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Can't believe nobody's bought these amazing Xbox Series X mugs (hexbear.net)
submitted 10 months ago by doublepepperoni@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net
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For context, Lidl also had Nintendo and PlayStation mugs come in before Christmas, both of which have long since sold out

I just want to dump on Microsoft for their shitty mug design. Whereas the Nintendo mug had Mario on it, this mug is dedicated to... the Series X console, not the general Xbox brand or iconography people might have nostalgic feelings for.

How is this design even evocative of the Series X or Xbox? What do the monochrome green Corporate Memphis landscapes have to do with either?

The mugs should have probably just have had "Game Pass $10/mo" scribbled on them with a sharpie

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[-] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago

Such a missed opportunity to not have popular game characters from stuff under MS's portfolio like Mister Chef and Donny Skyrim

[-] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago

For all the stuff they've bought, none of it is really seen as "Xbox" properties. And on the other hand, the few iconic Xbox properties they do have are so far from their glory days they don't really work as mass marketable mascots anymore. Probably should've just made a Minecraft mug instead

[-] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I forgot about Mindcraft Stefan. MS also owns lovable platform mascots Qinqin Bear and Didgeridoo Bird, too, but they haven't been in a game for like 20 years.

They'd be in Embracer Group trouble if they weren't Microsoft lol

[-] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

Microsoft bought Rare and then proceeded to turn down all their pitches for new games, then had them work on Kinect games and Xbox Avatars until they finally made that multiplayer pirate game that seems to be vaguely popular

Money well spent

[-] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

then had them work on Kinect games and Xbox Avatars

This part hurts too much for me to keep up the bit lol

[-] UltraGreen@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago

Hey I kinda like it :(

Or maybe I'm just a sucker for anything green.

[-] IDew@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

seXes ri

[-] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 2 points 10 months ago

CIAries X

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