Microsoft obtains 'Xbox 8' domain names

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Through the National Arbitration Forum, Microsoft has won the rights to a series of Xbox-related domain names formerly owned by Cheng Juan of China. The disputed domains include things like xboxcompanion.com, xboxlivetv.com, xboxphone.com, and xboxtablet.com, but also xbox8.org and xbox8.us.

Microsoft was likely most interested in regaining these just to protect its own IPs – and the immediate use of things like xboxlivetv.com and xboxphone.com seem apparent.

It's tempting to suspect Microsoft is eyeing "Xbox 8" as the next console name due to the two domains that reference it; however, Microsoft already began integrating Xbox Live, and the "Xbox" name, into all its consumer products, including Windows 8. Also, it would be really weird if a domain squatter guessed the name.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/03/microsoft-obtains-xbox-8-domain-names/#comments

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3-StripesPosted:

Xbox 8 would be a bad name.

BritishColumbiaPosted:

i think its just a code name, like they had for Kinect

iButteredPosted:

ButteredBullets Thats crazy this game is gonna be awesome!


Woops though i was on a different news peace.

Well anyways I think Ms is just trying to keep us guessing what name there actually gonna give the next generation xbox.Maybe it wont even have xbox anywhere in its name.

iButteredPosted:

Thats crazy this game is gonna be awesome!

IglesiasPosted:

The_lmplication Xbox8? really bad name tbh


I see what you did there! aha!.

Anyway Xbox 8 would be a bad console name imo.

MawderzPosted:

The_lmplication Xbox8? really bad name tbh


I know lol, its really different from xbox 360.

Chicago_BearsPosted:

xboxate.us

DubblePosted:

I would have expected Microsoft to come up with a much better looking/sounding name than "xbox8"

VeilPosted:

Xbox8? really bad name tbh

BritishColumbiaPosted:

I don't like the name "Xbox8"