Xbox could have been P2P, VERV, MIC, 11-X …
São Paulo – The name of the first Xbox , released in 2002, was chosen from over 30 possibilities – among them, X-11, WEP and CyberPlayGround.
The list was unveiled by the executive Seamus Blackley, one of those responsible for creating the Xbox. He worked at Microsoft from 1998 to 2002.
In an interview with Edge, Blackley exposed and commented on the long list with all the names that competed with “Xbox” to title the onslaught of MS in the field of consoles.
“First we had our codenames, which were: WEP (Windows Entertainment Project), which was thought to leave Microsoft executives quiet; Midway (midway between the PC and console), and DirectX Box, which was gradually reduced to Xbox, “said Blackley.
He continued: “When we approved the project to create a console, Kevin Bachus (member of the development team of the first Xbox) said we had to get a new name, because Xbox had not been approved, then, against our will, had to go to ‘phase two’ or ‘car names. “These were so bad that not let them registered.”
According
Blackley, were held four rounds with suggestions of names – most formed by acronyms. The executive notes that there was a name that seemed preferred Microsoft: 11-X or X-Eleven. In the end, the team decided to push for Xbox name, which ended up being kept – but not before generating new debate about the spelling of the word: X-Box, xBox, XboX and X-box were also bandied about.
Check below the full list of names that could have christened the original Xbox:
01) MAX (Microsoft Action Experience)
02) AIO (All In One)
03) MIND (Microsoft Interactive Network Device)
04) FACE (Full Action Center)
05) MITH (Microsoft Interactive Theatre)
06) XON (Experience Optimised Network)
07) MVPC (Microsoft Virtual Play Center)
08) TAC (Total Action Center)
09) MARC (Microsoft Action Reality Center)
10) LEX (Live Entertainment Experience)
11) M-PAC (Microsoft Play and Action Center)
12) RPM (Real Performance Machine)
13) MOX (Microsoft Optimal Experience)
14) E2 (Extreme Experience)
15) MTG (Total Gaming Microsoft)
16) VIP (Virtual Interactive Player)
17) PTP/P2P (Powered To Play)
18) VIC (Virtual Interactive Center)
19) MARZ (Microsoft Active Zone Reality)
20) TS0 (Three Six Zero)
21) EHQ (Entertainment Headquarters)
22) O2 (Ozone, or Optimal Optical Odyssey)
23) MIC (Microsoft Interactive Center)
24) R & R (Reality and Revolution)
25) MEA (Microsoft Entertainment Activator)
26) AMP (Microsoft Active Player)
27) VPS (Virtual Play System)
28) MAP (Microsoft Action Play)
29) MEGA (Microsoft Entertainment & Gaming Attendant or Microsoft Entertainment & Gaming Assembly)
30) CPG (CyberPlayGround)
31) VERV (Virtual Reality & Entertainment Venture)
32) OM (Odyssey of the Mind)
33) P2 (PowerPlay)
34) IS1 (Interactive System In One)
35) MET (Microsoft or Microsoft Entertainment Technology Entertainment Theatre)
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