The Xbox 360? Looks like it…
posted Feb 4th 2005 2:12PM
Until Microsoft makes their official announcement on it, this one is still firmly in the rumor category, but we've gotten word from one of our trusted sources that Microsoft has pretty much settled on a name for the next Xbox: the Xbox 360 (let that sink in for a moment, because you're probably going to be hearing it a lot for the next several years). Our source, who has worked on several projects involving the Xbox and the Xbox 360, has seen the proposed packaging and other design elements for the new console, and says that as of right now the console is being branded as the "Xbox 360." That's definitely not that first time we've heard that mentioned as one of the possible names for the next-generation Xbox; last year a marketing firm conducted a survey where they asked people whether they thought Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or Nintendo N5 sounded more "next-gen" (apparently Microsoft was worried that calling their new console the "Xbox 2" would make it seem older or less "cutting-edge" than the PlayStation 3).
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I GOT IT ! ITS $360.00 !!
Quoting #29:
""What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet."
--From Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)"
"not if you called it stench blossom"
--From The Simpsons
I think X2 is the proper way to go.
I used to work at a website called Xbox 360 when Xbox was first coming out. I think we had xbox360.com - but it just redirected to 360net.com
It shut down and the owners moved onto XenGamers. Which, I think shut down too - or got bought out by someone.
Well, there was a little useless information for you.
XiliveinaBox
Xbox 3 processors
6 USB ports
0 Sega ESPN NFL 2K games *gritting teeth*
Why not just call it
Next Gen Xbox X3
since it has 3 processors
is it really that hard to give the thing a real nice name.. come on' microsoft.
Super DreamVision Xbox Colour Trinatron - with Anthony!
"quote thy Stern!"
X2.
I've seen this name before, about 4 months back I had an email from a GameSpot affiliate doing market research for an unnamed company (it was blatantly for MS based on the questions though).
The questionnaire had several names including Xbox FS, Xbox 247 and the above Xbox 360. The logo above is the same one as was in the questionnaire so this is either somone who has ripped the logo from the questionnaire and is claiming it's the final thing or MS have chosen their name.
seXbox!
This is another prime example of Microsoft trying to change the rules of the naming game.
Calling something 1.0, then 1.1 wasn't enough, so MS tried to lead the industry into year-based names (Windows 95, 98, etc.)
Well, that didn't stick very well, so they reverted to letters: NT, XP.
Now we're supposed to buy this "360" ridiculousness as the ultimate game of numeric one-upmanship.
If they spent as much time hashing out the hardware instead of fretting about the name, perhaps the platform would be more competitive than it is.
Carmi
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THIS IS BS, there is not gona be a nvidia grapix chip in the xbox 2 or w/e. Its going to be supplied by ATI, so, so far your story is crap
How about the Xbox 180? http://www.ururk.com/index.php?p=24
Now THAT is a bit more reasonable.
They should really one up Sony and release the Xbox 360 as a nanochip only system that is injected into the body. you go to a clinic to buy new games that are also injected and you play the games in your head with no hardware.
Or MS could just start selling acid...
I'm still trying to figure out the logic behind the name "Xbox", much less "360". What the hell was that about? How does that even vaguely convey gaming? Makes me think of the X = Unknown idea, like Malcolm X or even Gen X. Whatever...it's still lame. That's the one thing that the Playstation has going for it--a clear, identifiable brand name that instantly tells you what your getting. I mean, "Xbox" could be the name for some sort of packaging system for glow-in-the-dark rubber weiners and no one would know the difference...
I am sure that when the specs and features of the xbox 360 is realesed...it will all come together...
I would say to just expect something cooler and dont get to worked up over nothing quiet yet... if they announce a piece of crap system.. go ahead.. then get worked up ;)
"Now we're supposed to buy this "360" ridiculousness as the ultimate game of numeric one-upmanship."
Uh, yeah, because it's not like we never had the Atari 2600, 5200 and 7800 before!
They're just console names. They're marketing. Often they start out by accident (like the name "Xbox" to begin with) but then they take on a life of their own. The 2600 was just the production number of what was originally called the VCS, but when Atari decided they wanted a name to let people know their new system was twice as powerful, they renamed the VCS the 2600 and named the new machine the 5200. The 7800 kept the convention going.
