10 Amazing Hidden Console Details You Didn't Know

5. Xbox One S's Dinky Master Chief

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Microsoft's patchy history of faulty hardware meant they knew that at some point, someone would dismantle their Xbox One S and have a poke around inside. In anticipation, they hid an adorable little Easter egg within the sleek system's innards.

Dissect the expensive bit of kit and you'll discover a cutesy rendition of none other than console mascot Master Chief etched onto the side of the optical disc bracket. If he could speak, he'd tell you that you'd just voided your warranty.

The Windows giants have carried this little nod over to their latest hardware, the positively meaty Xbox One X. This time, the Halo protagonist can be found mounted on a scorpion on the console's circuit board - a neat reference to both its original codename, Project Scorpio, and the tanks found within Master Chief's games.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.