Did a bunch of people accidentally pre-order the Xbox One X instead of the Xbox Series X yesterday? That's what Amazon's sales rank for the current-gen Xbox One X appears to have been suggesting.
At one point yesterday, that sales rank was up 747% over the previous day, hinting that various prospective Xbox Series X customers might have clicked on the wrong link and bought the wrong system.
However, we're a little bit sceptical about this - there's been a lot of speculation that these sales could have been the result of bots accidentally purchasing the console before the Amazon Xbox Series X listing went live, and notably there have been no reports of the Xbox One S also increasing drastically in rank.
Ultimately though, it's conjured up plenty of debate about whether Microsoft's naming convention for its Xbox consoles are too confusing for casual consumers. So, what do you think? Let us know in the comments.
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I HOPE this is mostly scalpers and their bots
Oh boy 😅
I quite like the name series X but it is possibly too similar to one X. Someone not so knowledgeable could get mixed up.
Ohhhhh Ouuuccccchhhh
Please be the bots so the scalper scum got done 🤣
Almost certainly due to Microsoft's terrible naming scheme
@Dezzy70 @themightyant Chances are someone smart enough to make a bot knows better.
It's not overly confusing, really. And if someone were in any way confused, the smallest amount of research beforehand would've been enough to make things clearer straight away. Out of interest, I literally just now typed "Xbox pre order" into Google and the first and second results were for Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X respectively. But then this is the big issue of the modern world: as the internet continues to make any information you could ever want more readily available than ever before, people as a whole just get lazier and stupider.
Here's a good explanation from Daniel Ahmad who is pretty knowledgeable with this type of thing:
Since I've seen this reported on a bit:
1. 747% refers to the sales rank increase, not the increase in actual unit sales. Amazon is weird like that.
2. The console has been discontinued and has 'discontinued' in its name.
3. The name may confuse some, but it's a minor issue
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1308556200850731014?s=19
He goes into a bit more depth in the subsequent tweets, TLDR it's not a big deal.
I'll admit sometimes I'll be thinking 'can't wait to get the Xbox on....I mean Series S'.
I think the names are confusing, but after a year people will get used to it. Probably will get a mid generation refresh and then it will be the S2 and X2. At that point it won’t be confusing and work like cell phone names.
Now it's not confusing because it's Series S and X. The next consoles will be something like Series S2 and X2. The only problem is that the current-gen consoles are One S and One X but One X and One S All-Digital Edition have been discontinued and I expect the same for One S. Once we get rid of the current generation, there will be no problems at all.
It will be like this, "I want an Xbox". "X or S?"
Ha - I was PS4 last gen and never got involved with the Xbox but must admit found it a nightmare to know what the difference between Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X was - then when it went to Xbox Series S and Series X it properly messed with me.
Having spent a few weeks this side of the darkness its started to become a bit clearer - but there is no denying its not unbelievably confusing for most who don't frequent this site.
Most people in my company have a PS4 but most also wouldn't know which Xbox is which if I quizzed them. There is probably a good chance some parents were told by their kids they wanted a new xbox and they think they've managed it but will ruin their kids xmas. D'oh!
If people can’t read, then that’s their own problem.
One and Series sound as dissimilar as 4 and 5 do.
This reminds me of the whole Wii Wii U debacle.
I wouldn't be surprised to hear of kids accidentally getting an Xbox One X this Holiday Season instead of a Series X because of some misinformed parent.
I’ve heard the sales increase was due to bots mistakenly buying them.
The names are confusing at first glance but then there are also two switches on sale and one doesn’t even switch. No one seems to have an issue with that?
When you consider Xbox’s plan is to name and sell them like iPhones X and S make a lot of sense.
From my personal experience when I searched Xbox Series X on Amazon it would bring up Xbox One X... If someone is not paying attention and just checking that the price looks about right...😅 Actually I was unable to get to any new Xbox on Amazon without using a direct link which was pretty irritating when trying to find a preorder.
I bought a Series X but have to admit even I have said it wrong many times, and I know I've been asked what's the difference more than once. Kind of a Wii U situation, unfortunately.
Microsoft quit selling the Xbox one x awhile back,this is a problem amazon had
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