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So instead they chose three numbers behind the PlayStation, and 359 numbers behind its predecessor? Not sure I follow that reasoning. Not to mention they could just jump to the same number as PlayStation used, just like MS also skipped Windows 9.

That said all the jokes at the time likely helped make it clear to everyone that the Xbox One was the new model. And Series S/X is just two letters, nobody seems too confused by that.

They chose a naming system that's not based on sequential numbers to both differentiate themselves from SONY and also to avoid being one number behind. Nintendo is doing the same.

They solved it on 360. Its successor should be 361.

XBox 365.

Xbox N Enterprise Edition

They could have used increasing rotational degrees - Xbox 360, 540, 720, 900 and so on. Just like action sports, very extreme.

Of course, and then, when they're ready to go all-in, they'll backfill Xbox 180 /s

They also could have gone with Super Xbox or Xbox⁶⁴.

They should have skip a number and aligned on PS numbers