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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NowLegitPosted:

I really wanted the xbox to be called Xbox Infinity then you wouldn't have this problem :P

HKMPosted:

http://gyazo.com/26404bf29a07de3029234dfa2ea4eef0

Dr-JPosted:

Alberici They should just call it "fail".
Here is what I call it.
Xbox 3
Xbox 180
Xbone
Xbo 1? lol nope such a stupid name even my dad ask why did they name it that because there was all ready a xbox 1.


They shouldn't because it obviously won't fail.

heart-shaped-boxPosted:

Why is the PS4 called the PS4? Because it's the 4th Playstation.
Why is the Xbox One called the Xbox One? Because it's the third Xbox.

AlbericiPosted:

They should just call it "fail".
Here is what I call it.
Xbox 3
Xbox 180
Xbone
Xbo 1? lol nope such a stupid name even my dad ask why did they name it that because there was all ready a xbox 1.

911Posted:

I've never heard of xbone till now... I'm gonna start using it now ;)

KatsumiChanPosted:

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,

GossipPosted:

Its just a nickname get over it Herb.

RaciPosted:

Well I think it's disrespectful but it's something that you get used to

BoobsonPosted:

I don't really like it but I don't think it would offend me..

Anything that gets released and is popular is going to get nicknames no matter what.


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