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I understand the potential confusion, but do you think this has hurt the Xbox One adoption? I think it's probably possible to execute a "One" branding correctly
by OrwellianChild 8y ago
I understand the potential confusion, but do you think this has hurt the Xbox One adoption? I think it's probably possible to execute a "One" branding correctly, provided it gives the users a sort of "universal" experience ala Prime.
- andrewmcwatters 8y agoIt's just tiring. If you're not willing to avoid bullshit from the get-go with your name—in a world full of people trying to sell me shit and take my attention—I won't be interested in learning more. The discovery stops right there for me until I'm bombarded with positive suggestions from my friends who did allow someone else to bullshit them.
- ballenf 8y agoI definitely think the Xbox One was hurt by having a name requiring an explanation to newcomers. Not to mention that there were a flurry of original xbox's being passed off on craigslist/ebay as "xbox 1 in like new condition!". Given the number of those listings I saw early on, I just have to think there were a few grandparents who got conned and got a bad taste from the experience. Maybe some of them just said screw it, I'll get a PS4 because I know that's the right one. Probably just a blip of an impact overall, but greater than zero.
- deft 8y agoThe Xbox One faced this problem too but on a smaller scale. An example of a product that failed in large part due to its ambiguous and confusing name was the WiiU. Is it a wii? Is it something else? Is it just the control? What is a U?