The point being it's not like 1, 2, 3, 4 is some sort of "standard" in the video game world. Most successive consoles aren't even named the same thing as their predecessor at all; some have odd numbering schemes, some have other marketing weirdness to impress you with their newfangled power. This is nothing new.
"I'm still trying to figure out the logic behind the name "Xbox", much less "360". What the hell was that about? How does that even vaguely convey gaming?"
Think DirectX, dude... it's really pretty simple.
The real story is that Bill Gates said in a meeting at one point that he was envisioning a "DirectX box" to play DirectX-based games without a computer. The two guys he put in charge of it, Seamus Blackley and Kevin Bacchus, just kept calling it the "DirectX Box" whenever they talked about it in meetings after that, and eventually the name was just shortened to "Xbox". It was originally an internal codename but they liked it and kept it for the final release. But it just stands for DirectX box, which is about as descriptive a name for any console ever.
I agree I think 360 sounds better than 2 :) Who cares though, the only thing that matters is how it plays.
Why don't they just call it the GameCube Wannabe and be done with it? ;-)
1. XBOX is spelled all in uppercase. Its name is not Xbox.
2. The XBOX does not technically run DirectX in the first place.
Why not just call it the SeXboX, i know i'd buy it.
If the first x in xbox was named for a mathematical unknown (as in x*2=n), then shouldn't they replace the first x with another mathematical unknown symbol?
How about the ybox?
Mr #38 et al,
Clearly, based on the current progression, the XBOX 3 will be the XBOX 1.296E5.
Kinda catchy. Like syphilus.
cmlp
The 360 stands for 3.60Ghz, If I told you how I knew Id have to "cover it up" ...wink wink stab stab.
YBOX would have been an awesome name for it I think.
It would be as Y Windows is to X Windows, representing an improvement so big that it can't even keep the same name anymore. :-)
This is another prime example of Microsoft trying to change the rules of the naming game.
Since when are there rules? What rules did Nintendo follow when they went from Super Nintendo to Nintendo 64 to Gamecube?
I think Xbox 360 is pretty smart myself. It retains the Xbox brand, unlike Nintendo's Gamecube. It has a three in there, so it seems on par with the PS3. No doubt we'll hear more on the whole 360 thing.
Of course, this assumes people have an incredibly basic understanding of geometry, which is probably a mistake.
The PS3, frankly, is kind of boring, and sounds like Sony had nothing else to think of save a 3.
What I'm sad about isn't the name. It's that there aren't really any visionaries in charge at Xbox anymore. This will be a very different war than round 1.
i think mirosoft can come up with a better name then that.what about XX.i think 360 is very corney.
Does MS Marketing think that the people buying these consoles are stupid enough to get taken in by something as rediculous as this fancy name change? I hope that consumers ignore this BS and base their purchasing decision on what matters to them, be it performance, available titles, etc.
Well, let's face it, videogame devices are getting pretty awful names these days. Nintendo DS? Couldn't you call it 'TwinView' or something? PlayStation Portable? Why not PocketPS or something?
I blame Nintendo. Ever since they named the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the whole industry has been in decline.
At least it's not Microsoft XB-2366TX4L or something.
There is no way I'll end up calling it XBOX 360. At most, it will be called X2.
74.: Yes people buying these consoles are that stupid. The PlayStation 2's initial success and Dreamcast's failure was due in large part to consumers getting taken in by the PlayStation name.
Actually Zing, DirectX is the core of the Xbox development tools supplied to every developer. While it isn't a requirement the vast majority of Xbox games use the Win2K derived mini-kernel and DirectX API suite, incorporating those portions needed by the game in question. The full kernel and suite acomes in at a little under a megabyte. It's a hell of a lot of functionality for the memory used.
I think that this whole thing is getting out of hand,especially when calling it"360", They should call it "X2" its Simple and If they want o give it a more futuristic feel to it the why no change its appearence and not a simple "X". But You guys have to admit the graphix are SICK,"Just look at the Game Morrowind IV!"Besides once the playstation 3 hits the market you know its going to be caled back for sometime of issue that it would always have....
