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20 Aug 2005 07:31 | Dusty | Xbox 360 Xbox360News.com | Link to this article 
A very odd Xbox 360 website has just appeared online, with a clock counting down, but to what!?! We have no idea what this means, only that the site is indeed made by Microsoft and in 37 days, 22 hours, 36 minutes and 39 seconds something big is going to happen for sure! If I have done the math right that would be september 27th. I have looked up the whois info about this site to see if it could be fake, but all the info is correct so the site is real and owned by Microsoft. Click here to visit the website. .................................................................... Domain Name: origenxbox360.com Created on..............: Tue, Aug 09, 2005 Expires on..............: Wed, Aug 09, 2006 Record last updated on..: Tue, Aug 09, 2005 Registrant: Microsoft Corporation Domain Administrator One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 US ................................................... Note that the tree looks like one of those Japanese bonsai trees, which could hint at something to do with Japan. The sculpture to the right of the tree looks like a rabbit, Alice in Wonderland anyone? Please post your best guesses in the comment section below so we can work this one out together! Looks like this could be another OurColony kind of marketing stunt from the Xbox team NB!!! Below are clues and guesses submitted by our readers. None of this information is confirmed true or false. Update 2: The name of the site is Origen Xbox360, so what hints could be hidden in the word Origen. The word Origen is a spanish word for Origin, which comes from the latin word Origo which means "beginning". Here is a link to the Wikipedia description of the word Origin below if anyone one wants to dig for clues. If I am not mistaking Microsoft has promised earlier to reveal some big surprise for the Japanese market this fall, so could this be it? Will the Xbox 360 be launched in Japan first? I doubt it as September 27th is way to early, as developers will need more time to complete their games. Update 3: It apears that the word Origen also is the name of a great Christian theologians. Don't know yet if we will find any clues here but here is a link for more info about Origen. Update 4: I have added another screenshot which shows what will appear on the site when the clock reaches 0. Update 5: One of our readers is in fact part of the team that made the site, and he has given us some clues. Clue one - "i can provide you guys with some info, im on the team that designed this site, is something related with circles. thats all i can say. NG Clue two - "ok, what do you find when yo cut tree in half and see it by the top?(HD) another detail,youll see something different with the rabbit(HD)so check it from time to TIME(HD), the team which worked on the ourcolony website are involved on this. Clue: 2 systems, and a entire universe to explore. NG " Update 6: Ok let's sum things up. We think it has something to do with Japan because of the bonsai tree. We can also draw connections to Alice in Wonderland because of the rabbit. Which makes the comments about the circles and "universe to explore" even more interesting when you think of the phrase " "spiraling down the rabbit hole" . And if you look at the console packaging it does indeed look like the rabbit hole. But what does it mean? Update 7: More clues posted by the MS guy. "We are living in a world of digital entertainment, in a world were all reality is going to be virtual and the only thing needed to create at that time would be our own imagination" -Tree RINGS reveals the years of the tree while he is also the CENTER of that virtual world. -[J].A.E* 11=fun for A,J and E* 9=fun for J not for A or E* *(important) NG" Update 8: A suggestion from one of our readers is getting some attention. Wes wrote, Hang on a sec. If you use the thing the MS guy said, and use the numbers as month dates, ie: 9 = sept, and 11 = Nov. Then use A, J and E as the continents: A =America, J = Japan, E = Europe . 11=fun for A,J and E* 9=fun for J not for A or E This could be saying that 11 (or November) is when something to do with the 360 will be in all 3 places. and that in 9 (or sept), something is happening in Japan, not America or Europe. 9th month (sept), is when the countdown will end. Update 9: When you right click on your mouse and click forward a couple of times the new pic appears as posted earlier. First I thought the word that came up also was Origen. However, looks like it also could be Ougen (this is the pic where the rabbit is gone). Note :Most of our readers thinks it is Origen, and that it only looks like it says Ougen because it is written in another font. So the whole Ougen clue is most likely miss-leading. Update 10: Who wrote this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origenxbox360? Note : Wikipedia.org can be edited by anyone so don't trust it! Update 11: You can now also discuss this in our Xbox forum at ZTGD Update 12: Latest interesting comments by our readers: Kimble 08.20.2005 05:28 The word origen unscrambles to region. The rabbit almost looks like a map of different regions (countries) squished together with two dots marking cities. Wes 08.20.2005 07:03 Im still hangin on the idea of origen linking to the word origin - meaning beginning. this links somewhat to japan, as japan was the beginning of videogaming. JNW911 08.20.2005 08:16 Hey Guys, I'm not sure if this is at all relevant, but the rabbit is the zodiac symbol for both