Because he is part of the Sony Defense Force. He needs to destroy XBOX as much as possible.
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Xbox Series X... Worst name of any Console?
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Because he is part of the Sony Defense Force. He needs to destroy XBOX as much as possible.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
my pc kinda looks like it:
You are Phil Spencer and I claim my £10.
CrisPy2019
Member
You cant beat WiiU
But the Xbox Series X will have a problem. Because I dont know if dumbians will know what that is. Its to close in name to the XBOX ONE X.
If its backwards compatible anyway and if that is Microsofts strategy going forward.
Just call it XBOX thats it.
And if you have to.... do it like amazon does. You know like Fire 7 (2019) Fire 7 (2016) etc.
So
XBOX (2020)
XBOX (2025)
XBOX (2030)
Like some car manufacturers do it too.
Oh yeah i officially declare it XBXS (sounds like Xbox excess) The name already implies that its to much of a name lol
And what happens if its going to have an S and X version?
XBOX Series X X? XBOX Series X S?
But the Xbox Series X will have a problem. Because I dont know if dumbians will know what that is. Its to close in name to the XBOX ONE X.
If its backwards compatible anyway and if that is Microsofts strategy going forward.
Just call it XBOX thats it.
And if you have to.... do it like amazon does. You know like Fire 7 (2019) Fire 7 (2016) etc.
So
XBOX (2020)
XBOX (2025)
XBOX (2030)
Like some car manufacturers do it too.
Oh yeah i officially declare it XBXS (sounds like Xbox excess) The name already implies that its to much of a name lol
And what happens if its going to have an S and X version?
XBOX Series X X? XBOX Series X S?
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Thabass
Member
This. Series X doesn't touch the Wii U, Ouya, or the N-Gage.
Those are actually different products. LOL
Of course, they are starting to carry that stupid X than over.
Its more like this
Surface Pro 5 32r5i
Surface Pro 5 32r3i
Surface Pro 5 16r7i
The above would be stupid. This above makes zero sense for a consumer product, it has to be simplified.
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fallingdove
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I have had enough exchanges with target and walmart employees when picking a game up that the scenario you describe won’t play out as often as you think. Not to mention, if you also have Lockhart in the mix, what is the “New” Xbox?
As has been mentioned a dozen other times, people that eat Gears, sweat Forza, and piss Halo aren’t going to have a problem, but if naming conventions don’t play a role in purchase decisions, the Wii U must just be a figment of people’s imagination.
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PS5 vs Xbox 4 <- PS5 has a higher number, so it must be newer, better and more powerful. lol
Nikana
Go Go Neo Rangers!
Those are all in the surface line. If you're talking about surface pro line that's a different story.
Dabaus
Banned
Cross Posting this:
My initial impression about the xbox announcing their new console at the vgas just seems like xbox is a side show console to me now. Like this is the type of thing a startup company like ouya or the fabled steam machine would do. They just had xo a few weeks ago, why not announce it there? And the name is ridiculous, its like wii U levels of dumb.
My initial impression about the xbox announcing their new console at the vgas just seems like xbox is a side show console to me now. Like this is the type of thing a startup company like ouya or the fabled steam machine would do. They just had xo a few weeks ago, why not announce it there? And the name is ridiculous, its like wii U levels of dumb.
ScarletSpider
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If these are both true, then what incentive does anyone have to
1) continue reading your post?
2) engage with you in any further discussion on the matter?
MilkyJoe
Member
You'd expect that same issue to be happening today, with three skus on the market, but it's not.
ThatStupidLion
Member
The New Nintendo 3DS like a word with the OP.
Nikana
Go Go Neo Rangers!
Exactly. Some people are dumb for sure but a majority of consumers have figured it out. We aren't in pre internet era.
fallingdove
Member
I don’t think it is as impactful when it is 3 skus in the same generation but now you are talking about 2 more next-gen skus with a similar, nondescript naming convention — where all 5 of the consoles play the same games...
bumleforce
Member
The name is xbox and its series x of xbox just like lockheart will probably be series s or x or something
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
Hmm dunno, I personally like WonderSwan. It's like Dreamcast; they make you think about fantastical stuff. What the fuck is a Pippin?
My only guess is they probably think a name like Scorpion or even Scarlet is too "edgy" or threatening-sounding for the majority of the market they probably want to appeal to. OTOH they don't want to be seen as too "kiddy" so they don't want to name anything too game-sounding like Gamecube (personally still like the name Gamecube, but the handlebar didn't help it back in the day).
I'm still waiting for a console name that tops MegaDrive. PSX is up there but can that really be considered a system of its own? Feel like Neo-Geo is a contender for coolest console name, too.
Shizumapower
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Afro Republican
Banned
No it wasn't, it wasn't called the Xbox One until the May reveal of the console before E3, before that it was called something else and the mockup trailer looked nothing like the Xbox One we saw at the Don Mattrick May reveal. Hence why so many people were thrown off by how "it looked like a VCR or a mid-2000's desktop."