Does anyone recall thinking "Playstation" sounded rediculous when it first came out? I mean the very first time you heard it...sounded like a piece of crap to me. And it obviously didn't affect their success. I think whoever it was that said these systems need a catchy, sexy name to increase sales through word of mouth is a little off. Who is going to drop $300 on a system just because it's name is cooler? Who spreads the good word about a system just by saying "well it's got a pretty sweet name..."?
Anyhow I really doubt it matters what the name of the new system is.
Hum.. 360 Sounds like what you do to get right back were you started, Not such a good name Microsoft.
How about they call it: Xbox 9.9*10^500. That way, they're sure that their number is bigger than everyone elses, which undoubtedly guarantees the console success.
"Bah! Playstation 3?! Our number is so much bigger. We win."
What a stupendous lack of marketing imagination.
Any old timers remember the IBM AS/360 series mainframes? Called the '360' for exactly the same reason I recall ('full circle' etc. etc.). Of course the next in the family was the AS/400...doh!
Halo3Box
... then DustyBox
They should call it Xbox Longhorn :-))
i say call the next xbox....
super xbox
You know, given the general video game industry's 'badder & radder' approach to next generation machines, it only makes sense to me that the next Xbox would have a simple, yet cool name. I suggest: X² (X with a superscript 2, as in Xbox to the second power). ;-)
XBOX .NET !
360.. hmmm, nah
It should be
XBoxen Deux! The bastard child of the video game industry :)
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Someone obviously found out before we did. Look at the registration date.
I cant believe it. so many posts and nobody noticed it...
360 is written in l33t speak means: "EGO"
if you see the B carefully is also made in l33t |3=B
The name is:
X |3 0 X 3 6 0 == X B O X E G O
Dont worry we understand j00.
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Well, it's simple:
XBOX
Super XBOX
X64
GameBox
I still think Playstation is a weak name...
It should be the Xbox 2pi. Less syllables and flows better. Also just all around cooler.
how about XXBOX? signify a new improved product with a silent X and retain all the brand recognition.
Just so everyone knows, and it may be old news, but xboxnext.com is registered to microsoft and blank....
SE Xbox (Special Edition Xbox)?
This is a stupid name. Numbers are not conducive of a next generation mindset. Modern naming schemes are now 2 letter suffixes, such as Photoshop CS, Flash MX, Muvo NX.
Also, that logo looks like crap. Although I suspect they'll use a redefined Xbox logo based on a sphere or other 3D geometric shape, this image has the demeanor of a scrapped concept sketch weeded out years ago. The Xbox font is as outdated as its contours are counter-intuitive. It's even blurred in a sad attempt to give it some sort of straight-from-the-underground credibility.
This is a fake and I feel stupid commenting on this silly, duped image, and you should too.
This Rumor = No.
who cares what microsoft will name their nerdy system. i never liked the name Xbox anyways. i mean xbox? what idiot came up w/that name? might as well call it 'porno-box'.
SONY POWER!!!! PS3 will RULE!!!!!
Nerds rule.
I don't know which sounds worse "Xbox 360" or the other proposed "Xbox Next". The latter sounds like a Pepsi product for some reason...
Since they're worried about tossing 'outdated' sounding numbers into the nomenclature, how about bundling the new Microbox with some (HD?)DVD playback kit & call it "Xbox MX" for Multi-Media Experience. :) Oh yeah and it should be smaller, and soft & cuddly with lots of firepower, and should never stop dancing... oh heck, let's just call it 'Funzobox'!
I Think Microsoft Should Ask Sega For Some Advice On Console Names Cause I Think They Had The Best Console Names.Anyways, I Hope It Will Something Else Than The "XBOX" Name On It.
i don't even think all the names above meet the requirement. IT SHOULD BE CALL XBOX DC (DREAM CAST). check out the picture you'll see no different/beside the damn lable
1. XBOX is spelled all in uppercase. Its name is not Xbox.
2. The XBOX does not technically run DirectX in the first place.
1. You are ignorant
Xbox official press name is Xbox with capital "X" and lowercase "box". Not XBOX, not X-Box, and not r0x0rb0x0r.
2. You are ignorant
The XBOX does technically run a custom tailored DirectX variant and all of it's game are coded in this flavor of DirectX.
For the name thing, XNAGP (for XNA Gaming Platform) would have been cool (The first one was based on DirectX and the second will be based on Microsoft XNA technology), but a little too geeky. Maybe XBOX++ or XBOX#?...
