Xbox Series X Name Is So Goofy Even Microsoft Pokes Fun At It

But don't mention Craig. They haven't acknowledged a peep of that name in 12 months. So much for them embracing their memes.

Then again, they haven't showed a shred of campaign gameplay from Halo 6 in 12 months either lol. You think they would with the game going gold in about 8 weeks time.

okay... then.

XBOG = XB1

XB360 = XB2

XB1 = Xb3

XB1x = XB4 (because it had a leap of true power)

XBsX/S= XB5......

there your all caught up to Sony....for F sakes your name brand is not something you make fun of! Fire your marketing team & lets start fresh & not aim for the title of most ridiculous names & be a mockery!

Not as funny as the XBone.

Missed opportunity to just call it Xbox SeX

It was bad enough on Xbox One to call the enhanced models "X" and "S", since those letters sound too similar to each other and have no meaning at all, so what does Microsoft do? The same thing again, except change the "One" to "Series", which doesn't exactly make it sound like a new console since the word "Series" is more like a classification or category. Take for example, Honda engines. They have different engines in "Series" such as the D-series engines. There are differences between the D-series engines, but for the most part they're very similar inline 4-cylinder engines. So the Xbox "Series X" based on the name gives the impression it's just an different model of the "One X", in a similar way the Xbox 360 slim was just a different model of the 360 with some enhancements but ultimately still the same experience when it comes to playing games.

this is hilarious but sad at the same time but hilarious nonetheless.

then again, I would've preferred a better naming scheme. a joke's only as funny as you're in the know, it's confusing for the average parent and that's your target audience tbh. not ppl reading gaming news every other day. not every parent has the desire to talk to sale staff. imagine the confusion you're causing on sales-floors. that's bad marketing.

to us it really doesn't matter, it could be called donner383834, we would memorize it somehow.

imagine if the next one will be called Xbox X. Sony has it so much easier

Still think they should have gone with Xbox 360 Delta.

If you don't get it, look at a playstation controller.

If they know it's stupid, why did they do it?

Yep, confusing enough name that the discontinued Xbox One X is now also being scalped, used, often for ~$700 lmao

Doesn't help that, for some reason, MS decided it was important for the Series X to have the same outward visual aesthetic as the One X, just different dimensions. So if an online shopper is not looking and reading carefully, Series X and One X listings might appear to be the same thing -______-

That's fine. I poke fun at Xbox too. :P

Weren't people calling it the X box tower before it was released?

I remember people calling it the X box SEX, the X box ghetto blaster, and some other choice names, lol.

At least Microsoft can poke fun at themselves.

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At this point, I just consider the Xbox as the "low budget PC gaming". That's what it is really, the bare minimum to play current multiplatform games. Other multimedia functions are usually better realized on PCs and smartphones, but consoles nowadays can also play video, music and mainstream apps. In the end, the only "different" brands in this market are Nintendo and Sony because of their exclusives, the Xbox is a part of a big ecosystem. As a PC owner, I have zero interest in buying a Xbox and Microsoft most likely don't give a damn, they want to invade everything with their stupid branding