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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PashtunPosted:

Of course. It is an insult created by gamers to teh Xbox One because of Microsoft milking their gamers. I will always call it the Xbone and I will never buy a Micorsoft product again except windows. I jumped ship from Xbox 360 to PS4.

AstraeusPosted:

I've never even heard this before

YinPosted:

I somewhat agree. It's a pretty ugly name and sounds disrespectful since X-bone makes it seem like nothing is there. I just don't think it is as big of a deal as he made it seem. Internet people will always be internet people. Maybe I'm just used to it. Sad really.

D3FEKTPosted:

THCv3 Xbox One console is disrespectful to the gaming community.


how? nothing wrong with it lol.

EPAPosted:

DuhTigersBlood
Brandownage27
TheDivision I personally think the nickname is retarded and should go away.


In that case... the console should go away too because that's just as retarded if not more.


Great, another sony fanboy on an xbox post? that's cute

Great, another xbox fanboy crying. that's sad

TomorrowLandPosted:

I think it's stupid and childish...

DuhTigersBloodPosted:

Brandownage27
TheDivision I personally think the nickname is retarded and should go away.


In that case... the console should go away too because that's just as retarded if not more.


Great, another sony fanboy on an xbox post? that's cute

TitanFallPosted:

I don't see how it's disrespectful. It sounds incredibly stupid though.

^ Agreed, really stupid lol

Brandownage27Posted:

TheDivision I personally think the nickname is retarded and should go away.


In that case... the console should go away too because that's just as retarded if not more.

xPollutionZxPosted:

Named that because all the dogs will go fetch it lol


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