Honestly I think I like the NexBox idea... Next, Nexus, Nec plus ultra.
Unless they come with a good explanation on what 360 means, I don't see how it could make the nae stand out. I think I'd have preferred something in the lines of XPbox or Xbox MediaCenter
Oh i cant wait till Xbox 2 comes out cuz im already savin up my money by doin chores around the house but it suks that it has to come out in like november or october but still i cant wait o and i hope it has awesome graphics and nice name i like it....Xbox360 thats pretty kool, well e-mail me, lil_rapper_11@hotmail.com
sounds more like a skateboard trick to me,
oh crap, Tony Hawk just did an xbox 360,
xenon sounds much more sophesticated and futuristic
What about eXeledia(exellant + media)
Since that's how they made the name MicroSoft(microscopic + media)
Sounds cool
I think it should e called oomoo.
i think it should be called the SHITBOX2,AS PLAYSTATION KICKS XBOX ASS ANYDAY,no joke had an xbox mmm went wrong straight away,was like omfg,bunch of junked up bastards.who ever invented "XBOX" needs slapping around the head with a wet salmon.honestly call it the SHITBOX2.
#112:
You are just an ignorant prick that doesn't understand how much more powerful the XBOX is in comparison to PS2. Get your PS2 fanboy ass back to playing your GTA3. Why is it that white american/canadian kids always like PS2 better than XBOX?
how does microscopic+media=Microsoft? thers no media in microsoft, and hoo flippin cares cuz playstation is the worst name Ive ever heard and it did a lot better than dreamcast which has a sicker name. 360 sounds like the first intel processors they put in pc's. We can all agree that xbox sounds better than playstation2, and xbox 360 sounds better than playstation3. playstation sounds like a strip club, well, xbox sounds worse when u think of it that way. But the perverts are really gonna go for the Xbox 360.
Apple gets gobbled and we get: xBox X
I really thought it was going to be the X-Box 2600. I thought it had a nice ring to it.
DON't care wat it is called lets hope its good
You all suck who say ps2 or ps3 will be better than xbox 2... because xbox 1 was better than ps3 will be. And at least xbox 2 or what ever its called wont catch on fire like ps3.
Ps Die and blow up!
You all suck who say ps2 or ps3 will be better than xbox 2... because xbox 1 was better than ps3 will be. And at least xbox 2 or what ever its called wont catch on fire like ps3.
Ps Die and blow up!
haXbox
"NeXtBox." Easy. Simple. Accurate. Meets the "moms shopping for kids can remember it when they go to the store a Xmas" test.
"NeXtBox." Easy. Simple. Accurate. Meets the "moms shopping for kids can remember it when they go to the store a Xmas" test.
I guess yahoo beat them to it.
They just launched yahoo 360 ( http://360.yahoo.com/ ).
I don't think microsoft will choose 360 as the new xbox name now.
I doubt very very highly that they'd be using Xenon as the name--it's about as likely as Pentium. They'll want a fresh name. And I don't think that if they were going to use Xbox 360 that they'll stick with it, because they don't want to look like Nintendo's Revolution.
Okay,
A: You folks can't spell!
Exallent? Jesus christ.
B: You don't know about the past, either!
Microsoft is "Software for Microcomputers", not that you'd know what a micro is. Even though you're using a modern variant.
C: X² is superior! Microsoft should be going with "Xbox Squared", damnit.
We're calling it Xbox720 meaning "come back again to put more money in my mailXbox".
it should be XB-evolution, (evolution)= a change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation and natural selection., a process of formation or growth;develoment.This explans the new path that the xbox is take video gaming into.
I agree with Mel Brennan that "NEXTBOX" is that best sounding name so far. I only saw it in an issue of XBN though, so I don't know if Microsoft ever really considered it. It avoids having the XBOX try to compete with PS3 by having better numbers or something similarly idiotic. Plus, the color scheme ( having the "X" in "NEXT" and the "BOX" both colored green) is ingenious. You end up with a different name that sounds cool and maintains the brand identity. "Xbox 360" sounds like something an out-of-touch marketing executive would come up with, along with "Xbox FS" and "Xbox HD".
"Hey let's add two letters after the name like carmakers do. That'll be awesome!"
........Not.
I agree with you ^ #127.