chinese/japanese for the year 1999. The first xbox was in beta status during this year in october. And isn't the xbox360 in beta status now?? I dont know.. plus the source code has a link with 1999 in it(leads nowhere though). Maybe the rabbit zodiac/1999/beta thing is coincidence :) Anyone? Wes?? Wes 08.20.2005 08:24 JNW, you could be onto something. the meaning of zodiac is a 12 band eliptical thing in astrology. Each band is 30 degrees in this zodiac. This possibly ties straight to the XBOX 360 bein the rabbit. (30 times 12 is 360) Update 13: Some sort of log in page has been discovered - Note: We have logged in to the site and it is just the old Xbox press site. The two sites are on the same web server which explains this. https://www.origenxbox360.com/default.asp Thanks Matt / PlanetXbox360 Update 14: There is strange hidden text on the log in page - "DURING THE BUILD UP TO THE RACE THERE WILL BE 1000+ LONDON WIDE, RUNNING CLINICS. NINE SWAT TEAM THAT TURN UP, MORNING (GYMS), LUNCHTIMES (TUBE STATIONS), EVENING (TUBE STATIONS). THEY'LL LOOK AFTER YOUR BAGS, SPLIT THE GROUP UP INTO VARYING STANDARDS, GIVE ADVICE AND THEN GO ON RUNS" What does this mean? Update: Seems to be a connection http://www.runlondon.com/nikeruns/ Most likely same web designer that just used some random text on the log in page , it was most likely put there to look cool and nothing more. Update 15: The last clue - Microsoft is counting down to something, and it must be something at least a little bit interesting or else they would never have made the site. The designers of the site didn’t put the tree and the rabbit signpost there because it looks cool, it has some kind of meaning but what? Well, that is what we are trying to find out. We know the timer show a different number depending on where you are located and the right one I believe counts down to September 27th at 12:00 midnight in Japan. Bill Gates has stated from the very beginning that Japan is their number one priority. Here is a quote from Peter Moore, marketing and publishing corporate vice president of Microsoft's home and entertainment division, "I've always said Japan is a vitally important market for the Xbox platform and with this next generation Japan is right at the center of the Xbox 360 universe," he said. "Now, as many of you will remember, I have stood before you in previous years and acknowledged our past challenges. Since then we have been taught lessons that only the world's most developed gaming market can teach. We have applied the resulting Japanese education to the development of Xbox 360." "Let me be clear, this time the rest of the world is starting to realize that Xbox 360 is a real contender right here in Japan. That is a very important point because I know success in this country is the ultimate tribute to the compelling power of our platform," Moore said. So it may look like that the Origen website is dedicated to Japan and something Microsoft plans to reveal to the Japanese market September 27th at 12:00 midnight. The next and biggest question of course is what on earth is Microsoft planning to announce to the Japanese gamers? Many of you have guessed that Microsoft will announce HD DVD for Xbox 360, or that they will show Halo 3? Or maybe they have been working on something that is completely unknown, and made with the Japanese gamers in mind. Something similar to Xbox Live, but for something completely different, something that would prove very popular in Japan? Seriously who plays train simulator games in US or Europe, however they are extremely popular in Japan. My point being that Japan is a strange world and if you want to be successfull there you must understand the Japanese culture and way of life. MS clearly failed with understanding complexity of the Japanese culture when they launched the Xbox, and as the MS guy said "When you didn't capture the attention of someone in the past, next time in the future, do it bigger and smarter, then they will put attention on what you are trying to offer" So could Microsoft have made some kind of service for the Xbox 360 that is designed especially with the Japanese gamers in mind? All we know for sure is that Microsoft is not going to tell until the countdown reaches 0, after all that is kind why they put it there in the first place. NB!!! : These are only wild guesses made by our readers and nothing more.      Add Comment  1 -
Huh?Unregistered - John 08.20.2005 08:05 I see the high def tree and the rabit ting, but wheres the clock counting down? i cant see it. =S 2 -
Unregistered - MS 08.20.2005 08:25 i can provide you guys with some info, im on the team that designed this site, is something related with circles. thats all i can say. NG 3 -
Unregistered - JA1230 08.20.2005 08:34 circles?!!? This is like the ourcolony stuff for sure 4 -
Unregistered - That Guy 08.20.2005 08:40 We must be in different time zones, because the site has different numbers for me. BTW, it's counting down to September 27th at 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time. 5 -
circles?Unregistered - Josh 08.20.2005 08:48 i dont know what that meant but maybe they decided to release 2 months early lol 6 -
siteUnregistered - Josh 08.20.2005 08:52 if this has anything2 do with it...the website was made the same day X05 location was revealed. 7 -
Lol.Unregistered - john 08.20.2005 09:09 I can see the clock. Im usin an LCD TFT and i couldnt see it unless i tilt the screen up a bit =P 8 -
