Microsoft accidentally sent Florida resident Jia Li an Xbox One prototype in March 2013, two months before the company officially unveiled the home console.

The Xbox One prototype shipped to Jia Li. (Courtesy of Li and Business Insider)

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Business Insider reports that Li originally ordered a laptop from Microsoft's website, but instead of receiving the computer, the company shipped him the soon-to-be revealed Xbox One. Microsoft didn't announce the system officially until May 2013 "The box had a lot of security tape over it," Li said. "So I was wondering, 'What is that?' I opened it, and it's something I've never seen before."Apparently, Microsoft decided to store the Xbox One prototypes at a company shipping facility. And somehow, that's how the prototype got sent to Li on March 23, 2013.Not everything was included with the accidentally shipped console, as the Xbox One controller and Kinect 2.0 were missing from the package. But still, Li was able to get the system to boot up on his television, with text saying "Kryptos."Li contacted Engadget about the prototype and ultimately ended up communicating with Microsoft according to the report. A company representative retrieved the confidential package and gave him an Xbox 360 and Kinect for the mishap, along with his previously ordered laptop.Currently, Microsoft is working on Project Scorpio . And the company released the Xbox One S just last month. Be sure to check out IGN's review of the slimmer Xbox system

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