MrPressStart
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I am buying both consoles.. but I think people will refer to it as the Xbone... sad but true.
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Phil Spencer: Xbone name "going to stick"; though isn't the most flattering name
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Beelzebubs
Member
I applaud the Mallrats reference good sir.
Thats why one person or even small group is never enough to stand up to the collective mind of millions. Within minutes of the reveal of the Xbox One people were calling it the Xbone.
Thats why people have beta tests. Might be a good idea to "beta test" a name they are thinking of.
"Leak" it to the masses and see what they come up with, if they are still calling it what it is thats a victory.
Thats why people have beta tests. Might be a good idea to "beta test" a name they are thinking of.
"Leak" it to the masses and see what they come up with, if they are still calling it what it is thats a victory.
Xbone, please!
That's exactly what it is, a slur. It's not even a consistent abbreviation. No one called the Xbox 360 "Xb360". "Xbone" isn't much of an abbreviation either. I either use "XONE" or "ONE" which is consistent with how I referred to the Xbox 360 (360 or X360).
On here I always see it used in negative context.
Always-honest
Banned
Lesson learned. Next console should be named: cumfak 1
Why did I never know this.
LOL. I love it when people make the Xbox / Direct X + Box connection.
XBO may work for you, but it doesn't at all for a french native speaker. Don't know about other countries.
I have a friend that still says "Gaystation"...dude is like 30.
I always read it as exbone not crossbone. That would never have even occurred to me before I saw others asking the same question.
And for me it was simple a shortening of XB One. It's Xbone. It just sits there and fits. How nobody noticed it I don't know.
Incredible that is mess could all have been avoided when they named the 360. They made a rod for their own back to try and keep the names coming.
TheGreyHulk
Member
it's not the worst name in the world. it's really only used when typing anyways. i don't speak it as "x bone". I still call it the "x box" or "x box one". i will never call it the "one" though. it just doesn't sound right.
BWJinxing
Member
I prefer xbone. it sounds more natural then xbx-one (and im a bit lazy with vowels).
At Least with the 180s, I will be able to own one, but not before a ps4. I'll still forever refer to it as xbone. I think its just context that follows xbone that sets the meaning.
So the next xb will have some christian friendly abbreviation?
At Least with the 180s, I will be able to own one, but not before a ps4. I'll still forever refer to it as xbone. I think its just context that follows xbone that sets the meaning.
So the next xb will have some christian friendly abbreviation?
Micromegas
Member
Saw the first billboard on the side of the freeway last week. First thing I saw was XBONE. I laughed, because, yeah, it's the first thing you see. And once you see it, you can't un-see it.
At least this is the first bit of reality-based PR from MS.
At least this is the first bit of reality-based PR from MS.
Sword Of Doom
Member
I'm usually posting from my phone and it's much easier to just type "xbone" instead of "xb1" or even "Xbox one"
The real problem is that the real name is almost unusable. "Xbox One." That's the name of the original Xbox, and no one wants to type out the entire thing. It ends up ruining the name of not just their current console, but their first console as well. It has basic continuity problems, because it's the 3rd console.
So instantly, people had to find a different name because the name they were given was fully unacceptable. Xbox Infinity, or anything else would likely have been better.
They did it to themselves here. Having one of the only games shown be Call of Duty with the dog didn't help either.
So instantly, people had to find a different name because the name they were given was fully unacceptable. Xbox Infinity, or anything else would likely have been better.
They did it to themselves here. Having one of the only games shown be Call of Duty with the dog didn't help either.
JinjoUnchained
Member
Raises an interesting point, why do nearly all next-gen systems have stupid names now? The only one that isn't dumb is PlayStation 4: it's clear to consumers and leverages the brand name. The others are either not clearly iterative (3DS, XBox One), nonsensical high-concept verbiage that has nothing to do with gaming (Vita, Ouya), or both (Wii U).
This wasn't a problem in previous generations. Nintendo 64, XBox 360, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable; all great names that gave the system a clear identity and communicated to consumers that they were next-gen. Can anyone explain why console developers can't properly name their systems anymore?
This wasn't a problem in previous generations. Nintendo 64, XBox 360, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable; all great names that gave the system a clear identity and communicated to consumers that they were next-gen. Can anyone explain why console developers can't properly name their systems anymore?
