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Xbox360 Name Confirmed

Posted by Zonk on 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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  1. This kinda irritates me... by HaloZero · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Disclaimer: I have never been a fan of the xbox.

    Hopefully, 360 is not a measure in degrees of departure from the existing system. That would leave us with nothing more than an Xbox with a chrome finish. Hopefully, they've worked out the assorted design issues (huge controllers, superlarge system that doesn't really fit anywhere, horribly buggy games including KoToR, power adaptors which start house fires, incessasnt cooling issues, DVD support, projector support).

    The major point that irritates me about the name is that it seems like Microsoft is trying to add a 3 to their name, to make it seem as if they've been tit-for-tat with Sony in the games market since the original PlayStation; with the advent of the PlayStation 3, Microsoft now has the Xbox 360. Who knew that game consoles would end up with sequel titles.

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