Because quite frankly it sounds dumb, and it's a non-sequitor.  Microsoft doesn't have to follow a formula when naming their future consoles the way Sony has chosen to do with the Playstation brand.

It's like when everyone assumed the successor to the Super NES would be the Ultra NES (which it was originally called Ultra 64 before they changed the name to N64), and everyone assuming that the successor to the Saturn would be named after another planet, rumored to be "Neptune" after the ill-fated Genesis/32X combo unit that never saw official release, and then changed to "Uranus" for April Fool's jokes lol.

lol all this "ten, ten, ten" when November 2012 actually is the 11th anniversary of Xbox.

You mean like the Natal? Yeah....

I'll address your issue since Seece's is not really solid.

343 confirmed Halo 4 will be on 360. But they haven't provided any proof to support that claim nor did they rule out a Nex-Box release. Anybody who knows the basics of the industry knows that games often get changed last minute or ported etc....etc.. Since Microsoft has not actually made a statement saying it won't come to next generation Xbox and the fact that 343 started development on a Next Generation game in 2008 and more recently was shown to have staff profiles stating they were involved with a next generation Xbox. The fact that if that were Halo 5 then it has been in development since Halo 4 began development, if its another Halo title then it is going on its fifth year of development next year. How long do you think Microsoft and 343 intend to work on this next generation game?

You do realize that Assassins Creed and CoD are both annual titles also despite EA's assurances its not the case a release of BadCompany 3 would make BF an annual franchise as well. Halo has also seen nearly annual releases despite what Microsoft says. So when exactly should this next Xbox launch? I mean what about 2013 when the next CoD and Assassins Creed and BF and Halo title all launch, 360 will still be alive and the software should keep it selling right?

That is exactly why Microsoft needs to act next year. WiiU will recieve all of the big games that 360/PS3 recieve plus all of Nintendo's first party software and the at least ten exclusive third party titles that will arrive within the first fiscal year. WiiU will have no competition at all especially if it retails at an afforable price.

Say Microsoft launches winter 2013, well first off it still won't have the titles you mention I mean Assassins Creed , CoD, BF they will all be headed to WiiU,360,PS3. Microsoft's new hardware will need at least a year to get those games unless development began already or very early next year.

Microsoft doesn't need to worry about Xbox 360 or PS3. They have to worry about WiiU. If Nintendo has a year or more to dominate the industry and Nintendo is able to push nearly as many units as 360 did during that time, then MS is in big trouble. Also if any of the leaked specs are correct or Microsoft doesn't sell its hardware at a loss. Then it won't be able to really crush Nintendo's visuals meaning like 360 was with PS3 all of Nex-Box's titles can be ported to WiiU. Microsoft will have to fight against a console with over a years head start all of the third parties fully in support and not much to offer that is vastly superior.

Fact is Microsoft laid out their strategy when they launched Xbox. Launching a year or more late would be completely against that strategy. Not to mention do you honestly believe that their is absolutely no truth to any of the leaks? That the whole industry is spilling its guts but its all a huge conspiracy by the media to trick consumers.

Nex-Box will be revealed in 2012, it will very likely launch in 2012. Whether it is named 10 or not it is in Microsoft's best interest to launch their platform in 2012 and latest spring 2013. Anything later is almost suicide.

As for the price cut which Seece mentioned. Why cut hardware prices when the hardware is still selling? Save the cut till you release the new system or its announcement hurts sales. No need to cut it early and especially prior to the holiday season!

JC your long posts make me go "aaahhh" :-p.

The OP isn't long enough to do that though, so I'll say this - can't be right. Because next year it'll be the 11th birthday.

What I think is more plausible is the 10th anniversary of Halo 2 (9th november of 2014) to be the launch date and the revamped title to be one of launch games, but somehow I doubt they'll wait that long.

No. It's XxboxX.

why 10? they havn't made 10 consoles so they don't deserve 10 keep to the skating numbers

After reading the other two rumor threads, I'm now a believer that there is a good chance MS will release the next console in 2012. As far as it being called 10 or X, I don't think so, I did think the XxBoxX was clever though. Actually, if the hardware is good and the games are good, they can call it the Xbox Turd for all I care.

As far as the OP calling it the tenth anniversary and people calling him out saying 2012 will be the eleventh, I think he means that the whole year leading up to the 2012 release is actually the anniversary year. Kind of how we use a number for our age, you are how ever many years old that whole year, until your next b-day. At least that's how I interpreted it.

it should be named Xbox 10-Tousand Gx!

It just seems to me that it would confuse people due to resolutions (720p, 1080p).

To some, it might imply that the new Xbox is maxed out running in 720p res, which of course the 360 aready does.  That's why I personally like the name Xbox 1080, as that's the resolution its games will run at.

Just like I love the way Wii HD sounds, but again, it could mislead people into thinking it's just the original Wii running in HD.