Lucky Gamer Gets Xbox One Way Early, Starts Spilling Details [UPDATE]

Like lots of other people, YouTube dude Moonlight Swami pre-ordered an Xbox One. Unlike lots of other people, he just got his. And he’s sharing loads of info about the console right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpGVjtimaOM

Like eBay user priceless228, Moonlight Swami claims to have gotten his Target pre-order of Microsoft’s
next-gen console two weeks before
it’s supposed to make its big debut.
Too bad it won’t play any games without that crucial DayOne firmware update

Update: Moonlight Swami appears to have downloaded that Day One update and has been feverishly updating his Twitter feed with info. He’s excited:

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399006135312580608

He’s downloaded the system’s mandatory day-one update:

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399005240248111104

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399033064795295744

He’s sizing up games on the marketplace:

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399009717516648448

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399009782608035841

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399009933703651328

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399010004985864192

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399010169356435459

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399010243931172864

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399013314136535040

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399013476158287872

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399013650863640576

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399014297486909441

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399014506417754112

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https://twitter.com/embed/status/399015915821359104

… including Killer Instinct:

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399022397614878720

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399022579022716928

He’s taking a tour of the system:

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399030035991887872

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399030484564332545

Take a look at the dashboard. Panel is custom color http://t.co/k9EV5HkTeP

— #1 Source 4 XBOX ONE (@Moonlightswami) November 9, 2013

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399016818171330560

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399017853447184384

He’s doing noise tests:

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399025732019425280

Okay, he is REALLY excited!

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399022946871562240

And he’s not the only lucky gamer tonight?

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399023750953193473

Update #2: Moonlight Swami’s unboxing video has been removed from YouTube.

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399039528393908224

Update #3: And here’s the first look of the inside of an Xbox One game box. The game shown is Call of Duty: Ghosts.

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399046606349012992

Update #4: Microsoft appears to have banned his console. We’ve reached out to Microsoft for comment about this.

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399079605543243777

It appears that he’s been hit with a console ban but not a ban of his Xbox Live account/Gamertag.

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399081221294018561

Update #5, 11/9, 9:00 AM:

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399151981618405377

https://twitter.com/embed/status/399152114342952960

Update #6, 11/9, 11:30 PM: Xbox Live spokesman Larry Hryb has reached out to this gamer, offering to help sort out the matter. On NeoGAF, Hryb said “his console will not be permabanned, that is for sure.”

@Moonlightswami Love to know more about what happened w/ your console. Can you follow and DM me and I'll get this sorted out? Thanks.

— Larry Hryb, Gamer Emeritus 📱⌨️🖱️🎮 (@majornelson) November 9, 2013