The next era of Xbox has been officially announced as Project Helix, but it may be a while yet before the platform, presumed to be a PC/console hybrid of sorts, is christened with its official name. Even before its unveiling, though, fans are preparing for another naming disaster from Microsoft's gaming division.
Xbox's next console was announced as Project Helix nearly two weeks ago, and prospective players immediately predicted that this code name would be better than its official title. In a Reddit thread from user FernandoRocker about the announcement, the top comment from u/Logondo says, "Their code names are always better than the real names." Xbox has a history of confusing console names, and the advent of Project Helix may be a sign that the cycle is starting anew.
Practically no one expects the new Xbox console to ultimately be called Helix; Microsoft has consistently made its Xbox console code names public as part of each new device's pre-release marketing. Predicting the name of the new Xbox is practically impossible, though. There has been almost no discernible pattern to how the Xbox consoles are named, and it's a facet of the brand that is frequently ridiculed, even when just...
