Why Xbox 720? makes no sense...

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#1 orrytur
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Why are you calling next xbox : xbox 720? Just because 360+360=720? it doesn't make any sense...Xbox 360 means it can go with gaming , media , community and more they want to mean it can go with all..360 degrees means circle more like this... http://assets.xbox.com/en-us/hardware/accessories/index.html 720 makes no sense... the next xbox name should be differently.
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#2 najentus
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720 means it can do all those twice as better now.
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#3 TMontana1004
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Because it can go in two full rotations which means more.
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#4 Riverwolf007
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The 720? Umm... It's because when you see it you will turn away then back again then around then....ummm I don't know why they would call it that either.
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#5 PBSnipes
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I call it the Xbox 3, but without knowing the name it's hard to blame people for calling it the Xbox 720. I remember when people were calling the (then unnamed) 360 the "Nextbox".
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#6 Lo_Rising
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great thread!!!
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#7 mattbbpl
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Personally, I'm voting for the XBox 362.

Just kidding ;)

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#8 gatorteen
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Maybe they call it the 720, because it gets twice the RROD's.
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#9 poeton22
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It'll be called the Xbox 720 because all their games will be native 720P for the first time...
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#10 naruto7777
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this thread makes no sense
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#11 slickchris7777
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It'll be called the Xbox 720 because all their games will be native 720P for the first time...poeton22

This probably makes the most sense

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#12 BumFluff122
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I absolutely love tha spin some of you are putting on this. You guys should all be in marketing, seriously.

They consumers call it the XBox 720 because the previous one is called the 360. Will it be called the 720? There is no way in the world it will be. It's just a monicker given to the next XBox console. You're taking it too seriously.

If you want us to call it the XBox 3 sure we could but again I highly doubt the end product will be called the XBox 3.

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#13 darkslider99
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720 is a circle too you realize :|
Because it can go in two full rotations which means more.TMontana1004

Exactly...it's still a circle...looks just like a a 'normal' circle...honestly. I don't think the TC is very good in math.
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#14 BillGreen68
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I hope it's not Xbox 720 or anything like that. 360 is already a stupid name.
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#15 Kritical_Strike
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720 degrees mean you will turn around TWICE. And then walk away :?
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#16 PS3_3DO
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It's going to be Named Xbox 1080 since it can play at native 1080p. Oh and Snow boarders are going to buy it for sure. :D

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#17 Grive
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Of course, it being an unofficial temporary term to made by the media and community in order to express the idea of the next xbox has nothing to do with it, right?
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#18 EndlessGame
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Xbox 720 just sounds like it continues a pattern. They actually had all this planned out from the beginning. The original Xbox was the Xbox 0 in reality, the first of many circles. ;)

I'm surprised I don't see more of the "360 degrees, ur back where u started hur hur!!" on here actually. 720 would just b asking for more of it, even if it does sound cool. I mean... "hur hur, now you've gone round twice and r still back where u started!" It's asking for it. 8)

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#19 linkin_guy109
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they should just call it the "buy me i wont break, promise", it would sell like hot cakes
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#20 Sw0rDMaN
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It would be Xbox 720, because when you do a snowboard trick in 720 its better than in 360.

Just the next step in evolution mwhahaha :P

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#21 Unkind223
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Yeah, along with XBOX 1080 or any other name. It got annoying and dumb quicker than binary.
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#22 Lonelynight
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I doubt that MS wound name the new Xbox Xbox 720
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#23 Shadow_op
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Remember this memorable SW quote folks?

"It's called the Xbox 360 because when people see it they turn 360 degrees around and walk away"

Rofl. I loved that one xD

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#24 tader-salad
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How about they call it nextbox instead.
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#25 tader-salad
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Remember this memorable SW quote folks?

"It's called the Xbox 360 because when people see it they turn 360 degrees around and walk away"

Rofl. I loved that one xD

Shadow_op
I never understood that, wouldn`t it be a 180, because a 360 is a full circle so you won`t walk away you`ll be staring right at it again.
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#26 MoldOnHold
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Yeah it doesn't make sense. But so do a lot of things is this world. :|

Obviously it won't be called that, but people are using it anyway because it follows naturally from 360.