Unregistered - MS 08.20.2005 10:02 ok, what do you find when yo cut tree in half and see it by the top?(HD) another detail,youll see something different with the rabbit(HD)so check it from time to TIME(HD), the team which worked on the ourcolony website are involved on this. Clue: 2 systems, and a entire universe to explore. NG 9 -
This is strange................Unregistered - Ben 08.20.2005 10:28 Wow! Okay, this is really weird. Obviously MS isnt going to give us the 360 unless we think really really hard. Alright, well, I dont have HD so wat does happen when you cut the tree in half? And does anyone have the URL for the ourcolony site and is it still working? Anyway, maybe they will release the core set on Sept. 27, and then the premium package later. I have no clue. 10 -
I have an ideaUnregistered - JP 08.20.2005 10:36 Maybe it has something to do with cycles?? The 360 and the first Xbox maybe in some cycle. Cycles is all I know. 11 -
CirclesUnregistered - Ben 08.20.2005 10:45 If it helps, I went to Thesarus.com and searched circle. Here is wat it came up with. amphitheater, aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, Circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, cirque, coil, colure, compass, cordon, corona, crown, cycle, disc, disk, ecliptic, enclosure, equator, full turn, globe, halo, hoop, horizon, lap, meridian, orbit, parallel, perimeter, periphery, record, revolution, ring, ringlet, round, sphere, stadium, tire, turn, vortex, wheel, wreath, zodiac The significant ones i think are halo, disc, cycle, and maybe revolution. 12 -
Secret feature to be revealedUnregistered - Greg 08.20.2005 10:47 Well, we heard of a secret feature in the XBOX 360, maybe MS will announce on that day that the DVD drive actually supports HD-DVDs. That would seem to fit with previous rumors and all the current clues, circles and all. 13 -
Unregistered - Sammy 08.20.2005 10:48 when you cut a tree in half and look at the top you see the rings of how old the tree is. I think that we are supposed to relate this to the actuall xbox 360 information ring on the system 14 -
amazingUnregistered - Eddie 08.20.2005 11:08 well, obviously, this is leading to something big, and they have said there will be changes to the website, so mayb the tree will grow and the rabbit will grow also. and show somethin that we can not see right now. 15 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 11:19 Ok, look at the Xbox360 packaging, circles are used on it, which resemble the circles found inside the stump of a tree. Im guessing that these circles are either relating to a count down (to a possible release date, or another exhibition date (like the Summit)), or to the idea that the Xbox360 universe is thought to be a neverending experience, in the way that a circle has no end. The strangeness of the site might have something to do with the uncertainty of the 360's release date, which is why i'm assuming that it could count down directly to a time when the Xbox360's release date is confirmed. 16 -
He is correct, you find RingsUnregistered - Ed Shannon 08.20.2005 11:24 Add the Rings to the Core system and what do you get? 17 -
noiseUnregistered - colin 08.20.2005 11:27 i dont no y but when i cliked on the pic to save it it made a funny churping noise 18 -
InterestingUnregistered - Xtrm 08.20.2005 11:28 Maybe the circles represent the power button on the X360 with a possible “ahead of schedule” scenario. It may have something to do with HD-DVD to be announced in X360 but I doubt that because were not even sure what the Next gen disk format will be, I don’t think M$ is willing to take that kind of a risk. My best guess would be it has something to do with a circle above an angels head with the number “3” after it. BTW I also have a flat panel LCD monitor & I can’t see the count down clock. 19 -
Eh?Unregistered - Chuffster 08.20.2005 11:28 Where`s the timer? 20 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 11:29 the more rings you get the older it is. With age comes size. And the extra rings (or size), could point to the hard drive. 21 -
possibly HALO3???Unregistered - Eddie 08.20.2005 11:33 well clue #1 has somethin 2 do with "circles". as another user said, circles could also be meant as "halo", . . . . HALO3??? But this could also be somethin to do with convention that will be held in japan sometime in september. Mayb they will release the something. Possibly halo3, an actual date, actual list of release titles, mayb a cheaper price, "although they are already given great prices", mayb even better pieces of technology that will be in the 360 that no one knows about. Quite possibly mayb even a release for the 360, the premium pack, not the core system, that would really piss me off if they released the core system on that date and we have 2 wait for the premium pack. If anyone can help out with this, that would be appreciated. 22 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 11:36 I still think the circles are linked directly to the console, not any games... as the resemblence between the rings on a tree stump, and the rings on the console packaging is very unlikely to be coincedence. 23 -
what about?Unregistered - Eddie 08.20.2005 11:38 so what do u mean? i mean what are u tryin 2 say about the circles and the HDD. What could it mean? 24 -
bunnyUnregistered - colin 08.20.2005 11:39 if u look closely at the bunny it looks like there is poosebly sumthing behind it ther is a pole under its feet. anouther thing wen i went to the sight it saed 38 00 28 49 25 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 11:44 As a tree gets older, it grows larger, and with it's increased age and size, more rings appear. So the abundance of circles on a large tree could relate to the HDD (with it's large memory), which is why i think this date could be directly linked to the 360 itself. 26 -
