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So my wife bought me Xbox One S instead of Series S :(
- Thread starter Fezan
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Anyone who isn't into gaming only understands PlayStation naming scheme. PlayStation 5 is obviously the next after PlayStation 4.
I tried to explain Series S/X after ad for them played to my gf and she just told me "why not name it Xbox 4 or Xbox 5, this is stupid" lol
I tried to explain Series S/X after ad for them played to my gf and she just told me "why not name it Xbox 4 or Xbox 5, this is stupid" lol
I also choose OP's wife!
Btw, OP, a bit OT: Series S aside from the initial price is frankly, a abysmal value for money compared to Series X. If you are planning on expanding your repertoire of titles within the Xbox ecosystem over the coming years, I honestly would bite the bullet & go fo XSX.
Edit: I do not mean to be harsh and I'm sorry if it came across that way.
Btw, OP, a bit OT: Series S aside from the initial price is frankly, a abysmal value for money compared to Series X. If you are planning on expanding your repertoire of titles within the Xbox ecosystem over the coming years, I honestly would bite the bullet & go fo XSX.
Edit: I do not mean to be harsh and I'm sorry if it came across that way.
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They're geniuses. How did they ever come up with that? They must have patented it too because no one else does it. Genius!
People on this forum were swearing that this WASN'T going to happen.
I don't understand why Microsoft couldn't just use 2 different letters
I don't understand why Microsoft couldn't just use 2 different letters
OP
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Yes sick is plenty here so it went be an issue
Yes she is.
She was not in the beginning also as gaming is for kids in our culture but now she just see it as a form of entertainment
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It's a big retailer here in middle East. For series s none of retailer here mention that is discontinued
I agree, I don't blame the OP's wife or Microsoft (though it is bad naming), the retailer is listing discontinued products right next to the current with a clear intention to shift what inventory they have left.
No one said chaos/disasters. It's just a shitty, confusing naming scheme that's causing issues.
If memory serves they discontinued the X but not the S. I stand to be corrected, of course
Hell, I've been paying attention and an on stock drops like a hawk and I almost did something similar today.
I've been trying to get a series X and had a tweet alert about a half hour ago that they were live on Amazon.
Normally I'd use my bookmarks but I was on mobile so I quickly just typed "xbox series x" into the Amazon app. There it was, an Xbox for $499. In my excitement I added it to the cart. I was just about to click the payment button when I got a call from my son's school. I answered the call, and hopped on my computer to see if I could still pay. I clicked on the bookmark from my computer, saw it was out of stock. But I saw I had an item in my cart still. I clicked on it assuming I'd get an out of stock error at checkout, but nope! I could still buy it.
I wanted to sicker l double-check and make sure I wasn't buying a scam from a 3rd party (like just the box or something) then I realized the whole time it was just the Xbox One X.
So yeah, I can see this happening a ton. You'll see sellers post auctions to trick buyers. Something like "Xbox One X Series" or other nonsense, but the official console names alone will cause this problem.
I've been trying to get a series X and had a tweet alert about a half hour ago that they were live on Amazon.
Normally I'd use my bookmarks but I was on mobile so I quickly just typed "xbox series x" into the Amazon app. There it was, an Xbox for $499. In my excitement I added it to the cart. I was just about to click the payment button when I got a call from my son's school. I answered the call, and hopped on my computer to see if I could still pay. I clicked on the bookmark from my computer, saw it was out of stock. But I saw I had an item in my cart still. I clicked on it assuming I'd get an out of stock error at checkout, but nope! I could still buy it.
I wanted to sicker l double-check and make sure I wasn't buying a scam from a 3rd party (like just the box or something) then I realized the whole time it was just the Xbox One X.
So yeah, I can see this happening a ton. You'll see sellers post auctions to trick buyers. Something like "Xbox One X Series" or other nonsense, but the official console names alone will cause this problem.
But era told me it won't be a problem at all!
Agreed. There really is a defense force for everything lol
Agreed. There really is a defense force for everything lol
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I really like the 'Series' naming, but going with S and X again was super dumb. Should have been Series 4 and Series 4S or something.
It's a horrible naming convention, sure. However we shouldn't let people off the hook for not listening to what we asked for. Probably only once in my life did I ever get exactly what I asked for at Christmas. Usually it was the "close enough" alternative.
I had to explain to my gf the differences last week cuz she wants to by one for her nephew. It's a stupid naming convention
Thanks!
She legit told me "so it's even MORE work for no pay?"
and then she told me she was proud of me. :D
I really love that woman.
Tough financial times doesn't mean you dont spend on leisure. You just re budget according to circumstances. Maybe a 300 euro console with subscription for games makes sense for them but 500 quid and buying 60/70 quid games doesn't.
further proof that Microsoft have the fucking worst game console naming system EVER! I hope you hugged and kissed your lovely wife for at least trying!
Good that you had a laugh about it :)
My brother in law bought me Transformers on HD-DVD once when I didn't have an HD-DVD player. Again, similar name and at the time was right next to the DVDs on the shelf in the store. He had no idea what HD-DVD even was, and just assumed it was a LE or something :)
My brother in law bought me Transformers on HD-DVD once when I didn't have an HD-DVD player. Again, similar name and at the time was right next to the DVDs on the shelf in the store. He had no idea what HD-DVD even was, and just assumed it was a LE or something :)
I agree but series 4S sounds better than just series 4.
Since Microsoft stuck with X and S again, they are going to find themselves in more trouble next generation again.
They definitely should have had a number after Series.
But Era said this couldn't possibly happen and that the names take 1 min to understand!
Glad she saw the humour in it OP.
Glad she saw the humour in it OP.
literally this... I will be pissed TBH if the next PlayStation isnt PlayStation 6... MS should be ambarassed by their consoles names... it confuses gamers and non gamers alike I dont understand it at all! I wonder how many people get the wrong system every christmas becasue of stupid shitty names for gaming consoles.
it's important we respect cultures in which marrying your grandmother is the norm
and it's so simple to actually show your product is a "sequel" or an improved version. If it's a sequel, you just have to use the next number in a sequence, if it's an improved version, you use an adjective like "super", "pro"
but thinking about that, I can imagine the Super NES actually caused a lot of confusion with parents
*Chef's kiss" was wondering how far down page 1 i'd have to scroll and it wasn't far at all :-)
Seriously. What the fuck was Microsoft thinking, and why the fuck do console loyalists feel the need to defend the worst naming convention since the Wii U?
I'm a hardcore enthusiast on a message board and I still get it confused all the time. Literally have had to break down sentence structure to understand what reviewers were describing when comparing Cyberpunk and it's massive differences running on the Xbox One S, the Xbox One X and the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S...
I'm a hardcore enthusiast on a message board and I still get it confused all the time. Literally have had to break down sentence structure to understand what reviewers were describing when comparing Cyberpunk and it's massive differences running on the Xbox One S, the Xbox One X and the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S...
Ok we're only on page 5 and the posters are getting thirstier by the minute...calm down everyone ;-)
I had a customer doing an Amazon return yesterday who did the same thing. He was buying it for his son and bought an Xbox One X instead of an Xbox Series X.
He thought he was going to be the Conquering Hero and instead...
He thought he was going to be the Conquering Hero and instead...