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#27 PS3_3DO
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They should name it Xbox 4. That would screw Sony over. What is Sony going to sue over the number 4? :lol:

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#28 excelR83
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720 is arr-tarded, I'm sure they won't call it that.
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#29 Shadow_op
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[QUOTE="Shadow_op"]

Remember this memorable SW quote folks?

"It's called the Xbox 360 because when people see it they turn 360 degrees around and walk away"

Rofl. I loved that one xD

tader-salad

I never understood that, wouldn`t it be a 180, because a 360 is a full circle so you won`t walk away you`ll be staring right at it again.

That's the point xD The guy didn't know his simple geometry.

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#30 excelR83
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By the way, why are people talking about the next XBox already, this one is only 2 years old.
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#31 Shomb22
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I will continue to use 720 for the next upcoming xbox name and will inspire more people to do the same.

Xbox OO? Knowing MS they will probably not do something related to the last instalments like Windows 95 98...XP!

Whao! Where did that come from?!

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#32 Shomb22
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[QUOTE="tader-salad"][QUOTE="Shadow_op"]

Remember this memorable SW quote folks?

"It's called the Xbox 360 because when people see it they turn 360 degrees around and walk away"

Rofl. I loved that one xD

Shadow_op

I never understood that, wouldn`t it be a 180, because a 360 is a full circle so you won`t walk away you`ll be staring right at it again.

That's the point xD The guy didn't know his simple geometry.

Oh yes.

Im awesome, I must be the only one in the world who can walk backwards. Yes!! Mutant: Walk backwards Man.

-WBM-

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#34 stephant_6
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Because it will still be doing 720p at the most...
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#35 Hoobinator
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The next Xbox will be called "Xbox: Novus Ordo Seclorum".
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#36 eddy_of_york
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its xbox720 because we aren't marketing execs and we really just want a term to refer to a future ms console....so lets not bother arguing about it....ms will give us a real name eventually.
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#37 TDLlama
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The Xcrate 360... you heard it here first!

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#38 iqballo
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no no its called xbox 360 because

1) m$ makes the system

2) it goes to the store

3)then u buy it

4)u send it back to m$(3 Rod)

5)m$ send it back to u.....and this goes round and round

in xbox 720s case....all the above will happen much faster .......:P:lol:

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#39 hellhund
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I say... the Xbox Infinity.
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#40 theflash118
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Why are you calling next xbox : xbox 720? Just because 360+360=720? it doesn't make any sense...Xbox 360 means it can go with gaming , media , community and more they want to mean it can go with all..360 degrees means circle more like this... http://assets.xbox.com/en-us/hardware/accessories/index.html 720 makes no sense... the next xbox name should be differently.orrytur

does it really need to make sense?

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#41 TNOFTG
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Why are you calling next xbox : xbox 720? Just because 360+360=720? it doesn't make any sense...Xbox 360 means it can go with gaming , media , community and more they want to mean it can go with all..360 degrees means circle more like this... http://assets.xbox.com/en-us/hardware/accessories/index.html 720 makes no sense... the next xbox name should be differently.orrytur

I agree, 720 sound stupid, we should call it Xbox 4pi.

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Xenon! Xenon!
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#43 Virus214
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Why are you calling next xbox : xbox 720? Just because 360+360=720? it doesn't make any sense...Xbox 360 means it can go with gaming , media , community and more they want to mean it can go with all..360 degrees means circle more like this... http://assets.xbox.com/en-us/hardware/accessories/index.html 720 makes no sense... the next xbox name should be differently.orrytur

what else they gonna call it ? 720 is a CODE NAME. like the nintendo Revolution. before they called it a wii.

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#44 Pure_Awesome
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they wont name it 720, as it would be associated with 720p... which would make it sound inferior
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#45 Patriot298
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As long as it's not called XboxRROD2 I'm fine!:P
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#46 theonlyGAMESTER
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Xbox 720 would mean it has made two complete revolutions... it could make sense, another time around the circle of media, done by making better, superior content compared to this generation?