Although 'Bill's Big Bad Box' would be good.
Going a bit necro here, but you flash bastard..*points at #23*
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I like Xbox 360 better than Xbox 2. If MS were to call it Xbox 2...it wouldn't be original. They would be following in Sony's footsteps.
xbox 360 means a ps3 but 60 more.....:)
It doesn't matter what they name it. People will purchase it no matter the name.
Xenon is a code name like others have mentioned
Here is what is inside the new xbox:
CPU - Xenon's CPU has three 3.0 GHz PowerPC cores. Each core is capable of two instructions per cycle and has an L1 cache with 32 KB for data and 32 KB for instructions. The three cores share 1 MB of L2 cache. Alpha 2 developer kits currently have two cores instead of three.
GPU - Xenon's GPU is a generation beyond the ATI X800. Its clock speed is 500 MHz and it supports Shader 3.0. Developers are currently working with an alpha 2 GPU. Beta GPU units are expected by May and the final GPU is slated for a summer release. The final GPU will be more powerful than anything on the market today; in game terms, it would handle a game like Half-Life 2 with ease.
System Memory - Xenon will have 256 MB of system RAM. Keep in mind that this number should not be equated to typical PC RAM. The Xbox has 64 MB of system RAM and is a very capable machine.
Optical Drive - As many have speculated, Xenon will not use Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. Games will come on dual-layer DVD-9 discs. While the media is the same as that of the current Xbox, the usable space on each disc is up to 7 GB. The drive is slated to run at 12X.
Memory Units - Xenon will use 64 MB to 1,024 MB memory cards. 8 MB is reserved for system use, leaving a 56 MB to 1,016 MB for user data.
Hard Drive - As many have speculated, Xenon's hard drive is optional. 2 GB of the drive will be used as game cache. The final drive size is still being determined.
Camera - Xenon will have a USB 2.0 camera. It's capable of 1.2 megapixel still shots and VGA video. Photos can be used in-game and for gamer profiles. The camera can also be used for video chat. It's unknown if the Xenon camera will allow for EyeToy-like gameplay. Developers are currently using a simulated camera driver.
Sound Chip - Xenon does not have an audio chip in the traditional sense. Decompression is handled by hardware, while the rest of the chores are handled by software. DirectSound3D has been dropped in favor of X3DAudio. The former was deemed too inflexible.
They can call it Xbox Sucks for all I care, as long as it kicks ass and IS "extremely radical dude". :)
Um, 360 is the bit rate, maybe I missed this info, but some of your guesses of what 360 stands for are completely stupid. Nintendo 64- 64 bits, Playstation 2- 128 bits, Xbox 360- 360 bits.
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Someone obviously found out before we did. Look at the registration date."
I doubt the registrant knew at that date, he just got lucky, really lucky. I'm sure people have registered xbox2, xbox3, xbox4 etc. and other popular numbers like xbox180, xbox500
I love the xbox so much. I am hooked to it like a magnet to a spoon. I've Just been sufin about the future xbox and the names have gone from xbox2 to xenon to xbox 360. So xbox 360 is the real name. I think its cool, but a name does not matter. Its an xbox. A better one. That is what matters.
But one thing bugs me, "Will Halo 3 be on xbox or xbox 360?" If anyone knows the answer please send it to my e-mail address ( thebiggreenlawnmower@yahoo.co.uk ) And if anyone has any news on the new xbox please send me it. I love xbox. I love xbox 360.
The name isnt really all that important, i do feel that a game consoles name should role off your toung though. but playstation 3 is soooo boring its painfull. and anybody who says that ps2 is better then xbox or gamecube for that matter is out of their heads. I own all three systems i am a huge video game consumer, needless to say i got all three consoles the day they came out. my ps2 broke a month or so after i got it, and my xbox and gamecube work like brand new.
All i have to say is while Sony and microsoft work on improving graphics (which for xbox has almost already met its limit) Nintendo is working on a brand new way to play video games and not just visual affects. lets just hope its not a big gimmick like nintendos been known to do.
Yeah, the name should be easy to say. neXtBOX is an easy one to say, I like that one more, I think, than xbox 360. Yep, playstation 3 does sound old, and if sony keep it going it will get duller and duller and duller....
