Here’s How the Xbox One Looks When it Fails to Launch a Game

Demo consoles are subject to a lot of stress and wear and tear, and they’re normally running unfinished and unpolished code, so it’s definitely normal for them to fail, once in a while.

Here's how an Xbox One demo station looks when it fails to launch its Forza Motorsport 5 application.

[ABeastNamedTariq]

Hopefully no one sees that at home.

Console failures are a bad thing for anyone looking forward to a buying a new system.

EDIT:

To clarify, I'm aware it didn't fail. I'm generalizing. Perhaps I should say, console "issues".

[Nitrowolf2]

Not only that, but the Xbox One was running on a Kiosk firmware. So there's a a lot of variables, but yeah hopefully this isn't an issue come console launch. By the look of the picture, sounds like it just timed out

@Below

It could easily just mean that these consoles do need online, considering that all X1 have DRM day one until they connect to the internet and patch up. Just because the system are available at ratails doesn't mean they are patched yet either.

[abzdine]

activation? DRM?
let's see what Penello has to say to this this time :)

[Eonjay]

Yesh... I saw that too. You shouldn't have to activate your Xbox Games...

[4Sh0w]

Activation Failed just sounds like something timed out. So try it again, wow dualshockers looking for hits huh?

[Abriael]

They called from your workplace. Said you left the tinfoil hat there :D

[NewMonday]

an insider warned this will be a frequent problem..
http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

[gaffyh]

wtf activation? Maybe they just ejected the disc so the error popped up or something, but even so, the wording suggests some sort of DRM.

[FamilyGuy]

So it timed out while trying to launch, my email does that sometimes while trying to show my in box.

I'm assuming you just re-attempt it an it should be fine.

I'm fairly certain this "activation" just means the game/system glitched and failed to load your game. It was taking too long so so takes you back to your home screen rather than having you sit there for an unknown amount of time while the game continues to attempt to load.

That's my interpretation anyway.

[Withdreday]

RROD 2.0

[Skate-AK]

The old Xbone policy said it could not work without an Internet connection. Then they backtracked and said they would change that but with a day one patch. So if we use the theory that it's using old Xbone firmware the game wouldn't work unless connected to the Internet. So since it is working that means it had to have had the patch. Right? I am sure the patch would be mandatory.

[Ritsujun]

Incoming RROD2.0.

[InMyOpinion]

I won't be seeing much of that this gen since I will move over to the dark side and be a PS4 owner. Loved the 360 but I don't see any good reasons for getting an XB One.

[user5575708]

no matter how you spin it this article is still bad PR because most people won't read past the title and the picture

[Abriael]

Console problems are very common with demo units, considering how much stress and wear and tear they go under and the fact that they run unfinished code.

I would not read much into it.

[loulou]

then why post it??

[Abriael]

@loulou: because it's interesting, and it's not something that we'll get many chances to see (hopefully).

Things don't need to have sweeping, world-changing consequences to be interesting.

Would you rather hear more on COD being 720p or whatever?

[loulou]

lol that cut deep when you said cod 720p!!

i was being sarcastic with my question. how many hits did those few paragraphs get dulshockers?

[BBBirdistheWord]

@loulou

come on man?
don't you know?

Abriael is staff writer at dualshockers.
He makes money off flamebait headlines.
He is the one that wrote the article.

He seems happy to write and say anything to get hits. Even commenting in his own articles to raise the temperature.

He gets dualshockers staff who are also contributors to approve his stories so they get approved quickly. This has been proven.

It sucks that the system is being abused like that.

[DOMination-]

Then he should be banned like hiphopgamer was

[black0o]

@bbb where's ur proof?

[BBBirdistheWord]

@ Blacko (and anyone else interested in the truth)

Abriael has now deleted the twitter posts i referred to.
Not sure if the n4g admins asked him to delete.
Not sure if he just did it because he wanted to eliminate the evidence.

Luckily. I. was. a. step. ahead.

I saved screenshots of his twitter posts because I knew he would do this.

Of course you might claim they are fake, but the screenshots are cumbersome and very difficult to fake. Do you really think I would bother to fake this?
Anyway.

Here you go:
http://imageshack.us/photo/...
http://imageshack.us/photo/...
http://imageshack.us/photo/...
http://imageshack.us/photo/...

So, can we ban him?
It's only fair.

If we ban hiphopgamer, we should also ban abriael.

[cleft5]

I find the wording of the "fail screen" more telling than anything else. "Activation failed" is a very specific terminology that is usually associated with DRM issues. Maybe this is just remnant of the old architecture Microsoft was going with though.

