Games Inbox: Is Xbox Prime a good name for the next gen console?
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The Tuesday letters page thinks the Nintendo Switch 2 mouse theory is probably true, as a reader looks forward to Resident Evil 9. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk. Too good to be true. There’s no way that rumour about the ‘Xbox Prime’ is true, that’s far too good a name for Microsoft to come up with. It’ll be Xbox Two or Xbox 720 or Xbox Series Z.2 DX or some other nonsense that no normal person will ever remember properly. Although I don’t know why they never went with Xbox Infinite, to tie-in with the Halo game. That would even set up the one after to be Xbox Beyond.
See how much better I am than you at this, Microsoft? And I’m not a pretentious marketing drone being paid millions for suggesting the name Xbox One. But seriously, I have no trouble believing that Microsoft is aiming for a next gen launch in 2026. People doubting it seem to forget that they’ve already announced they’re working on a new format. You don’t do that if you’re three years out.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they started hinting more about it with their first Xbox Direct of the year, with a reveal in summer or autumn. They’ll want to get a look at what the Switch 2 is first but other than that there is absolutely no reason not to try and sweep the Xbox Series X/S under the carpet and move on.
Grackle. Predictably unexpected. Those Switch 2 mouse rumours seem pretty convincing, but the big question is what does Nintendo want it for? Better controls for shooters hardly seems like it would be a priority for them, although I guess there is Splatoon 4 to consider.
