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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."
Don't say it... "Apple"... They don't own the color white...
Probably more hoaxes til the real thing comes out.
"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection." -- Sigmund Freud
I'm holding out for the Xbox 720 myself.
Actually I will definitely be getting Xbox 360 if it can play Xbox games. If not, it just depends on what games they have at launch.
Knight37 - Once a Gamer, Always a Gamer
Just as a side note in relation to this story, there have been controller pics floating around for a few days now (seen here). It would appear that Microsoft has learned nothing from the debacle of the original Xbox controller; this thing looks horribly uncomfortable to hold.
The Braying and Neighing of Barnyard Animals Follows.
It's a whole new...direction?
"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.
As far as I'm concerned, they could name their product "Xbox Reloaded" or "XBox: So much better than PS3" if they please. "Xbox360" sounds better than "xbox next", or "xbox 2". The name doesn't matter, it's just merc talk, In the long run is the games that matter, always the games.
16,777,216 comments ought to be enough for any forum!
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.
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.
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
So amidst no doubt a flurry of comments that will assume that Apple owns the copyright on white round design, I'm going to suggest that Microsoft is innovating at least in the way they are slowly unvieling the xbox whatever. Some of the the most successful game-based viral marketing campaigns have been Microsoft's (cloudmakers, I love bees), and they are doing it yet again with ourcolony. My prediction is that between now and May 12, Slashdot will have no less than a dozen news posts that hang on every new development revealed by ourcolony.net. Other game sites will probably have even more than that.
Brilliant.
Apple could learn a thing or two, as opposed to suing people for slowly releasing information.
"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!
When contacted today, Microsoft simply said that it does not comment on rumours and speculation relating to next generation product.
(emphasis mine)
They have a funny definition of the word "confirm". When I want to confirm something about a product, I ask the manufacturer, not a "British source who is privy to Microsoft's marketing documents".
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"huge controllers" - Rectified with the Controller S, which has long been the standard controller. In fact, every game now only references this version, and the original has been long forgotten.
"superlarge system that doesn't really fit anywhere" - Sure, if your home entertainment system has no space for your average DVD player, then the Xbox will have nowhere to go. It's unlikely you'll have somewhere for a PS2 to go that wouldn't also accomodate an Xbox, except if you were planning to put the PS2 vertically.
"horribly buggy games" - Wah? KoToR? I guess you mean KoToR2, which was an awful game on any platform because of the decision to stop developing about halfway through the process. I know that there were problems with Xbox live and a few games (SC:PT I think had a serious lobby bug) but Live allows developers to patch games in serious circumstances, despite MS's wishes for it to not be used in this way. They'd rather it were used for expanded content and, you know, decent console multiplayer gaming.
"power adaptors which start house fires" - There actually haven't been any house fires yet. There have also been numerous notices for all that could possibly be affected by this extremelly rare fault to obtain a cable that may (or admittedly, may not) fix it.
"incessasnt cooling issues" - I keep my Xbox in an enclosed, wooden cabinet that sits in front of a radiator. I leave XBMC on auto temp control, and I can't hear it at all once I start playing video/music.
"DVD support" - Version 1 Xbox, from the evening after they started selling them here in the UK. It's played all media I've put in it - CD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R. Certainly no disc read errors for me.
"projector support" - Wasn't there actually a third party selling an Xbox themed projector? How could they be doing that if it wasn't possible to hook up a projector to the system, and surely projectors use the same hookups as regular display devices, or their usage would be incredibly limited.
I know, you put a disclaimer at the top of your post. But a disclaimer doesn't obviate the need to present truth in your argument.
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- 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!
Damn.... 2 pi radians = 360 degrees (character map pi didn't show up)
After RTFA Is sadly pure speculation more than anything else. And to be honest I would call it "full of crap" as well
...drumroll please... Microsoft corporation.
First of all the name "xbox360" has been already related as a joke to the nintendo revolution (ms most probably doesnt want be related) so is most probably fake. The color white? maybe but someone mentioned people would asociate it with an iMac (MS doesnt want that) so once again is probably fake. The controller picture laying around is obviously a first generation controller painted (by hand or by photoshop) white and with the cord unattached. (MS lost a good ammount of cash remaking the controllers to the "S" design) So is DEFINETILY fake. The "confirmation" they are bragging about is from some "secret source" who works for ms (or claims to work for them) but it could be a forum member for all we know. When contacted MS said "We dont respond to rumors" since when a _rumor_ can be "confirmed" without an official source?
So in a shell the whole article is crap. please refrain to post this kind of articles in the future Zonk.
p.s. Oh and just to add a finishing touch, www.xbox360.com has been reserved by a guy with a @yahoo.com email, xboxnext has been registered by
Do your homework next time.
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