Now that's a name.
For the first time, I would love them to keep the codename and call it Xbox Scarlett. MS have never been one to do conventional naming, so I don't see them doing an Xbox 6 or something.
Hell no, the Xbox brand has too much mindshare at this point. A different name would only confuse customers and squander nearly two decades' worth of brand recognition.
It's odd the OP brought up the XB1's troubled launch as a potential reason to rebrand, when Microsoft has made a complete 180 with the XB1 since then, and won additional goodwill with the X.
almost 50 millions consoles wouldn't had been sold with always online and kinect mandatory.This 'complete 180' hasn't really translated to tangible sales or mindshare outside of dedicated internet communities.
It did for me, I was 100% convinced that I'm going to skip this generation for good, now it's my main platform. They have my attention for what they have in the oven for next-gen. I'm not saying it's all wonderful now but without that turn, I don't even think if you will see that box in retail in 2019.This 'complete 180' hasn't really translated to tangible sales or mindshare outside of dedicated internet communities.
This. They are blurring the generations so just call it Xbox.
1X was a gen blurring console. This is a nextgen, fresh start console. I am sure Xbox will be there somewhere but a clean and fresh start puts all the Xbox One issues behind it in people's minds.
No way they're going to step away from the Xbox brand. Just no. Never.
Since I also correctly predicted the name of the Nintendo Switch in a similar thread, I am hereby most qualified to give you a list which most likely contains the nextbox name.
You can thank me later:
Xbox Neo
Xbox Ultra
Xbox Pro
Xbox 2X
Xbox Shift
Xbox Cross
Xbox Ultimate
There's no way anyone will guess correctly. MS is especially terrible at naming their products.
Add to that "Xbox One X" a real Wii U moment.Just be consistent with the naming. Xbox > 360 > ONE was dumb IMO. Like going from Wii > Wii U. Consumer confusion. Just iterate.
Absolutely not. The launch was a disaster but the brand is in a really good place right now with the X, Gamepass, backwards compatibility. There is a lot of hype for the next xbox.
Xbox One XThey can't get rid of the name "xbox" that is for sure. Xbox One in all entertainment system.
What a ridiculous name honestly. Then the One S. Then the One X.
The next box has gotta be called Xbox 2. Peace sign. Deuces. Yeah. It all makes sense now.
It's odd the OP brought up the XB1's troubled launch as a potential reason to rebrand, when Microsoft has made a complete 180 with the XB1 since then, and won additional goodwill with the X.
Honestly Xbox 2 sounds kinda silly. I have a feeling they will go something like Xbox 4K or something. Xbox 4k doesn't even seem silly to me.Xbox One X
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One
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They were pretty cool with this one, even if it was an L of a generation. I'd be happy with Xbox and have them move to an OS based naming scheme.