GalacticaN7
Banned
Well, considering a month or so ago he made it public he really disliked the name, it's nice to see them embrace it.
recklesscognition
Member
What is the ideal nickname for their console? Even if it required a name change, is there something that would have been better, like the 720? You either need an original number, an easy abbreviation that conveys the whole product, or a unique name. Like Orbis, or PS4, or 360. I don't think the X-one works, it needs the B, so you're left with Xbone.
Duane Cunningham
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Yeah, I don't think it's a bad nickname, necessarily. I mean, the word "bone" was definitely cool in the 90's. I think it's just a nick name that will amplify what people think of the system anyway. Which, so far has been a fair amount of negative, so XBone seems like a negative nickname. But if people come to like the XBone, it will be an affectionate nickname.
well, he's YOUR friend lol
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Such a terrible "name."
Washed_Out
Member
XBO or XB1....I hate seeing it typed "Xbone". Sounds stupid as hell.
I don't understand how no one at MS saw it coming. XB and XB360 were used all the time did no one think XBone would happen? It was posted all over the place within minutes of the reveal. With how much product and focus testing that goes on for a product like this it blows my mind that not one single person saw that abbreviation before the reveal and realized it was a problem.
Duane Cunningham
Member
They should use "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" in their ads.
So basically it's 'technically' correct? Isn't that the... well, you know.
But seriously, they had Xbox Infinity. THEY FUCKING HAD XBOX INFINITY. Fuck, man, so they took 2006 Sony's strategy cock-up, and Nintendo's naming cock-up (we could've had Super Wii!), and merged the two cock-ups into the ultimate cock-up supreme.
That's actually pretty damned impressive.
But seriously, they had Xbox Infinity. THEY FUCKING HAD XBOX INFINITY. Fuck, man, so they took 2006 Sony's strategy cock-up, and Nintendo's naming cock-up (we could've had Super Wii!), and merged the two cock-ups into the ultimate cock-up supreme.
That's actually pretty damned impressive.
IdreamofHIME
Member
I can't believe they never saw it. I'm betting a few people did, but those who were excited by the name had power so the people who saw XBONE early just kept their mouths shut.
Like the Emperors new clothes.
Like the Emperors new clothes.
My dad called me a week or so ago asking me about it. Apparently he saw an ad for it before a movie in the theater and really wanted one for whatever TV aspects they showed. I told him the price of the device and the price of the yearly service he'll need just to access TV on it and he laughed and hung up on me. I thought it was rude.
how you came to this tone and conclusion from that interview is a mystery for the ages.
RedNumberFive
Banned
To be fair, that was the appropriate response.
PairOfFilthySocks
Member
His resigned attitude is pretty hilarious.
While that makes some sense. I don't know anyone that regularly typed XB360. I've always seen X360 or just 360.
X1 or Xone seems to make more sense in that case.
Who cares now though....everyone uses whatever they like. I always use X1. It's quicker, and I'll never come across as using it as a shot at the system.
(and only an idiot would confuse it with the Comcast box on a gaming forum)
SomethingInTheSea
Member
It probably did get brought up in focus testing but management was so behind the whole idea of it being the 'One' that they couldn't bear to change the branding at that point.
To be fair, Xbone only caught on because everything about the system since announcement has been one spoonful of refried shit after another. If the positions were reversed you can bet we'd be calling it 'The One' and calling the PS4 something marginally derogatory.
As I recall, it was coined on here the hours after the name reveal.
velociraptor
Junior Member
Xbone it is. Besides, it rolls off the tongue.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Seriously. How they figured people would feel more comfortable calling their system "The One" instead of "The Infinity" is beyond me. "The One" is exceedingly pretentious and honestly makes everyone think of Neo from the Matrix, so it's both confusing and gaudy. On the other hand, "The Infinity" sounds ridiculous, but it fits into the child-like, supercilious, and psedo-futuristic naming conventions of past consoles: The Sega Master System, The Magnavox Odyssey, The Sega Genesis, The Dreamcast, The Super Nintendo. The Xbox Infinity would have been a great addition to those ridiculously fun names. Sigh...
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