Confusion reigns over Xbox naming policy as Series S causes ‘One X’ to trend

Key industry figures criticise Microsoft's nomenclature following latest hardware reveal.

[isarai]

Everyone that wasn't whiffing MS's farts like it was rose scented oxygen knew this was going to happen.

[chrisx]

Yeah, it really is confusing. Just ms being ms.

[darthv72]

No more confusing than car models. The RS, SS, NSX, RT, SRT, SX.... Each one has its own level of bells and whistles. You dont hear people complaining, and that is an even bigger industry.

[JEECE]

@darthv72

When you are buying a car, you aren't worried that if you buy the wrong model, it won't be accepted on the roads within a year and a half. In contrast, if a parent buying a console for their kid gets the wrong thing, they won't be able to play new games once cross-gen games end.

[BillyG0AT]

If you have the brain capacity of a wasp, it might be

[chrisx]

@billyGoat
Oh I like wasps, I'd rather be a 🐝 than a 🐐

[Atom666]

@Jeece

Where do you guys live where you can't take something back to a store and say: "I bought the wrong one and I want to exchange it"?

[Obscure_Observer]

"Yeah, it really is confusing."

Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S

Yeah, mind boggling. S/

[Gaming4Life1981]

How is it confusing?

Xbox one s and xbox series s, its a clear difference.

[bouzebbal]

I don't think it's a confusion problem for those who are following the gaming news , I just don't get how they can pull such awful names everytime.. Xbox in itself is a terrible name

darth
Audi RS you don't just buy it when you know nothing about cars.. It's a sport variant and you need to know a minimum before you consider that model. Your example is broken.

[bouzebbal]

When I see series S I imagine there will be series S1 2 3...
Same for series X.. I have no idea why they're keeping that word series in each name 🤦‍♂️

[JEECE]

People doing the "oh it's so easy and obvious" dance need to realize that it's not people who come to these sites who will have a problem. We've known about this console for a year prior to its announcement. The issue is casuals. It's sometimes unbelievable what they can manage to confuse.

If you don't believe me, recall that Nintendo took the Wii U on Jimmy Fallon's show before launch, and he thought it was an add on for the Wii.

[Unspoken]

Twitter community and former PlayStation employee claims they don't understand naming convention. These are the two most reliable sources out there next to Sony fans on N4G.

Fools here can't understand different versions of tech. Sad.

[rainslacker]

As a general rule of thumb, those that say the average consumer can figure this stuff out I know have never worked a day of retail in their life. When I worked in retail, it never ceased to amaze me how uninformed people could be, and how resistant they were to learning from someone who knew....ie, the sales person. People don't like being told they're wrong, or that cheap version they wanted won't do what they want it to do.

But, more generally speaking, when people buy cars, they tend to buy the ones that have the features they want, at a price point they think they can afford. I honestly can't ever think of a time when I went to buy a car, and thought about the various two letter version numbers, because for the most part, they were usually the same car with added features. Some sports cars are more confusing in this regard, but in the end, people that care about that stuff will learn what it has to offer. Same with consoles, but in the case of consoles, someone who maybe just buys the cheaper one ends up realizing it may not be what they wanted, because it's not like information on electronics is clearly displayed to the layman. Just look at the somewhat recent transition to the 4K market with TV's and everything to run 4K. Even after almost a decade now, the whole thing is a cluster-F of information, that is easy to get confused by, and you may very well not get what you wanted if you don't really research it well enough, and even then, the research can be just as confusing because most of what you find on google is paid media crap.

@Atom

"Where do you guys live where you can't take something back to a store and say: "I bought the wrong one and I want to exchange it"

Most places in the US do not allow returns for consoles or games....although games are becoming a returnable product in more places now. Some will take back consoles with restocking fees, or they'll take them as trade ins. You buy the wrong thing, and you're pretty much stuck with it, or you take a loss.

[1Victor]

Grandma wall into a game (whatever name you’re like goes here)store and ask for a new Xbox s thingy for my grandson the attendant say we we go Xbox one s and series s which one you want she say is one s the newest of the series s he say no they’re different 1s come first series s is new 😩 She then say I want that one an this games and drop 3 games 🤦🏿He says you can’t play those game on it, she say never mind I’ll comeback later

[JEECE]

@rainslacker

You nailed it. I remember being in a blockbuster once in the mid 2000s when a guy who had rented a blu-ray version of a movie was mad at the cashier because it wouldn't work in his DVD player. He just kept arguing with him about why it wouldn't work after the cashier explained it and offered to exchange it for a DVD.

