If Lockhart is called "Xbox Series S", what will the next-gen Xbox games be labeled as on the box?
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Won't that confuse people vs. the original Xbox? I know that's a legacy platform but I imagine people who walk into a store that sells retro games could get confused. Also that still doesn't seem like it was that old of a platform to me so it's weird that they'd do that to me.
Microsoft is mad overcomplicating this by having people refer to multiple generations of boxes now by the same name.
I dont think people will get confused over a console that died in early 2005 when they see the new Halo boxart for it etc
Any additional information will also be on the back of the box or the store page for those that need it
Lol no. That scenario may play out maybe a couple times total worldwide in the next 5 years.
Plays on Xbox One (Old Stuff)
Plays on Xbox Series S and X (New Stuff)
Plays on Xbox (Cross gen)
Mind Blown
Plays on Xbox Series S and X (New Stuff)
Plays on Xbox (Cross gen)
Mind Blown
this is litteraly the same thing people said about Xbox One and 6 years later no one is even thinking about it anymore.
The game boxes are legit just gonna probably have XBOX on them with somewhere on the sleeve telling you hey it supports 4K, HDR, enhanced for Series X litteraly like it is now.
Pretty much... what an awkward brand name. Not looking forward to all the articles I'm going to write ending with "Coming to Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series." Blarg.
Yeah all the people out there buying og Xbox games are gonna be in a pickle. Grandkids in every nation will ask grandmas for receipts so they can return Xbox games. Microsoft has an epidemic on their hands.
Exactly. Xbox is the brand. The different hardware iterations are irrelevant to how the games and accessories will be marketed.
This isn’t hard to understand.
This is what current Xbox covers look like right? So instead of Xbox One at the top it will say Xbox and then at the bottom it will say either Series X or Series S if there is any difference at all. But if Lockhart has no disc drive you end up with these:
Yeah, that's not going to be how it works. The entire point is in it being distinct, in it being a search term.
Ahh yes, confused that they'll be buying a game for a console that came out 18 years ago.
ngl the angle on this photo is fucking with me big time, unless there are smol boxesThis is what current Xbox covers look like right? So instead of Xbox One at the top it will say Xbox and then at the bottom it will say either Series X or Series S if there is any difference at all. But if Lockhart has no disc drive you end up with these:
if a game is Xbox One compatible they will put on it... like they already do with Xbox 360? unless people cant read, thats not happening
Anyone who goes in to a store to buy retro games will be able to clarify that they are refering to old Xbox. For everyone else who doesn't clarify it's obviously going to be new Xbox.
They are tiny boxes with digital codes and a collectible Xbox coin in them. Only seen them at Best Buy.
If they were worried about that, they wouldn't have named their 3rd console Xbox One.
I’m positive the cases will all just say “Xbox” at the top and there will be a black streak underneath it stating the compatible consoles.
MS is trying to push people into being digital anyway—hence why I can’t see them putting the effort into making different cases for every relevant Xbox.
MS is trying to push people into being digital anyway—hence why I can’t see them putting the effort into making different cases for every relevant Xbox.
Huh. Any time I've seen games cases -- even ones for digital only games -- they've always been full size. Neat though!
I think putting out a product called Xbox SS would be incredibly distasteful. So I would be shocked and disappointed if that came to pass.
I forgot about the digital angle. Yeah this likely isn't going to be a big deal regardless of what xbox decidss to do.
In what way does writing ‘Xbox’ in your example affect the search functionality? In what way is that a detriment?
It would be series s though. Also wouldnt this have applied to the Sega Saturn?
This isn't that hard. Xbox is the brand/platform. Series _blank_ is the version of the console. So not they can release multiple versions of the console in different series labelling. For the games they are now just all xbox games as they are generation independent. The structure future proofs a lot of things going forward.
There used to be a car called a Chevrolet SS (Sports Sedan) that was produced until 2017, and if I’m not mistaken there is a model of Camaro know as the SS. Xbox SS isn’t that far fetched, but I agree that they should not go with it.
I kinda find I doubtful people won’t use SX and SS like they use S and X now.
And yeah, it would if using SS for the Saturn was a common turn of phrase.
Ah oke i understand. There has been a PS3 Super Slim also tho wich people called PS3 SS.
But i guess it was a upgrade and not the full name it is abit different.
How when they dont even sell OG xbox games or consoles still aside from mom and pop old trade in stores?