Next Xbox To Be Called Xbox Fusion

Speculation about the name being called Xbox Fusion isnt anything new. But what separates Xbox Fusion and only a few other names from the rest of the list, is that not only does Microsoft own the dot-com (WHOIS), it owns a slew of other domains like XboxFusion.info, XboxFusion.biz, XboxFusion.de, XboxFusion.co.uk the list goes on and on.
Speculation of the next gen consoles name has gone wild, fueled lately by the recent leak on Reddit of what may be the logo.

Names being kicked around include the Xbox 720, Xbox Infinity, Xbox Infinite, Xbox Gold, Xbox 8, Xbox Durango, Xbox Next, and more.

Domain investor Andy Booth who knows a thing or two about domains with names like samurai.com dropped me an email out of the blue saying he believes Microsoft will go with Xbox Fusion based on the number of names the company has registered and that the infinity symbol is also interpreted as fusion.

In case you havent been keeping a score card of Microsofts matching domains, heres a look:

Xbox720.com (WHOIS) Microsoft does not own the domain.
XboxInfinity.com (WHOIS) Microsoft does not own the domain.
Xbox8.com (WHOIS) -Microsoft does not own the domain.
XboxDurango.com (WHOIS) Microsoft does not own the domain.
XboxInfinite.com (WHOIS) Microsoft does not own the domain.
XboxFusion.com (WHOIS) Microsoft owns the domain.
XboxNext.com (WHOIS) Microsoft owns the domain.
XboxGold.com (WHOIS) Microsoft owns the domain.

So will Microsoft go with a name it doesnt currently own? Or with a name already in its portfolio?

We should know in late May.

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Honestly? That sounds like a stupid name. Something like Xbox Infinity just sounds so much better.

1 vote for Loop here.

Eh, I liked Xbox 8...mah PS4. :P

Anyway, Fusion sounds good.

Honestly? That sounds like a stupid name. Something like Xbox Infinity just sounds so much better.

charizard1605

Yeah but what number is there to use after infinity ? :?

Xbox' numbers rise exponentially:

Xbox 1

Xbox 360

Xbox Infinity

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

Honestly? That sounds like a stupid name. Something like Xbox Infinity just sounds so much better.

R4gn4r0k

Yeah but what number is there to use after infinity ? :?

Xbox' numbers rise exponentially:

Xbox 1

Xbox 360

Xbox Infinity

Xbox Beyond? Xbox Eternity? Xbox Nova? There's lots of scope for more names, if it ever comes to that. It probably won't, because Microsoft projects the next Xbox to be the last one.charizard1605

Yeah that came to mind too. Anyway I do like a word more than a number. Like how Nintendo does things. Gamecube for example, it tells you exactly what it does: it's a cube that plays games.

Well, arn't you just all over the news today.

Don't like the name.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

Honestly? That sounds like a stupid name. Something like Xbox Infinity just sounds so much better.

R4gn4r0k

Yeah but what number is there to use after infinity ? :?

Xbox' numbers rise exponentially:

Xbox 1

Xbox 360

Xbox Infinity

Xbox Fusion makes sense. Taking Windows 8, a game console, XBL, and an entertainment system (maybe even cable box) and fusing them into one.

I can see the marketing behind it. 

Fusion also doesn't sound terrible. Let's face it, there is no such thing as a good console game. You just accept it and it becomes standard. Remember all of the crap we gave the Wii? Nobody cares.

Xbox Infinity is the best of the rumored names. Xbox Fusion sounds stupid.

Xbox Fusion makes sense. Taking Windows 8, a game console, XBL, and an entertainment system (maybe even cable box) and fusing them into one.

I can see the marketing behind it. 

Fusion also doesn't sound terrible. Let's face it, there is no such thing as a good console game. You just accept it and it becomes standard. Remember all of the crap we gave the Wii? Nobody cares.

Wasdie

I don't buy it as the console name (my money's on them just calling it the new Xbox), but it could being software/XBL-related. It's pretty much a given that one of the Xbox 3's big draws will be greater interoperability with Windows 8 and WP8, and Fusion wouldn't be the worst name for some sort of feature along those lines. Something like their XNA replacement or cross-platform multiplayer.

Xbox Fusion makes sense. Taking Windows 8, a game console, XBL, and an entertainment system (maybe even cable box) and fusing them into one.

I can see the marketing behind it.

Fusion also doesn't sound terrible. Let's face it, there is no such thing as a good console game. You just accept it and it becomes standard. Remember all of the crap we gave the Wii? Nobody cares.

