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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 "X
by 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 agoNeither me nor any gaming folk I know have ever called the original Xbox, "Xbox 1". Everyone just calls it the "original Xbox".
- venus 13y agoFunny 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 agoWe 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 agoFWIW 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