Microsoft Put a Working Xbox Inside a Five-Foot Alligator To Promote GTA VI

Microsoft built a five-foot fabricated alligator around a functioning Xbox Series X, with the console visible through an illuminated Xbox Nexus set into the creature’s body. Only one exists, and the company is giving it away through a sweepstakes that closes nine days before Grand Theft Auto VI hits shelves. The window runs through 11:59 p.m. PT on November 10, 2026.

According to Microsoft, the Xbox Series X-BITE measures more than five feet from snout to tail. The accompanying controller carries custom bite marks, Xbox-green irises, and pupils modeled on the Nexus design.

Microsoft confirmed that no actual alligators were used or harmed in the fabrication. The company also noted that while the console is functional, the creation is best treated as a display piece.

The GTA VI Connection

The alligator’s Florida imagery lines up with GTA VI’s fictional setting, though Microsoft has not labeled the stunt an official tie-in.

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