[UltraNova]

Nuh its not confusing, especially when the Xbox One series is discontinued and no longer available in shops.

I can see some people(parents, casuals etc) getting confused right around launch period but that's about it.

That said, MS really needs to work on their naming for next-next gen.

[Atom666]

@Rainslacker

Walmart, Bestbuy, Target...have restocking fees? Get out of here. Exactly how long ago did you work retail?

Even shitty stores like Gamestop have to take the return. We literally have laws protecting us on this.

You guys try way too hard. Guess what though...ignorant consumers will have 4 Playstations to choose from this year. What ever will they do!!!

[Army_of_Darkness]

Xbox Series s vs xbox one s... Yup, definitely confusing for a non gamer like parents buying a Christmas gift for their kids...
MS already screwed themselves up for next gen by just the ridiculous name change alone.

@darthv72. Bro, there is a big difference between spending a few hundred dollars(on a console) vs. Several Thousands of dollars(on a car)! And when you're spending thousands of dollars you're more than likely do your research before buying.
A new console should never be confusing in any way to the customer. Put a new name or number at the end and you're good. All about simplicity for a device most parents think is a toy.

[Kribwalker]

almost as confusing as calling castlevania lords of the shadows the witcher 2? 🤷

[outsider1624]

Xbox One, xbox S, Xbox X, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S....jeeze.. imagine wanting the Series S but instead getting XboX S.

Why can't they name it simple. Xbox, Xbox2 Xbox3, Xbox4

[Chris12]

Because consumers aren't as thick as you pretend they are.

[SO71D]

@Chris12

You've clearly never worker in retail.

[Skywalker333]

There was a VERY simple reason why. Because it would automatically look like they are behind Sony. Xbox 360 would have been Xbox 2 against PS3. Xbox One --> Xbox 3 against PS4.
It looks very bad from a marketing perspective and it subliminally implies that this is worse that the competition.
To be fair, the big issue was One, it created a confusion similar to the Wii U debacle.
I believe their change to "series" is the way to address this issue and from now on the will be able to give numbers to the series while they release new models every X years.

[psychosmurf101]

I don’t understand what’s so confusing. Yes the name is close. But one costs more and the other costs less. That is what people are paying attention to. They both run the same games according to Microsoft. The hardcore like me would be buying the xsx for power and would be in the know about the differences. The moms and pops of the world would be looking at price and would ultimately get the exact same things as an xsx minus the big power upgrade.

[LordoftheCritics]

Why do I feel like we need smarter journalists.

[GameBoyColor]

We need smarter consumers, but that'll never happen. If you worked in retail you can see how this naming convention will confuse the masses

[NealGamby]

MS's marketing put out a crappy spec Series S and discontinued the better spec One X to push people to the new Series X. LOL

[darthv72]

Its the other way around. The One X is less powerful to the Series S. It's the reason the OX was discontinued. The SS is replacing it.

[GamerRN]

Yeah, don't play into it Darth.

Which makes more sense:

@NealGamby is a Sony fanboy trying to knock the Series S and Microsoft

Or

@NealGamby is on N4G and has no idea that the Series S is actually more powerful than the One X despite all the articles and comments explaining that it is.

[NealGamby]

One X has 6 teraflops. Series S has 4 teraflops, right? Xbox One has a 1tb HDD, the Series S has a 512 SSD and no disc drive, right? Now tell me how the SS is better than the One X.

[yomfweeee]

Xbots praise TFLOPS when it makes the Series X seem better than PS5.
Xbots downplay TFLOPS when it makes the Series S seem worse than One X.

Make up your minds boys. Series S can't even do 4K. What a step backwards.

