Major Nelson thinks 'Xbone' nickname is disrespectful

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Xbox One's 'Xbone' nickname hasn't gone down too well with Microsoft's Larry Hryb (aka Major Nelson), who believes that the name "disrespects" the effort made by the Xbox team back at Redmond.

"I don't like it," Hryb replied when asked on NeoGAF what he thought of the nickname.

"It disrespects the teams that have put in thousands of hours (already) into the development of the product. Sure, it's cheeky but I don't care for it myself."

Gamers branded the upcoming console the Xbone shortly after its reveal back in May.

And it appears to have hit the mainstream, too. Snoop Lion referred to the console as the "Xbone" during a Reddit AMA last week.

Some have since renamed the console the Xbox One-Eighty, following Microsoft's multiple U-turns.

Xbox One launches on November 22.

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ProGamerzFTW1Posted:

It's probably offensive to him because "Xbone" looks like "Crossbone" if you look at the X like a cross. >.>

DawPosted:

Woobie I think it is a fitting nickname and see no problem with it, they should have called it the infinity though.


Exactly. I wish they had some kind of poll to vote for the name.

InsanitizePosted:

GibbityTree Lol ok? So it's the end of the world if you don't like what people are calling it? I'm sorry but this is extremely retarded.


I don't like the word retarded.

GibbityTreePosted:

Lol ok? So it's the end of the world if you don't like what people are calling it? I'm sorry but this is extremely retarded.

Dr-JPosted:

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lmao, this is hilarious. poor major nelson

WoobiePosted:

I think it is a fitting nickname and see no problem with it, they should have called it the infinity though.

neboPosted:

I call it the Xbone and I don't view it as disrespectful, although I have no respect for the machine

AlbericiPosted:

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LMFAO YES!
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"If your console can play games from the 360 and the new xbox then your backwards"
weekes later "NEW: XBOX ONE CAN NOW PLAY 360 GAMES!"

UrfPosted:

Fluttershyy Xbone is being called Xbone because they say "DRM!" one day, next no DRM.

Now, we might get xbox360 comparability.

Something we've been asking for since it was announced,


Those two topics are completely irrelevant to the name. :facepalm:

gmlukensPosted:

I wouldnt care what people were calling it if they were buying it too


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