Xbox Unveils 5-Foot Alligator Console as GTA 6 Marketing Workaround
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Updated · Kotaku · Nov 4
Xbox Unveils 5-Foot Alligator Console as GTA 6 Marketing Workaround
3 articles · Updated · Kotaku · Nov 4
Summary
Xbox framed its one-of-a-kind Series X-BITE reveal as a Florida-themed stunt, using a five-foot animatronic alligator to promote the console without naming Grand Theft Auto 6.
Sony’s apparent exclusive marketing deal with Rockstar limits Microsoft’s ability to reference the game directly, even though GTA 6 is also coming to Xbox.
John Nolan Studio built the working Xbox Series X into the creature’s body, with an illuminated Nexus and a custom controller clamped in its jaws.
Only 1 unit exists, and Xbox is offering it through a US social-media sweepstakes running from November 3 to November 10.
The campaign underscores how platform marketing deals can shape launch messaging even for major multiplatform releases that are expected to perform similarly on PS5 and Xbox Series X.