In sanity-ville, counting works like this: One, Two, Three. But at Microsoft, it apparently goes: One, Three Hundred Sixty, One. (And here I thought Verizon was horrible at grade-school math.)
That's right: As the latest stunt in Microsoft's groundbreaking new line of "practical jokes as a serious business strategy", Microsoft's upcoming third XBox is officially called "XBox One".
Naturally, I get the whole "What's in a name?" deal. Obviously the third XBox doesn't need to be called XBox 3. They can certainly call it whatever the hell they want. Like "Poop Box Hepatitis Supreme". But that doesn't mean certain names aren't colossally stupid. Case in point: The XBox One won't be released until later this year, and yet somehow, I already had an XBox 1 over ten years ago. Go figure.
Side note: I can't believe none of the game news outlets (from what I've seen) have even touched on this. I know it's just a name, but still, absurdity is absurdity.
I used to lament the passing of the days when game systems had cool names (Genesis, TurboGraphix 16, Jaguar). Now I just miss the days of generic names (GameCube, XBox). Right, Nintendo Weeyu?
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You made me laugh so hard. You should do a IT standup.