And Microsoft has made an art out of making so much crap that the more successful things look like pearls when they’re actually just shiny pebbles in a pile of dirt.
RP
7 years ago
They still have terrible marketing division. Using Z would not make sense either, but would sound way cooler.
And the rest would pronounce it as “Xbox Onesie.” Which is a lot worse.
cHUMBAwUMBA
7 years ago
Hoe-lee shiiiiit
cHUMBAwUMBA
7 years ago
X x
B ox
O ne
X x
Skyblade
7 years ago
Yay, E3 comics coming in. Hopefully some Console Wars soon. I wonder how the Apple-induced parts shortage that’s cutting supply of the Switch down would factor in to the comic. Apple’s not a direct part of the war, after all…
Are you kidding me!? Diplomacy? Pfft, nuts to that. E3 is D day. Equivalent to to world war 2 trench warfare except it’s with all the new bleeding edge super tech that is experimental without the bugs worked out so you don’t know if it’s going to slaughter a whole battalion or blow up in your face. Nah I think the reason they don’t talk about E3 in the console wars is because that’s how horrific it is.
But games aren’t sold at E3. And we’ve had games with big reveals at E3 that turn out to be massive flops. It’s more like a staging grounds. A military parade, if you will. Like the ones North Korea has been fond of lately. A chance to show off the upcoming weapons at their absolute best, under controlled circumstances, in an attempt to intimidate the competition.
Or, in the case of the X.B.O.X., to show off the new soldier, all full of ‘roids, who’s going to march onto the battlefield with just his bare hands.
I believe it would be more of a neutral zone but acts as a Black Market Expo for better hardware or the latest cutting edge games where deals can be brokered (i.e. Switch and XBOX cross-compatibility support)
It’s a sign that Tim’s made something special with The Console Wars that every time I hear news about one company getting some slight advantage over another, I wonder how it translates to these little robots duking it out. Will we see that giant steel door in the Microsoft R&D lab open, only to see some sort of tiny sleek ninja? Or will cross-play with Minecraft and Rocket League turn into some sort of shaky alliance between the XBots, Switches, and the yet-unseen PC Master Race? Or will we see a sneak peek in a Sony tactics briefing, only to… Read more »
I believe Tim said in another comment somewhere that PC will not be seen during the Console Wars series, for the simple reason that PCs aren’t consoles.
I know I am in the minority here, but the console wars never were my thing. I love everything else on CAD and have been reading them for years and years now.. But I tune out for Console Wars.
Fair enough. We all have different tastes. I myself dislike a number of his long running series, such as “The Campaign” and “Starcaster Chronicles”, until the website update made following them so much easier.
What Apple induced part shortage? The only part shortage I know of is because people are buying up all the budget graphics cards for cryptocurrency mining.
Apple supposedly bought up all the Flash RAM needed for the Switch for their new iPhone. It’s a relatively low production part, so there’s a shortage, and Nintendo can’t get enough to make Switch systems to keep up with demand.
id3o
7 years ago
Even better it comes inside of a (wait for it) ….
x – box – one – x – box !!
Do you only get one – x – box – one – x in a x – box – one – x – box?
Me-me
7 years ago
Sure, it’s symmetrical. Yay. Works great for code names. Recognition, to both insiders and outsiders? We’re going to be clearing up the miscommunications long after the X.B.O.X is dead.
Tim van der Meij
7 years ago
I’ve been using the abbreviation XBO for years and felt like I was the only one!
Nope. My PS2 looks nothing like them. Especially the logo.
mandoschMUh
7 years ago
Pronounced in German, it could well be an character of Asterix: Xboxoneix 😀
Andrew J
7 years ago
Someone at Microsoft thought they were so clever and then this comic came out and now everyone knows and that person is sad.
Carl
7 years ago
xbox ex
Sonja Nachtbringer
7 years ago
Welp. That’s the second thing to permanently break my mind.
Not Carl
7 years ago
Mind Blown.
Dennis
7 years ago
At some point, someone said, “We have the S and now the X. So when are we getting the Xbox 1 E?” I’ll let you think about that.
xBadass56x
7 years ago
*inception sound plays in the background*
Lucaswalker
5 years ago
+1
Stacts
1 year ago
I know it’s an older comic, but I feel like starting a war. The xbone’s name SHOULD have been XBox 11, because the current version of Direct X when it launched was 11 (and for those than don’t remember, the original XBox got its name from DirectXBox).
This would have done three things for Microsoft:
1) The name would have an actual meaning
2) This name would avoid the problem of being one-number-lower than their competitor.
3) This name might have stopped them from what is now a trajectory of incredibly stupid names.
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Pretty sure I need to agree with Player 2 here
See, this is the kind of stuff I follow you for!
And Microsoft has made an art out of making so much crap that the more successful things look like pearls when they’re actually just shiny pebbles in a pile of dirt.
They still have terrible marketing division. Using Z would not make sense either, but would sound way cooler.
