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Xbox360 Name Confirmed
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."
It's a whole new...direction?
I just know this is gonna' be +357 better than the next Sony console.
It's named the 360 because it's as big as the mainframe of the same name.
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
If the bootup screen is a video of Jessica Alba trying to capture the spirit of the console's name with a pole dance, sure.
"I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar."
-Hoban Washburn
viral marketing campaigns have been Microsoft's (cloudmakers, I love bees)
:)
Microsoft does know a thing or two about "viral"
One man's Funny is another man's Offtopic.
"So they went with the worst possible name."
At least until Nintendo unveils the RapeSphere CancerTron 256.
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).
Fear not, Microsoft has been listening to the debate about the size of their controller. That's why each and every Xbox360 system comes with a 3-month supply of Jose Canseco Brand (tm) Steroidal Hand Cream and illustrated exercise chart. Within 6-12 weeks, that enormous controller will comfortably fit your mutated, gigantic, powerful hands.
Microsoft doesn't like buggy games any more than you, the consumer, do. That's why backward compatibility with old Xbox titles may be limited, or completely eliminated, depending on which rumor you believe. Rest assured that when purchasing new copies of the same game you had for Xbox, they will be certified to not have the same annoying bugs that the old version had.
Here come da fudge!
whY-box
zZz-box
made for an unappealing sequence.
GTRacer
- Hopes that "leaked" PS3 pic is bogus...
Defending IP by destroying access to it? That makes sense, RIAA/MPAA. Go to the corner until you can play nice!
So, does '360' refer to its weight in pounds or volume in cubic feet? :)
Wait, you mean we're finally going to leave behind the PS/2 jokes only to have System/360 jokes replace them? Kill me now.
I was hoping for "Microsoft Gaming Console 2005 Professional Edition" for, you know, consistency with their other products.
If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else.