[darthv72]

@yom, yes the SS can do 4k. It can play the same 4k games the 1X can and then some. It will play the majority of the 'Series' class games at upwards of 1440 and some even at 4k but it obviously will depend on the complexity of the game (and discretion of the dev)

@neal, comparisons of the same tech reveals the bigger the numbers the better. hence the 9-10tf vs the 12tf because they are of the same class. But to understand how something that is perceived less but is actually more, it is as easy as understanding the difference between a modern 4cyl engine compared to an older 8cyl engine. Different classes and you cant go by the end number. Its all about efficiency and the changes made to improve while making it smaller.

the 512gb SSD in the SS is better performance than the 1TB in the 1X. That is easy to know simply because of the newer solid state design vs the older mechanical platter design. Capacity may be halved but the new games do not need to use redundant data spread across various points of the drive. That was done due to the slower nature of spinning platters and head seek times. So a game that would have been 25gb in size (installed to a hdd) would take up considerably less space on a SSD.

Sony has said it themselves. They use an 825gb ssd and their games should actually take up less space compared to the same game built for a traditional hdd. So the same thing applies to the SSD in the SS. Games designed for it, wont take up as much space. And you can use external hard drives for other games like 360 and xbo and og xbox digital games.

[NealGamby]

@Darth LMAO at your backwards analogy. No way a 4 cylinder will out haul an 8 cylinder. Nice try though.

[Rimeskeem]

Do we even know how powerful the S is? I know they showed all that neat features and stuff but we were given no numbers besides “1440P up to 120 FPS”. The SSD speed wasn’t shown, the tf number wasn’t shown, nothing but blank words were thrown in tbh. The SSD is also significantly smaller. If the digital PS5 is a lot more powerful for 400$ With almost twice the SSD space and has exclusives I just don’t see this console being successful.

[Kyizen]

The One X is 6 Tflops and the Series S is 4...tell me again which is more powerful

[rainslacker]

For years now it's been about how the PS4P is weak, and the X1X is the way to go. Then it's the XSX will be the console to get because it's 12TF, instead of the low end 8TF. Now, it's 4TF is OK, because...well, still haven't figured that out.

While I won't call you out specifically here, you can't help but marvel at the rather inconsistent adherence to the TF number being meaningful when it comes to deciding what console to get.

So, whose this console for?

That, to me, is a much better question than why the numbers matter or don't.

There's nothing wrong with less powerful consoles in principal, but it really depends on what they hope to achieve with it, and who they're marketing it to. Determine that, then one can decide if what they have to offer is actually good or bad for its intended audience, because I'm fairly confident that those talking about it here really have no intention of getting this even if they are interested in getting an Xbox. At least not as a primary system. Especially the Xbox fans, who have done nothing but talk about playing the next gen the best way possible for quite some time.

[DJStotty]

@Neal

"Xbox One has a 1tb HDD, the Series S has a 512 SSD"

You said it yourself, the Series S has a better hard drive

"One X has 6 teraflops. Series S has 4 teraflops"

Again, you said it yourself, the new GPU/CPU architecture in the Series S, is more powerful than the old 6tf tech in the one X.

By your reasoning then, are you admitting that the Series X is more powerful than the PS5? 12 > 10.28, or do Tflops not matter in that scenario?

[anubusgold]

@yomfweeee

Tflops are different with each generation you cant compare them generation to generation. Rdna 2 is better than Rdna 1. Just like each gen of ryzen cpus are better than the last at the same speeds because of better IPC performance.

[Stanjara]

Well said!

[DoubleTTB22]

The new systems run on the RDNA 2 microarchitecture. The One X was still on the old GCN microarchitecture. RDNA 2 gets significantly more performance flop for flop than GCN. That is why the Ps5 and Series X both actually have a bigger lead power wise over last gen systems than the flops would suggest. That plus hardware accelerated ray tracing is a pretty nice feature that the Series S will have.

Basically the Series S has a massive advantage CPU and hard drive speed wise over the One X (having the same CPU and SSD as the Series X), while also having at least an equivalent GPU if not small bit better.

It is definitely strong enough to play last-gen titles at 4k. But it isn't going to play next-gen titles at high resolutions.

[catlover316]

How can you be so wrong? You are on the web right now making comments, why can’t you spend 5 minutes to get your facts straight?

[Knightofelemia]

If I am going to buy a new next gen Xbox I'll skip Series S just for the fact no disc drive. Kinda hard to play games on a machine that is suppose to be backwards compatible if I can't play my disc based games on a machine that can't play discs. Unless you're a console collector or a person who likes to collect hard drives full of digital games or a tech junkie who likes to make Youtube vids on console tear downs a discless console is useless.

[darthv72]

Well... I am a console collector who has 117 digital games on their SAD who will gladly move those over to the SS when I get one. As for discs, I will just play those on the SX like i do now with the 1X.

