Because they’re making Xbox Series games
(I was seriously thinking the new console was called “xbox one series S”)
I’m pretty tuned into gaming news, and although I haven’t owned an Xbox since the 360 era I still keep an eye on gaming console hardware. I have no clue at all which Xbox is which. This naming convention is even worse than the ill-fated ‘Wii-U’.
At least with the PlayStation I know the bigger number is newer and the pro version is better than the non-pro and that slim means small.
I sympathize with the moms and grandmas of the world trying to shop for the Xbox gamers in their life. It’s a minefield of confusing names.
Microsoft has always weird names
They should call the next one “Xbox 2” just to mess with people
(They released two consoles this gen, the One Series S and One Series X, a low end and a high end one respectively. Together they’re called the Xbox One Series)
This is… incorrect. Among the previous generation the consoles were:
- Xbox One (eventually renamed to…)
- Xbox One S
- Xbox One X
The consoles in the current gen are:
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Series X
Neither the word “one” nor the word “series” overlapped between the two generations.
I strongly believe that the One X should have been renamed to make it easier to drop support of the One S.
But that never really came to fruition. Unless you mean that they should still be supporting the One X further into this generation.
I think that the One S should be dropped first, followed by the One X, but that the One X shouldn’t be anchored to the 2013 console.
So yeah, the One S should be dropped and the One X should be supported further, then be the next to drop say 2 years after. As it exists, it appears that the One X is anchored to the One S.
The problem is that the One X has a very weak CPU. To keep supporting it there would have to be significant compromises in terms of world complexity etc.
Microsoft saw Nintendo make the sequel to the Wii the Wii U and said " that’s an awesome naming convention, lets do that until the end of time"
I feel like Microsoft at least does a better job of getting across that their systems are new and different. Nintendo put so much focus on that damn controller.
As much as I loathe Nintendo’s business end, The xbox series has absolutely horrendous naming system.
Nintendo fucked up mainly for Wii=> Wii U, Microsoft has been a shitshow since 360, mainly coz they picked 360 and didn’t consider what they’ll go to next.
And the ONE moniker for a buttload of services is absolute bullshit when it isn’t the first device/product from that brand.
And then they went to Series? That’s absolutely shit as a naming convention for a single generation as well.
Stg the project names are a lot better than the final marketing names.
Xenon, Durango, Scarlett. Definitely better IMHO.
