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For years they insisted on calling Sony's first console "PSX" (even Special Reserve did it) even though PSX was only the codename for it during development. Where exactly is the "X" in "PlayStation"? No-one called the N64 "Dolphin", so why call the PS1 PSX?
I'm glad Sony has stuck the boot in and made all these people look as stupid as they were by naming their newest creation PSX, and thus forcing these "professionals" to change their naming philosophy.
For years they insisted on calling Sony's first console "PSX" (even Special Reserve did it) even though PSX was only the codename for it during development. Where exactly is the "X" in "PlayStation"? No-one called the N64 "Dolphin", so why call the PS1 PSX?
I'm glad Sony has stuck the boot in and made all these people look as stupid as they were by naming their newest creation PSX, and thus forcing these "professionals" to change their naming philosophy.
I'm sorry, but it doesn't take much common sense to realise that no-one would do that.
PSX was just the codename for the first PlayStation, while it is the official name for this new piece of kit.
Yes it was officially called the Playstation, but because of it's codename, everyone decided the nickname PSX was good enough. It abbreviates the name (Play Station, X because X looks good) and is much easier to say than blurting Playstation every time you want to refer to the console.
Sony have certainly not tried to make people look stupid. They have clearly listened to the public and found that the name PSX is a popular term. Why not incorporate such a popular term in a new device? That's what they've done. I think it's clever (even if the new device is not.).
Seriously, you must have problems if you're going to have a fit over the naming of a last-gen console.
You also seem to argue that PSX was easier to say because it's shorter than PlayStation. PS is shorter still and would actually be correct, so is it not logical to use that? To me it makes perfect sense, though to others it does not...
I think trying to say the X was added because it looks cool is just lame, sorry.