Halo 4 themed Xbox went through 'dozens of iterations'

The new Halo 4 themed Xbox 360 went through a long development process.

343 Industries wrote a blog post detailing the process of making the console.

It read: “There were dozens of iterations with hundreds of changing elements, but it’s kind of a continuum of progress and refinement.

“We landed on the final design as we went through all of the goals – create a Forerunner-themed object that differed significantly from prior consoles (which is why we ended up with translucent gray plastic – in part to differentiate from the simple metallic finish of the Reach console, which would have been an obvious direction otherwise).”

Check out some new pictures of the Halo 4 Xbox 360 below.

The console will launch 6 November, the same day as Halo 4.