Check out Update 6Unregistered - Dusty 08.20.2005 11:45 I am trying to keep up here so I just updated some more info. "Ok let's sum things up. We think it has something to do with Japan because of the bonsai tree. We can also draw connections to Alice in Wonderland because of the rabbit. Which makes the comments about the circles and "universe to explore" even more interesting when you think of the phrase " "spiraling down the rabbit hole" . And if you look at the console packaging it does indeed look like the rabbit hole. But what does it mean? " 27 -
Unregistered - MS 08.20.2005 11:46 "We are living in a world of digital entertainment, in a world were all reality is going to be virtual and the only thing needed to create at that time would be our own imagination" -Tree RINGS reveals the years of the tree while he is also the CENTER of that virtual world. -[J].A.E* 11=fun for A,J and E* 9=fun for J not for A or E* *(important) NG 28 -
NoooooooooooooooooUnregistered - Bob Sanchez 08.20.2005 11:47 I think this means that on sept. 27th xbox 360 will be canceled and xbox will be investing in sony lol. I guess we will have to wait and see. 29 -
ex dateUnregistered - colin 08.20.2005 11:49 hold on y would the xsperation date be in 2006 wen the count down is im september suppos there might be anouther count down? 30 -
Unregistered - Sammy 08.20.2005 11:52 i think that it hs something to do with halo. Im thinking htat maybe microsoft and bungie are going to maybe to release a special version of halo for the Xbox. Also if you seach on Bungies clan search you can find that there is a clan called Origen that havnt play and matches at all pointing to a clue maybe 31 -
???????Unregistered - Xtrm 08.20.2005 11:53 “The more rings you get the older it is. With age comes size. And the extra rings (or size), could point to the hard drive.” (On the core system). I believe he’s right on the money with an early release date for the core system & the HDD thrown in there. Think about it, this is a very smart marketing plan for M$ because there will always be impatient people who just can’t wait so willingly to sacrifice the bargains on the better Xbox 360 package that comes out later. 32 -
NBUnregistered - Dusty 08.20.2005 11:57 I must leave for a short while so I will not be able to update the article for a while with any new inforamtion that you guys come up with. But keep guessing, as I will try to make some more updates later today. 33 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 12:01 Another reason I think the hard drive is key here, is because, (using my tree idea with the rings), on the core system , there is much less space taken up by rings on the packaging then on the real system. The extra space of rings could link to the extra space of memory? 34 -
Unregistered - Sammy 08.20.2005 12:04 but wat about the rabbit 35 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 12:06 yeah i was thinking about the rabbit. And i think the 'Alice in Wonderland' idea could be right, as that plot was very strange, and I think the strangeness ties in well with the fact that there is much confusion about the Xbox360's release date, and the meaning of the countdown. 36 -
Hmm?Unregistered - Patrick 08.20.2005 12:15 Well.. i see the counter has gone to 38 days ...? 37 -
WHATUnregistered - Red 08.20.2005 12:23 they did just add a day 38 -
Unregistered - Annonymous 08.20.2005 12:25 Mine is sittin on 37.18.33.48 39 -
I Got It !!!!!Unregistered - red 08.20.2005 12:29 Its a countdown to the first official Halo 3 Trailor, I'm almost 100% sure. the staff at bungie.net are always talkin about their next project and how they can really talk about it. 40 -
Or!!!Unregistered - Red 08.20.2005 12:30 Maybe its just the launch of the 360 magazine 41 -
AHHHHHHHHHUnregistered - Xtrm 08.20.2005 12:31 The rabbit is a decoy, the trojan rabbit. OK let’s think about it, what is in the center of the tree? The CORE. Now what do they call the basic X360? The CORE System. Ok so what do the rings represent around the core on the tree? Extra layers! Maybe the Bonsai tree represent Japanese companies that make dual layer HD disk format (HD-DVD or possibly even Blu-Ray) will be announced to go into the Xbox 360! Huh huh thank you I’ll take my bow now. 42 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 12:38 He could have it there (except with the trojan rabbit :S). If it is a countdown to that, the fact that they havnt stated the new dvds yet and are using a countdown instead, could be to make publicity for the 360. 43 -
Unregistered - buzyb77 08.20.2005 12:39 The Tree Represents the True Xbox 360 and all it Potental. The Crappy Rabit IS the Xbox 360 Core System.(its Color is the Hint) The tree Will Grow Long after the Rabit is Fast rabbit is Dead. 44 -
Alice in Wonderland because the 360 will take gamers to where they've never been...Unregistered - Djgenki 08.20.2005 12:43 I think I figured it out, The tree is there and the rabbit like eats the tree and then the rabbit poops the tree out and his poop gets absorbed in the earth and then goes back to the tree for the rabbit to eat again. It makes a full 360! Wheres my cookie 45 -
WHY?!?!Unregistered - Annonymous 08.20.2005 12:44 But why would microsoft say that the core system was rubbish. They would mke heaps more money if everyone bought the core systm, and all the extras seperate. And whts wth th countdwn?? 46 -
