Xbox 360 - Black and Blue

A console, rebuilt as an object

Deep black across the curved body, electric blue glowing through the window cutout. The original Xbox 360 Phat is the most expressive shape in the family — those rounded shoulders and concave face plate are a 2005 design decision that aged into something almost retro-futurist. Painted black and lit blue, it reads less like a gaming console and more like a piece of late-2000s industrial design.

The build, step by step

• Full teardown. Every layer separated on an anti-static mat. The dust of a console that worked through the 2000s, removed.
• Motherboard service. Fresh thermal compound on the CPU and GPU — the most important service on an Xbox 360 Phat, and the difference between a console that runs and one that RRODs. Capacitors inspected and recapped where needed.
• DVD drive service. Drive disassembled, laser pickup cleaned, mechanism tested with multiple disc types.
• Window mod. A section of the shell cut open and covered with a sheet of premium clear acrylic, cut on a CO2 laser. The original Xbox 360 logo is engraved into the acrylic as a precise cutout — not a sticker, not a print. The disc drive and cooling internals become visible from outside.
• RGB lighting. Multi-color LED array behind the acrylic, controlled from a phone app. Pick the color, dial in the brightness, set the speed. The Xbox 360 logo glows through the cutout.
• Shell refinish. Original casing wet-sanded between coats, with black and blue laid down in multiple passes and sealed under an acrylic clear coat for depth and chip resistance.
• Reassembly under spec. Every screw torqued, every panel aligned with a caliper before it leaves the bench.

What's in the box

• A console built to match this exact finish — each unit handcrafted to order
• Original wireless Xbox 360 controller, fully stripped, cleaned, and color-matched to the build
• Original power supply (110V US)
• AV cable
• StudioFR Certificate of Authenticity — signed and numbered
• 30-day functional warranty

Finish quality

Studio-grade. Wet-sanded between coats, finished with an acrylic clear coat for depth and protection. The acrylic window and engraving are cut on a CO2 laser — geometry impossible to achieve by hand.

Watch the build

The full restoration filmed end-to-end, from teardown to first boot: https://youtu.be/ZP6dP37LVx8

Compatibility & specs

• Region: NTSC-US
• Plays: All NTSC-US Xbox 360 titles. Partial backward compatibility with Original Xbox titles via Microsoft's official BC list.
• Power: 110V US standard (external power supply included)
• Video out: HDMI (on most Phat revisions) and AV Multi Out — up to 1080p.

Made to order

Each console is built one at a time. Production timeline is approximately 15 business days from order confirmation. Ships double-boxed with custom-cut foam protection. Full insurance included on every shipment.

Warranty

30-day StudioFR functional warranty covering defects in restoration work. Because each build is custom and non-recoverable, these are non-refundable for buyer's remorse — full terms in our Refund Policy.