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Xbox360 Name Confirmed 134

Posted by Zonk from the oh-god-why-did-it-have-to-be-that-one? dept.
63N1U5 writes "GamesIndustry.biz is reporting that British sources have confirmed that the next generation Xbox will be named Xbox360. Also included are details of the design features of the console, including a concave shape and platinum white finish."
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  • White (Score:3, Insightful)

    by turtled ( 845180 ) on Wednesday April 13, 2005 @02:36PM (#12225704)
    Don't say it... "Apple"... They don't own the color white...

    Probably more hoaxes til the real thing comes out.

  • Holding out... (Score:4, Interesting)

    by knight37 ( 864173 ) on Wednesday April 13, 2005 @02:36PM (#12225705) Homepage Journal
    I'm holding out for the Xbox 720 myself.

    Actually I will definitely be getting Xbox 360 if it can play Xbox games. If not, it just depends on what games they have at launch.

  • Controller (Score:4, Interesting)

    by -kertrats- ( 718219 ) on Wednesday April 13, 2005 @02:38PM (#12225724) Journal
    Just as a side note in relation to this story, there have been controller pics floating around for a few days now (seen here [com.com]). It would appear that Microsoft has learned nothing from the debacle of the original Xbox controller; this thing looks horribly uncomfortable to hold.

    • Re:Controller (Score:3, Informative)

      by Datamonstar ( 845886 )
      It actually reminds me of the old sidewinders, which isn't too bad of a thing. AND (YES!) they finally got the idea that all those half-hazzardly placed buttons were soooooo annoying. I might be able to FIND these without having to look down all the time.
    • " Just as a side note in relation to this story, there have been controller pics floating around for a few days now (seen here). It would appear that Microsoft has learned nothing from the debacle of the original Xbox controller; this thing looks horribly uncomfortable to hold."

      Er.. and that doesnt tip you off that photo is most probably not for real?

      Someone said the xbox 2 will be white, and you get a picture of the original xbox controller in white?

      • Re:Controller (Score:2, Insightful)

        by Datamonstar ( 845886 )
        That's not the original controller. But it is suspisciously simple in design. Still prototype controlers are like this. It lacks finishing features, such as logos and hand grips.

      • Re:Controller (Score:3, Informative)

        by Bri3D ( 584578 )
        The controller images were gathered from ourcolony.net, the microsoft marketing for Xbox360 similar to ilovebees.com. So they probably real but of a prototype. And notice the lack of the back+start buttons where they normally are.
    • The Xbox controler type-S is my favorite controller out of the current big 3 (Gamecube's being second). I hope they don't change it too much except for the stupid start,back,black and white buttons. Then again I kind of liked the original Xbox controller too. The idea of being able to get my controllers in multiple sizes is kind of nice...
      • The Xbox controler type-S is my favorite controller out of the current big 3 (Gamecube's being second). I hope they don't change it too much except for the stupid start,back,black and white buttons. Then again I kind of liked the original Xbox controller too. The idea of being able to get my controllers in multiple sizes is kind of nice...

        I picked up a wireless logitech controller for the XBox (and have used them for ps2) and I've got to say they're some of the most comfortable controllers i've ever had t

    • Re:Controller (Score:5, Interesting)

      by aztektum ( 170569 ) on Wednesday April 13, 2005 @03:26PM (#12226265)
      The original controller was a mess, I'll agree. But the Xbox S is probably the best controller I've ever used.

      I don't get people's love affair with the PS controllers. They're so small my hands cramp up. The S controller for the box fits right into my hand comfortable and doesn't cause any fatigue.

      Btw that picture looks nearly identical to the Logitech Wireless Xbox controller and various other 3rd party Xbox controllers, minus the black and white buttons. It wouldn't be terribly surprising if MS embraced and extended someone else's original design. We'll see at E3 I guess.

      • I agree that the Controller S is by far the best controller of this generation, and in my opinion it's only rival for best controller ever is the Genesis controller (for the comfort vs. placement issues, at least). However, the original Xbox controller was clunky and annoying to use, and that's what these images remind me of.
      • Though the heft and size is about right, the D-Pad is horrific for playing fighting games. I don't get good response back from the disc. (I had the same complaints about the Dreamcast pad too) Plus, my friends have gone through 2 controllers each due to wear and tear after 2 years of use. I find the MadCatz controllers have a better response for that. (But break down far more often)

        Those same friends are still using the stock Playstation 2 controllers and only went through one set of the Super Nintendo
        • The N64 controller was and is the only tolerable FPS controller ever. If I can't use a keyboard and mouse, that controller is the only remaining option.