I know plenty of PS2 owners, and they all say they want an xbox. I used to have a PS2, but as soon as I played halo, I knew that I needed to have one. So I traded it in.
Yeah, Xbox is brill. But a Sony chap has invented a way to use ultrasonic pulses to disrupt your neural pathways to induce senory experiences like sights, smells and sounds, and they are thinking of using it in future games, so fingers crossed! I'm sticking woth PS, 'cos Halo is a 16+ meaning I can't play it.
Yeah, Xbox is brill. But a Sony chap has invented a way to use ultrasonic pulses to disrupt your neural pathways to induce senory experiences like sights, smells and sounds, and they are thinking of using it in future games, so fingers crossed! I'm sticking woth PS, 'cos Halo is a 16+ meaning I can't play it.
So they make you see, smell and hear the game you are playing, instead of the real world? How can it be controlled? You may get "stuck in the game"
i think that 360 is more inventive then sony's attempts playstation 2 was pretty boring really, sony would do better to think of something outside of the ps3. realy both microsoft & sony need to keep there original names, xbox & playstation because thats what we know them as, at least xbox is thinking outside the sqare just a little bit and came up with a circle
What do you mean "Out of the circle"? And BGL it's done by ultrasonic pulses aimed at specific nerve groups in your brain. Hey, do you think Sony are planning world domination?
Sony probably are planning world domination, but then microsoft probably are too! I think it would be cool to smell the game, that has never been done before, but if they can stimulate taste then maybe a good diet would be exchanging the unhealthier foods for just the taste.
I think there are certain games that people buy the consoles for though. Xbox: Halo, Halo2. PS2: gran turismo 3 & 4. Gamecube: millions of nintendo games. I prefer xbox to both PS2 and Gamecube because of Halo 1 & 2 and the fact that you have 4 players, and never need to buy a memory card.
Yeah, xbox 360 is much more inventive than ps2 or ps3. I'm glad that I am one of the "xbox buyers/supporters"
Does anyone know what post 133 means in idiot-proof language? I don't understand all of it, but I want to be excited by it.
how's about "another dumb box".
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"135. Posted Apr 13, 2005, 6:21 PM ET by Brian
Um, 360 is the bit rate, maybe I missed this info, but some of your guesses of what 360 stands for are completely stupid. Nintendo 64- 64 bits, Playstation 2- 128 bits, Xbox 360- 360 bits."
Um, Brian... YOU ARE A FUCKIN'MORON!!!!!
That is just about the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Just let me put things strait for you.
Here is a little chart for you:
Atari 2600: 4 bits
Intellivision: 16 bits
Nintendo: 8 bits
Sega Genesis: 16 bits
Super Nintendo: 16 bits
Playstation: 32 bits
Nintendo 64(total gimick): 64 bits
Almost any PC built after 1990: 32 bits
Sega Saturn: 32 bits
Sega DreamCast: 32 bits
Playstation 2: 32 bits
Gameboy Advance: 32 bits
Nintendo Game Cube: 32 bits
Microsoft Xbox: 32 bits
Nintendo DS: 32 bits
Microsoft Xbox 2: 32 bits
Playstation 3: 32 bits
New super fast computers: 32/64 bits
See, bit rate doesn't have much to do with speed. It does however have a lot to do with compatability. Game systems are kept at the same bit rate as PCs so their games can be developed on PCs. Even on computers that have 64 bit processors there is no way to run a 32 bit program so CPU manufacturers such as AMD had to build a hybrid CPU that runs at 32 and 64 bits, ex. Athlon 64, this way you can run 32 bit programs while waiting for the developement of more 64 bit programs. Although this ability is still unused if you are not running a 64 bit operation system such as "Windows XP 64-bit Edition", in which case you are just running an extreamly expensive 32 bit processor.
In closing, there is no such thing as a 360 bit processor, nore will there ever be(it isn't an integer of 2).
And Brian is a Dumbass.
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i dont understand why people come here and bag xbox, this is forum talking about the name of the new console, yet people who dont even give a stuff about the future xbox come here and insult it. if you want to insult the xbox then go to a ps3 site and bag it all u want and leave this site alone 4 us xbox fans
I think it should be called the X2 or X².
Just drop the 'box' part and leave the 'X'
Anyways, thats the only part in the logo any ways. And it would look a lot cooler too:
___ ___ 2
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