During the course of a console's initial development phase, there's bound to be dozens of potential designs floating
around for each and every individual component, and the Xbox 360 is no exception. What aids in determining a final box
design is the fact that many of these initial prototypes are terribly, horrendously hideous. Normally these bastardized
boxes are sealed in wooden crates and shipped off to a secret government storage complex, but the BBC somehow managed
to get their hands on seven such rejected 360s, and Next Generation's got the pics to prove it. Some of these we've
definitely seen before, such as the one on the far right.
At least one other, the box on the far left, is eerily reminiscient of the Xbox 360's current design. Any of our
British brethren out there care to summarize this BBC special?
[Via 1UP]
[UPDATE: Ed Andersen took the time to upload the a copy of the video here, while those of you without 180 MBs to spare can check out the BBC's own summary here, courtesy of mkjones. And for even more scrapped 360 designs, click here.]
