Apple announced some new phones today, and they’ve got real silly names.
Every other year, like a curse, Apple released new models of the iPhone. This year’s are called the iPhone Xr, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max. These are baffling names, though I know once they’re in the wild I’ll be dying to have one. One issue I’ll probably have is saying the name of whichever model I choose.
While the “X” was pronounced as “ten” at the keynote, I can’t help but read these names as the “iPhone Excess” and “Excess Max.” They sound a little bit like the name of a fighting game or an anime. Is this the stupidest naming convention since the Xbox One X and Xbox One S? The internet seems to think so.
iphone is slowly turning into kingdom hearts pic.twitter.com/IUzXjj8GMS
— andrew webster (@A_Webster) September 12, 2018
iPhone X EX Plus Alpha
— Jeff Gerstmann (@jeffgerstmann) September 12, 2018
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I'm personally gonna wait for the iPhone Xrd: Sign pic.twitter.com/PljeR3czZn
— Mike Andronico (@MikeAndronico) September 12, 2018
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iPhone Xs Max X
Xbox One X
iPhone Xs Max One X XboxXboXx_iPhone_Sephir0th_420_xXbox
— ⚜PATRIK (@PatrikLeonheart) September 12, 2018
You: So which model are you getting?
Me: pic.twitter.com/jk7AkUaXET
— Steve Kim (@Fobwashed) September 12, 2018
iPhone XS more like pic.twitter.com/vehipMaola
— Persona 😎 persona.bsky.social (@personasama) September 12, 2018
Todd Howard also showed up at the keynote to talk about Elder Scrolls: Blades, which was announced at E3 this year. He’ll just show up anywhere, at any time, it seems like. Glance over your shoulder—Todd Howard might just be waiting for you.
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My new headcanon is that Todd Howard can just go anywhere he wants and nobody can fucking stop him.
— E-M-F (@DawnOfEve_) September 12, 2018
Let’s be real: the only reason why we’re making fun of these names is because a lot of us are going to buy them. Do you think I should get the Xr, or the XX Action Core Plus R?
