James Delahunty
4 Feb 2005 23:42
Engadget claim they have a source who has worked on both the Xbox and "Xbox 2" who says that the next console will be called Xbox 360. There have been several name rumours flying around about what the next Xbox console is going to be called but Microsoft has been reluctant to confirm a name, probably loving the confusion they are causing amongst the gaming community.
This is not the first time the name Xbox 360 has been around either, a marketing firm conducted a survey last year where they asked people whether they thought Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or Nintendo N5 sounded more "next-gen".
With the next generation consoles just around the corner, it will be an interesting battle between Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Sony is set to soon reveal details on the Cell processor that will power the Sony PS3. Sony Computer Entertainment America has also recently announced the launch of the PSP console in the United States for March 24th 2005 and has also confirmed the initial game releases.
Nintendo will also launch it's DS handheld console in Europe on March 11th 2005, but aiming the product more towards women because the company believes men would go for look of the Playstation Portable.
Source:
Engadget