          It really hurts Nintendo to make their new systems incompatible with old controllers. I'd probably love Metroid Prime if I could use an N64 controller to play it.
      • I don't get people's love affair with the PS controllers. They're so small my hands cramp up. The S controller for the box fits right into my hand comfortable and doesn't cause any fatigue.

        I don't get the love affair with the dual shock either, but I don't get the love affair with the controller S even more.

        I grant that it's fairly comfortably shaped, but it is, without doubt, by far the heaviest standard console gamepad ever made besides the original Xbox controller. They are both unacceptably heavy fo
        • I've decided to pick apart your knocks against the Xbox controller. Not because I don't like you, but it's interesting for me to see how something bad for one person can be good for another

          I grant that it's fairly comfortably shaped, but it is, without doubt, by far the heaviest standard console gamepad ever made besides the original Xbox controller. They are both unacceptably heavy for long periods of use.

          I don't get the 'extended use' thing at all. I hated the fatbody, and I don't have particularly

          • Whoever put that seporation in the middle [of the PlayStation D-pad] needs to be flogged, seriously.

            That would be Nintendo, whose patent on the Control Pad was still in effect in 1994 when the PlayStation digital controller was first sold.

        • I grant that it's fairly comfortably shaped, but it is, without doubt, by far the heaviest standard console gamepad ever made besides the original Xbox controller. They are both unacceptably heavy for long periods of use.

          The X-Box controllers are too heavy for you!?

          Holy shit, dude. You clearly need to stop playing console games for a while and get some exercise! You're a small step away from needing a feeding tube to survive.

          Maybe learning the trombone would be a good move for you. Holding that thing

          • Tell me about it. Are these people playing while standing up with their arms outstretched!? When did the wider population become so small that the Xbox controller is too big for them?

            My brother and I play a lot of Halo 2 and love those original controllers and always force guests to use the S Controllers so we can use the originals. OK, we're 6'3" and 6'9" but even friends who are shorter and have smaller hands have never complained about either controller (most are from Playstation background).

            I would be
      • The white and black buttons are now relocated to above the triggers.

    • Re:Controller (Score:3, Interesting)

      by ikkonoishi ( 674762 )
      Not if you have large hands. That controller looks like a joy compared to the PS2's cramped buttons.

  • XBox 360 (Score:4, Funny)

    by CaseM ( 746707 ) on Wednesday April 13, 2005 @02:40PM (#12225741)
    It's a whole new...direction?

  • Am I the only one... (Score:5, Insightful)

    by hollismb ( 817357 ) on Wednesday April 13, 2005 @02:45PM (#12225802) Homepage
    That thinks this could all be made up information? Seriously, after having seen the 'prototype' controller, I could've guessed the white finish, and the name had pretty much been adopted by all gaming sites, so it's not much of a stretch. My problem though, is that the 'source' can't even confirm whether there's a hard-drive bay, where the disc loads, and doesn't mention any controller ports. You know, if I'd seen any shot of the system, I guarantee you I could answer at least two of those questions. And the logo? Please, is anyone shocked that a system named XBOX 360 would have a round logo that says exactly that? Read this info and tell me you couldn't have totally made it up, knowing that you've got a good chance of being right:

    "The machine can stand upright and hollows in at the middle, like it's "sucking in its cheeks," our source told us today. Previous rumours had put the console as light silver, although fresh information says the final design may be white. It's impossible to tell from the documents, our source explained - although the glimpse of the machine's controllers given on viral marketing website OurColony does suggest a platinum-white colour scheme for the hardware.

    According to the source, the rumoured slot for the hard drive module - which was apparently at the top of the machine - is not obvious on the document, and the person was unable to clarify where the slot for discs is actually located.

    One other aspect we've been unable to confirm is the rumoured customisation features on the box. It's been speculated that the emphasis on customisation which J Allard touted at the Game Developers Conference last month could extend to allowing users to change the "skin" of the console, but this feature was not mentioned by our source.

    As for the logo of the console, it is described as a simple, round nexus with "Xbox 360" written inside it. Previous rumours had simply the numbers "360" in the disc. This branding tends to suggest that we can expect to see "360" appearing after many game names, as happened with the Nintendo 64.

