Xbone
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From abbreviation of Xbox One for quicker use on Twitter.[1]
Noun edit
Xbone (plural Xbones)
- (video games, slang) Abbreviation of Xbox One.
- (video games, slang) Synonym of Xbox
Etymology 2 edit
From a blend of Xbox + bone, variously from the idea that Microsoft was "boning" their customers with their planned digital rights management and game licensing policies for the Xbox One,[2] or from the idea that Microsoft was "throwing a bone to" gamers by changing their controversial digital rights management and game licensing policies for the Xbox One.[3][4] May also have been coined from Microsoft's press conference during E3 2013, during which Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft Studios at the time, partially obscures the Xbox One wordmark placed behind him.[5][6]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Xbone (plural Xbones)
- (slang, video games, derogatory) Synonym of Xbox One
Synonyms edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Why 'XBone' has stuck as a nickname for Microsoft's new console
- ^ Xbone: Is The Xbox One Nickname Just An Insulting XB1 Meme By PS4 Fanboys?
- ^ Microsoft throws next-gen gaming an Xbone
- ^ With Xbox One, what's yours is theirs
- ^ Xbone | Know Your Meme
- ^ Xbox One Price Announced - E3 2013 Microsoft Conference