Xbox is a gaming console brand developed and owned by Microsoft. Not to mention, the company has dominated the console industry for years. Furthermore, with the release of the Xbox Series X|S, Microsoft helped the world enter a new generation of gaming. Now, Xbox is on its way to becoming one of the world’s largest video game companies with the purchase of Activision Blizzard.
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Indeed, Xbox consoles have dominated the console industry over the years. The company focuses on performance, features, quality, and accessibility. Owing to its enormous popularity in the market, several fans love to collect old popular consoles in their collection. One of them is the Xbox 360, which released on November 22, 2005, in the United States and Canada.
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Recently, the 2006 images of a famous singer, Rihanna, playing the Xbox 360 back in the day surfaced and captured the internet. Continue reading to find out more about these images.
9-time Grammy Awards winner Rihanna was a Xbox 360 console user back in 2006
The Xbox 360 console was mainly popular for its robust online ‘Xbox Live’ service, which allowed players to compete online. Furthermore, Microsoft included several exciting games for the 360 console users. These included the Halo series, Gears of War games, and the Call of Duty series.
Owing to its price-worthy features, several celebrities also used to spend their leisure time playing many Xbox titles. Among them, back in 2006, Rihanna’s image of trying the newly launched Xbox 360 was taken. Indeed, several fans were shocked to view 18-year-old Rihanna trying the Xbox 360 console.
Rihanna playing Xbox 360 (2006) pic.twitter.com/Rlfm5kB8bH
— 2000's era nostalgia (@NostalgicVG) May 2, 2022
One fan said, “this 360 headset is the biggest burning memory I have. Shit was so ass I got traumatized by it.” Clearly, maximum users were not fond of the Xbox 360 headset. Another user comment read, ” I just reminded the crappy headset.”
this 360 headset is the biggest burning memory I have. Shit was so ass I got traumatized by it.
— #1 phrog lover (@saucyshun) May 3, 2022
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I just reminded the crappy headset
— Pussy Nugget 🇺🇦 (@you24can) May 2, 2022
Interestingly, some fans were also guessing that Rihanna might be playing Halo, as it was the most famous FPS title in the community. Surprisingly, a fan also questioned Rihanna’s popularity back in 2006. To which another user replied, “This was her MOST famous era.”
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