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Resident_Hazard said:

I thought the Xbox was originally codenamed/named "Midway" as a reference to the WWII battle where the tides of the war turned in favor of the US over Japan--just as how MS believed they would turn the gaming tides against the Japanese rivals (Nintendo, Sony, Sega).

 

I don't know about that.  It's quite possible.  This site is good for console and handheld codenames-

http://www.gamesradar.com/f/console-codenames-before-they-were-famous/a-2008081310145746097/p-2