Not really. Half the world would mispronounce it as “Xbox One Zed” which is much much worse than Xbox One X.
And the rest would pronounce it as “Xbox Onesie.” Which is a lot worse.
Hoe-lee shiiiiit
X x
B ox
O ne
X x
Yay, E3 comics coming in. Hopefully some Console Wars soon. I wonder how the Apple-induced parts shortage that’s cutting supply of the Switch down would factor in to the comic. Apple’s not a direct part of the war, after all…
Say, that reminds me. What would e3 be in Console Wars? Something like diplomacy/espionage neutral zone?
An all-out three way warzone instead?
After all, they big three are pulling out all the products and they’re not pulling the punches…
Are you kidding me!? Diplomacy? Pfft, nuts to that. E3 is D day. Equivalent to to world war 2 trench warfare except it’s with all the new bleeding edge super tech that is experimental without the bugs worked out so you don’t know if it’s going to slaughter a whole battalion or blow up in your face. Nah I think the reason they don’t talk about E3 in the console wars is because that’s how horrific it is.
But games aren’t sold at E3. And we’ve had games with big reveals at E3 that turn out to be massive flops. It’s more like a staging grounds. A military parade, if you will. Like the ones North Korea has been fond of lately. A chance to show off the upcoming weapons at their absolute best, under controlled circumstances, in an attempt to intimidate the competition.
Or, in the case of the X.B.O.X., to show off the new soldier, all full of ‘roids, who’s going to march onto the battlefield with just his bare hands.
I believe it would be more of a neutral zone but acts as a Black Market Expo for better hardware or the latest cutting edge games where deals can be brokered (i.e. Switch and XBOX cross-compatibility support)
It’s a sign that Tim’s made something special with The Console Wars that every time I hear news about one company getting some slight advantage over another, I wonder how it translates to these little robots duking it out. Will we see that giant steel door in the Microsoft R&D lab open, only to see some sort of tiny sleek ninja? Or will cross-play with Minecraft and Rocket League turn into some sort of shaky alliance between the XBots, Switches, and the yet-unseen PC Master Race? Or will we see a sneak peek in a Sony tactics briefing, only to… Read more »
We have seen some stream soldiers in the war. I feel the Pc race are too spilt on parts and specs to form a coherent faction.
I believe Tim said in another comment somewhere that PC will not be seen during the Console Wars series, for the simple reason that PCs aren’t consoles.
Wait… but we DID see PC (A.k.a. mom) on a picture on Xbox soldier’s photo.
I know I am in the minority here, but the console wars never were my thing. I love everything else on CAD and have been reading them for years and years now.. But I tune out for Console Wars.
Fair enough. We all have different tastes. I myself dislike a number of his long running series, such as “The Campaign” and “Starcaster Chronicles”, until the website update made following them so much easier.
Thanks for that update, BTW, Tim!
What Apple induced part shortage? The only part shortage I know of is because people are buying up all the budget graphics cards for cryptocurrency mining.
Apple supposedly bought up all the Flash RAM needed for the Switch for their new iPhone. It’s a relatively low production part, so there’s a shortage, and Nintendo can’t get enough to make Switch systems to keep up with demand.
Even better it comes inside of a (wait for it) ….
x – box – one – x – box !!
This pleases me.
Do you only get one – x – box – one – x in a x – box – one – x – box?
Sure, it’s symmetrical. Yay. Works great for code names. Recognition, to both insiders and outsiders? We’re going to be clearing up the miscommunications long after the X.B.O.X is dead.
I’ve been using the abbreviation XBO for years and felt like I was the only one!
I prefer XBOne, myself.
Because Robot 1-X was already taken by Futurama, which is literally what I think of every time I hear the name.
Micro$0ft and Genius = two oxymorons that will never meet….
One x box one x box please…
REVELATIONS
My co-worker John mentioned basically this same thing to my other co-worker Pat. I blew his freaking mind.
It’s all the XBOXes.
Wait, you’re right. That’s… actually pretty clever.
anyone else look at the pictures and think it kinda looks like a PS2?
Nope. My PS2 looks nothing like them. Especially the logo.
Pronounced in German, it could well be an character of Asterix: Xboxoneix 😀
Someone at Microsoft thought they were so clever and then this comic came out and now everyone knows and that person is sad.
xbox ex
Welp. That’s the second thing to permanently break my mind.
Mind Blown.
At some point, someone said, “We have the S and now the X. So when are we getting the Xbox 1 E?” I’ll let you think about that.
*inception sound plays in the background*
+1
I know it’s an older comic, but I feel like starting a war. The xbone’s name SHOULD have been XBox 11, because the current version of Direct X when it launched was 11 (and for those than don’t remember, the original XBox got its name from DirectXBox).
This would have done three things for Microsoft:
1) The name would have an actual meaning
2) This name would avoid the problem of being one-number-lower than their competitor.
3) This name might have stopped them from what is now a trajectory of incredibly stupid names.