Gaming Like It's 1999
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Aramonde wrote:Maybe we should make a thread about this.
Menegrothx wrote:People should stop using the terms "PSX" and "GCN". And "oXbox", but I think we've already discussed that topic on this thread if I recall correctly.
Not only is PSX factually incorrect by now, it's also illogical. Unlike any other console manufacturer, Sony decided to to name their consoles using a chronological order, so PS(1), PS2, PS2 and PS4 are very clear and logical terms. Even ignoring the fact that Sony has indeed launched a PSX, I still don't see a reason to use the term as no other console is reffered to as by their development name. People don't call the GameCube the "Project Dolphin".
"GameCube Nintendo". No console is named like that. You don't talk about the "Wii Nintendo", "Game Boy Advance Nintendo" or the "Genesis Sega". So why would you say GCN? Even if you said NGC, the letter N would still be redundant. What else GameCube would you be referring to? The Commodore GameCube? Sure there is the Panasonic Q, but it's rare, and the abbreviation should refer to the standard base model. People don't abbreviate Genesis/Mega Drive as "SGenesis" or "SMD" just because there is a LaserActive console that can play Sega games. Ditto PC Engine.
"Original Xbox" works too)
Valkyrie-Favor wrote::roll:
Does anyone else prefer the original DS to the DS Lite? I keep hearing that the DS Lite was a big improvement, but I don't get it.
Hazerd wrote:Here's how i call every console when i talk to people in real life with them:
NES (i say the letters out loud, "N-E-S")
Genesis (always called just plain "Genesis")
SNES ("S-N-E-S", although i have a friend who calls it "SNESS" which doesnt bother me)
N64 (does anyone not call it "Nintendo 64" or "N-64"?)
GameCube ("GCN" works too, but ive never heard anyone call it the "NGC" in a real face to face)
PS1 ("PSX" ive only seen on the internet and ive referred to it that too, it doesnt bother me, "PS1" seems universal)
PS2 (same as above)
Xbox (im a strong advocate of calling it the "oXbox"
Xbox 360 (pretty much always refer to it as "The 360", or "360")
PS3 (same as "PS1" and "PS2")
PS360 (i think this is acceptable when talking about a game that is being released on both, ive used it before and no one threw a shit)
Xbox One (not sure on this one yet, but i giggle at the thought of referring to it as the "Xbone", or "Xboner", and ill never refer to it as "The One")
PS4 (business as usual)
Dreamcast ("DC" or "Dreamcast")
etc....
