Because they’re making Xbox Series games

(I was seriously thinking the new console was called “xbox one series S”)

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    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"

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      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.

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        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.

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    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.

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    (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)

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      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.

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        I strongly believe that the One X should have been renamed to make it easier to drop support of the One S.

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          But that never really came to fruition. Unless you mean that they should still be supporting the One X further into this generation.

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            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.

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              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.

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      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.