[TravsVoid]

That sounds like a huge waste of money compared to just using gamepass.

[TravsVoid]

The lack of disk drive is the only thing keeping me from getting it. If they release a drive accessory like we had in the 360 generation I would bite though.

[wwinterj]

For the cost of a Series S and a hypothetical disc drive buying a series X would be the better option.

[JayRyu]

@GamerRN 👏

[Donnie81]

People won’t be confused when the series s and x start dominating the competition and winning 30 plus straight npds like the 360. Quality system cheap is gonna do great

[Ninver]

Wishful thinking. The 360 glory days are over and will never be replicated. Ms got lucky that gen by releasing 1 year ahead of the ps3. Not to mention inflated sales from rrod replacements.

[TheProblem]

Well I’m making a note of this statement. Sometimes I wonder how you xbots get so delusional

[Donnie81]

the series s is the best value while the series x is the most powerful. The ps5 is stuck awkwardly in the middle and I bet it’s 499 if not more. Gonna be a rough few years for the Sony fans . People will buy the 299 system in droves

[TheProblem]

Again. Pure delusion. You will eat your words

[jznrpg]

Why would it be rough? We know good games at coming

[ocelot07]

What excuses are you going to try and use if the ps5 digital is within $100 of the series s and the disc ps5 cheaper than the series x.

What is your excuse when the playstation indeeds starts out selling the s and x again? Face facts PlayStation is just preferred platform to buy around the world.

[Chaos_Order]

Oh, I am bookmarking this comment. XD

[boing1]

How?? Explain please. What you say is completely unrealistic.

[The_Sage]

Donnie,

You may want to talk to a psychotherapist. You are obviously delusional. I'm just trying to help. Mental illness is no joke.

[The_Sage]

Donnie,

You seem to be delusional. You should probably see a psychotherapist. Mental illness us no joke.

[rainslacker]

I'd be pretty damn confused if that happened, because it's highly unlikely to happen, and that would be confusing.

I'm already pretty straight on the naming convention. It's not that confusing to me. Stupid...yes, but not really confusing. But, you know, I'm a hardcore gamer, and know things about gaming, and follow gaming.

[RosweeSon]

Will that be sometime this gen 🤔😑😂

[Sunny_D]

Damn good b8 m8.

[Gaming4Life1981]

lol so xbox one s and xbox series s is confusing to people???? People are just not inteligent because their is a clear difference just like with the wii and wii u.

[boing1]

It confused you I think. Did you mean Series S?

[Gaming4Life1981]

No i am not confused and i said series s.

[flangyman]

☆Intelligent ☆there 😂

[SullysCigar]

Lol I spotted that as well - too funny!

[Gaming4Life1981]

Lol oops was typing to fast on my phone and missed a letter. Its really not that serious or are you going to point out all misspelled words on all n4g articles just because.

[NotoriousWhiz]

Wii and Wii U was/still is terrible.
Xbox one/series X/S is also terrible, possibly more so, because of the similar sounds of X/S.
New / 3DS / 2DS is the worst of them all.

No one wants to just keep it simple like PlayStation. Everyone else has to try something unique, which results in nothing more than confusion for the typical consumer.

I was looking into getting Minecraft for my son awhile back, and there were so many 1 star reviews for the "New 3DS" version of Minecraft. "Doesn't work with my 3DS even though I just bought it new."

[rainslacker]

I hear that will be a other versions as well. The Xbox Series A - Disc Version. Also known as Xbox SAD. There will also be the Series A - All Digital. Also referred to as Xbox SAaD. Then the Xbox Two - Series X, which will include dual GPU's like the original Xbox One did(/s), colloquially referred to as Xbox Two SX. Let's not forget the Xbox Series G - All Adult Services edition, otherwise known as Xbox Series GaaS. I hear this one will offer some some interesting custom controllers.

because why not make it similar to something they have now? Their erratic naming conventions so far seems to be working gangbusters for them so far.

[CrimsonWing69]

I get why Xbox didn't want to say Xbox 1, 2, 3, 4 because they'd always be a number behind Playstation, but would it kill them to do maybe what Nintendo does? Like I'm never confused at what a Nintendo console is even if the name is dumb.

[JEECE]

Nintendo took the Wii U on Jimmy Fallon and he thought it was an add on for the Wii.