Unregistered - JL 08.20.2005 12:56 Something about the last clue. What is the capacity of a DVD? 9. So, would the J in that clue have something to do with DVD capacity? Huh? If this is true, then what does the A and E* represent? I am thinking that it has something to do with the HD-DVD that everyone is talking about. 47 -
secret pageUnregistered - brian 08.20.2005 12:57 i think some of you already know this but if you right click on the page and select forward, i different page will appear. BUT, this only works if you right click and select forward 5 times. meaning on the 5th time, the new page will appear. to go back to the home pack, just select rewind. 48 -
Unregistered - hmm 08.20.2005 12:59 WIFI like in rings around the core.... 49 -
How about this...Unregistered - Shabazz 08.20.2005 13:02 It might be that the 360 can read HD-DVD disks. If the DVD can hold up to 9 gigs, how many gigs can a HD-DVD hold? Is it 30 gigs or something like that? Now think about how what happens if you add 9, 11, and 11. Something like 31. Maybe the announcement will be that both 360 systems will be able to use HD-DVDs. Madonna should sing "take a bow" to me right about know. 50 -
Unregistered - Sammy 08.20.2005 13:09 Darnet i feel like the answer is right on the tip of my tounge 51 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 13:10 Hang on a sec. If you use the thing the MS guy said, and use the numbers as month dates, ie: 9 = sept, and 11 = Nov. Then use A, J and E as the continents: A =America, J = Japan, E = Europe . 11=fun for A,J and E* 9=fun for J not for A or E This could be saying that 11 (or November) is when something to do with the 360 will be in all 3 places. and that in 9 (or sept), something is happening in Japan, not America or Europe. 9th month (sept), is when the countdown will end. 52 -
Unregistered - Sammy 08.20.2005 13:14 holy crap good job man. i raise my glass to you for that. 53 -
Hmm...Unregistered - John Crabb 08.20.2005 13:14 On a 360 Sell Sheet, I counted 42 rings behind a picture of the system. That could mean something. In comment 7, "fun" was mentioned which makes me think games. Core could mean your the center of your gameing universe. "years" = more rings = impoved gameplay = bigger/better. 54 -
good one ShabazzUnregistered - Xtrm 08.20.2005 13:15 Maybe the J.A. could represent J. Allard or something along those lines, but I'm really sure of the other names except for Ken Katawhatever the hell his name is. 55 -
Unregistered - Sammy 08.20.2005 13:16 so basically now we just need to i guess wait a little bit to see what happens to the rabit so that we can finish up this puzzle 56 -
tree=lifeUnregistered - Eddie 08.20.2005 13:16 ok, a tree is the meaning of life. if it wernt for trees, we would not have oxygen, we wouldnt have fruit to eat from, or we wouldnt have wood or paper, or even shade mac on our women! :) So if the mayb the tree aka xbox360, will spread all of these things around like games, xboxlive, entertainment, the tree is the 360 and the rabbit is just a little p***k, since i cant figure out what he means, yet. And the hd discs could be a possibility, i mean not to rag on M$, but i can think of alot of times when they didnt tell the whole truth. I bet there is alot they are hiding, b/c they keep goin on how they have the most powerful system, yet with what sony's piece of shit 3 has in it, it almost looks like they have alot more power in it. 57 -
HMMMUnregistered - Xtrm 08.20.2005 13:17 I think you just nailed it Wes. 58 -
nicely doneUnregistered - eddie 08.20.2005 13:18 amazing job Wes 59 -
Unregistered - Sammy 08.20.2005 13:18 but what could happen for Japn in September 60 -
interestingUnregistered - mark 08.20.2005 13:19 my moneys on comment 51. well done! 61 -
Unregistered - vulcan 08.20.2005 13:21 isn't the Tokyo game show in september. 62 -
The RabbitUnregistered - Shabazz 08.20.2005 13:21 Could the Rabbit be the player? Since the rabbit is gone when the timer hits 0, could mean that xbox live will be global. This might mean that we can play against everyone in E=Europe, J=Japan, and A=America. What do you guys think? 63 -
From my comment at 51Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 13:21 I think that they will announce the HD DVD possibly happening in Japan (as the Japanese will be making it if it happens). This could be when the disks are started to be made, The origin of the HD DVD could be here. And the circles could represent the way a DVD spins in a system? 64 -
Japan in September?Unregistered - Xtrm 08.20.2005 13:22 Maybe Japan gets raped by deadly rabits in september. 65 -
Got it?Unregistered - Shabazz 08.20.2005 13:22 Ms will make the annoucement in in 9 September, that xbox live will be global to J, A, and E. Yes! 66 -
f**k sonyUnregistered - Eddie 08.20.2005 13:22 ok, when he says in the clue that he is the center of the gaming universe, that means the person with controller in there hands, and who is playin the 360. At E3 this past spring, J, allard,(if that is how u spell it) said that "we want 2 put u at the center of the gaming universe with x360" 67 -
Unregistered - Sammy 08.20.2005 13:23 of course the first countdown will represent the announcement of probably the hddvd in Japan. Then they will have another countdown for the American release of the 360 in November. 68 -
japan Unregistered - Eddie 08.20.2005 13:24 for the record, there is a convention goin down in japan this september lets atleast get that down 69 -
SuspiciousUnregistered - Pink T 08.20.2005 13:25 On this article it says that the count thing was at 37 days, 22 hours, 36 minutes and 39 seconds now when i lok at it it says... 38.00 35 25 which would make it seem like it is counting up?!?! 70 -
