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Hayame_Zero
10/26/24 11:24:20 AM
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https://archive.ph/20070517222211/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zd1up/is_200406/ai_n9520284

Microsoft Narrowing Down Xbox Successor's Name?

1UP, June, 2004 by David Smith

Not to be outdone by Nintendo's oddball selection of potential initials for its upcoming DS handheld, Microsoft has reportedly circulated some proposed names for its next game console. A study lately conducted by the SPSS research firm, received by a great many gamers and 1UP readers around the web, seeks to gather data on Microsoft's behalf regarding which of several names might be the right one for the next Xbox.

Some of the monikers mentioned in the survey as "being considered for the next-generation Xbox" are:
Xbox 247
Xbox 360
Xbox 2
Xbox E
Xbox EV
Xbox FS
Xbox HD
Xbox NE

Other questions evidently focus more specifically on the "Xbox FS" name, which lends itself to a certain amount of droll speculation regarding what "FS" might stand for ("Free Style," "Full Spectrum," "Fleet Sturgeon," or perhaps "Fo' Shizzle"). Some reports claim that the interactive survey includes an image of a proposed Xbox FS logo, although that's not confirmed as yet.

Conventional wisdom predicts that Microsoft is looking to kick off the next-generation hardware race soon, perhaps as early as the 2005 holidays. If it's operating on such a compressed schedule, critical marketing details such as names and logos will certainly have to be nailed down fairly soon.

As yet, though, any of the above names have to be considered tentative at best. We'll look out for more details as soon as Microsoft has more to say on the subject.

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Guide
10/26/24 11:29:20 AM
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I was fond of Xbox Next, though that would've been awful in the long run.

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GeminiDeus
10/26/24 11:30:23 AM
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How about Xbox U.

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Gobstoppers12
10/26/24 11:30:46 AM
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Hayame_Zero posted...
Xbox 247
Xbox 360
Xbox 2
Xbox E
Xbox EV
Xbox FS
Xbox HD
Xbox NE
Eventually all of those will exist.

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Tom_Joad
10/26/24 11:31:32 AM
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From 2004?!?

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GeminiDeus
10/26/24 11:31:36 AM
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Wait, why is Xbox 360 being considered again?

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BloodyBenten
10/26/24 11:32:16 AM
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Xbox FFS
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CADE_FOSTER
10/26/24 11:32:45 AM
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just call it xbox done
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Gobstoppers12
10/26/24 11:32:51 AM
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GeminiDeus posted...
Wait, why is Xbox 360 being considered again?
Old article

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ItsNotA2Mer
10/26/24 11:33:32 AM
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Series SUX?

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creativerealms
10/26/24 11:34:24 AM
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GeminiDeus posted...
Wait, why is Xbox 360 being considered again?
No the 360 was the winner, this was from 2004.

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__aCEr__
10/26/24 11:34:32 AM
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Then: We don't want customers to be confused and think PS3 is newer than Xbox 2.

Now: What if we just go with random letters and have multiple consoles in the same generation?

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GeminiDeus
10/26/24 11:34:35 AM
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Gobstoppers12 posted...
Old article
Oh, derp. I was wondering why it mentioned "second console" but my eyes skimmed over the 2004 part.

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Gwynevere
10/26/24 11:36:31 AM
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I'd buy an Xbox Fo Shizzle

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Bass_X0
10/26/24 11:38:02 AM
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Should be called MSX3.

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CRON
10/26/24 11:39:43 AM
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Xbox EV would have sounded pretty cool.

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SocialistGamer
10/26/24 11:40:13 AM
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Xboxover

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Mistere_Man
10/26/24 11:46:04 AM
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Xbox obX

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Alteres
10/26/24 11:51:51 AM
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I like the Xbox 247

then the next one would be the 365

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ReturnOfDevsman
10/26/24 11:56:28 AM
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I feel like they should just go maximum confusion at this point. Their next couple of consoles should be:

Xbox 1
Original Xbox
Xbox (2001)
Xbox (The Black One That Competed with the PS2)

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Solar_Crimson
10/26/24 12:07:14 PM
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Guide posted...
I was fond of Xbox Next, though that would've been awful in the long run.
Didn't stop them from using Xbox One.

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ReturnOfDevsman
10/26/24 12:31:29 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
Didn't stop them from using Xbox One.
Microsoft: We don't want people thinking our next Xbox is competing against the PS2.

Also Microsoft: Xbox One

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TheHoldSteady
10/26/24 12:32:52 PM
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Xbox 5

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FL81
10/26/24 1:00:57 PM
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Hayame_Zero posted...
Some of the monikers mentioned in the survey as "being considered for the next-generation Xbox" are:
Xbox 247
Xbox 360
Xbox 2
Xbox E
Xbox EV
Xbox FS
Xbox HD
Xbox NE
Xbox Electric Vehicle

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Enclave
10/26/24 1:01:33 PM
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Whatever is the dumbest possible name they can think of is what they'll go with.

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Metal_Gear_Raxis
10/26/24 1:01:56 PM
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GeminiDeus posted...
Wait, why is Xbox 360 being considered again?
Xbox 720

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darkknight109
10/26/24 1:08:08 PM
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GeminiDeus posted...
Wait, why is Xbox 360 being considered again?
Because when you see it you'll turn 360 degrees and walk away.

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Vengeance29
10/26/24 1:40:22 PM
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It's called the Xbox 360 because you turn 360 degrees and walk away.
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YellowSUV
10/26/24 1:50:09 PM
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GeminiDeus posted...
Wait, why is Xbox 360 being considered again?

Knowing Microsoft and their love for confusing naming schemes, they very well may be actually considering again.

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Solution_45
10/26/24 1:52:16 PM
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xbox 360 series
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ArchonKnight
10/26/24 2:00:54 PM
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My step-bro's uncle's friend's neighbor works at Nintendo (janitor) and he says it's gonna be called Xbox Series 360 One X

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Robot2600
10/26/24 2:06:08 PM
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XBox Wonder

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The_Korey
10/26/24 2:06:39 PM
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"Xbox 247" ~The guy who actually deserves to be thown out ithe window in that meme.

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darkknight109
10/26/24 2:09:07 PM
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Honestly, I think Xbox should just lean in to their new naming convention. Next console names should be:

The Original Xbox
The First Xbox
Xbox (The One That Released In 2001)
Xbox One

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GuerrillaSoldier
10/26/24 2:10:04 PM
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xbox 1.5 series ST

and then followed up by xbox 1.6 series V X ST Mk I
with a quick follow up by xbox 1.61 series VI X ST Mk II


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dummy420
10/26/24 2:10:29 PM
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I'm about to turn 360 degrees and walk right out.

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SAlYAN
10/26/24 2:51:47 PM
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Just call it the XBox Model X, like we all know fhey want to.

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Trumble
10/26/24 3:07:40 PM
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Should've just gone with Ybox.

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MegamanXfan21xx
10/26/24 3:21:16 PM
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I know it's a 2004 article, but I think they should call their next system the Xbox 360. After all, there's plenty of games that have the exact same name as their original entries but were released 10+ years later, so why not do the same for a console?

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blacklabelice
10/26/24 3:22:19 PM
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Xbox 360

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Steffenfield
10/26/24 3:24:28 PM
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The X LockBox

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