Frankly I don't care what this guy says..I think what their company attempted and represents even after the change was not only disrespectful, but an out and out disgrace to the gaming community.
I gotta agree with you there. People don't like that the third Xbox is called Xbox One. Therefore, you get a nickname as silly as the actual name.
Why would you think it's disrespectful? What respect does a console have? Especially one that isn't out yet and has gotten nothing but negative attention. Besides, the rules of nicknames are that you don't get to pick them. If it sticks, you're stuck with it.
This guy is too much. He needs to get away from the social world because he is tainting the Xbox more and more. It's like dude go home already. No one likes u.
I don't like the Xbone, I think in it it's inital state it also was disrespectful. And he's the last one that should be talking about disrespectful if you look at his comment history.
I honestly think he is the most unlikeable person i have even seen attached to a console... ranging from his lack of knowledge of the system he represents (thinking MGS5 was an exclusive and 'the switch'), to his name 'Major Nelson', to his slimy persona.
I won't ever purchase a PS4 based on what Sony did to the PS3. Released it at 599 with no games for the first 3 years. Told people to get two jobs to afford one. The arrogance. The entire basis of the PS4 is damage control for the PS3 but it is too late for Sony. I'm an Xbox fan now.
If you say Xbone 3 times in the washroom alone while looking in the mirror.. . Kinect will watch you whenever you step in your house! It will withhold video entertainment from you until you give it your lunch money! And It will force you to keep what you have forever and ever! Wohahaha! But that my friends is only a myth.. .. .. . So they say.. ..
Just stop you sound stupid the ps3 isn't perfect but to say your Xbox fan because of price, lack of games for three years, you sound like hypocrite look at Xbox higher in price range and haven't really supported the console for three years only a few AAA titles. Not to mention an Xbox Exec said if you didn't have Internet buy a 360 when the X1 had its 24 hour check in. Point is both made mistakes and your company have committed the same crimes you hate Sony for.
On topic: How many Major Nelson articles are we gona get. We get it Nelson you like the X1 now get off the sack man and shut up already. Xbone Wow!
I prefer Xbone, it's easier to say and is more differentiated from the first original Xbox. I can't count how many times I've said Xbox 1 and meant the first Xbox, and I hate having to make that distinction. So Xbone it is.
Laughed out loud when I read the title for this article, no wonder it's three pages deep with 180 comments. I've loved this generations console build up, it's brought out some hilarious memes. Xbone ftw!
Surely when the managers, PR and marketing people sit down to think up a name for their product, they road test it to make sure people can't twist it round to make bad names out of it?
I wont take credit for it but after it was initially revealed...xbone was the first thing that came to mind when i commented about it. i guess from there it set a trend in motion.
No offense major but...whoever came up with the "xbox one" name was an 'xbone' head.
pOSTEDuP comment says everything about this site. Its an insulting piece, has no place anywhere, brings nothing good to an article and is totally childish. Look at his agrees, yet people offer well thought comments, and they get hammered with disagrees. Whether or not you agree with them, it deserves a little more respect.
Next thing you know we will be calling it the bone console. You know... Bare bones when it comes to games? I will not feel any regret forgetting this console in a year. The bone console can rot in the deserts of new Mexico along with every copy of ET for the Atari 2600.
I would have said consumers, point out that the original and some of the still current policies exclude and even punish anyone who puts down $500 for something they'll mistakenly think they'll own outright, but otherwise I agree with you.
"Nelson" has proven that he only says what MS wants him too.
Vigilante_man: It's not like the guy opened a thread whining about it. A commenter asked him what he thought about people calling it the "XBone" and he answered. I agree with him that it is disrespectful but that's life. I'm sure Sony doesn't like POS4 or PSBore or anything like that but kids will be kids.
"Nelson" has proven that he only says what MS wants him too."
I agree, it's no coincidence that he may have recently joined NeoGaf. He could even be a member on N4G hiding under an assumed name.
His job is to promote the Microsoft products. IMHO Microsoft must be placing him on a few popular forums and news sites to interact/sway people who don't follow/comment on his Twitter feeds.
I honestly think that's a mistake IMHO he needs replaced ASAP. Why? Even though he does what he's paid to do IMHO his reputation is all but destroyed. A lot of people despise him and the company he works for.
