Megadrive1988
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Xenon - alright
Xbox Next - okay
Xbox HD - not bad
Xbox 360? arghhh.
not at fruity as 'Dreamcast' though
Xbox Next - okay
Xbox HD - not bad
Xbox 360? arghhh.
not at fruity as 'Dreamcast' though
Not Xbox 2 or Xenon, but Xbox 360
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Polarbear53
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I'd be happy with Xbox2.
The asociations I got, in order of what I thought first (not counting the thoughts like "oh god why?", just direct asociations to 360).
Spinning in circles on the spot.
PR spinning.
We're back where we started.
Modena.
Now, if they want me to have a positive mental reaction to the name, they better paint it red and have the right logo on it.
Mmmm...I liked Xenon a lot more. MS could even make it a thematic thing and go for names of games based on gases!
If it´s indeed real, Xbox 360 doesn´t really tell me anything, it would confuse the consumer IMO.
The first thing I thought of is what fafalada said, "we´re back where we started".
If it´s indeed real, Xbox 360 doesn´t really tell me anything, it would confuse the consumer IMO.
The first thing I thought of is what fafalada said, "we´re back where we started".
Evil_Cloud
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Maybe if they licence Tony Hawk it could work out...
IMO, Microsoft will stick with the 'Xbox' brandname.
IMO, Microsoft will stick with the 'Xbox' brandname.
Xbox 2 is just fine.
NO, "PlayStation" is not a 'fruity' name. It was a brilliant decision on Sony's part.
"Work on your workstations. Play on your PlayStations." Awesome.
I especially like the way it sounds in Japanese, like at the end of the old commercials in the PSX days. "Play-Sta-tion."
Anyway, I agree with whomever said "Xbox 2 Xenon" would be great. I like it too. Sounds bad-ass.
The only merit I can see to Xbox 360 is if MS does in fact roll out several versions of the hardware. Then you'd know that if you bought the Xbox 320, it wouldn't have the features of a 360 or 380 model.
Peach, er, peace.
"Work on your workstations. Play on your PlayStations." Awesome.
I especially like the way it sounds in Japanese, like at the end of the old commercials in the PSX days. "Play-Sta-tion."
Anyway, I agree with whomever said "Xbox 2 Xenon" would be great. I like it too. Sounds bad-ass.
The only merit I can see to Xbox 360 is if MS does in fact roll out several versions of the hardware. Then you'd know that if you bought the Xbox 320, it wouldn't have the features of a 360 or 380 model.
Peach, er, peace.
You may want to brush up on your Kelvin scale; you couldn't even light paper on fire at that temperature (nor boil water I might add).
jvd said:
playstation is definitely fruity. when i first started hearing about them and seeing them i never payed any attention to them because it sounded like something for little kids... especially with buttons with circle, star, triangle, square on them. looked and sounded like something for the 4-8 crowd.
and not ALL names were fruity. what about SEGA MASTER SYSTEM or SEGA GENESIS? now those are some hardcore, powerful names... ironic that the GENESIS came with Sonic the Pre-Teen Hedgehog.
Believe it or not, jvd, there's a science and a psychology to picking brand names.
And "PlayStation" is certainly one of the best this industry has ever seen. It's not only simple, but descriptive, and that's the catch. The meaning is immediate; it sounds like a game machine.
Compare this to Atari VCS, Atari 2600, Atari 5200 or 7800 - none of those alpha or numerical suffixes mean a thing. (Well, "VCS" did - but come on, how clunky can you get?)
"Intellivision" wasn't bad. "Vectrex" was too ambiguous for the average consumer, who wouldn't know a vector from a raster if it came up and bit them on the behind. "Nintendo" did a good job of making its name synonymous with video games, which is why it could get away with "Nintendo 64."
Too bad "Nintendo" these days equates to "kids' games" in a lot of people's minds.
"Saturn" was pretty unoriginal - even a car company was using it - and it didn't mean much without the Sega name in front of it.
"Dreamcast" may be one of the worst names in console history. Talk about fruity! But the real reason it wasn't good is because it's hardly descriptive at all. What the hell is a dreamcast?
I think Nintendo took a cue from Sony when it named Gamecube. Now there's a nice, descriptive name that describes the product nuts-on.
I'm less enamored with Xbox. It's kind of bland if you think about it. OK, OK, I get the whole "DirectX" connection, but who else but a geek would?
Nope, "PlayStation" is undoubtedly the smartest console name ever, in my opinion. Granted, it's not realistic to expect that EVERYONE will like the name, but given Sony's success with the brand, I think it's clear that the name is far more of an advantage than a detriment.
And "PlayStation" is certainly one of the best this industry has ever seen. It's not only simple, but descriptive, and that's the catch. The meaning is immediate; it sounds like a game machine.
Compare this to Atari VCS, Atari 2600, Atari 5200 or 7800 - none of those alpha or numerical suffixes mean a thing. (Well, "VCS" did - but come on, how clunky can you get?)
"Intellivision" wasn't bad. "Vectrex" was too ambiguous for the average consumer, who wouldn't know a vector from a raster if it came up and bit them on the behind. "Nintendo" did a good job of making its name synonymous with video games, which is why it could get away with "Nintendo 64."
Too bad "Nintendo" these days equates to "kids' games" in a lot of people's minds.
"Saturn" was pretty unoriginal - even a car company was using it - and it didn't mean much without the Sega name in front of it.
"Dreamcast" may be one of the worst names in console history. Talk about fruity! But the real reason it wasn't good is because it's hardly descriptive at all. What the hell is a dreamcast?
I think Nintendo took a cue from Sony when it named Gamecube. Now there's a nice, descriptive name that describes the product nuts-on.
I'm less enamored with Xbox. It's kind of bland if you think about it. OK, OK, I get the whole "DirectX" connection, but who else but a geek would?
Nope, "PlayStation" is undoubtedly the smartest console name ever, in my opinion. Granted, it's not realistic to expect that EVERYONE will like the name, but given Sony's success with the brand, I think it's clear that the name is far more of an advantage than a detriment.
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