Author Topic: Xbox 360 is the name, Concaved console plays the games (Read 50704 times)

BlackNMild2k1 · « **on:** April 13, 2005, 02:34:14 PM »

I know the title is cheesy but....

anyway GamesIndustry.biz has stated that details have been revealed

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The name of Xbox's successor is Xbox 360, we can confirm, and the design of the machine is indeed a concave shape.

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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.

Do we have any artist that would like to come up with a mock-up??

Don't forget that

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Previous rumours had put the console as light silver, although fresh information says the final design may be white. OurColony does suggest a platinum-white colour scheme for the hardware.

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Savior · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2005, 02:44:35 PM »

I hope its not silver cause i was hoping the Revolution would be Silver

Ian Sane · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2005, 02:45:52 PM »

"Xbox 360" is a stupid name. It was probably decided on using the same focus groups that determined that a ridiculously huge controller was a good idea. It doesn't flow at all. Ecks-bahcks-three-six-tee. Bleh.

Though "a British source who is privy to Microsoft's marketing documents for the console" sounds pretty wishy-washy. It's got a "friend told me" kind of vibe. Though the concave design and way it stands up vertically matches that picture that most of us assumed was a dev kit. Maybe that's what it is and the "source" is going off of that.

I wouldn't be surprised if 360 was the final name though. It's such a DUMB name that it kind of has to be real, you know? No rumour starter would come up with something so lame. Xenon, NeXtBox, Xbox Next, Xbox 2 all sound very generic and fanboyish like anyone could come up with it. No one making up sh!t would come to the conclusion of using "360" as part of the name. It doesn't even make any sense.

Savior · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2005, 03:25:34 PM »

Its dumb... but it makes sesne that it helps combat PS3, and Nintendo 21... as silly as that sounds

Robotor · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2005, 04:37:10 PM »

Maybe the 360 is just to help make the point that its not doing anything new. When you spin around 360 degrees you end up facing the same way, but dizzy. So the new XBOX will be the same type of thing, but dizzy.....

And I cant wait for Halo 3....60...

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #5 on:** April 13, 2005, 05:38:11 PM »

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Originally posted by: Savior
Its dumb... but it makes sesne that it helps combat PS3, and Nintendo 21... as silly as that sounds

Get that silly "Nintendo 21" rumor out of your head...

Savior · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2005, 06:17:13 PM »

I Did Bill but it seems Microsoft didnt... at least according to Rumors

Artimus · « **Reply #7 on:** April 13, 2005, 08:52:42 PM »

Worst console name in history. Xenon at least sounded cool...

pudu · « **Reply #8 on:** April 13, 2005, 11:40:41 PM »

I agree, in trying too hard to be "hip" and "cool" they have settled on the worst console name in history (if this turns out to be true).

First of all, there is no point to the name. Think of most console names and how they have naturally either shown a progression in technology (nintendo 64's 64 bit), shape (as in the gamecube or sp), or simply the natural indicator of a successor (PS2, SNES). What does the 360 indicate? Unless it's exactly 360 times more powerful then the xbox or it's design is circular it doesn't make much sence.

Imagine having to say, "lets go play my xbox 360." A bit long winded no? Plus I'd imagine it's lameness would get annoying after not too long. You could, however, just say "lets go play my 360" but that just makes it's rediculousness even more apparent. I guess a lot of people will not question it at first but after so long people will wonder, "why on earth that name?"

I don't know, maybe I'm in a lousy mood because I'm in the middle of an all-night homework marathon...

Caillan · « **Reply #9 on:** April 14, 2005, 12:25:17 AM »

Names don't matter. If they did, the Gamecube and Playstation would have outright failed. People aren't going to say "hey! lets go play with the Microsoft XBox 360!', they're going to abbreviate it.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #10 on:** April 14, 2005, 02:45:16 AM »

Yeah but how do you abbreviate XBox 360? "Full circle"? "Revolution"? I think people will stick with XBox 2 or Xenon or something in that case.

PaLaDiN · « **Reply #11 on:** April 14, 2005, 03:30:58 AM »

Well, if it were my friend and I, I'd just say "let's play some X3"... same as we usually refer to the Gamecube as the GC.

vudu · « **Reply #12 on:** April 14, 2005, 09:00:58 AM »

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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Yeah but how do you abbreviate XBox 360?

Simple: Xbox.

I think it's safe to say people will continue to call the new Microsoft console Xbox. Much like when you said to your friend "Hey, you want to come to my house and play some Nintendo?" back in 1989 you meant NES, but when you said the same thing in 1995, you clearly meant SNES.

pudu · « **Reply #13 on:** April 14, 2005, 12:42:09 PM »

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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Yeah but how do you abbreviate XBox 360?
Simple: Xbox.

I think it's safe to say people will continue to call the new Microsoft console Xbox. Much like when you said to your friend "Hey, you want to come to my house and play some Nintendo?" back in 1989 you meant NES, but when you said the same thing in 1995, you clearly meant SNES.

U know you have a deffinate point here. I do still pop in some N64 games from time to time and when I say Nintendo that can get confusing but to solve this I almost always simply refur to the actual game I want to play anyway. This all seems a little trivial now writing it after a good nights rest...although I still believe xbox 360 is the lamest name ever...even if it won't make that big of a differnce in reality

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #14 on:** April 14, 2005, 02:34:34 PM »

I find the obscurity of "Gizmondo" highly attractive.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #15 on:** April 14, 2005, 08:22:03 PM »

Now some idiot started a rumor about a small, transportable XBox 360 based on a document about a freaking IBM/360 mainframe from 1964...

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #16 on:** April 17, 2005, 08:56:53 AM »

Yeah, I believe it was Engadget who said the reason for the name was basically so it wouldn't sound inferior to PS3 (2 vs 3).

ib2kool4u912 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 17, 2005, 10:50:21 AM »

Anyone else find it funny that "360" technically also refers to a "Revolution"?

S-U-P-E-R · « **Reply #18 on:** April 17, 2005, 04:20:08 PM »

I hear the '360' refers to its orbit among similarly monsterous celestial bodies

Frozen-Solid · « **Reply #19 on:** April 17, 2005, 04:26:26 PM »

Maybe the 360 refers to Kilos or Pounds :3

KDR_11k · « **Reply #20 on:** April 18, 2005, 08:48:42 AM »

Nope, it's a 360° turn from their previous direction. On another note, Nintendo should say something like "Yeah, so MS has a 360, so what? We've got 1080!". I mean, 720 or 1080 at least have a meaning in relation to that HD stuff but 360?

BTW, if it's abbreviated to 360 it'll be really ironic. The IBM 360 was the first system to implement Out-of-Order execution, the XB360 apparently won't do that. Also, now we'll get all of those IBM/360 jokes instead of IBM PS/2 jokes.

Sir_Stabbalot · « **Reply #21 on:** April 18, 2005, 11:50:13 AM »

Round system, eh? If it get a DRE, you could use it as a frisbee.

MrMojoRising · « **Reply #22 on:** April 18, 2005, 01:37:31 PM »

If they did call it Xenon I would have thought more seriously about buying one (in addition to a REV of course), but x-box 360 is just lame...it's lamer than FDR's legs.

Too soon?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 22, 2005, 02:38:45 PM »

I think I got the first pics of the Xbox 360

Engadget.com

looks alot better and smaller than Xbox

nickmitch · « **Reply #24 on:** April 22, 2005, 02:51:23 PM »

It needed to be smaller

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Author Topic: Xbox 360 is the name, Concaved console plays the games (Read 50704 times)