Creator of the Xbox Infinity image comes clean, says it's fake

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Not that long ago, an image that popped up on Reddit that quickly made its way around the web showed what was reported to be the branding of the next Xbox, Xbox Infinity. The image made it to nearly every news site on the net but now the creator of that image has come clean and said that it is fake.

The image was originally posted on Reddit by a user named C-Ron who said he saved everyone a month and showed off the image of what was supposedly the branding of the next Xbox. While some news sources cited this information as fact and others hedged and said that it was unconfirmed, the rest is history as Xbox Infinity is now a household name among those eagerly waiting Microsoft's next generation console.

But, user C-Ron said it was a fake, he created the image in Photoshop and posted it to Reddit and was amazed at how quickly the image spread around the Internet. After the image made its course, he announced, on Reddit, that the image was an elaborate hoax and to not get your hopes up about the branding.

So there you have it, Xbox Infinity is not real, it did not come from an insider and for now, it's best to wait a few more weeks until Microsoft makes the official announcement.

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dmofPosted:

Would have been a nice name for the new xbox though.

LokePosted:

thats what I thought

Striker1960Posted:

i knew it was fake

AlphabetsPosted:

Eh, People just to need to learn to wait until Xbox themselves announce it. :P

TaigaAisakaPosted:

Zer0 if you go to cheatcc they still have the article saying this is real lol


I'd imagine people are flaming that article about it being real or fake. At least the original creator came out and said it was fake, people can take stuff too seriously.

Zer0Posted:

if you go to cheatcc they still have the article saying this is real lol

SynybunPosted:

Dreams it looked pretty legit but even then i only trust whats released from the company themselves


Yea, there are some good gfx artists that can make some convincing images.

Zer0Posted:

Smurfs It looks pretty real even though now we know it's not.

Leedle I Like Xbox Infinity A Lot Better Than Just 720

Yeah I think that sounds nicer.

The name was really cool
Wish it was real

NugatarianPosted:

BFF This was a good scam


originally never meant to be a scam, just other dumb websites picked it up on their own and used it to fool others

NugatarianPosted:

The guy never said or meant it be the real deal, it was just other website that picked it up and said that. The man made what he thought would be a cool logo/brand name of it