DirectX Box was the original codename for Microsoft's Xbox console before its public launch.
The name referred to Microsoft's DirectX graphics and multimedia technology, which had already become central to Windows PC game development. The proposed label was shortened to Xbox as the project moved toward a consumer product and public identity.
Project Natal was the codename for the motion-sensing technology later released as Kinect. Durango and Scorpio were later Xbox-related codenames associated with Xbox One development and the Xbox One X, so they belong to different generations of hardware. The final Xbox name was officially presented as the console's brand in 2000.