Next Xbox Named...

Typhoid · 04-06-2005, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Fox 6

I guess the name could be worse, like " Crap Box "

I beg to differ, I would buy something called the "Crap Box" just to say I owned a Crap Box. How many people would proudly say "I own an Xbox 360!!"?

Opposed to the people who would proudly say "I own a Crap Box!!".

I could try make a really insightful comment on how the "360" symbolizes the fact they are trying to make a big difference in the gaming world, but just end up going in the same direction they were initially going anyways......but I wont.

MuGen · 04-06-2005, 03:31 AM

All microsoft needs to do now is lose HD and BC standards and it will definitely kill it's fan base.

Way to Go microsoft... Xenon would've been a sure win..

DarrenMcLeod · 04-06-2005, 04:21 AM

Funny how Microsoft decided to keep the XBox name going like Sony did with Playstation. I was wondering if they'd keep the big name going, ala Sony, or change the name with each system, ala Nintendo (although Nintendo's name is pretty much the equivilent of the Playstation or XBox name, so it's not really a fair comparison).

GameMaster · 04-06-2005, 04:33 AM

Xenon: A colourless, odourless gas used in electric luminescent tubes to provide a bright light.

Man, what a boring and weak name to append to a console of such great promise and power. Thank you Microsoft, for dodging that one. Let's show these cyber punks the power of 360!

Perfect Stu · 04-06-2005, 05:16 AM

Xenon: A colourless, odourless gas used in electric luminescent tubes to provide a bright light.

yeah, that's crap. imagine a clear-cased console filled with electric luminescent tubes and a bright light. *yawn*

360...I picked up my glass of water and rotated it along its vertical axis 360 degrees about 10 minutes ago...long story short, Im still trying to contain my ungodly amount of excitement. I would do it again, but Im afraid I might suffer some form of heart failure. WHAT A RUSH!

Canyarion · 04-06-2005, 08:34 AM

Dying to play Halo 360, DoA 360 and Fable 360.

MuGen · 04-06-2005, 11:49 AM

I think the 360 stands for how much it's going to weigh....

jeepnut · 04-06-2005, 01:38 PM

If they are so dead set on that name, I think they should at least knock the Xbox off the name and call it just the 360. Xbox 360 sounds more like an add-on for the current console than the next-generation microsoft offering.

The numbering scheme works for Sony since playstation in my mind is just another way of referring to a console, but to me Xbox always referred to the design of the current console and therefore, is too closely related to this generation to be carried on in the name.