Xbox 8 domains registered by Microsoft

by Andrew Yoon, Jul 03, 2012 10:00am PDT

Related Topics – xbox 360, Microsoft, Next Xbox, Durango, Xbox 8

Could the next Xbox be called "Xbox 8"? Sure, the name might incite some confusion. For example, some might think the system to be 352 generations less powerful than the current iteration. Others will point out that that the next system is far from the eighth generation of the Xbox.

However, the name would make sense, given Microsoft's concurrent shifts to the number 8 across its other platforms. Specifically, both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 are launching later this year.

Microsoft's interest in the Xbox 8 name was discovered by Fusible. The site uncovered a Microsoft-initiated dispute for a number of Xbox 8-related domains, such as Xbox8.us and Xbox8.org. There are also disputes filed for XboxPhone.com, XboxTablet.com, and XboxLiveTV.com.

These moves could be protective measures, and not representative of any actual products coming out of Redmond. However, "Xbox 8" certainly has a much better ring to it than "Xbox 720"--even if both the names are total lies.

Microsoft issued a statement to Kotaku in response to the report: "Microsoft often acquires various domain names as part of its ongoing business strategy, but beyond that we have no comment."

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Could the next Xbox be called "Xbox 8"? The name would make sense, given Microsoft's concurrent shifts to the number 8 across its other platforms.

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  Xbox 8====D : SlamDunk
  - This \m/ : valcan_s
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    ROFLMAO : Firefly1985
    - LMFAO ROFL LOL : TheIneffableBob
  - well played. : jdcope
- hmmm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRdWntqCLwg : homeboyJim
- I don't see how the name would cause confusion. People seemed to handle "360" pretty well. By the time th... : rtrson
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  It'll be Xbox infinity : HockeyJohnston
  - ^^^^^ : watcherxp
  - Yep : swimteampie
  - Yuuuup : ant_hillbilly
  - This for sure. : excite_mike
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    But what will the xbox after that be called? : pieman
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      ∞+1 : Greymatter42
      
      ∞+∞ : mrazzino
    - XBOX Infinity and beyond. : swimteampie
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    But then where do they go after that? : noxiousgg
    - Doh! : noxiousgg
    - divide by zero : azenmaster
  - haha that is what i was thinking. : riptyde
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  8Box or Xbo8 : TwiLyght
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    Something pronounced X-Bait. Exclusive extreme fishing games now on kinect 2. : DinK
    - there's a barber shop in my city named "Ultim8 barber" or some such and it drives me nuts every single ti... : avatar_58
    - Ah yes, the Xb8 Switch accessory! : dpgagnon
  - X8OX? : silent prophet
- Windows Xbox media server 8 : Zoopy_Iscariot
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  KinextBox 8 will be my guess. Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 may be popular among those who use PCs a... : Eskimo Keith
  - Or possibly 'CoDBox'. : Eskimo Keith
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    the general console buyer owns a Windows PC... : derelict515
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      I thought it was all about the Macs nowadays... : Eskimo Keith
      
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      in the US you've got ~1/10 people using a Mac, worldwide it's 1/20 : derelict515
      
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      That's a surprising number given the amount of people who praise Apple, then again, Macs aren't iPhones i... : Eskimo Keith
      
      iPhones and iPads are more popular than Macs ever were. Last quarter Apple sold 3x as many iPads as Macs ... : derelict515
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    Microsoft Bob presents: KinextBox Zune, featuring WebTV Gotta get all that brand synergy working for t... : jet-poop
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  Seems short-sighted. They are going to make windows 9 and windows phone 9 way before they are going to ma... : kaddar0
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    You should pass that along to them. : watcherxp
    - watcher8, that sounds like a good idea : kaddar0
  - Not if they update the software on the Xbox to a new Xbox 9 OS : rodneystubbs
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  Boo! That does not roll off the tongue. The X sound into the 8 sound is bleh. I can believe it though, it... : gaplant
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    Xbox ate my dog. : SlamDunk
    - Xbox 8 my neighbors : CplBeaker
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    X sound into the 3 is even worse, so it's got to be an improvement. : Entity
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      but people just say "the 360". "the 8" would sound stupid. : nwillard
      
      nexbox : Ebu
      
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      "the three" is just as bad. : Entity
      
      But everyone says "360." If it's called "Xbox 8," you're stuck with, "Xbox," or, "Eight." : noxiousgg
      
      "The XBate" : sithcow
  - h8ters gonna h8te : devpaul
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ30msk__oI : wandering jelly dog
- It's also the 8th Generation of Console systems. : Thornfist
- Or they might just pull a Most Wanted and just call it Xbox. : Frozen Pixel
- XB8, heh... : manero
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  Xbox ∞ : Snipergen
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    you just blew my mind : JohnnyRey
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      Microsoft contacted me just now.
      
      Jul 03, 2012 2:00pm PDT
      
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      Microsoft contacted me just now. : Snipergen
      
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      And I just got fired because they didn't like my Micro$oft idea. : Snipergen
      
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      I'll hire you. : conandan
      
      i thought i was your favorite whore : hanged_man
  - You win : gaplant
- Xbox 8 - 8bits full of funs. : alcueso
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  Windows 8 Interface for the next XBox? : capt tripps
  - the 360 already has a Metro style UI for consistency across Win8 and WP7/WP8... : derelict515
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  Ah yes, following in the long tradition of brands like Zune, Live, Active, and .NET, as well as throwing ... : the archvile
  - Also, X. How could I forget X? : the archvile
  - Xbox has been a pretty massively successful new, non-Windows brand that has done basically done of those ... : derelict515
- eighters gonna eight : chazums
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  xb8.com sounds like a porn site. : pixelat3d
  - tube8.com are laughing their arses off : pieman
- They should call it Console. : not work safe
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  I think they should just call it "Xbox" again. They can market it like Apple's iPad and just call it "the... : K1Bond007
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    new box : mobab
    - xbox : mobab
    - NeXT Box. There's even a logo and everything http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXT : deathofrats
  - Actually I could see them doing that. It's not like they need to differentiate from the original xbox any... : gaplant
  - box++; : swimteampie
  - sounds smrt to me : moshman
- ExtraBoxate : humbleone
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  Makes sense, either way not a big deal unless Windows 8 runs on the next Xbox or if games are cross platf... : InfernoAblaze
  - I would not be surprised if the next Xbox just runs a simplified, Kinecty version of Windows RT : CaptainThunderpants
- And people thought 720 would be bad? At least it would've sounded good and rolled off the tongue. : JeanLucAwesome
- Well most likely we'll be on Windows 10 or 11 when their next system is out, so I'm not sure why they wou... : DigitalFirefly

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