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Microsoft Built an Xbox Series X Refrigerator, and It Can Be Yours

The refrigerator is a 1:1 scale replica of the Xbox Series X, which the company plans to give away as part of a contest on Twitter.

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Ever thought the Xbox Series X would make a good-looking refrigerator? You're in luck. 

On Wednesday, Microsoft poked fun at itself by debuting the Xbox Series X fridge, a working refrigerator styled after the next-generation video game console. 

The joke is a play on the Xbox fridge meme. The console looks a lot like a modern refrigerator, which many people pointed out when the system was first unveiled last year. In response, internet users began photoshopping the Xbox Series X into images of home kitchens.  

Now Microsoft has decided to make the Xbox fridge meme a reality.

The Xbox fridge alongside a normal Xbox Series X console.
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“The fridge is a 1:1 scale replica of the Xbox Series X, standing over 6 feet tall and weighing in at 400 pounds,” the company said in today’s announcement. “When plugged in, the Xbox icon on the front of the fridge powers on, acting as a bright guiding light for your snacking quests.” 

To open the fridge, you can go to the “disc drive slot,” which now functions as a handle. When the door opens, the fridge will greet you with the Xbox boot animation sound. The company also made sure to use the classic Xbox green lighting inside the ice box.

"Additional features include True 4K Eating, Cold Delivery, and Luxury Quiet Design," the company joked.

Microsoft recently used the novelty product to house a custom cake for rapper Snoop Dogg, who posted a video about his experience with Xbox fridge. 

The company now plans on awarding the one-of-a-kind fridge to a lucky user on Twitter. To enter the giveaway, the company is telling users to retweet the original post featuring the fridge with the hashtag #XSXFridgeSweep. According to the rules, the contest will be held until Wednesday, Nov. 4, after which the winner will be notified within seven days. 

As for the actual Xbox Series X, the $499 console launches on Nov. 10, alongside the more affordable Xbox Series S, which will retail for $299.

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Michael Kan

Michael Kan

Principal Reporter

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I've been a journalist for over 15 years. I got my start as a schools and cities reporter in Kansas City and joined PCMag in 2017, where I cover satellite internet services, cybersecurity, PC hardware, and more. I'm currently based in San Francisco, but previously spent over five years in China, covering the country's technology sector.

Since 2020, I've covered the launch and explosive growth of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, writing 600+ stories on availability and feature launches, but also the regulatory battles over the expansion of satellite constellations, fights with rival providers like AST SpaceMobile and Amazon, and the effort to expand into satellite-based mobile service. I've combed through FCC filings for the latest news and driven to remote corners of California to test Starlink's cellular service.

I also cover cyber threats, from ransomware gangs to the emergence of AI-based malware. In 2024 and 2025, the FTC forced Avast to pay consumers $16.5 million for secretly harvesting and selling their personal information to third-party clients, as revealed in my joint investigation with Motherboard.

I also cover the PC graphics card market. Pandemic-era shortages led me to camp out in front of a Best Buy to get an RTX 3000. I'm now following how the AI-driven memory shortage is impacting the entire consumer electronics market. I'm always eager to learn more, so please jump in the comments with feedback and send me tips.

The Best Tech I've Had:

  • My first video game console: a Nintendo Famicom
  • I loved my Sega Saturn despite PlayStation's popularity.
  • The iPod Video I received as a gift in college
  • Xbox 360 FTW
  • The Galaxy Nexus was the first smartphone I was proud to own.
  • The PC desktop I built in 2013, which still works to this day.

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