers, but there will be a chance to solve the puzzle online too.

There was a time when by the midway point in a console's life cycle, there would be multiple designs of a system to choose from. Nintendo still does that, but its rivals, not so much. Xbox does still create consoles with fun and unique designs, but it has put a real emphasis on the unique part of that. Xbox has given away numerous one-of-a-kind Series X consoles via contests, and now it's back with another to celebrate the upcoming release of Indiana Jones and The Great Circle.

The Great Circle will be a timed Xbox exclusive that launches on December 9, 2024, followed by a PS5 release sometime in 2025. A big day for Xbox it appears to have started building to starting now as it revealed the themed Series X it will be given away via its Great Circle sweepstake. The console is gold (just in appearance, it isn't actually made of gold, unfortunately) with Indy's hat and whip forming a logo on the front in the top right corner.

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As is often the case when it comes to these Xbox contests, the best part of what is up for grabs is the controller that comes with the console. The unique Xbox controller has a brown leather effect to make it look like something Indiana Jones might have on his person. The back of the controller along with the d-pad and the thumbsticks are gold to match the Series X, and the colored face buttons have been made to look like jewels embedded in the controller.

You're Going To Have To Work For A Chance To Win This Xbox

There's Just A Puzzle To Solve, You Won't Need To Outrun A Boulder

This is usually the part of the article where I tell you the console is one of a kind and inform you how you can enter the sweepstake for a chance to win it. This one will work a little differently. The Indiana Jones Series X has been locked inside a puzzle box and attendees at one of the Microsoft Experience Centers in London, Sydney, and New York between November 12, 2024, and January 6, 2025, will need to solve a puzzle Indy-style for a chance to be entered into the Series X sweepstake.

Xbox has noted that even if you aren't going to be in attendance at one of its Experience Centers, you will still have a chance to solve the puzzle and enter the sweepstake online. It hasn't revealed when exactly that will happen, so keep an eye on Xbox's social media channels from November 12. It's also unclear how many of these consoles Xbox has to give away. If there's a Series X at each of its Experience Centers then the implication is there are at least three. Then again, there might be just one locked in an Xbox office somewhere and the puzzle boxes at the centers are merely for show.

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