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Next Generation Xbox To Be Called Xbox 360?

Posted by Zonk on from the wrap-around-xboxen dept.

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'."

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  1. New direction by RasendeRutje · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah! So Microsoft is going a whole new direction with the XBox by turning 360 degrees!

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    If Microsoft was mass, stupidity would be gravity.
  2. What's up with the Circles? by stpitner · · Score: 5, Funny

    As soon as I heard the word "XBox 360" it made me think "XBox Revolution" and then thoughts of Nintendo's codename ran through my head for their next product. Maybe all of their games will make you start spinning around and around until you're so dizzy you won't know what price you're paying to buy every game they have.

    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.