Next Generation Xbox To Be Called Xbox 360? 157
An anonymous reader writes "Gamesite Engadget has a story claiming via a trusted source that says the next generation Xbox (codename Xenon) will be called Xbox 360." From the article: "Our source, who has worked on several projects involving the Xbox and the Xbox 360, has seen the proposed packaging and other design elements for the new console..last year a marketing firm conducted a survey where they asked people whether they thought Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or Nintendo N5 sounded more 'next-gen'."
related story (Score:4, Funny)
New direction (Score:5, Funny)
Another quote (Score:4, Funny)
Also this marketing firm concluded the Xbox 360 name was, "So phat it was sick".
So, it will run... (Score:4, Funny)
(I am soooo dating myself.)
Re:related story (Score:5, Funny)
skipped a few version numbers? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Another quote (Score:2, Funny)
all those names sound about as next-gen as "delorean" or "teenage mutant ninja turtles" or "next-gen"
Anderson Cooper 360 (Score:5, Funny)
Re:New direction (Score:5, Funny)
I like XBox Delorean myself (Score:4, Funny)
especially the gull-wing DVD loading bay. Don't have a wall-plug? No worry. Mr. Fusion is built in. Just feed it any old garbage such as your Microsoft EULA printouts, it it is good to go.
What's up with the Circles? (Score:5, Funny)
I understand why they don't want to call it XBox 2, and I agree with that. It does sound behind the times. Maybe for "Xbox 3" it will be XBox 1024x768 or who knows what.
Re:New direction (Score:2, Funny)
Re:skipped a few version numbers? (Score:1, Funny)
Out Tufnel-ing Spinal Tap (Score:3, Funny)
Is this Microsoft's version of David Tufnel's classic "Spinal Tap" bit in which he shows off his special guitar amp that was custom-made for him by Marshall and is better than the regular version, because it goes to eleven.
"The 360 is better, innit? Because, you see, it's 355 more than the N5, and 357 more than the PS3."
All they need are exploding drummers and the circle (ahem) will be complete...
Re:So, it will run... (Score:3, Funny)
No XBox 1337? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:related story (Score:2, Funny)
Re:New direction (Score:3, Funny)
Or maybe Halo XP or Halo.NET or Halo Server 2006...
Well of course! (Score:2, Funny)
Well of COURSE they would pick Xbox 360 if those where the only choices. The only other options would result in copyright infringement. Even the strong legal arm of MS would be no match for that kind of blatant usage of competitor trademark!
Re:So, it will run... (Score:3, Funny)
No, I don't think my wife would like that, and my kids would likely be confused.
"Mommy: do people come apart like machines?" "No." "Then why is Daddy on the phone bragging about how he screwed the ass off his secretary?"
Now For the Mathematicians (Score:3, Funny)
"Xbox 2pi, playing in another dimension!"
Or something like that...Yeah, it's a reach.
Re:New direction (Score:5, Funny)
Re:New direction (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Not bad (Score:3, Funny)
Better XBOX name... (Score:3, Funny)
360 degrees (Score:2, Funny)
Note the picture in the article...
Re:What's up with the Circles? (Score:3, Funny)
"Xbox 2*Pi Radians"
Doesn't "radian" sound high-tech and next-gen (well, provided you don't know what it means)?
My friend's name... (Score:2, Funny)
"XBox 95"