[CrimsonWing69]

Well, Jimmy Fallon is a moron so that doesn’t surprise me.

[NotoriousWhiz]

Xbox should just take the vehicle approach. Xbox 20 (for 2020), Xbox 25 (for 2025). Doesn't get much simpler than that.

[Bathyj]

All this because they were scared to name the 360 Xbox 2.

[JEECE]

Seriously. A short term solution has caused another long term problem.

[Bathyj]

I think they're doing the exact same thing now hamstringing their whole generation to a 4Tflop machine with half the storage.

Do people realise by the time you buy a memory card for this it will cost more than a PS5 digital maybe the same as a regular PS5 and be less than half the power?

[rainslacker]

Didn't help they followed that up with going back to one. Quite honestly, probably one of the dumbest names for a third console. I get what they were going with with the name, but jesus did it make talking about xbox history a pain in the ass.

Maybe they should just do what they did with Windows, and skip a number. Sure, that was because of a technical issue with Win9x legacy software, but in the long run, it wouldn't have mattered, then they could feel all special for being even with Sony's naming convention.

[Bathyj]

They should have just called it Xbox 2020 and 2020 lite so they can still swing their big Ds and it's not confusing to anyone. Good know exactly what it is.

[TheColbertinator]

Microsoft has had one naming success with the Xbox. And that was about it.

[FanboySpotter]

If you get confused by this and not phone names.. idk what to tell you. Just feel sorry for you. Even my grandma knows the difference.

[NotoriousWhiz]

(I bet she doesn't.)

[rainslacker]

I get confused by phone names. Or rather, I don't care enough about phones to learn the differences between them.

Why would you assume that people care enough about the consoles to learn the differences? I think people here understand it well enough, but the topic at hand is more general than we're making it out to be. Granted, the audience for this author probably knows this stuff well enough as well.

So far, I can't say that this is going to be confusing or not to the general consumer. It's rather recent news, and I haven't noticed any real trending confusion. Any other thing this news or naming convention entails will take more than a day to show the results. I personally think that even if it causes confusion, the effect on sales is going to be negligible, whether positive or negative.

[NukeDaHippies]

I saw a video talking about both X AND S and i was SO confused

[CheerUpButtercup]

What confused you? Those letters dont look anything alike.

[subzero1992]

Trying to find something to be negative about in an otherwise positive Xbox day. Lol.

[NotoriousWhiz]

It's okay to point out the good with the bad. I'm digging that Series S price point, that's low enough for me to be a day one buyer. Normally, I'd wait a couple of years for some solid exclusives. But... if PS5 Digital comes in $350 or lower, then that's going to win out for me, and Series S can come later.

I'll get the beefy version later on after some price cuts or maybe even wait for the mid gen refresh.

[Valkron1]

I'd just be happy if PS5 diskless is $399, but I kinda doubt it will be. That way I'll have a PS5 digital for those exclusives and a Series X for multiplatform games. That way I'll have the BC, used games, and game rentals on the most powerful console and still have games like Ratchet and Clank. Let's see how long it takes Sony to announce their prices. There is no excuse to hold out anymore

[HASHTAGSMITTY]

In the world of "brilliant" armchair developers and hardware engineers that this sites comment sections are comprised of... THIS is what confuses you all. Got it, makes sense.

[gold_drake]

xbox one x one s x sxs

[SullysCigar]

I'm not sure, but I think you missed an 'x' out??

[gold_drake]

damit it, every damn time. haha xD

[Kaii]

Xbox > Xbox 360 > Xbox One > Xbox One S > Xbox One X > Xbox Series S > Xbox Series X
They're not wrong, lol.

[cell989]

Imagine the poor kids face when he realizes he got a Series S lmao!! Just because the Best Buy guy told his mom that the series S is the new Xbox smh....
*whats the difference?
*practically the same ma’am, this one has more memory that’s why it’s more expensive. They both play the same games......

[gold_drake]

the real tragedy in this case are the employees haha.

[The_Sage]

Terrible product branding.

[kwijgaming]

I always figured Series X was a placeholder like Project Scorpio...I still don't get the appeal of the name "Series"

[Auron]

That is why microsoft discontinued the One X so it wouldnt be confused with the series X
And they discontinued the One S all digital. So that wouldnt be confused with the all digital series S.
And created smart delivery so you get the best game for any Xbox you play it on!
Gaming news sites these days do they do any research?! Smh..

