Starwolf_UK
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YouTube videos emerge of XBOne Blu-ray drives failing / making grinding noises
- Thread starter sflufan
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Always-honest
Banned
The grudge?
Unknown One
Member
SJRB
Gold Member
I feel bad for this guy haha, he seems so utterly disappointed.
PrintedCrayon
Banned
We don't really know enough at this point. Failures are to be expected with any new hardware, it's such a shame if this is a widespread problem.
Hope it isn't affecting too many people, that's a lot of money to put down!
Green Yoshi
Member
It is no surprise that there are broken Xbox One and PS4 consoles (no complex, electronic device has a 100% quota). I find it only confusing that such simple things like a HDMI Connect (PS4) and Blu-Ray drive (XBO) won't work for certain people.
DarkLiberator
Banned
You're telling me that on launch date, a console release has hardware issues?
I do hope they get it sorted, must suck for whoever has that problem.
I do hope they get it sorted, must suck for whoever has that problem.
GoofsterStud
Member
To early to say.
I think amazon needs some responsibility from the ps4 issues, it was just the ps4 in a bigger box with a few bubble wraps on one side. It was lose on the box and they didn't even fully cover the one side.
I love amazon and their service in general but this was the worst packaging ever.
rokkerkory
Member
On what basis is it fair? lol
It may be but I don't get this at all as it is way too early (hours into launch) to tell.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
This is weird. Not a single major site has picked this up yet.
Sinfamy
Member
Definable true, I returned mine, the packaging was abysmal.
It is 3am in the morning, and we don't really know the extent of it yet. Give it some time.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Can you please explain why amazons packaging was an issue? The PS4 itself was already in a box with protection. In theory you didnt need any padding at all to protect it.
All this complaining about airbags in my mind is rather silly. Unless you can prove that PS4s were damaged in transit by amazons packaging, i think its unfair to blame them.
Impeccable
Member
I'm sure it's only around 0.4%.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Oh yeah, I keep forgetting how early it is in the US.
Petrae
Member
With articles like this: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-11-22-blinking-lights-of-death-herald-the-next-gen
I can see why press is not reporting anything. They probably don't want to blow this up into something major if it isn't. Sure, there may be a few thousand unlucky folks out there who get screwed a bit, but if it's still an acceptable range of defective units, it comes with the peril of buying at launch.
Perhaps we'll see something later today, maybe as more videos go up or social media chatter gets louder, but it wouldn't shock me if it's glossed over.
With such a small sample size and no actual data... I don't see how you could make a judgement.
Another one that turned up, not sure if posted here yet, more gears grinding, I really feel bad for these guys, I've had my fair share of faulty products so I can relate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz8bWR9jWZM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz8bWR9jWZM
some people had near enough snapped off corners on their Ps4, whether that's packaging or transit who knows, but better packaging would have at least made the shoddy transit safer. they go hand in hand. guy decides he wants to throw around your console cos he's a douche, then being wrapped in a zorb is going to help.
They just keep coming
Shots fired
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkBOkX0cfa4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhpycDvmAS4
This one is a bit different, the disc tray is stuck with the game inside:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJI97eIqge8
Shots fired
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkBOkX0cfa4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhpycDvmAS4
This one is a bit different, the disc tray is stuck with the game inside:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJI97eIqge8
Wouldn't be the first time ........ you only have to go back a week to find plenty of people in quoting falsely inflated percentages based on Amazon comments (it was pointed that many where not verified but they still pinned towards it) or just pulling numbers out of their ass.
Oh boy, so they fixed the heat problem, but forgot about the disc drive problems they had before lol.
Sucks for buyers.
krypt0nian
Banned
Hey I have an idea!
Let's just watch and see how this develops and not claim the sky is falling like some did for the PS4 issues at launch.
Let's just watch and see how this develops and not claim the sky is falling like some did for the PS4 issues at launch.
Bananajama
Banned
Never got this problem with Cassette Tapes
Captain Tuttle
Member
oh man, can you imagine what would happen if the console couldn't read disk and overheated at the same time.
swordfishtrombones
Member
You never had to re-align your C64 1530 tape deck head?
XB1 does not work vertically.
fastford58
Member
Doing some analysis of you tube videos, amazon customer reviews, and other anonymous sources, I have extrapolated that there is a 98% failure rate.
Bluray drive of death confirmed. I will call it BDOD.
Am I doing this right?
Bluray drive of death confirmed. I will call it BDOD.
Am I doing this right?
I'm only asking on the frequency of the reported issues. They seem to be happening at a faster rate than the known issues of the PS4. Maybe it's because it's all happening at once, but it gives the impression this may be a more prevalent problem.
shikamaroooo
Member
I feel sorry for him .. second console in 16 hours..
Bananajama
Banned
I must have been lucky! Still works to this day. Still have a cheap Fat TV just to play it sometimes
I don't think the rate has been any faster. It might just seem faster because with PS4 reports were trickling out before release day. We had like 7 known cases from Taco Bell winners and journalists.
And this thread was started on launch day, but there were several threads before this one with different people reporting issues.
Mendax
Member
http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/xbox_support/xbox_one_support/f/4269.aspx
its more than a few, and more than bluray drives failing...
its more than a few, and more than bluray drives failing...
A couple have said they have or their friends have. One guy has two boxes with the same problem.
UK GAF should be getting theirs between now and about 4 hours time so we will hear more as the day rolls on. It's 11:41 AM here.
polyh3dron
Banned
Some days, you go, through the raaaaain
Some days, you feed, on a BLUUUUU RAAAAAAY
Impeccable
Member
Jesus, I hope this is just like the initial wave making things worse than they are like the PS4's issues. No one deserves a broken console.
Petrae
Member
I feel bad for this guy. "I took a vacation... to watch TV." It would suck to take a few days off specifically to play games on your new console... just to have it not work and probably have to wait a few days for a replacement. Vacation time wasted.
polyh3dron
Banned
Hopefully MS kept a substantial amount of back stock to replace duds immediately just like Sony did.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
First thing I thought of when I heard that sound was it sounded just like JCVD playing bongos in that commercial.
Considering that the preorders never sold out here in Italy, I think they're gonna be fine.