Xbox One from 2013 can now be hacked – access to voltage regulation has been opened.

Review of the discovery: how a researcher cracked the “unbreakable” Xbox One

At the RE/verse 2026 conference, Markus “Doom” Gaasedelen demonstrated that even Microsoft’s most secure console since its launch—Xbox One—can be bypassed. He presented The Bliss Hack method, which uses Voltage Glitch Hack (VGH), and proved it works on the original model.

What was known before 2026
* Since its release in 2013, Xbox One had been considered an “unbreakable” system.
* Even after seven years, Microsoft claimed that its most secure console was the “most reliable product” ever released by the company.

Gaasedelen noted that this reputation was based on complex protections that had been thoroughly analyzed.

How the presentation unfolded
* The first 45 minutes were devoted to dissecting Xbox One’s protection architecture and its advantages.
* At minute 46, a new hack demonstration began.

The researcher first tried to apply an old hardware method, Reset Glitch Hack, known from Xbox 360, but it proved ineffective on the newer console.

New technique – Voltage Glitch Hack
* Instead of “resetting” the system, Gaasedelen targeted the processor’s power supply circuit.
* To do this, he had to develop his own hardware devices that could manipulate voltage during the boot stage.
* With two successive voltage level changes, he bypassed the Boot ROM protection and was able to load unsigned code at all system levels.

What it means
* Full compromise of the console: access to firmware decryption, updates, and internal data.
* Because this is a hardware exploit, it cannot be fixed with patches—it lies in the physical architecture itself.

Prospects
* The technique works on the original Xbox One, but its principles could also be applied to later models (Xbox One X, Xbox One S).
* An emulator community could grow: after the hack, Xbox One games could run on PCs.

Conclusion: Markus Gaasedelen demonstrated that even an “unbreakable” console can be bypassed through clever voltage manipulation. This opens new horizons for researchers and enthusiasts in gaming device security.