Unregistered - Sammy 08.20.2005 13:25 I dont know about that. Im thinking thats wat is going to happen in november while something that only be good in Japan wil happen at the end of this countdown 71 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 13:27 im thinking the HD DVD is true. After all, the Xbox 360 is meant to be all about the games. so you could say that the games will be the origin of the 360, hence the site name, and hence the most probable link to the games using HD DVD tech 72 -
Unregistered - no 08.20.2005 13:28 no it goes by your clock.. in explorer.. set it 37 days later.. and see;) But it is missing the pic that will show in 37days :S 73 -
Unregistered - That Guy 08.20.2005 13:31 So the last clue said "We are living in a world of digital entertainment, in a world were all reality is going to be virtual and the only thing needed to create at that time would be our own imagination" -Tree RINGS reveals the years of the tree while he is also the CENTER of that virtual world. -[J].A.E* 11=fun for A,J and E* 9=fun for J not for A or E* *(important) NG September is the 9th month of the year. November is the 11th month of the year. 11=fun for all 9=fun for some This ones easy. J=Japan, A=America, E*=Western Europe. Lets recap, Bonzai tree, [J] having fun, thus Japan gets the 360 core system (sans live) first on Wednesday the 28th @ 2:00 PM (local time in Japan). America, Europe, and Japan get both versions in November. 74 -
SOLVED!!!!Unregistered - That Guy 08.20.2005 13:33 J=Japan, who gets the core system when the timer expires, in September (9th month) A=America, E*=Europe, we get both systems in November (11th month) Too easy... 75 -
Unregistered - Sammy 08.20.2005 13:34 maybe 76 -
:SUnregistered - JohnB 08.20.2005 13:34 No offence 'thatguy', but uv jst sugacoated wht wes said a wile bak :S 77 -
Unregistered - Sammy 08.20.2005 13:36 really dude dont take credit from wes 78 -
Why Japan???Unregistered - Eddie 08.20.2005 13:36 Now we all no that xbox did badly in the beginning and that in japan, ps1's were selling better than xbox's. So why would they make such a big deal about this conference when its being held in japan, where sony is dominant? they are probaly goin 2 release the HD-DVD, and anounce halo 3, plus some other stuff that will nock sony off there seats. Now that i think about it, there wouldnt be any better place 2 release that kinda info, it would near pointless to say that stuff in europe or america since we would support them any way. But japans population wouldnt even listen, so M$ has made the bette choice 2 release there biggest and best secrets in the heart of sony, . . . Japan 79 -
Unregistered - That Guy 08.20.2005 13:39 Sorry, didn't see Wes's comment. I think we are right though. Oh yeah, the Tokyo Game Show is September 16, 17, and 18. 80 -
yet again, why japanUnregistered - Eddie 08.20.2005 13:39 what does the [NG] stand for tho 81 -
SeptemberUnregistered - Shabazz 08.20.2005 13:40 The Tokyo Game Show 2005 is September 16 - 18. But, the timer will end well after that date. So, I think it has to be something other than just an announcement. Maybe the core system in Japan? 82 -
Sorry ThatguyUnregistered - Shabazz 08.20.2005 13:41 I just stole your thunder with the date thing. sorry! 83 -
no no noUnregistered - Eddie 08.20.2005 13:43 that does and doesnt make sense. It would make some sense 2 release a the 360 in japan first 2 show that M$ does care for there japanese market. However, that would us off so much, we (america, and europe) have better sales for xbox than what sony does the ps2, would almost be a insalt. 84 -
Xbox 360 Release Dates Reviled!!!!Unregistered - Xtrm 08.20.2005 13:43 [J].A.E* 11=fun for A,J and E* 9=fun for J not for A or E* ………… Translation………. [Japan]America.Europe* November = fun for America, Japan and Europe* September = fun for Japan not for America or Europe……….But Why launch in Japan first? Maybe because of who is manufacturing the Xbox 360’s it would be more convenient to get the Japan models out first. 85 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 13:46 i still think the japan thing is merely to do with HD DVD technology, as Japan is where it all began (HD DVD). I dont think its an Xbox360 release date, because microsoft wouldnt turn its back on the people who backed it's console. To release the 360 in Europe and America 2 months after japan would be a bad move for microsoft. 86 -
Here is the real deal!!!!Unregistered - Eddie 08.20.2005 13:47 it states "fun for some". Meaning J=japamn in 9=september. That some will be the people at the japan conference. They are goin 2 b able 2 play the actual xbox 360, fully, not some alpha kit, not a beta kit, the actual system, they who are the some, will have fun in 9 87 -
Unregistered - That Guy 08.20.2005 13:47 They will launch in Japan first because there are 5-10 Japanese only titles ready to ship. The American/European games aren't done yet. 88 -
hold upUnregistered - The Man 08.20.2005 13:52 Hold up I've been hering all this talk about this HD-DVD in japan and I was just wondering if there gonna increase the price, and will they sell the HD-DVD model in America and Europe 89 -
Unregistered - ms 08.20.2005 13:53 http://www.avantbard.com/blog/archives/images/tree_stump.jpg 26/9 A+A+E 90 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 13:54 If it is HD DVD, I should imagine the price won't move too much, if any. MS have already confirmed game prices. 91 -
