This was the actual purpose:
When this technology of consoles was being developed, we already knew that Sony’s new console could be the PS3. Microsoft didn’t need to identify the console Xbox 2 as a result of shoppers would suppose that 2 is lower than one, so PlayStation 3 should be higher.
At this similar time, Nintendo was engaged on their new console and the challenge identify of their new system was the Revolution. This new console was actually getting lots of consideration as Nintendo had already revealed the movement controls and different new options this console was going to leverage. Sadly, that system ended up being introduced the subsequent E3 because the Wii – a reputation that almost all everybody hated by comparability.
What number of levels in a revolution? 360 levels. Xbox 360 does instantly sound inferior to PlayStation 3. Let’s go along with that.
Now what’s much more enjoyable, if you wish to speak about console naming historical past info, is that the successor to the 360 was rumored to be known as the Xbox 720. This was so widespread, the truth is, you’ll be able to see an in-universe commercial for Xbox 720 in futuristic ‘Actual Metal’ film that got here out in 2011. As everyone knows, we received Xbox One as an alternative.