Oh, and don't give me that consumers are too brain dead to realize that the next Sony product, for example, NEEDS to be called "Playstation- Blank" so that people realize it is the next in the line(although thats what these companies seem to think, and are unfortunately following Sony's lead). Any buzz around the launch of a new console or a simple commercial would easily take care of that, in addition to the leading Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo name(hate to contradict myself here, but I think the "N5" is actually a great name. Not too specific, and actually used by a company that has the history and prestige of five consoles, not 2 or 3, to pull it off. I doubt it will be called the N5 in the end though.)
Anyone else have any thoughts?
Disclaimer: No, I do not base my console buying habits on name conventions. I have an Xbox now and love it. You could call something the "Game Playing Machine(GPM) from the Acme Company", and if, it had good features/software/exclusives, I would buy it. That goes without saying. The purpose of the thread is simply to discuss these names, and possibly banter about what some of our favorite console names of all time are. I outline this intention here to avoid posts of "I will buy it(PS3, Xbox2, etc.), as long as it's good! Who cares what the name is?" Thanks.
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