Brendan Lowry (January 13, 2022). "Halo Xbox 360 servers have been shut down, ending an era". Windows Central . Retrieved August 1, 2023. A Halo: Reach special edition Xbox 360 S was released on September 14, 2010. It features a Xbox 360 S Edition, a copy of the game, two controllers, and a wireless headset, all of which are based on the game. Colored silver gray, the console is based on an in-game archive reader unit and associated controller used by the Office of Naval Intelligence. The console actually appears in the game in Halsey's lab. [6] The controller and headset were also released individually. The disc eject button emits a Spartan energy shield recharging sound, and the power button emits the spawning sound of a Halo 3/Reach multiplayer powerup. Halo: Reach's original achievement set has 49 achievements, which is a reference to Bungie's love of the number seven, since seven times seven is 49. [43]

There are ten base and primary colors, each with three shades of one another that are used to customize your multiplayer color and emblem.

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