Wasdie

I could care less.Motokid6

How about Xbox Uverse or XboxDTV?

it makes marketing sense to use a name like fusion or infinity.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Xbox Fusion makes sense. Taking Windows 8, a game console, XBL, and an entertainment system (maybe even cable box) and fusing them into one.

I can see the marketing behind it. 

Fusion also doesn't sound terrible. Let's face it, there is no such thing as a good console game. You just accept it and it becomes standard. Remember all of the crap we gave the Wii? Nobody cares.

zarshack

I could care less.Motokid6

Fusion, Infinity, whatever it is.... I will buy it regardless.

Xbox Fusion makes sense. Taking Windows 8, a game console, XBL, and an entertainment system (maybe even cable box) and fusing them into one.

I can see the marketing behind it. 

Fusion also doesn't sound terrible. Let's face it, there is no such thing as a good console game. You just accept it and it becomes standard. Remember all of the crap we gave the Wii? Nobody cares.

Wasdie

I think you hit the nail on the head. And don't forget the TV services. Of course this might still be rumor but I'm glad it won't be called 720.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Xbox Fusion makes sense. Taking Windows 8, a game console, XBL, and an entertainment system (maybe even cable box) and fusing them into one.

I can see the marketing behind it. 

Fusion also doesn't sound terrible. Let's face it, there is no such thing as a good console game. You just accept it and it becomes standard. Remember all of the crap we gave the Wii? Nobody cares.

zarshack

[QUOTE="zarshack"]

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Xbox Fusion makes sense. Taking Windows 8, a game console, XBL, and an entertainment system (maybe even cable box) and fusing them into one.

I can see the marketing behind it. 

Fusion also doesn't sound terrible. Let's face it, there is no such thing as a good console game. You just accept it and it becomes standard. Remember all of the crap we gave the Wii? Nobody cares.

Zen_Light

Burton Box Jack-Burton

That's a bad name. I like Infinity the best. There is even an 'X' in the Infinite symbol so it would look good as a logo.BPoole96

[QUOTE="Jack-Burton"]Burton Box freedomfreak

[QUOTE="Zen_Light"]

[QUOTE="zarshack"]The Wii is still a stupid name.

zarshack

As I said, most consoles names sound stupid. They aren't meant to sound cool. They are meant to be distinctive and easily identifiable. It's all about marketing. I doubt somebody isn't going to buy a console because of its name. If they are that daft, that's not a customer worth your time anyways.

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"][QUOTE="Jack-Burton"]Burton Box Jack-Burton

that sounds more like a name for a car...which it already is. :?

that sounds more like a name for a car...which it already is. :?

CaseyWegner

heyyyy, everybody accuses you of being a lemming. Maybe it should be named "CaseyBox Wegner" :P

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]That's a bad name. I like Infinity the best. There is even an 'X' in the Infinite symbol so it would look good as a logo.Zen_Light

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

that sounds more like a name for a car...which it already is. :?

AdobeArtist

heyyyy, everybody accuses you of being a lemming. Maybe it should be named "CaseyBox Wegner" :P

as if cows needed another reason to hate on it. :P

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

Honestly? That sounds like a stupid name. Something like Xbox Infinity just sounds so much better.

R4gn4r0k

Yeah but what number is there to use after infinity ? :?

Xbox' numbers rise exponentially:

Xbox 1

Xbox 360

Xbox Infinity

Xbox Twofinity?

[QUOTE="R4gn4r0k"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

Honestly? That sounds like a stupid name. Something like Xbox Infinity just sounds so much better.

MrJack3690

Yeah but what number is there to use after infinity ? :?

Xbox' numbers rise exponentially:

Xbox 1

Xbox 360

Xbox Infinity

Xbox Twofinity?

xbox: to infinity and beyond

[QUOTE="R4gn4r0k"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

Honestly? That sounds like a stupid name. Something like Xbox Infinity just sounds so much better.

MrJack3690

Yeah but what number is there to use after infinity ? :?

Xbox' numbers rise exponentially:

Xbox 1

Xbox 360

Xbox Infinity

Xbox Twofinity?

Honestly? That sounds like a stupid name. 

charizard1605

no worse than the Wii-U amirite?  :P anyways. yeah the name sucks.....bad. let's hope thisis not true.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

Honestly? That sounds like a stupid name. 

lazerface216

no worse than the Wii-U amirite?  :P anyways. yeah the name sucks.....bad. let's hope thisis not true.