Three Colorful Custom Xbox Series X Models Are On Auction For Cancer Research

Xbox Australia and New Zealand has partnered with Dr. Arutha Kulasinghe of The University of Queensland to create three custom Xbox Series X models inspired by his cancer research. Now through April 30, the models are on display at the Microsoft Experience Center at Westfield Sydney. The three consoles will go on auction during the same period, with proceeds going to the organization Cure Cancer.

The custom consoles' colorful designs are based on Dr. Kulasinghe’s spatial tumor mapping, a method created with the collaboration of Akoya Biosciences and Nanostring Technologies. The process helps doctors and scientists identify areas of the tumor that are especially resistant or sensitive to treatment. The consoles themselves follow loose color schemes of red, blue, and green, but each design features multiple shades in splatter patterns across the black console. They resemble something between the cover design of Radiohead's In Rainbows and the "color field" paintings of artists like Ronnie Landfield. Each console also has matching controllers.

Dr. Kulasinghe said in a statement, "These groundbreaking realizations of how cells organize and communicate have been captured by these images that are now featured on the Xbox Series X consoles. With Xbox and Cure Cancer, we’ve been able to further highlight the transformative leaps we’ve achieved in cancer research."

You can bid on the three consoles online, regardless of your home country, but they will come packaged with Australian power cables. Shipping pricing and bids are also in Australian dollars. The auction beneficiary Cure Cancer funds cancer research and new treatments.