Doug Heffernan
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Microsoft on XBone Vertical Orientation: "It could damage the console!"
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Because it doesn't.
bigbaldwolf86
Banned
I haven't heard of 360s chewing DVDs either. I've had 3 Xboxs and they have all been vertical. I've had no issues with the console scratching any DVDs or games
No, it does.
Space Runaway
Member
All my consoles that support vertical are set that way for space reasons. I really have no room for a bunch of hori consoles unless i start stacking them.
Luckily I have no plans to buy an xbone anytime soon so hopefully they have a new model out that corrects this by the time I'm interested.
Luckily I have no plans to buy an xbone anytime soon so hopefully they have a new model out that corrects this by the time I'm interested.
I have my 360s set up vertically, not a single disc scratch.
maplelord93
Banned
how is this really bad news, common sense, should be used here, the console was designed so that after the intital setup, you never even have to touch it again if it were all digital. and putting something that big and expensive vertically seems like a bad idea in the first place.
But it supposedly happened to someone, therefore it must be an issue across all of them.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
Man don't you guys get scared of your console getting knocked over by accident if placed vertically?
RedNumberFive
Banned
My 360 chewed the shit out of my discs horizontally.
My 360 has been vertical for more months. Ever since you were able to install goes to the hdd it has been a non issue for me.
It didn't just happen to someONE. It was a systemic issue that happened all the time.
Walk into ANY GameStop and ask the employees if its common for the 360 the burn rings into discs, and they'll tell you YES every single time.
Caayn
Member
A certain percentage of all premium/core models didn't have proper protection in the disc drive, which would prefent the disc from hitting the lens. Which explains the perfect round scratches that we find on discs that have been scratched by a Xbox 360. Newer models like the Elite/Arcade/S and E don't suffer from this mistake.
Just as long as you don't move, why people would move a console that's powered on is beyond me, your Xbox 360 while it's on. It won't scratch discs.
My PS3 lives in an Expedit cube where it's next to impossible for anything to accidentally hit it. If something was really capable of knocking it over I'd have more serious problems.
I'm hoping the people "acting" shocked over this are joking. The system looks like a 1st gen bluray player and has a side 3.0 usb for external hdd support. They wouldn't put a key feature needed in such a stupid location if they planned for you to flip it on it's side.
The design has obviously always been a horizontal only affair.
Dirk Benedict
Member
Nobody posted this yet? GAF is getting slow
Remarkable.
LittleJohnny
Banned
LittleJohnny
Banned
Malio
Member
In a week:
"We need to do a better job of communicating to our customers. Certainly, you can put your xbone vertical. The consumer market may not be fully ready for this transition, but we heard you loud and clear, and we are agile enough to respond swiftly. We hope this clears up any confusion created."
"We need to do a better job of communicating to our customers. Certainly, you can put your xbone vertical. The consumer market may not be fully ready for this transition, but we heard you loud and clear, and we are agile enough to respond swiftly. We hope this clears up any confusion created."
sublimit
Banned
Nobody posted this yet? GAF is getting slow
Holy shit i'm dying here!!!At whoever made this gif: THANK YOU!
mightynine
Member
Nobody posted this yet? GAF is getting slow
I am losing it over here, this is great.
dorkimoe
Member
i dont know...and i dont understand why its only Xbox people try and do this with
Such a small % of Xbone buyers will learn of this. Considering tons of Xbox 360 users currently positions it vertically they need to slap this shit on the front of the Xbone box in bright florescent lettering or they are going to get loads of broken consoles.
This slim is pretty much designed to be vertical. Only the og console damaged disks but the og consoles also rrod. Everything that could go wrong went wrong with the first console.
This slim is pretty much designed to be vertical. Only the og console damaged disks but the og consoles also rrod. Everything that could go wrong went wrong with the first console.
Hockeymac18
Member
This is interesting, and slightly disappointing as I liked being able to keep my 360 vertical. Of course, it isn't something that would keep me from buying the system, though. Oh well, I suppose I can live with it being horizontal.
Also, this is nitpicky I know, but I think the thread title is a bit misleading as I don't think they're saying it would definitely damage the console per se. It sounds to me that they're just playing it safe, at least according to Albert's wording: "It wouldn't be a cooling problem, we just didn't design the drive for vertical. Because it's a slot loading drive, we just didn't design it for both."