Wait a sec Unregistered - Tyson 08.20.2005 13:55 Now it says 38 00 04 30 whats going on? 92 -
It goes off your computers Date & TimeUnregistered - Xtrm 08.20.2005 14:00 Dusty you might need to change your PC system date & time. 93 -
MS-your link does not work!Unregistered - Xtrm 08.20.2005 14:03 !!!!!! 94 -
Unregistered - Chuffster 08.20.2005 14:03 WHERE THE HELL IS THE TIMER????! 95 -
linkUnregistered - Shabazz 08.20.2005 14:04 paste this http://www.avantbard.com/blog/archives/images/tree_stump.jpg it is just a picture of a tree stump 96 -
Unregistered - That Guy 08.20.2005 14:04 the link works, just erase the last bit 26/9 A+A+E It's a picture of a tree stump... 97 -
Unregistered - Chuffster 08.20.2005 14:05 This could be an anti Xbox 360 thing www.origenxbox360.com is an anagram for www.ignorexbox360.com !!! 98 -
Unregistered - Sammy 08.20.2005 14:06 nice try 99 -
siteUnregistered - Josh 08.20.2005 14:06 microsoft register the domain want be ani-xbox 360 otherwise they are very stupid 100 -
siteUnregistered - Josh 08.20.2005 14:07 well i typed too fast...microsoft registered the domain, it cant be anti-xbox 360 101 -
erm . . . Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 14:08 I don't want to offend the guy in statement 89, but it is the only thing left by the microsoft guy, where his name isn't in capitals. All the other microsoft lines are from MS, not ms. Im not sure if that link is a relevent clue 102 -
somethingUnregistered - Josh 08.20.2005 14:10 i guess this is just the flash thing but i dount a link: http://www.origenxbox360.com/library/js/displayFlash.js 103 -
Unregistered - That Guy 08.20.2005 14:10 Google image search for "tree stump" turns up this picture. Prank. 104 -
siteUnregistered - Josh 08.20.2005 14:10 aaaaaa i cant type i found a site* 105 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 14:12 I warned you! but the capitals move is no longer valid. Anyone who pranks will no longer give it away like that. We've got to be more careful, and make sure what are clues, and what are pranks 106 -
Tokyo Games Show!Unregistered - Enrique Herrera 08.20.2005 14:39 is days after Tokyo Games Show! http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=6131 107 -
Center of the virtual worldUnregistered - JL 08.20.2005 14:41 The last clue also said something about the center of the virtual world. Could this mean Japan since the cut of a tree shows the number of years and Japan probably is the center of the "virtual world." So, the 360 might be available in Japan first. 108 -
Ougen?Unregistered - netgem21 08.20.2005 14:44 Apparently, the word Ougen that appears at the end of the countdown is a Chinese electronics company! And check this out. On wiki this has just appeared: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origenxbox360 . The sentences are pretty obvious - they describe the tree . But what I found in the lst interesting is very interesting. 'Fun can be had even when losing or punching. So don't be yellow...' Take the first letters of some of the words. "(F)un can be had even when (l)osing (o)r (p)unching. (S)o don't be (y)ellow..." Spells FLOPSY!! MY BROTHER's RABBIT IS CALLED FLOPSY!!! AND THERE"S A RABBIT IN THE PICTURE!!!!! How about that for a puzzle solve!! If the wiki is slow I have a photo of it http://img394.imageshack.us/my.php?image=originxbox0if.png 109 -
Unregistered - sony 08.20.2005 14:44 The xbox is going to fail in Japan and America hail Sony, hail PS3!!!! 110 -
November 9Unregistered - Demon 08.20.2005 14:45 So much talk about september and all but November 9th we get a release in Europe, Japan, and America. TY TY. I must go solve the energy crisis now. 111 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 14:49 I'm pretty sure that it says origen, but you might be right. And the November the9th thing doesnt relate back to the MS clue. 112 -
Unregistered - Big Mike 08.20.2005 15:03 i remember allard saying "ring of light" which is the xbox emblem on the controller, which the gamer holds and is the center of the gaming system. 360 degrees of affect. 113 -
That took some working out!Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 15:12 ok, i have a theory that is gonna sound nuts, but it could be saying the release date of the 360 will be on th 25th of november. ok, if u give each alphabet letter a significent number, like : a =1, b=2, c=3, all th way to y =25, z=26. then, use the two caplocked words frm the MS clue, center and rings. You get 3,5,14,20,5,18 and 18,9,14,7,19. make all the numbers single by adding the relevant didgets, giving: 3,5,5,2,5,9 and 9,9,5,7,1. add these all to get 60. 60 days from the end of countdown is 25th November, a proposed release date from MS. Coincedence? 114 -
Unregistered - vulcan 08.20.2005 15:16 you might be right wes but i dont want you to be correct because i cant wait that long!!! 115 -
Wes I don'tUnregistered - Xtrm 08.20.2005 15:23 Wes I really doubt they would luanch the X360 on a U.S. national holiday "Thanksgiving", I mean all the stores will be closed. 116 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 15:25 Oh, my bad, i just heard that november 25th was a possible date. 117 -
Simple AnswerUnregistered - SR45 08.20.2005 15:26 Circles, rabbits, cutting a try in half....Real simple people... Bill Gates has gone nuts, and is now drinking far too much alcohol, and this actually means nothing. He is making you all nuts 118 -
