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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. Am I the only one... by hollismb · · Score: 4, Insightful
    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.

  2. Re:This kinda irritates me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's a way of saying 2 (as in 2 pi) and 3 (360 degrees) at the same time - so you're right on that front about catching the numbers up with the Playstation. If anything else, it'd be the start of the second *revolution* of a circle, which could be turneed into a nice marketing gimmick against Nintendo's console. It really is a clever name for the console from a marketing point of view.