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Original Xbox Could Have Been Named MAX, FACE, or MIND, Microsoft Says

The first console could have been called the Microsoft Action Experience

Jul 5, 2013 13:30 GMT  ·  By
The original Xbox had wacky names
   The original Xbox had wacky names

Microsoft has just revealed a list of different names that were pinned on the original Xbox, confirming that all sorts of wacky acronyms were presented by different employees, including MAX (Microsoft Action Experiences, FACE (Full Action Center), or MIND (Microsoft Interactive Network Device).

Microsoft’s first foray into the console gaming business was the original Xbox, a console that had a pretty weird name when compared to Sony's PlayStation or Nintendo's GameCube.

In a new article posted by Edge magazine, Microsoft's Seamus Blackley shed some light on the different other names that were suggested for the device.

While the actual codename was WEP (Windows Entertainment Project), there were plenty of acronyms that came from Microsoft's "naming guys," according to Blackley.

These range from intriguing, like MAX (Microsoft Action Experience), to awkward, like P2P (Powered to Play).

Check out the full list below.

- MAX (Microsoft Action Experience) - AIO (All In One) - MIND (Microsoft Interactive Network Device) - FACE (Full Action Center) - MITH (Microsoft Interactive Theatre) - XON (Experience Optimised Network) - MVPC (Microsoft Virtual Play Center) - TAC (Total Action Center – discs/games could be called TACs) - MARC (Microsoft Action Reality Center) - LEX (Live Entertainment Experience) - M-PAC (Microsoft Play and Action Center) - RPM (Real Performance Machine) - MOX (Microsoft Optimal Experience) - E2 (Extreme Experience) - MTG (Microsoft Total Gaming) - VIP (Virtual Interactive Player) - PTP or P2P (Powered To Play) - VIC (Virtual Interactive Center – disks/games could be called VICs) - MARZ (Microsoft Active Reality Zone) - TSO (Three, Six, Zero) - EHQ (Entertainment Headquarters) - O2 (Optimal Ozone or Optical Odyssey) - MIC (Microsoft Interactive Center) - R&R (Reality and Revolution) - MEA (Microsoft Entertainment Activator) - AMP (Active Microsoft Player) - VPS (Virtual Play System) - MAP (Microsoft Action Play) - MEGA (Microsoft Entertainment & Gaming Attendant or Microsoft Entertainment & Gaming Assembly) - CPG (CyberPlayGround) - VERV (Virtual Entertainment & Reality Venture) - OM (Odyssey of the Mind) - P2 (PowerPlay) - IS1 (Interactive System In One) - MET (Microsoft Entertainment Technology or Microsoft Entertainment Theatre)

The Xbox was agreed upon because of one of the codenames, DirectX box, according to Blackley.