[Nitrowolf2]

well, you have to remember, the X1 still has DRM until it gets that day one patch

[joefrost00]

Yall do know activation is short for activate
Lol

[mmofanatic]

Definitely seems like it.

[stuna1]

Did anyone read the screen? It say "Activation"! Could this mean DRM? Someone who commented seems to think so. Serious question! Would like others take on this.

Thanks Nitro.

[Nitrowolf2]

Like I said above, all X1 have DRM until they are patched with the day one patch. This could just mean that these consoles don't have that patch since it's not available yet (I assume), and they are also retail consoles so different Firmware.

[Pogmathoin]

Thats not Best Buy either... looking at the reflection, BB does not look like that...

[1OddWorld]

I cant fault machines for making a mistake every now and again.

I try to put it in the wrong hole every now and again and the error I get from the woman is much more harsh.

[Tapioca Cold]

Look at that geek in the picture. These are the guys that mouth off online. Whst a nerd.

[DOOMZ]

Its just a time out error. A disk was put in before the initial update!!!

[3-4-5]

How long before the "xbox off" complaints start happening after launch?

So many people are going to grief their friends games with " xbox off"..

Every time that sore loser friend plays a game and is losing......."xbox off"...

It's the new "shut off the system because you are losing" button.....

[JoSneak]

But, but... the cloud!

[sigfredod]

Lol he instantly pose to be in the pic, it would be better to have post just the pic

[MorePowerOfGreen]

LOL

Average PS fanboy? Just kidding.

LOL @ Dualshockers claiming to know what was going on with that XB1(Demo consoles are subject to a lot of stress and wear and tear, and they’re normally running unfinished and unpolished code, so it’s definitely normal for them to fail, once in a while.)

The fanboy taking advantage of it in the pic. classic !

Looks like something timed out to me, like a connection(DEMO DRM)and thia dude was around and took the picture and made wild claims about what was happening and then Dualshockers did the same.

[Abriael]

Not claiming anything. Just describing what can be seen in the pic. The demo units at best buy in canada are very peculiar in shape and recognizable.

The rest is written on the screen.

[Angels3785]

Weren't you the one taking advantage of that one ps4 overheating at that press event calling it a sign of hardware failures?

[obliterator]

Bu bu but only ps4 is prone to failures. Xbots were quick to rejoice at ps4 having issues. Lmao. Now what xbots. Hmmm. What would misterxmedia say about this. I am curious :-p

[HugoDrax]

"Now what xbots"

Really? How old are you, 12? You should just be concerned about your own personal next gen console malfunctioning when/if you take it home. Karma can be a bitch at times, just saying.

[obliterator]

Yada yada yada

Butthurt much bot? Truth hurts eh.

[HugoDrax]

@obliterator

"Butthurt much bot"

So because I make a comment I'm butthurt? Give me a break hahaha! Let's see come November 15th you will be on N4G hoping and wishing to play a PS4. While I'll actually be setting up my console to my 50" Sony XBR5 TV ( I'm sure I won't have to use my last bubble to prove a point) or will I? You would be the butthurt one after all the photos I would post, of games/blue rays you could only dream to own.

That's the problem with you fanboys, assuming because I didn't praise Sony I won't have a PS4 at launch, and haven't owned every Sony console at launch. You're speaking to a gamer, not a fanboy. See you online November 15th and November 22nd, actually I hope I don't.

A little warning next time, I can back up everything I say on this site with proof. I have done it before when a fanboy assumed I didn't have a gaming PC rig. Trust me, I'm not rich but I can buy whatever the hell I want. My handle wouldn't be AuricGoldfinger if I couldn't.

[thepatientgamer]

All we can do is wait and see.

I'm not going to say anything about the console until it's in my living room.

Also, we shouldn't shit on the xbox one, it'll probably be awesome. We should all just shit on Microsoft for tarnishing the name of a console that brought us all together.

[Ashby_JC]

Pre order cancelled!!!!!!!!!!! /s

[Funantic1]

You were never getting one.

[Ashby_JC]

Its called humor. Hence the /S = Sarcasm

I pre-ordered from Best Buy 10/14/13 was happy to get a order in when Best Buy opened up more Day One editions XB1

I'm flattered that you used your ONE bubble for a reply to me :)

[Studio-YaMi]

Someone needs to know what /S means ...

[finbars75]

Trust me theres lots of Xboxones to go around since not alot of people are getting it.Im going to just say that the PS4 is literally cleaning up from where im from and that is a whole lot.This happening at futureshop not BB isnt going to really change the minds who have already done that months ago with MS changing there minds on the off day.

[G20WLY]

Oh dear, this is terrible news.