[SonyStyled]

The names are very confusing from one to another, and I often have to re-read comments to understand which console/performance standard being spoke upon. Like you said for example, “discontinued the all digital one s”, and mention “all digital series s.” I’ve been gaming for over 25yrs now as I approach 30, and its a lot to wrap my head around requiring some rereading to fully understand the topic of conversation. To say the average soccer mom walking into the game store to buy the new Xbox for Timmy is bound to be confused with what exactly Timmy wanted.

1 Xbox came in 1 Xbox box. 1 Xbox 360 came in 1 Xbox 360 box. 1 Xbox one came in 1 Xbox one box. And one Xbox 1 x came in 1 Xbox one x box. Now mix the word “Series” into it and it can be mind boggling and require double and triple takes. Honestly it’s a point where Xbox Advanced or Pro would have been more clear. For most of us, our parents purchased our first consoles, when they called a PlayStation a Nintendo. But there was a clear naming deferential with Genesis/Saturn, Super/64/GameCube, PS1/2/PSP. The confusion for the soccer mom may end up picking up PS5 for Timmy, in which the salesman said PS has the best exclusive games even before the launch of series x/s. If mom was still confused and just asked which had the better games for Timmy, everyone knows what the answer would be. And if mom asked if Timmy can play with his friends on Xbox one/s/x (whatever) if she buys him a PS5, it’s a likely yes. If a company has to discontinue their current console to avoid name confusion with their new console, they should probably pick another name for their new console and focus on selling their current consoles before the new one launches

[DoubleTTB22]

The fact that they had to discontinue 2 separate consoles prematurely to avoid confusion just proves that the naming convention is bad, and even they knew it.

A new generation of consoles shouldn't have such a weak name that it requires all of these extra measures in the first place. The fact that even they saw the confusion coming a did nothing is pretty ridiculous. Just come up with a better name at that point. That is kind of the purpose of a name in the first place. To make something distinct. It's inability to do so is the reason it isn't a good name.

[Chocoburger]

You're right, but they also discontinued them because they weren't selling well. Consoles that sell well remain on store shelves, consoles that don't sell well get removed from store shelves. There's a reason why MS has removed 2 consoles from shelves, and soon the One S will be removed within a year's time.

[JayRyu]

Its pretty easy but people try to make something difficult when it really isn't. Do people get confused when they have to buy iPhones?

Most retailers are going to have the newest version of the product available. Which will be the Series X and Series S.

[Cueil]

I'm going on the record to say this... if this confuses you you're probably working with an IQ under 90

[boing1]

Or you just want to buy your kid a console but you don't know your stuff. Don't be ignorant. It's a trait of people with low IQ.

[nibblo]

What morons would be confused by this, my 8 year old nephew knows all the model names and what they do but apparently full grown adults are scratching their heads in confusion.

[patterson]

It’s true. Ever since the 360, the names have been garbage.

[DiRtY]

“Key industry figures” Hehe

Rami Ismail (رامي)
Shahid Kamal Ahmad, who spent a decade at PlayStation

There are your key figures For this industry

[DJStotty]

Don't know how people are confused, the one x is discontinued

[lucian229]

Their names are always so bad lol.

[lellkay]

Xbox One
Xbox One S
Xbox One X
Xbox Series S
Xbox Series X
Xbox Live Gold
Xbox Gamepass
Xbox Gamepass Ultimate
Xbox All Access
Xcloud

Good lord what a mess.

[AJ117]

Mess? Here’s a list of one of the best selling series of consoles:

DS
DS Lite
DSi
DSi XL
3DS
3DS XL
2DS
New 3DS
New 3DS XL
New 2DS
New 2DS XL

Confusing?

[NeoGamer232]

PS4
PS4 Pro
PS5
PS5 Digital
PSNow
PSN
PSN+

None of these make sense either.

[TheEroica]

What a bad article. It only takes someone a single second to look at a box and know what they're getting... The comments here are laughable.

"I so confused and need help!" lol please....

[DJStotty]

As per the article, why wouldn't the One X trend with the One S?

Be weirder if the Series S was trending with the One X, but it isn't.

Twitter trolls i think, by the person who posted it :-

"Shahid Ahmad, who spent a decade at PlayStation," ahhhh, that explains it.