    I call B.S. on this whole anonymous source.

    • Well, the rumours have been going around that the Xbox 2 would use wireless controllers only - the supposed leaked pics of the control don't have a wire, which would support that theory.

      I don't take the article seriously, however, since "unnamed" sources are confirming things. This we can't confirm that their sources are of any value. In fact, I have an "unnamed" source that will confirm that it will be called the "Xtreme Xbox", feature 6 controller ports, have 10 7.8 Ghz processors and a 2Tb hard drive,
      • Exactly my point. Rumors say we'll get wireless controllers, and the supposed prototype controller confirms this. So, someone who's seen the system doesn't even bother to mention the presence or absense of controller ports? Come on! Can't tell where the disc loads, or if there's a hard-drive bay? Which side of the system were they looking at that they couldn't discern these simple things? Nothing got 'confirmed' here at all.
    • I agree on the BS. If the source isn't Microsoft, then its not much of a source, is it? Microsoft would take the free advertising and allow them to print their source. Also, why would you bother with OurColony if you were just going to hand out the major information freely?

      I don't like the "Xbox 360." There is nothing wrong with "Xbox 2," and that's what my "source" confirms the name to be. My source? Pure guesswork.
  • Whats next ?

    Playstation Gyration ?

    Nick ...

  • Sweet! (Score:2, Funny)

    by borg1238 ( 692335 )
    I just know this is gonna' be +357 better than the next Sony console.
    • Bits dosen't matter that much really... 360 bits means nothing. Wasn't the Ps2 2 bit? Yet it creamed the N64 console in terms of perfomance! I can't wait for Sony's 3 bit console.
      • The number in the name is exactly that, part of a name. The processor itself isnt reflected by this.

        The Xbox (2, Next, 360, whatever its called) will use a 64 bit processor.

        I am unsure of the ps2 processor but you should be able to google the ps2s specs
        • Does that mean you have a 0-bit sense of humour?

        • The number in the name is exactly that, part of a name. The processor itself isnt reflected by this.

          Try telling that to AMD, which had to renumber its Athlon CPU line in terms of equivalent performance on the old T-bird core because Intel's "more GHz" mentality was leading buyers to prefer more GHz over higher instructions-per-clock.

          Consumer: "I have a Nintendo 64 and a GameCube. Why would I go for an expensive Xbox 360 if it's only six times as powerful as my N64?"

  • Proof of the effectiveness of viral marketing (Score:4, Informative)

    by superultra ( 670002 ) on Wednesday April 13, 2005 @03:12PM (#12226101) Homepage
    So amidst no doubt a flurry of comments that will assume that Apple owns the copyright on white round design, I'm going to suggest that Microsoft is innovating at least in the way they are slowly unvieling the xbox whatever. Some of the the most successful game-based viral marketing campaigns have been Microsoft's (cloudmakers, I love bees), and they are doing it yet again with ourcolony. My prediction is that between now and May 12, Slashdot will have no less than a dozen news posts that hang on every new development revealed by ourcolony.net. Other game sites will probably have even more than that.

    Brilliant.

    Apple could learn a thing or two, as opposed to suing people for slowly releasing information.

  • Confirmed? (Score:3, Insightful)

    by LordNimon ( 85072 ) on Wednesday April 13, 2005 @03:23PM (#12226225)
    The name of Xbox's successor is Xbox 360, we can confirm, and the design of the machine is indeed a concave shape.

    ...

    When contacted today, Microsoft simply said that it does not comment on rumours and speculation relating to next generation product.

    (emphasis mine)

    They have a funny definition of the word "confirm". When I want to confirm something about a product, I ask the manufacturer, not a "British source who is privy to Microsoft's marketing documents".

  • Because... (Score:4, Funny)

    by GTRacer ( 234395 ) <gtracer308&yahoo,com> on Wednesday April 13, 2005 @03:25PM (#12226247) Homepage Journal
    eX-box
    whY-box
    zZz-box
    made for an unappealing sequence.

    GTRacer
    - Hopes that "leaked" PS3 pic is bogus...

