Back at the start of December, it was announced that Xbox and ESPN were joining forces to host the "Xbox Bowl" college football game between Missouri State and Arkansas State, and that game actually takes place this Thursday.
Ahead of kickoff, we're now getting a look at what the actual Xbox Bowl trophy looks like, and it's... quite something. A big Xbox logo sits at the top, while an actual ROG Xbox Ally handheld perches in the middle, at least until its hoisted.
As you can see, there are also two Xbox "Achievement" banners for the offensive and defensive MVPs. Neat!
Beyond this, Missouri State shared yesterday how every one of their players received a free ROG Xbox Ally handheld ahead of the game, sending the team into a frenzy. The exact same thing happened over at Arkansas as well:
If this hasn't got you too jealous (wouldn't blame you!), you can check out the Xbox Bowl on ESPN2 this Thursday at 9pm ET, and there's also a playable version in EA Sports College Football 26 that's available right now.
What do you think of this partnership? Good idea from Microsoft and ESPN? Let us know down below.