Microsoft Is Selling An Xbox 360 Red Ring Of Death Ugly Sweater, But You Can't Have It

The festive season is here, and as is tradition, people have dusted off their ugliest sweaters to help celebrate this jolly time of the year. Over at Microsoft, employees are getting into the swing of things with an ugly sweater that celebrates one of the ugliest moments of Xbox history: the infamous red ring of death that plagued the Xbox 360 early in its console lifecycle.

In addition to a power button that can display both the green and the crimson symbols, the sweater also has an interesting arrangement of green and yellow stripes. As spotted by The Verge, it's only currently available to Microsoft employees through the company's store, and stock has already sold out.

Microsoft has created an Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death ugly sweater. The sweater went on sale at Microsoft's company store earlier today and it's proving to be a popular item with employees. Details: https://t.co/deozPso8JU pic.twitter.com/IdZZLzrzPZ
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) December 11, 2024

Anyone who owned an Xbox 360 early on likely experienced a red ring of death hardware failure, as this was a widespread issue that turned the console into a paperweight. This was a major problem for Microsoft at the time, and in the 2021 web series Power On, the company explained how it happened.

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