I don’t understand the naming convention. It’s not clear to me which is supposed to be the new console, as someone who is not thoroughly informed on the matter, and I think that is a marketing mistake.
It started because they would be on the Xbox 2 when PlayStation was on the PlayStation 3 and they didn’t want to seem lesser so they started making up stupid bullshit for every console
I’d argue it all started, because Microsoft is Microsoft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Microsoft_Windows_versions#Personal_computer_versions
360 wasnt horrible but halfway through that gen Xbox just went full fuck up and kept that trend going
100%, someone who used to sell the units the amount of confusion we would get from Grandma’s coming in wanting to buy their grandkids a new console and having both the One X and the Series X out was tough to explain. It was always the same puzzled look of “who the hell greenlit that naming choice”
It’s so dumb. I haven’t bothered with Xbox since the 360, but anything afterwards is confusing to me.
They should have just gone from Xbox 2 to Xbox 4 to keep up. Or start making after the year of release or something. Or even following anything sequential (like letters of the alphabet with what Android used to do). Anything that made logical sense.
I think everyone was expecting Xbox 720, which would have been fine.
I’d like an X but also haven’t really seen much to push me to upgrade from the One X I currently have. The only thing I haven’t been able to play is Flight Simulator and I’d kind of rather be on PC for that. It’s probably cheaper to get the console than build a PC, but my wife got me a Quest 2 a couple years ago and VR seems like it would be pretty fun in Flight Simulator.
As someone who went from an Xbox One X to a Series X, I can say the load screens are noticeably faster now. I only have so much time to spend gaming these days and I’m happy with the upgrade.
Same. GTA VI is the only thing I’m really waiting for, but I may as well wait for the next console generation to play it at this point.
