Fan concept page: a what-if pitch, not a Microsoft product. VMX is an unofficial fan project, revealed Nov. 15, 2026. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft.
Manufacturer: VMX Studio
Release: Nov. 15, 2002
Type: Memory Unit
Render of the design.
VMX
The VMX is a memory unit with its own screen: it keeps your saves in the controller, then comes with you to play games on its own.
64 x 64 green OLED screen, D-pad, A and B buttons, a side button and a beeper.
Plugs into the controller's memory slot like any memory unit. (in development)
30+ games already developed: BLOX, BLOBS, INTERCEPT, INVASION, REBOUND, LIFE, CHECKERS, REVERSI, FOLD ROOMS, ZORK I and more. Four are in the simulator below.
VMX Casino: 18 tables, one stack of chips shared by every casino game.
VMX World for Xbox: put games on your VMX, play them big on the TV, see your scores.
FOLD: build a level on the Xbox, then take it with you on the VMX.
CALL: the VMX sends your scores down a phone line by itself. (score service in development)
GROOVE: play along with your own music. (in development)
Life is short. Play more.
Render of the design.
Out of the controller, slide the VMX into its sleeve and it becomes a handheld you can hang on your belt.
(in development)
A bigger round D-pad, with a real rocking pivot.
Big domed A and B buttons, with clear plastic to match the console’s controller.
A hook on the bottom for a belt loop or a strap.
Slides on from the top and clicks in place; the memory unit plug stays protected from dirt and debris.
Slide it off to put the VMX back in the controller.
Shown in clear neon green.
VMX Emulator
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The VMX's disc for Xbox. Get VMX games, put them on your VMX, play them on the TV with the
controller, and see worldwide high scores. It runs on a real Xbox today; online downloads and worldwide scores are in development.
VMX Casino
Blackjack, roulette, craps, baccarat, keno and 13 more tables. Every casino game plays from the same stack of chips,
and VMX World keeps the chip leaderboard. Cashing chips out in your Xbox games is in development.
Play three tables »
FOLD
Build puzzles in 3D on the Xbox and play on the VMX. Make your rooms in FOLD BUILDER, send the level to your VMX,
and play them anywhere. Play five levels »
GROOVE
A micro rhythm game: the Xbox turns your music into levels, and the VMX listens and plays along.
In development.Watch it play »
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The emulator also runs in any current browser.
Get VMX
The VMX isn't for sale yet. We're looking for a partner to build it, with a Kickstarter as the backup.
Xbox Live launched Nov. 15, 2002. VMX scores go online from VMX World, or by phone from the VMX itself.
(Score service in development.)
About this page
A fan concept: what an Xbox memory unit with a screen might have looked like on launch day of
Xbox Live. Made by fans, with our own art. Not a Microsoft page.
