There's an amazing easter egg inside the special edition Xbox One X

Giddy up, Master Chief.
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Kellen Beck
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Hidden inside the hardware of the special Scorpio edition of the Xbox One X is an graving of Master Chief. Riding a scorpion.

No, that's not a joke.

YouTube channel Unocero broke down the new Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition console earlier this week, checking out each component of the powerful predecessor to the Xbox One. While doing so, they pointed out this engraving on the motherboard:

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That would be the protagonist of the Halo series, Master Chief, riding on top of a giant scorpion as if it was a horse (or maybe a Ghost).

Master Chief is the most recognizable video game character exclusive to Xbox systems, and the scorpion upon which he is riding is a reference to the codename for the Xbox One X: Scorpio.

If you managed to preorder an Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition, just be careful if you want to tear apart your console to see the easter egg, please.

H/T CNet

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Kellen Beck

Kellen is a science reporter at Mashable, covering space, environmentalism, sustainability, and future tech. Previously, Kellen has covered entertainment, gaming, esports, and consumer tech at Mashable. Follow him on Twitter @Kellenbeck

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