Xbox 360???

[doc_ock]

Leo Chan - Friday, February 4th, 2005 | 5:41PM (PST)

Next-gen Xbox may be named at last, at least behind Microsoft's doors

Engadget has strong reason to believe (in the form of a "trusted source") that the next Xbox console from Microsoft could be named the "Xbox 360". A few unofficial names for the Xbox successor have been floating around the net for quite some time now, the more popular ones being "Xbox Next", the more pedestrian "Xbox 2" and even "Xenon".

"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.�"

According to the news byte, the name "Xbox 360" has actually emerged in past before, reportedly as a choice for a survey conducted by Microsoft and Schoen & Berland Associates last year to see what name consumers would find most attractive for the new Xbox. Whether the rumored confirmation of Xbox 360 being the final name was a direct result of this survey remains to be seen. We wouldn't be surprised if we heard more speculation to that effect in the coming weeks!

Anderson Cooper from CNN should sue Microsoft if the go ahead with this name.

[Fantaz]

Sounds true. Although couldn't care less about the name.

[jerryhussain]

Read this yesterday .. name doesnt makes sense as of now, maybe once we know the significance of "360".

Maybe Xbox 360 >> PS 3 instead of Xbox 2 < PS 3

[Fantaz]

Maybe Xbox 360 >> PS 3 instead of Xbox 2 < PS 3

lol! probably.

[JayPatel]

XBOX 360 -> We've come full circle and still can't beat Sony

[Carnage]

XBOX 360 -> We've come full circle and still can't beat Sony

Or maybe they're planning on running cirlces around Sony.

I'd hardly call Sony a favourite at this point. MS proved alot of people wrong with the Xbox. If sony doesn't watch it they will fall behind like what has happened to Sega and Nintendo.

[divx]

xbox proved me wrong not because it have good games, but because it has a built in hdd and easily modding which makes an excellent multimedia pc with superb TV Out quality and a cheap price.

[konfusion666]

Or maybe they're planning on running cirlces around Sony.

if i'm not mistaken, spec-wise they are a notch below the PS 3.

as for game quality, that's up to individuals. some people prefer xbox games. me, i think most of the good ones get on PC eventually.
PS2 on the other hand, still had plenty of exclusives that never made it to PC. It's much easier to port xbox games to PC compared to PS2.

[crimsona]

Or maybe they're planning on running cirlces around Sony.

I'd hardly call Sony a favourite at this point. MS proved alot of people wrong with the Xbox. If sony doesn't watch it they will fall behind like what has happened to Sega and Nintendo.

Only in North America could you even hint that.

http://www.the-magicbox.com/topten.htm

Japan Sony PS2 sales:
56,374 week ending 23rd
246,612 in 2005

Japan Xbox sales:
498 week ending 23rd
2,183 in 2005

Hardly a fight. Even the Gamecube had 5,359 and 32,537 respectively

http://www.the-magicbox.com/topten.htm

[cmge]

Only in North America could you even hint that.

http://www.the-magicbox.com/topten.htm

Japan Sony PS2 sales:
56,374 week ending 23rd
246,612 in 2005

Japan Xbox sales:
498 week ending 23rd
2,183 in 2005

Hardly a fight. Even the Gamecube had 5,359 and 32,537 respectively

http://www.the-magicbox.com/topten.htm

yeah no matter how hard M$ tries in Japan.... it will always be outsold by Sony and Nintendo

[doc_ock]

Check out these numbers:

I now have the regional sales for each platform.

North America
PlayStation 2 - 32.86 million
Xbox - 13.2 million
GameCube - 10.11 million

Japan / Asia
PlayStation 2 - 19.47 million
Xbox - 1.7 million
GameCube - 3.78 million

Europe / PAL
PlayStation 2 - 29.06 million
Xbox - 5.0 million
GameCube - 4.13 million

Worldwide
PlayStation 2 - 81.39 million
Xbox - 19.9 million
GameCube - 18.03 million

All Three Consoles
North America - 56.17 million (47.08%)
Japan / Asia - 24.95 million (20.91%)
Europe / PAL - 38.19 million (32.01%)
Worldwide - 119.32 million

I'll list the Handhelds separately, since there are three.

North America
Game Boy Advance - 32.82 million
Nintendo DS - 1.36 million
PlayStation Portable - N/A

Japan / Asia
Game Boy Advance - 15.48 million
Nintendo DS - 1.45 million
PlayStation Portable - 0.51 million

Europe / PAL
Game Boy Advance - 17.44 million
Nintendo DS - 0.03 million
PlayStation Portable - N/A

Worldwide
Game Boy Advance - 65.74 million
Nintendo DS - 2.84 million
PlayStation Portable - 0.51 million

All numbers are total sales till the End of 2004.

Here's the link.

[ChinpokoMon]

Hmmm......if the next Xbox is 360, will Nintendo still call its next one Revolution?

[othy]

if i'm not mistaken, spec-wise they are a notch below the PS 3.

Whereabouts are the current specs for both machines? They seem to be changing on a monthly basis and I haven't really kept up.. Apart from Sony using a completely new and unproven (although possibly revolultionary) processor in the Cell chip, I'm in the dark as to what each has.. Last I heard the xbox 2/next/xenon/360 etc was going to have a PowerPC and ATI chip?

[jerryhussain]

if i'm not mistaken, spec-wise they are a notch below the PS 3.

How ?

Two G5 processors (from IBM) could easily beat a single 4.6GHz Cell processor (by Sony & IBM again :p).

Lets wait & watch

[sfu_lifer]

Isn't the PS3's cell chip supposed to network and steal unused processing time from this whole worldwide "Cell network" like how the gaming toilet papers like EGM were hyping it up 3 years ago?

What a stupid name to pick. A full circle? WTH!
That means no progress to me .