image is "real"Unregistered - djsandman 08.20.2005 15:30 not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but the image is either real, or has been CG'd to appear real....if you look at the rabbit by zooming in you will see a white stand just between it and the ground it's standing on...might mean something about something being real and not fake. 119 -
rabbitUnregistered - netgem21 08.20.2005 15:39 120 -
rabbitUnregistered - netgem21 08.20.2005 15:40 it looks like the rabbit is a signpost. it has screws in it. there's a link between the rabbit and the tree has the rabbit is being a signpost for the tree. ah- i think i've got it... 121 -
Unregistered - djsandman 08.20.2005 15:49 also, not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but you don't have to change the time on your computer to view the image after the count down ends, all you have to do is right click and press play 122 -
Check HistoryUnregistered - Enrique Herrera 08.20.2005 15:55 Check the history of the Wiki entery. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Origenxbox360&action=history 123 -
OurColony.netUnregistered - XTrek 08.20.2005 15:56 The clues also mention OurColony.net. On this site is a fisheye lens look at a Darth Vader look alike pointing to a Colony poster with an Ant. There might be a clue here... 124 -
G4TVUnregistered - Xtrm 08.20.2005 15:59 I just posted info about this subject to G4TV & linked them back to this site. Maybe Attack of the show or X-Play will find this interesting enough to investigate & put it on their show. 125 -
Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 16:12 i've been doing some research on whether it says ougen, or origen on the hidden screen. It would appear that most fonts which hav 'O's in the style shown, also have 'r's which look much like this. The font style is old, and i feel almost certain this is origen, and not ougen... (see SCRIPT MT BOLD) 126 -
Codename OugenUnregistered - Enrique Herrera 08.20.2005 16:23 But the creator of the Wiki page is "Codename Ougen" 127 -
grrUnregistered - dumb ps3 people 08.20.2005 16:27 i hate fucking ps3 iliterate niggers. 360 is gonna fail in the US? haha go try getting a pre-order for it... oh wait a sec you cant its been sold out since may.. hav efun droppin 500+ on some peice of shit chink shit.. about the crazy countdown nonsence.. i dunno where you guys got tht equation type of shit from, but i dont see shit in the site, other than the fact that the rabbit kinda looks like an exagerated outline of the US, but thats just me ive eatin alota acid in my day =X 128 -
The rabbit hole grows deeper...Unregistered - Osiris 08.20.2005 16:28 this is crazy. We ar falling down a long rabbit hole. I think this wikipedia thing could lead us to the gamemaster. 129 -
maybe?Unregistered - Wes 08.20.2005 16:41 The wiki page may have been made by codename ougen, but only on 20th august. it would appear that the xbox origen site was made on the 12th (according to the above information. The sudden appearence of this particular wiki page(involvin the 360) means it was possibly a random person, not something official 130 -
look at ourcolonyUnregistered - Shabazz 08.20.2005 16:51 If you go to ourcolony.net there is a circle. If you place your mouse on it, a number of RINGS occur. Also, what if 11 for A means that you have to put your mouse in the center of that circle for a specific TIME period. It seems that the MS person put a great deal of emphasis on the RINGS and TIME. Also, the center of the tree RING. I am not too sure about the rabbit, though. It is supposed to change after a certain amount of TIME. I am currently playing with this theory. Sound like it might work. 131 -
Not true...Unregistered - netgem21 08.20.2005 17:13 MS said clues would come along later. This wiki thing is obviously the first main clue 132 -
Unregistered - Fito 08.20.2005 17:14 The picture on ourcolony.net I got was what looked like a pinball table... 133 -
Unregistered - Annonymous 08.20.2005 17:18 so MS has made official comments about this site? 134 -
MeaningUnregistered - Pimp1000 08.20.2005 17:20 So what does it acutally mean? 135 -
Unregistered - Annonymous 08.20.2005 17:21 What does what mean man? 136 -
Unregistered - Fito 08.20.2005 17:22 What does what mean? 137 -
mite be nuthin but....Unregistered - cookie 08.20.2005 17:27 rite this i from our ourcolony. and sumone said the word goes 2 ourgen. maybe that is OUR GEN. not sure jus an idea 138 -
Region 360Unregistered - Kimble 08.20.2005 17:28 The word origen unscrambles to region. The rabbit almost looks like a map of different regions (countries) squished together with two dots marking cities. 139 -
haha. SOLVEDUnregistered - netgem 21, frostcutter and frank53 08.20.2005 17:35 keep an eye on wiki. my mate jez is trying deperately to find clues on wiki and stuff and after someone just brought up gamem8ker he searched on wiki and found something. none of us can understand it as it seems to be in 3 weird languages. we think one of them is chinese possibly linking to ougen, the chinese electric co. but if anyone can translate this it would be a great help as we dont know what languages these are and therefore cant translate them thanks the 360 men 140 -
Unregistered - 08.20.2005 17:36 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamem8ker and i got it on imageshack for the main reason. you know wikis reputation of deleting stuff! http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/7265/gamem8ker9gc.png 141 -
something else...Unregistered - netgem21 08.20.2005 17:41 this may not be relevent but when i learnt sailing, to do this knot you pretended the rope was a rabbit. the sequence went: the rabbit comes out of the burrow and goes around the tree and then back dow |
