I think I had it easy starting with PS2 console category as Sony's packaging makes it easy to figure out how we could name entries, but Xbox consoles are not like that at all. So this thread we can talk about how we should be naming these entries.
Let's start with this entry here:
https://vgcollect.com/item/64234With it currently named
Microsoft Xbox 360 - Spring Bundle 2011 which is not correct for at least these two reasons:
1. The "bundle" is Holiday 2011, not Spring
2. It doesn't say Holiday/Spring/2011/bundle on the box.
So we know it can't have this name on the entry, but it can be put into the description that websites sold this as Holiday Bundle in 2011, or even put that "retailer" name into alt-name if we want.
It seems that MS does have item numbers on these boxes, but unlike Sony items, this number does not match up well with the console inside. The item number that MS uses is only printed on the UPC label on the bottom of the box. So for this particular entry, it is
R9G-00048.
The console inside is Xbox 360 S Model 1439 (black) and the UPC label has text "Xbox 360 S 250GB HVB CONSOLE EN/ES US HDWR H" and note that it says "EN/ES" meaning English and Spanish. There does appear to also be another version of this box in just English. The English only box has this on the label "Xbox 360 S 250GB HBV Console EN/ES" They have the same barcode: 885370334760. There is a Canadian box version I am not going to cover due to lack of images.
Reference
EN/ES box:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/172864751949EN box:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112670948435So the question is, not only how do we name this entry, but how do we name these two different releases of this console?
Microsoft Xbox 360 S 250GB - Halo Reach / Fable III (en/es) [NA]- alt-name: R9G-00048, Model 1439, 2011 Holiday Bundle
- model: R9G-00048
- barcode: 885370334760
Microsoft Xbox 360 S 250GB - Halo Reach / Fable III (en) [NA]- alt-name: R9G-00048, Model 1439, 2011 Holiday Bundle
- model: R9G-00048
- barcode: 885370334760
That is my idea, if you have any feedback, feel free to post it.