Looks Like Xbox’s Interesting Approach to Naming Has Had a Side Effect
Let’s take a trip through history, to 2001. It was a simpler time, and Microsoft released their first console, the Xbox.
Next came the Xbox 360, followed a few years after by the Xbox One. Within a few years the Xbox One X hit the market – an updated, more advanced version of the Xbox One with better graphics and faster speeds.
And then we come to 2020, and the release of the Xbox Series X.
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You may have noticed that the consoles, unlike the PlayStation, have all had different names… and unlike Nintendo, many of those names have been relatively similar, and it looks like a lot of people have made a terrible – if understandable mistake, as the release of the Series X also saw the Xbox One X rise a whopping 747% in the Amazon charts, at one point climbing all the way to number four.
Unfortunately, this means that a lot of people will either receive what they’re hoping is a new console only to receive one capable of playing games they already own, or they’ll be unable to play any next-gen games they’re particularly excited for.
Of course, it’s possible for anyone to make mistakes, so if you’ve pre-ordered a Series X – or know someone who has – it’s worth double-checking, especially if it’s someone who ordered the new console as a Christmas present.
It’s also possible that at least some of these orders were caused by bots who snapped up the console by mistake – which may not offer comfort to people who’ve made the mistake but might mean that at least some people who snapped up a console purely to flip it on eBay for thousands of dollars will have a harder time doing so, opening the doors for genuine players to pre-order the Xbox when more stock is available.
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