Favorite Name for the new Xbox

[njiska]

I know lately a lot of different names were being passed around for the new Xbox and i was wondering what the community thought was the best. I myself like Xbox Next but i'm curious to know what you guys think?? I've listed the most common names and the prototype name.

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

Ecks Bawks Too.

[Cirrus]

Xbox 2 at least sounds decent, if not a bit unoriginal. Xbox Next sounds like Japanese english (and I don't mean mispronounced english, I mean like misused english like they often do in Japan.)

And if they use Xbox 360, people that don't get the reference to "degrees" will suspect that it came from the future, and is 359 iterations forward of the Xbox series. I suppose that could help sales. Otherwise, it's a terrible name. What's next, Xbox 720? Xbox 900? Xbox Kickflip McTwist? :P

[njiska]

It's true that Xbox next is bad english. But i also find that it grabs you. It's more creative then just some number and if you accent the next it really makes it sound like it's the next big thing. 360 is just a bad idea, although i've still got lots of love for Xenon.

[Slate]

Xenon. It sounds Better, and has more style.

[Cauterize]

Just simply XBox 2
worked for Playstation 2 didnt it?

[slip81]

Xenon is the coolest sounding name, but Next Box is the funniest.

[atomicthumbs]

Xenon makes me think of Xena.

Then I think of Zima.

Then I think of how much it would cost to get drunk off Zima.

Then I think of the dead hooker...

[Vectorman0]

If Microsoft is going to keep xbox in the name of their next console, Xbox 2 is really the only sensible choice of those listed. All of the other ones sound weird. It's really a toss up though, whether or not they are going to go with the numbered thing like sony, or follow nintendo and have a new name every console.

[E Nice]

About Next Box, I think it'd be better as NeXbox. It still retains the name of the first Xbox, has a slightly altered word meaning it's a succesor and it's been combined to make a new marketable hip looking hi-tech word.

[studvicious]

Super Xbox???

[PDorr3]

As much as I would not mind Xbox 2 , Xbox Next just has a good ring to it. Xbox 360? thats just ridiculous...

[Mr. Smashy]

They should call it the XDodecahedron (or XDodec, for short).

A dodecahedron has twice as many sides as a regular box.

[Algol]

Xenon is the best sounding name to me, though I have a feeling it will be something completely different.

It better not have the word "Xtreme" in the name...

[SirDrexl]

Just simply XBox 2
worked for Playstation 2 didnt it?

Yes, but the problem is that they'll be competing with the PlayStation 3, so they probably don't want to go with the number 2, just because the perception will be that it is somehow inferior to a competing system with a higher number. I know WE know the difference, but just for the average consumer, or someone who doesn't know anything about video games, it would be wise not to name it something with a lower number (if it has a number in the name at all).

I like the suggestion of "NeXbox." The important thing about that is that it's unique enough so that when you enter it into a search engine, you can't help but be pointed to information about the new system. On the other hand, if you search for Xbox Next (without using the quotes that cause only that particular phrase to be parsed), you might get articles about the current-gen system that have the word "next" in addition to "Xbox." The same thing worked for Windows XP. All you have to do is search for "XP" to get info about that.

[EnemyZero]

Xenon is pretty sweet....more original than adding a 2 or another word at the end

[Lemmy Kilmister]

I'd say Xbox 360, but then i'd be afraid that Omnedon would come into this thread and tell me that it's round.

[Dahne]

They're all pretty terrible. All sound like shameless attempts to appeal to the lowest common denominator, the braindead teenager who can be easily swayed by the suggestion of "XTREEEEME"ness...oh. Right.

To be fair, though, none of the consoles lately have had very good names. We've got a station, a box, and a cube. Coming soon, the Sony ThingYouPlayVideoGamesOn. Nintendo Revolution makes me think of a bunch of peasants in Les Miserables running through the streets waving controllers.

[Falcon]

My opinion is that XBox Next suits Microsoft best. I cant explain why, but a title like XBox 2 is too simple and has been done before. If not XBox Next, then Xenon would be ok, but its always nice to have XBox in the title because this way people that dont follow video games wont get fooled thinking that XBox is made by a company like Sony and Xenon is made by Microsoft if you know what I mean.

[Ernster]

I rekon having NEXT in the name is stupid, since there will always be a next xbox...

Xenon sounds interesting but too geeky for my liking, so I voted for XBOX 2, however Super XBOX is a name I rekon they should of used. How cool does that sound