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the former Xbox 1, now known as the Xbox 1 that isn't the Xbox One Huh? Ok, I know I'm out of touch with console gaming ... but ... Huh?

moskie 13y ago
He's just making a joke about the naming of the Xbox consoles. What would you call the original Xbox (that came out in 2001)? Some might have called it the Xbox 1. But now Microsoft decided to call the new console the "Xbox One." So, what's the proper name of the Xbox that came out in 2001?
- firloop 13y ago
  >So, what's the proper name of the Xbox that came out in 2001? I'd say Xbox, as no other console is named the Xbox except for the one that came out in 2001.
  - Dylan16807 13y ago
    Great, have fun going around saying "Xbox" and having almost everyone assume you mean the current model, the 360.
  - jerf 13y ago
    Of all the crazy hills to die on in console fandom, this has to be one of the most bizarre.
georgemcbay 13y ago
Exactly! But to clarify: In 2001, Microsoft released a game console known as the "Xbox". In 2005, Microsoft released a follow-up game console known as the "Xbox 360". To differentiate the original "Xbox" from the "Xbox 360", it was common for console gamers to call the first "Xbox" the "Xbox 1". As in, "Remember playing Halo LAN on the Xbox 1? Good times!". "Xbox" alone generally meant you were talking about the current "Xbox", the "Xbox 360". Adding the "1" made things clear that you were talking about the original. In 2013, Microsoft revealed (but hasn't yet released) another follow-up game console known as the "Xbox One".
- cowpewter 13y ago
  Neither me nor any gaming folk I know have ever called the original Xbox, "Xbox 1". Everyone just calls it the "original Xbox".
  - venus 13y ago
    Funny how language evolves in microcosms. In my circle of friends it's the Xbox 1, and the original PlayStation is the PS1. "Original Xbox" sounds a little unwieldy to my ear.
    - cowpewter 13y ago
      We do say PS1. And just "xbox" means the 360 now. I guess for us, PS1 made sense, since its 1, 2, 3, where the xbox doesn't follow any numerical order. Plus, the mini-version of the PS1 released after the PS2 came out was actually called the PSone by Sony themselves. I still have one, plus the screen accessory you could dock it into[1]. Add in a cigarette lighter adapter, and it was great for long car trips. [1] This shows the PSone and the screen http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/PSone.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/PSone.jpg
      - seanp2k2 13y ago
        FWIW I think "Xbox One" is a really dumb name. I would have liked "Infinity", "720", "3", "-NG", "Mark III", etc way more. Calling it "Xbox One" reminds me of Pandora One and RealOne Player :) It seems like an oddly -aughties convention for something coming out in 2013. Even Apple just stuck with numbers and a simple designation for the iPhone line, though they did something similar to MS with "The New iPad" groan
shocks 13y ago
First came the Xbox, then the Xbox 360, and the last Xbox is called the Xbox One. Hence the confusion. :P

moskie 13y ago

He's just making a joke about the naming of the Xbox consoles. What would you call the original Xbox (that came out in 2001)? Some might have called it the Xbox 1. But now Microsoft decided to call the new console the "Xbox One." So, what's the proper name of the Xbox that came out in 2001?

firloop 13y ago
>So, what's the proper name of the Xbox that came out in 2001? I'd say Xbox, as no other console is named the Xbox except for the one that came out in 2001.
- Dylan16807 13y ago
  Great, have fun going around saying "Xbox" and having almost everyone assume you mean the current model, the 360.
- jerf 13y ago
  Of all the crazy hills to die on in console fandom, this has to be one of the most bizarre.

georgemcbay 13y ago

Exactly! But to clarify: In 2001, Microsoft released a game console known as the "Xbox". In 2005, Microsoft released a follow-up game console known as the "Xbox 360". To differentiate the original "Xbox" from the "Xbox 360", it was common for console gamers to call the first "Xbox" the "Xbox 1". As in, "Remember playing Halo LAN on the Xbox 1? Good times!". "Xbox" alone generally meant you were talking about the current "Xbox", the "Xbox 360". Adding the "1" made things clear that you were talking about the original. In 2013, Microsoft revealed (but hasn't yet released) another follow-up game console known as the "Xbox One".

cowpewter 13y ago
Neither me nor any gaming folk I know have ever called the original Xbox, "Xbox 1". Everyone just calls it the "original Xbox".
- venus 13y ago
  Funny how language evolves in microcosms. In my circle of friends it's the Xbox 1, and the original PlayStation is the PS1. "Original Xbox" sounds a little unwieldy to my ear.
  - cowpewter 13y ago
    We do say PS1. And just "xbox" means the 360 now. I guess for us, PS1 made sense, since its 1, 2, 3, where the xbox doesn't follow any numerical order. Plus, the mini-version of the PS1 released after the PS2 came out was actually called the PSone by Sony themselves. I still have one, plus the screen accessory you could dock it into[1]. Add in a cigarette lighter adapter, and it was great for long car trips. [1] This shows the PSone and the screen http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/PSone.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/PSone.jpg
    - seanp2k2 13y ago
      FWIW I think "Xbox One" is a really dumb name. I would have liked "Infinity", "720", "3", "-NG", "Mark III", etc way more. Calling it "Xbox One" reminds me of Pandora One and RealOne Player :) It seems like an oddly -aughties convention for something coming out in 2013. Even Apple just stuck with numbers and a simple designation for the iPhone line, though they did something similar to MS with "The New iPad" groan

shocks 13y ago

First came the Xbox, then the Xbox 360, and the last Xbox is called the Xbox One. Hence the confusion. :P