Ya'll have bad memories.
It makes very little sense to market the way they are marketing them, unless the goal is to not sell them.
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MilkyJoe
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V4skunk
Banned
You'd have to be kind of special to get Xbox One X confused with the new Xbox Series X.
OutrageousFacts
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PlayStation Vita still has the crown for worst name, followed by Wii U.
Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule
Member
Series X sounds sexy af if you ask me. If some confuse it with the xbox one x is not really a problem since they all will run the same games probably
Huh. My guess is you have retailers scratching there heads.
Is the Xbox One X a part of the Xbox Series X? Seem logical that it would be yet its not.
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V4skunk
Banned
Only low iq will get them mixed up.
Whitecrow
Banned
No one told you that you must make 'products' assuming low iq on people?
I said precisely this in another thread. I'm certain the other will be called Series S, and will be the less powerful Lockhart. I have a feeling Lockhart will be the white version as well, in keeping with their current theme of consoles. There may even be two versions of Lockhart; one with a disc drive, one without. Though I think, at this point, having one version of Lockhart (without the disc drive) should be perfectly fine.
Microsoft is definitely playing chess here. Or so it seems...
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Nikana
Go Go Neo Rangers!
Microosft never showed off anything to the public but the Xbox One. Ever. There were numerous "leaks" but from Microsoft themselves they never showed off anything but what we got.
JareBear: Remastered
Banned
If there wasn’t a console called One X then I don’t think Series X would be an issue with most people who don’t like it.
Personally I think it’s fine and it’s the last thing I’ll be thinking about if it delivers on the speculated power and proposed latency features.
Personally I think it’s fine and it’s the last thing I’ll be thinking about if it delivers on the speculated power and proposed latency features.
Nikana
Go Go Neo Rangers!
They are selling more than fine.
Javthusiast
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Xbox SeX huh?
Iced Arcade
Member
I think they just went with the name "XBOX" and "Series X" just refers to higher end and we will see a "Series S" as well (just like this gen)
still a tad confusing though
still a tad confusing though
ManaByte
Gold Member
Everyone screamed that the Xbox One S and Xbox One X would confuse people and that didn't happen. This is the smartphone era, people are used to different models with different features.
Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
I cant see how its confusing at all. I get the argument that its a bad name, I don't agree but I get the argument.
It also is of great wonder to me that many people are thinking consumers will be confused. This thing will be $499 bare minimum, nobody is confused at that kind of coin. The messaging and marketing for Microsoft has been spot on for the last couple of years and I expect no difference moving forward.
It also is of great wonder to me that many people are thinking consumers will be confused. This thing will be $499 bare minimum, nobody is confused at that kind of coin. The messaging and marketing for Microsoft has been spot on for the last couple of years and I expect no difference moving forward.
Trogdor1123
Member
Seems fine to me, it clearly is trying to leverage the "x" from their mid Gen refresh to maintain the most powerful mindset. The series bit is the most interesting as it indicates a series, as in something else is to come still. I'm thinking this signifies the end of generations and a move towards a much more PC style experience where the systems have presets in each game.
ManaByte
Gold Member
I'm putting mine next to the TV where the Switch docks currently are. Those are being moved to under the TV where the X currently sits, even though I could easily fit two Series X on top of each other under my TV, I want to stand this one vertical.
dottme
Member
is the serie X a new gen console or just a continuation of the one X?
but where I can accept a little the issue on the switch because you want to be able to take it out for portable mode, it looks stupid for a home console that is supposed to stay under the TV.
And the day there is an official horizontal dock for the switch, I’m probably buying it.
i have an issue with my switch and I put it behind my TV.
but where I can accept a little the issue on the switch because you want to be able to take it out for portable mode, it looks stupid for a home console that is supposed to stay under the TV.
And the day there is an official horizontal dock for the switch, I’m probably buying it.
DESTROYA
Member
You do realize it can be positioned horizontally right? It’s pretty compact so finding a spot for it should be fairly easy.
ManaByte
Gold Member
Both. Backwards compatible all the way back to the OG Xbox.
eastwood333
Banned
WiiU literally made zero sense. Its just Xbox branding with Series(represents a line of Xbox versions) X after. Lockhart will prob Series S etc... No where near as bad as Xbox One. I remember when people complained about PS4 Pro. People will get used to the name. Could it have been better? Sure.
BouncyFrag
Member
Wii U is still the king of worst console names evah.
Afro Republican
Banned
There are literally mockup trailers for the "next xbox" all over Youtube published before the May conference, are you freaking serious?
Even this isn't showing anything to the public, it's a mock-up, just like how it was done for the Xbox One, they don't even show you the console, the console will be revealed either right before E3 like last time or at E3.