Stupid, Stupid xBox

Re:Stupid, Stupid xBox by mwill on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @12:23AM (#5211576)

Totally anecdotally, as cliche as it sounds I feel like what my parents (and other people who don't care about games) mistakingly call video games is a good indication of the current market.

When I was a kid, every video game was "Nintendo"

During the PSX/PS2 era, every video game was "Playstation"

Now, every video game is "xbox"

(Also a PSP is a "DS")

I imagine they pick up the words unconsciously over time from TV/news/papers/passing conversation, which could be a pretty good indication of where the brands stand next to each other.

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Re:Stupid, Stupid xBox by GotAnyMegadeth on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @10:48AM (#5213626)

You've got to pick parents with the right level of awareness for this. My Mum is the same, but my Dad calls his phone a Gameboy, and refers to all other non-TV electronic devices we own as "The Machine".

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