Because they’re making Xbox Series games
(I was seriously thinking the new console was called “xbox one series S”)
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.
I suspect that the intent at the time, perhaps before supply chain issues, was to have more rapid hardware iteration, especially on the back of half step consoles from the previous generation. Then they could say they have an Xbox 6S and Xbox 6X. And 6, as you might know, is a higher number than PlayStation.
Microsoft has always weird names
They should call the next one “Xbox 2” just to mess with people
Or do Sony and make it Xbox one II
That means that it is now “retro” 🙃
Doesn’t that only mean they aren’t making Xbox One games? I’m pretty sure third-party companies will still make Xbox One games, or does it literally mean no more new Xbox One games?
At first I was confused because I too have thought the new console was xbox one series whatever. Then I realized it was last gen and was shocked they were still developing for that console. Xbox One came out in 2013, a decade of support is honestly way more than I’d expect.
(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.
Can’t fucking believe they didn’t just do this, starting with the previous gen:
Xbox S1 and Xbox X1. Then current gen would be Xbox S2 and Xbox X2, and so on forever. Mid cycle refreshes can be S2.5 or X2.5. refer to the generation as generation 2 or generation 3.
. Or if they were really assed about Sony having higher numbers (ive seen this theory floated) then start with S5 and X5, fine whatever.
The current naming convention literally looks like the result of a bet between marketing departments at Nintendo and Microsoft of “hey I bet I can get the CEO to sign off on the stupidest fucking naming scheme”
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.
Really just shows how little people have actually been paying attention. The names suck but it’s really not that hard to differentiate.
At this point they should just name their next consoles Xbox 11 and Xbox 11 Lite or something. It succeeds in making their number higher than PlayStation’s (as was the goal of the 360 back in the day), it coincides with the current Windows version to signify that recent Xbox platform unity, and most importantly, it solves the problem of consumers having to think beyond “bigger number means better.” And then please don’t fuck it up by making the next Windows named something other than 12.
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.
I couldn’t tell you what the current model of xbox even is. Isn’t the Xbox One the XB3? Aren’t we up to 5 now? 6?
We’re currently in the “Series” era with the fourth generation of Xbox. The Series S is the entry level, digital-games-only model. The Series X has a disc drive and generally better specs.
