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What will the next Xbox be called?

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With the recent official acknowledgement of the next-gen PlayStation and its unsurprising, yet conventional name of PlayStation 5, we are left wondering what direction Microsoft will choose when it comes to naming their successor to the Xbox One.

The Xbox brand has had a less than straight forward history when it comes to naming their hardware after the release of the original Xbox in 2001.

With the upcoming release of the PlayStation 3 in 2005/06, Microsoft allegedly wanted to avoid calling their next console the Xbox 2 to avoid consumers splitting hairs between numbers and causing consumer confusion with possible assumptions that 2 is greater than 3, so instead they opted for the Xbox 360 name when it released ahead of the PS3 in '05. Though this decision only furthered complications when it came time for the next generation Xbox...

Though many believed the next generation Xbox would be called the Xbox 720 after a supposed teaser was seen in the trailer for the 2011 film 'Reel Steel'. Instead, Microsoft chose to go back to the drawing board and turned heads when they revealed the Xbox One name during the Xbox Reveal 2013 event. The Xbox One released in 2013 up against the PlayStation 4.

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Further revisions of the Xbox One would be released under the monikers Xbox One S and Xbox One X. With the S being a revised, cost efficient revision of the original Xbox One and the X being a competitor to the rival PS4 Pro.

It's all a stark contrast to Sony's continued method of naming each home console PlayStation revision numerically and this makes us wonder what Microsoft will decide when it comes to naming the next Xbox which is rumoured to release in 2020 against the PlayStation 5.

Will they follow the likes of the Windows and Android teams and jump to 10 or perhaps X? What are your thoughts?

Let us know your thoughts and ideas in the comments below!
 
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D34DL1N3R said:
Why? Why does it matter if it's more "powerful" than the PS5? Wasn't the XB1/1X more powerful than the PS4/Pro? And look what happened there. Lmao. As far as I'm concerned, GAMES make or break a console. Not how powerful it is.
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Yeah but I wished PS4 Pro was the Xbox X, in games like Read Dead it shows a good amount better since it doesnt drop resolutions... And while the game looks pure art and amazing on PS4 Pro, when it reduces quality or add too much TAA, it makes my eyes melt with the super soft image, though I'd never exchange my PS4 Pro for the Xone since I can play most of their games on my PC and even my friend with Xone the most known games like FH3 he bought on his Xbox one and could share it with my PC and we could both play it, but I never liked much horizons only liked Forza, but I had Forza Motorsports 7 on PC and its already too much of the same, ended up uninstalling it anyway...

I'm waiting is for PS4 Pro Death Stranding...

EDIT: Also on Xbox I only liked Halo 1 and other games that got lost like Sega GT, the amazing Project Gotham racing series (which is also dead), never liked the others, never liked Gears of War and even though GEARS 5 is on warez for PC I won't even bother downloading it, though I can't deny the upcoming Halo is looking great for the first time in many years since I really gave it a try on all of them and only liked Halo 1 on the Xbox original and finished it a few times and even in the hardest difficulty which is massively HARD, I really tried all the others, even the spin-offs but mehh never could really finish them as It get's me beyond booring and I tried halo 5 on my friends Xone and another one that it's mehhhh 4 me;).
 
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I wonder if xbox will try and beat it to the market, compete in winter, or release after. AMD is making sure they get their chips, so it'll probably depend on when they think it'll be most beneficial.

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Everything you wrote here you made up in your mind.

Both the PS5 and Xbox 2 will use discs and be normal consoles.
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feel free to use the search function in the forum. look around e3 time for xbox 1 announcement. it's not hard to find such info as it wasn't toooo long ago.

I'm very much hoping they are, and i think it's the most likely scenario. but they have tried it in the past, and they do benefit a great deal in attempting it. so just be on the lookout for disc-as-voucher/limited ability to claim and whatnot is what I'm saying.
 
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I wonder if xbox will try and beat it to the market, compete in winter, or release after. AMD is making sure they get their chips, so it'll probably depend on when they think it'll be most beneficial.


feel free to use the search function in the forum. look around e3 time for xbox 1 announcement. it's not hard to find such info as it wasn't toooo long ago.

I'm very much hoping they are, and i think it's the most likely scenario. but they have tried it in the past, and they do benefit a great deal in attempting it. so just be on the lookout for disc-as-voucher/limited ability to claim and whatnot is what I'm saying.
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You're saying nothing.

Neither console was online only, neither console didn't use discs.

Rumors about what they "wanted" to do are irrelevant.

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D34DL1N3R said:
Why? Why does it matter if it's more "powerful" than the PS5? Wasn't the XB1/1X more powerful than the PS4/Pro? And look what happened there. Lmao. As far as I'm concerned, GAMES make or break a console. Not how powerful it is.
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It's little more complicated than that sweetie.

Sony didnt "win" Microsoft killed themselves before the competition even started.

At E3 2013, this time is very different.
 
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I wonder if they'll use a u.2 kind of connector for the hdd or just solder it on. It'll be interesting to see what kind of upgrades will be possible.

IP60 said:
You're saying nothing.

Neither console was online only, neither console didn't use discs.

Rumors about what they "wanted" to do are irrelevant.

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It's little more complicated than that sweetie.

Sony didnt "win" Microsoft killed themselves before the competition even started.

At E3 2013, this time is very different.
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Were you around for e3 2013? Using disc or not isn't really what we're talking about...it's more about the DRM.

https://kotaku.com/xbox-one-does-require-internet-connection-cant-play-o-509164109

Next you're going to say the kinect was never required.
 
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