I always thought it was because the 360 was meant to be a hub of your living room. Bringing gaming, music, movies, internet, and multimedia capabilities to your home. PR speak yeah but that's what I seem to remember being the underlying theme when the box was announced.
There is still an article on IGN about the 360 launch which confirms Peter Moore echoing a very similar statement.
OT: PS3 fans seem on the attack in this thread :P
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