Accompanying your first coffee, tea or mate in the morning with freshly made toast may seem very mundane. However, this new appliance promises to make it a little more exciting. As long as you are a fan of video games and, more precisely, of Xbox. We are talking about an electric toaster shaped like an Xbox Series S.
Walmart has started selling this peculiar artifact in its online store, and has quickly gained everyone’s attention. We can safely say that the Xbox Series S toaster is another meme come true, and is at the same height as the Xbox Series X-shaped mini refrigerator that we met in 2021.
At the moment, everything indicates that the aforementioned store is offering this peculiar toaster only in the United States. The device has an identical design to the Xbox Series S, with its characteristic black circular ventilation grille. Its price? Some mods $39.99.
The curious thing is that this is not the first time that this Xbox Series S toaster has come to light. In March 2023, a French X (Twitter) user revealed its main characteristics through an alleged promotional image. He had even mentioned that his reserve price would be around 60 euros, but there was not much more news about it.
With the launch of the appliance in the United States, its availability in other territories has also been enabled. In France, for example, it is on sale via Micromania-Zing by 39.99 euroswhile in Spain it is already part from the GAME catalogin exchange of 34.99 euros.
The Xbox Series S toaster is a meme come true
When Microsoft announced the Xbox Series In the case of the Xbox Series S toaster, exactly the same thing happens. After all, if you take away the black circle that emulates the ventilation grill, It looks like a regular electric toaster..
It is clear that Microsoft will not become even more of a millionaire by selling toasters, but it is a good marketing strategy to promote the Xbox Series S. The cheapest Redmond console is far from being the most popular among gamers and has become a reason of anger for many video game developers. Let’s not forget that studios are obliged to release their titles on both Series X and Series S, which generates protests because it forces them to restrict the performance thereof.
In fact, Baldur’s Gate 3, the game of the year at the Game Awards 2023, faced several problems when it was adapted to the Xbox Series S. To the point that Larian Studios had to eliminate the local cooperative mode on this console because it was impossible to make it work. But let’s not deviate too much from what concerns us on this occasion.
Returning to the Xbox Series S toaster, it comes with many of the functions that we can find in any other appliance of this type. We are talking about 6 different toasting levels, an LED timer, 4 modes of use, automatic centering, defrosting mode and removable crumb tray. However, its most notable feature is that can toast the Xbox logo on your bread.
We are facing a product for the most fans hardcore, Without a doubt. Although it is worth saying that this is not the first time that a “toaster gaming” hits the market. In 2021, Bungie released a similar appliance based on Destinybut with the particularity that its sale pursued charitable purposes.