  • "360" (Score:1, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward
    So, does '360' refer to its weight in pounds or volume in cubic feet? :)
  • Because MS seems to be walking in a circle.... More power... More graphics... More recurring-cost-online features... More Halo (only + until we get tired)... More high budgets... More of the same cross-platform titles... Things to go 180 on: - Size of the console - Patch oriented mentality - No more thinking we're "MTV"-watching airhead teenage boys/girls - Trying to tell us what to do with our hardware - Embrace modding (and yes, protect your revenue flow)
  • Seeing as there have been a lot of rumours about how every game made for the Xbox360 has to be able to play each users own mp3s on the machine, I'm willing to bet that Microsoft will

    1: Start their own music service (à la iTunes) which you can use both on windows and on the xbox
    2: Release their own music device to use as both hard drive on the xbox (for save games, etc). Also, you'll be able to play the music on those music players in your games too.

    Another possibility is of course to let all Mic
    • Or, maybe they could just let you access files stored on a PC somewhere on your network. Takes care of custom sountracks, game saves, content download. Plus, 100% of Xbox Live users have broadband and the majority also have a PC. Maybe you're running a Linux or Mac? Well, then do all the same stuff with the optional HD.
      • I would like to see them hook in a wireless system, and then use it to its full potential.

        • Wireless controllers
        • wireless video out
        • wireless networking


        Just plug it into a power outlet, plug a reciever into the TV video in, stick the game in, and play.

        Add features so you can walk around with a controller, and sync up with consoles with a line of sight infrared beam.

        Instant lan party.
    • 1: Start their own music service (à la iTunes) which you can use both on windows and on the xbox

      They might even tie it in with their existing web services, maybe something called MSN Music [msn.com].

  • Domain name already taken? (Score:1, Informative)

    by Anonymous Coward
    If the name is true, it looks like someone will be hearing from Microsoft shortly......
    [Querying cwhois6.completewhois.com]
    [cwhois6.completewhoi s .com]
    Completewhois.Com Whois Server, Version 0.91a21, compiled on Mar 22, 2005
    Please see http://www.completewhois.com/help.htm for command-line options
    Use of this server and any information obtained here is allowed only
    if you follow our policies at http://www.completewhois.com/policies.htm

    [DOMAIN whois information for XBOX360.COM ]
    Domain Name: XBOX360.COM
  • If you do a complete 360...don't you just end up where you were?

    Personally I liked the Xbox S-controllers(not that fat originals). They felt comfy in my hands. Dual shocks are nice too.

    Not feelin the 360 or the pics of the new console. The black and green colors of xbox 1 looked fine (but it was a little big and heavy).

  • ...when the obvious OS and "System" to use were released in 1964.

  • The Article is speculation and probably wrong. (Score:4, Insightful)

    by AzraelKans ( 697974 ) on Wednesday April 13, 2005 @07:46PM (#12228951) Homepage
    After RTFA Is sadly pure speculation more than anything else. And to be honest I would call it "full of crap" as well

    First of all the name "xbox360" has been already related as a joke to the nintendo revolution (ms most probably doesnt want be related) so is most probably fake. The color white? maybe but someone mentioned people would asociate it with an iMac (MS doesnt want that) so once again is probably fake. The controller picture laying around is obviously a first generation controller painted (by hand or by photoshop) white and with the cord unattached. (MS lost a good ammount of cash remaking the controllers to the "S" design) So is DEFINETILY fake. The "confirmation" they are bragging about is from some "secret source" who works for ms (or claims to work for them) but it could be a forum member for all we know. When contacted MS said "We dont respond to rumors" since when a _rumor_ can be "confirmed" without an official source?

    So in a shell the whole article is crap. please refrain to post this kind of articles in the future Zonk.

    p.s. Oh and just to add a finishing touch, www.xbox360.com has been reserved by a guy with a @yahoo.com email, xboxnext has been registered by ...drumroll please... Microsoft corporation.

    Do your homework next time.

  • "Buy the Xbox 360 becasue its 120 times better then the PlayStation 3!"
  • Great! Will it will run OS/360 MFT? Time to dust off those JCL decks.
  • Just for a bit of historical perspective, SPOnG [spong.com] found out the new name almost a month ago [spong.com].
  • With an anonymous source, shouldn't the word "confirmed" have some kind of air-quote modifier applied to it? It's not like MS has admitted anything.
  • MS have rethought their console strategy and after a 360 degree turn are heading off in completely the same direction - lets try to buy market share.
  • ... the point is to keep the name "XBOX" as the central brand name.

    "Xbox Next" is a bit awkward.

    It's no coincidence that the new consoles will be:
    PlayStation Three
    Xbox Three..... Sixty

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