Xbox could be looking to make some adjustments to the look of its physical game boxes according to some recent game listings. As Xbox gears up for its Summer Game Fest showcase on June 9, fans are expecting to learn the release dates of Obsidian Entertainment's fantasy RPG Avowed and MachineGames' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Xbox gamers are also hoping for some fun surprises. Perhaps a potential first look at Perfect Dark gameplay, or news from Xbox's Gears of War studio, The Coalition, could be in the cards.

When Xbox entered its Series X generation in 2020, it made some fitting updates to its physical game boxes from the Xbox One generation. The sleeker Series X box designs did away with the plastic green strip on the top of the boxes that was home to the Xbox One's wordmark in favor of printing the Xbox logo on the game art itself in the top left corner. This white Xbox logo on its small green background was accompanied by text denoting the exact console the game runs on, either Xbox One, Series X, or both, on top of a white or gray banner depending on the colors of each game's cover art. Additionally, a combination of Smart Delivery, 4K, HDR, and Series X logos would populate the top right corner of the box art.

Now, it seems Xbox is updating its physical box designs once again. A Limited Run Games Xbox listing for Clock Tower Rewind, as well as a listing for Kena: Bridge of Spirits' recently announced Xbox release, both display updated physical box designs. Here, the Xbox Series X and Xbox One text is moved to the top right of the game art with neither a white nor gray background to aid its readability, leaving the lone Xbox logo remaining in the top left corner. The logos indicating Smart Delivery, HDR, and Series X's 4K capabilities are no longer found on the face of the box.



While this new updated design looks very similar to the previous iteration that rolled out in 2020, there are a couple of potential issues at play. Firstly, while the Xbox Series X and Xbox One text is fairly readable on the Kena and Clock Tower Rewind boxes without backgrounds, more complex game art could create serious trouble for the readability of the text in the upper right corner. Furthermore, Kena's golden Premium Edition band runs across the top of the box art but underneath the Xbox logo, causing a somewhat unpleasant separation of Kena's game art.

This new potential change indicates that Xbox is still paying some mind to its physical game box designs in the middle of an industry that's increasingly looking to go all digital. Xbox's Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 was recently released without a physical edition, leading many gamers who are fans of physical media to be displeased. Whether the next big upcoming Xbox games like Avowed and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will have physical releases has yet to be confirmed. If they do, their physical boxes may be sporting a new look.

Posted: Jun 08, 2024 12:04 pm
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Source: https://gamerant.com/xbox-physical-game-boxes-design-change/