Albert's quote also says that they didn't design for that orientation but that you could do it "at your own risk." Which is what I think should be in the thread title (and that's actually the title of the gamespot article and the CNET article on it, for what it's worth). Again it's nitpicky, but just more accurate to the quote I think.
Also, this is nitpicky I know, but I think the thread title is a bit misleading as I don't think they're saying it would definitely damage the console per se. It sounds to me that they're just playing it safe, at least according to Albert's wording: "It wouldn't be a cooling problem, we just didn't design the drive for vertical. Because it's a slot loading drive, we just didn't design it for both."
Albert's quote also says that they didn't design for that orientation but that you could do it "at your own risk." Which is what I think should be in the thread title (and that's actually the title of the gamespot article and the CNET article on it, for what it's worth). Again it's nitpicky, but just more accurate to the quote I think.
EYEL1NER
Member
That kind of sucks that there is no option. The claim is 80% rolled with their console horizontal? I can't say I know of anyone who uses theirs horizontally. I used to with my old non-slim console, but it would get so hot on the top that I switched to vertical and never really had any problems. I did suffer a couple scratched discs in the beginning, but that was because I would bump or nudge the table I used to sit the console on.
The console wouldn't look good on its side, but it would fit better into my entertainment center that way.
And holy shit at that reverse unboxing gif... I lost it when I saw that. Absolute masterpiece.
The console wouldn't look good on its side, but it would fit better into my entertainment center that way.
And holy shit at that reverse unboxing gif... I lost it when I saw that. Absolute masterpiece.
Considering the picture on the front of the box is horizontal I think people can put 2 & 2 together. The picture on any 360 box is vertical. They aren't showing you the console just cause they think it looks good.
Hmmmm, wouldn't be too sure about that. Happened to me. Although I think most people who had their discs scratched was because they DARED pick up the 360 and move it with a disc inside. I can tell you that shit would tear the hell out the discs.
Shouldn't happen to the Xbone though, that's the beauty of blu-ray lasers and discs.
BloodMoney
Banned
Every Playstation i've owned has been vertical. So much more boss.
Nobody posted this yet? GAF is getting slow
I will never not laugh at this.
Dead Prince
Banned
The only console I have very is the Wii u because it came with a stand. The one looks like it could topple on its own. I probably will most like leave ps4 horizontal unless I can get the stand for $free.
SeventhSon
Member
I'm about to get fired for laughing so hard.Nobody posted this yet? GAF is getting slow
Duane Cunningham
Member
Eh, my 360 hasn't chewed up a disc in at least a year and a half
'cause that's when it red ringed
You don't have a PC?
Chris Owen
English Community Manager at PlayStation Europe
Cold blooded for sure, but he should be careful not to "jinx" oneself... in the event PS4 has major hardware failure rate problems, as many launch systems often do. PS2 and 360 were notorious in this regard.
I hope they succeed though, since I'm getting one at launch and hardware problems suuuuck. I really should invest in a warranty for the damned thing...
The Cowboy
Member
LOL, this is great.
Fresh Face
Banned
Even if the PS4 does turn out fine, there is still the chance that you'll get a bad power supply.
Also, isn't the PS4, because it's smaller and has an internal power supply likely to be quite a bit louder than the Xbone? I know MS said that they choose the larger design and external power supply so that they could get it as quiet as possible.
Fresh Face
Banned
Wait, doesn't that mean that he choose poorly because he got rid of his Xbox?
Undoubtedly the thing should be significantly louder than Xbox One, in any event. All reports are Xbox One is as silent as a sleeping kitten (exaggeration, of course, but apparently it's impressively fucking quiet).
I would take the smaller, sleeker design of the PS4 though over the lower noise of the XBO, for the simple fact that I use Pulse Elites to output my sound, so I wouldn't hear the system purring anyway.
But yeah, internal power supply introduces a new set of possible areas of hardware failure, however I feel Cerny and the the Sony hardware engineering team must be aware of how infamous PS2 became with the hardware failures and how much it cost Microsoft to have to do that warranty for 360 owners, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a positive result
ReturnOfTheRAT
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This comment needs some love.