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Robot & Raven Internal Launch Team Xbox Shirt
- Item type
- Shirt
- System
- Microsoft Xbox
- Year
- 2001
- Tag Brand
- Hanes Beefy-T
- Origin
- U.S.A.
- Status
- Staff / Crew
- Submitted by
-
truerares
Tier 6
Thread Goblin
[Heavy Infantry]
- Votes
Backstory
This shirt was exclusively produced and distributed internally at Microsoft to the team that helped launch the Xbox in 2001, with the characters from a demo named "Two to Tango".
The graphic showcases the at the time groundbreaking real-time 3D tech demo presented during Bill Gates' opening keynote address at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) on March 10, 2000. It was utilized to demonstrate the immense graphic power of the upcoming Microsoft Xbox console prior to its release.
The print depicts Raven, a highly detailed female character, alongside a massive, synchronized robotic mech. In the demo, created by Blur Studio, Raven would emerge from inside the mech, and the two would perform a series of fluid, perfectly mirrored movements to show off the console's revolutionary physics, reflection mapping, and real-time self-shadowing.
It was also demostrated at E3 in 2000, here are some photos from the event:
Source: IGN
Some screenshots from the original demo:
