While there are more than a few doubts about its future Xbox With the Xbox 720, the company can take full advantage of both high-powered next-generation technology and a healthy dose of nostalgia, both due to declining hardware sales compared to gaming consoles, systems like the Nintendo Switch, and widespread structural changes at Microsoft. Yes, that name is meme'd beyond all belief, but it's enough of a bygone era to actually manage gaming's archetype. Stick), the despotic yet somehow sensible title of the Xbox 720 may be just what Microsoft needs to put the Xbox ahead of the pack and revive the infamous “console wars” altogether.
Honestly speaking, Microsoft's naming conventions for Xbox video game consoles have been random at best and completely useless. It all started with the original Xbox released in 2001, a humble beginning to evolve into the later curiously named Xbox 360. One of the best-selling video game consoles of its time, the Xbox 360 put Microsoft in stark direct conflict with Sony's PlayStation family of consoles and Nintendo's various game system offerings. Meme-worthy in its own right, the Xbox 360 was a pinnacle era for Microsoft within the realm of console gaming, and it could really play into Xbox's favor if another console in the incongruously named hardware series hearkens back to this golden age.
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Xbox 720 could be the perfect next console name for Microsoft
Countless jokes have been made about the irony of a third console in Microsoft's catalog being named Xbox One, and many fans are still scratching their heads at the undeniably random jump to the Xbox Series X|S. So would it really be out of left field for Microsoft to turn their naming conventions around 360 degrees and right back on the Xbox 720? Frankly, embracing the meme and bringing back nostalgia for the good old days and the “console wars” could help Microsoft return to the top of the hardware sales charts. Microsoft has already teased another major upgrade in terms of system capabilities for its next console, which will be a key selling point considering the imminent release of the Steam Machine gaming system (aka “basically a PC”) and what Sony is cooking up with the PlayStation 6.
In 2025, the PS5 will officially surpass the Xbox 360 in sales, and despite Microsoft's focus on online gaming and multi-platform releases, it would be unreasonable to think that the Xbox will take that beating. One of the Xbox 360's biggest advantages over the PS3 was the 360's superior performance, especially with online gaming. So, if the potential Xbox 720 can revive the same prowess and also offer more PC-like graphical fidelity and operating speeds, Microsoft could have a true champion to start a new slugfest with Sony.
Of course, very little is currently known about the next Xbox console, but if Microsoft can follow in the footsteps of the 360 (and perhaps go full throttle with the 720 name), the company could once again become a strong competitor in the console gaming landscape. Simple inclusions like backwards compatibility, larger storage, and faster download speeds seem like no-brainer inclusions, but a potential Xbox 720 could have more up its sleeve if Microsoft is willing to prioritize innovation. Only time will tell when the Xbox 720 will see the light of day or if Microsoft is once again cooking up another off-the-wall name. Xbox system, but many are crossing their fingers that whatever the company manages to release will be able to live up to the greatness of the Xbox 360.