Having someone who's infamous for deception working at the top of the public relations is as far as I'm concerned a big negative. They need to get someone new in there that's fresh. Someone who isn't tainted by their past.
Sure people will still have negative views of the company and its polices but the stigma from a tainted public relations representative or CEO is something that can seriously hurt any company in it's market.
People are fickle, when screwed with most don't forgive or forget easily, especially with the internet and its social impact. If you have a representative that has high negative marks on their name they have very little respect from the community when they speak. In fact the most common reaction is hostile if the reputation is low enough.
Microsoft needs to replace this guy so they can at least get a fresh start on someone new. They don't need to fire him just put him someplace else or let someone else do PR until things settle down.
I know if I was in the public EYE caught on camera doing/saying something for a company that pissed people off the last thing I'd want is to add fuel to the fire. This is exactly why I think he needs to go on a long vacation.
Honestly, if I was as some would call a complete Sony fan I'd hit disagree with this comment imminently because it'd be in my interest to see him stay as a representative. If I was a complete Microsoft fan I assume my emotions would be split after reading this comment.
I really can't think to much about it because both companies have tickled my feathers. I suppose it depends on the current situation.
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Well after the original controversy of their own making, I think they got lucky coming out of that with the label Xbone.. could have been a lot worse.
Also another one for their long list of mistakes tbh.. nobody is going to call it the Xbox One constantly, they should have attempted to use a shortened version at their unveiling instead of going TV TV SPORTS TV TV. I'd have went with X1 personally.
On the next article, Penelo says the Xbox One can sell 400 million to 1 billion because it can do TV and therefore it can be sold to a wider audience than just gamers.
So yeah, don't call it a gaming console, that's an offensive term now, call it an Xbox TV.
Do you think he would've had the same reaction if gamers nicknamed it Xbwon?
XB is Xbox and the ONE is 1 or ONE. XB-ONE if they named the thing XB720 or XB3 like they should have done people would've abbreviated it the same way. The only difference is the number wouldn't have combined with the B to make the word "BONE." Look at these XBThree, XBIII, XB3, or XB720
It all depends on the reaction of the reader. If the writer is recognized as hostile or snarky xbone is seen as X-bone. If the writer seen as level headed, neutral and constructive then the reader might be seen it as X-Box-One.
At times of controversy/bias when people feel entitled or defensive they may overreact. They can and often do take offense no matter how subtle the context is written.
It's like those pictures where some people see faces while others see 2 wine glasses.
Lol, true. BTW, surrounding all of these MS bad press these past couple of months, where's Aaron Greenburg aka Annoy Greenburger, because he was totally annoying at the time, now he's nowhere to be seen,that was bragging about how awesome 360 and was and that Blu-Ray isn't needed, I would like his excuse this time.
Angry Joe was being very courteous. He was asking hard and direct questions (some from fans), yes, but Nelson didn't conduct himself in a professional manner. The video shows it.
At 7:30, the Microsoft staff force Joe to switch his question because they were giving him dirty looks. At 11:35, Nelson takes the microphone away from Joe because he was asked a legitimate question. How exactly is Joe being unprofessional when the Microsoft staff and Nelson were treating him like so coldly?
Well said & I agree. This should be common knowledge by now, at least to people who post here. Sadly, it seems that even Larry doesn't get why people have went from pissed to not giving one rat turd about the "Xbone".
Someone asked him about it and he answered honestly, geez.
If you spent several years working with teams that worked very hard to bring something to market only to have someone make a slang name for it, you'd probably be unhappy too.
I still wondering about why they come up with the name i have 2 reason. One As in going back to old Xbox witch pretty daft as the old Xbox was great robust self upgradable console but looks nothin like New Xbox. Two. XBOX ONE What if we miss seeing the name wrong they trying to actually make a statement by saying Xbox Won eaither way it's stupid. But something to think about Old Xbox or a comment to Sony they won last gen or perhaps they feel they gonna win this gen.?
So if you don't like something, then its name calling. Ooook.
Whether you agree with past policies or not is not the issue. Lots of people put hard work into the xbox one and they deserve at least that bit of respect.
Are you saying you don't respect people around you? Or is this just the stance you take on the internet where someone can't pop you? If you don't have just a little respect for other people you must live a sorry life.
Frankly I don't care what this guy says..I think what their company attempted and represents even after the change was not only disrespectful, but an out and out disgrace to the gaming community.