[DJStotty]

"He added: “I see a lot of people dropping their jaws at $299. It’s a good price, but for what? Is it an upgrade to the Xbox One X?"

Lol, even i as an "average punter" knows that the Series S is more powerful than the One X.

Can Xbox One X play next-gen games like the Medium, Scorn??? No, no it can not.
Can the Xbox Series S play next-gen games like the Medium, Scorn?? Yes, yes it can.

[StifflerK]

In a world that has :

Nintendo DS, DS Lite, DSi, DSi XL, 3DS, 3DS XL New 3DS, New 3DS XL, 2DS and New2DS XL
(all of which have a similar dual screen appearance.) This is acceptable.

Meanwhile at MS:
Series X ( big black chunky fridge lookalike)
Series S ( small white speaker)

And some people on this thread are like : mS iS cOnFuSiNg MeEeEeeE??!

These people are either as dumb as rocks, or they're deliberately looking for any excuse to hate.

[Valkron1]

Right on both counts, lol!

[catlover316]

I would think in the Information Age people would just look it up, but then again looking at social media...

[CheerUpButtercup]

Its the Series-S and the Series-X, you gotta be quite the moron to be confused by two names.

[AJ117]

Here’s a list of one of the best selling series of consoles:

DS
DS Lite
DSi
DSi XL
3DS
3DS XL
2DS
New 3DS
New 3DS XL
New 2DS
New 2DS XL

Confusing?

[Flewid638]

Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Series-X, Series-S......

Why do they do this? lmao.

[Damrock]

I wonder how many parents at Christmas are promising kids the new Xbox..

And mistakenly get them a Xbox One X.....OR the S for that matter.

[Valkron1]

If they are buying a used console for Christmas that kid has bigger problems

[Damrock]

Why would it be used, Who said anything about used.

You do know Xbox one S and Xbox one X will still be available new when next-gen consoles launch.....

*facepalm*

[DEEHULK88]

Xbox one s, Xbox SERIES S and Xbox SERIES X
All the other models have been discontinued, so I don't see where the confusion is at.🤷‍♂️

[rlow1]

So he even admits that he is biased. Great objective source to base your article on.

[iQuasar]

Whenever I see articles like this one, I remember how movies make fun of naming schemes.
https://youtu.be/MZb4y_31DC...

[Latex74]

If i was going to buy my kids an xbox i do what any normal parent should do and look into what I'm buying not hard people need to get a grip lol

[Loadedklip]

It's like HBO ... HBO GO, HBO Now, HBOMAX ... for some reason some people think either having a completely new name or a simple number doesn't work.

[Zerobalance]

£249 for the series S or All access for £25 a month, plus GamePass, EA Access & X cloud @ 24 months.

[blacktiger]

I'm 38 years old, MS simply being MS, new kids being suprise should at least watch documentary how messed up MS is and why I wasn't suprise with Xbox One Launch. Good thing I started with PS3 instead of Xbox 360 after leaving Nintendo :)

[Phantom68]

no surprises there from anyone who saw this coming from a mile away

[Linzoid]

Seems there are a lot of confused people based off this 🤣

https://www.facebook.com/14...

[mrkibbles]

MS is still planning to sell the Xbox One S though...So it will be Xbox Series X, Xbox series S, and Xbox One S...they are discontinuing the Xbox One X and the Digital One S

[InUrFoxHole]

Lol dummies

[waverider]

Naming isnt the main problem of microsoft. Its the lack of hype and demand....

[Bluemaster77]

Why is there so much salt in this thread lmaooo all of the great news released today and THIS is the most popular article. N4G is pathetic

[Rainbowcookie]

I though that was gonna happen... but they want to make sure your subconscious see that branding Series X...Sex

[46player]

Terrible naming convention. PS5 makes much more sense from that standpoint.

Once you go with numbers, you do get stuck in a naming convention. This should be Xbox 2S and Xbox 2X. Makes much more sense.

[FanboySpotter]

Let's see how many of the confused people here appear on nvidia card articles in the future

[TheEroica]

Lol won't the price tag alone tell them what they're getting?

[thesoftware730]

I think they will be just fine lol.

I mean most parents buy from gamestop , best buys Walmart ect.

When they see the price difference and displays + any 1/2 knowledgable employee, I dont see this being an issue