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The Next Xbox Console Will Just Be Called "Xbox"

It appears Microsoft will be doing away with any special names on the next Xbox console, as we now know it will just be called "Xbox". The word came down from a Business Insider article, in which the company revealed that the whole Series X thing will just be a classification of what the model is. Here's a snippet from the article.

"The name we're carrying forward to the next generation is simply Xbox," a Microsoft representative told Business Insider, "And at The Game Awards you saw that name come to life through the Xbox Series X."

Like the first Xbox generation, the next one is simply named "Xbox." It's a basic rebranding, but a meaningful one that could help to simplify the Xbox line for interested consumers. It also clarifies Microsoft's intention with its console line.

It makes sense to a degree, as you look back at a name like the Xbox 360 and wonder how many people actually know what the name is supposed to signify. Plus it gives us who write about it to make Original Recipe/Extra Crispy jokes in the future. Beyond that, it doesn't look like this will have any major impact on anyone's decision to buy the Series X. We now just have to see what the other version of the console will be called.

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