This year marks two decades since the Xbox 360 first launched back in November of 2005, and while we'll obviously be celebrating that anniversary a lot more throughout the year, we wanted to start things off a little early as well.
A few months ago, we highlighted how the Xbox 360 was still an "amazing console in 2024", and clearly many others think the same way, as we're still seeing new owners join the party 20 years since the system first made its debut!
The Xbox 360 Reddit community is a great place to spot all of these new owners as they crop up:
Of course, the community isn't just full of people buying the Xbox 360 for the first time, but also finding new games to check out for their collections, taking part in LAN parties, and even going on the hunt for the illusive 'Blades' dashboard!
Is The Xbox 360 Worth Buying In 2025?
We've said it before and we'll say it again - the Xbox 360 is a fantastic console to own in 2025. Sure, the digital marketplace has since closed down, but you can still get the majority of the physical Xbox 360 library for very cheap these days, and there are some unbelievable games in there - some of which also work on more modern Xbox consoles.
The big advantage of owning an Xbox 360 right now is the ability to play all the non-backwards compatible games though, of which there are many. We've highlighted a few here at Pure Xbox, including the awesome 2010 racer Blur!
If you've got a hard drive for the Xbox 360, you can even play some original Xbox games that don't work on modern consoles — such as Burnout 3 and Tony Hawk's Underground — and they function really well for the most part.
Our suggestion would be to look for one of the later Xbox 360 models (like the Xbox 360 S or Xbox 360 E) rather than the earlier ones which were plagued with the Red Ring of Death issue. You get a few quality-of-life improvements with these, and it's also worth noting the earliest models didn't include an HDMI port.