[Studio-YaMi]

Not in the slightest,if anything,it's just the DRM issue that Microsoft is gonna patch up on the first day patch with your XboxOne purchase as Nitrowolf2 stated.

[GreenRanger]

That guy has more chins than a Chinese phone book.

http://cdn2.dualshockers.co...

[Plagasx]

Nice but did we really need his ugly mug in the picture though??

[Abriael]

I agree that we didn't. But he wasn't nice enough to provide one without.

[PFFT]

lol hes an AHOLE lol

[obliterator]

^^^
You two dare disrespect our hero and you will pay the price :P

[pixelsword]

@ Plagasx:

Uh....

(if you follow me)

[Lykon]

I like chubby ginger boys . leave him alone.

[horndog]

Oh no!! I'll just have to buy a ps4. Oh thank goodness for the ps4 /(S)

[Angerfist]

Dualshockers at it again. Smh

[PFFT]

I believe this kiosk needs the day one patch. It has nothing to do with the system breaking down.

[first1NFANTRY]

with the rush job that is the xbone i fear the worst at launch. reason why i'll wait a few months after to see how the console pans out.

[aviator189]

it's missing the day 1 patch, man.
you can literally see the drm activation message in the background.

[Kuse]

Its a Demo Console...

[blackout]

How many p4 have crashed since E3, and there still crashing. Wow no news here.

[True_Samurai]

Probably needs that day one patch hence the word Activation

[isarai]

I'll say the same thing that i said when the PS4 allegedly overheated, shit happens, the console aint finished, wait for final product

[aviator189]

I don't get why this is a big deal..
It's pretty obvious that the console needs that day 1 patch to kill the drm stuff.

[russo121]

Didn't ms reversed drm? Do we need internet access day one so xbone can work? Just asking.

[Nitrowolf2]

yes you do

[russo121]

Maybe the same happens to ps4?

[sAVAge_bEaST]

Sorry, but that dude looks a little To Excited, in that pic.

[DEEBO]

HI my user name is deebo and i am a troll.

I can see how this might bring joy to some of us but we have to do better.
all of the back and forth fighting needs to stop

I have done alot of things for entertainment or a hobby but nothing really compares to gaming.just think of all the games we as gamers never would be able to play if gaming died in the 80's.
i know everybody has their preferred gaming company and thats cool but do we really want to see another company fail like sega?
The one developer only wants one gaming console to make his job more simple but think about it.
would you only want one model car choose from?one type of house to live in?
one type of food or women to pick from?
isn't choice a great thing to have?
I bash MS all the time but in reality i am glad that they are around.
we need them,we need sony,we need nintendo too

I want to play killzone but i also want to see what halo or titanfall has to offer.
infamous looks fabulous but i might want to get my walking dead on with dead rising.
knack looks like it will be great for the family but mario 3D world is the king of platformers.

See how different gaming systems benefits all gamers.
there is nothing cool about a system failure or error.even if you like this company more then the other,you should want all of them to make profits and thrive for the love of gaming.

[pixelsword]

Yeah.

[Lykon]

your cool . I'm a troll too. I keep losing my bubbles and getting bans. The message the world is giving me is that 'You are not allowed to be you, your disgusting and useless and your not wanted' There are people here with loads of bubbles that have jobs and write articles. They have their own websites. They have friends. They can remember the names of every game ever released on the SNES etc. They understand RAM and technical stuff. I can barely remember what game I tried to finish (and failed) last week . I can't think properly. I tried to do the tutorials about finding articles and posting them but it was too difficult for me and anyway i suspect people just post their own articles from their own websites. I resent corporations like MS because I feel disenfranchised and alien to them . Sony feels slightly different because it is from a different culture ... kinda ...

[pixelsword]

"I resent corporations like MS because I feel disenfranchised and alien to them . Sony feels slightly different because it is from a different culture ... kinda ..."

I see where you're coming from, but I wonder if Japanese gamers feel the same way about Sony as a corporation.

[DEEBO]

yeah to be honest it's not that serious.
I don't need bubbles,just keep bring gaming news from all different sites.
That's what i love the most about n4g.

[123pol]

...

[Panthers]

The biggest story here is Socom Confrontation is shutting down... :(

I still hope they make a PROPER S2 HD REMAKE!

DO IT SONY

[sovietsoldier]

i have a 360 that does not work some times and i have to give it a slap ,so i will not be surprised or upset if i find my self slapping a xbox one.

[sigfredod]

That is no longer necesary you just have to yell at it using the kinect, lol

[jaymart2k]

Most likely it did that cause that Xbone didn't have the day 1 patch patch that removes Always Online Requirement.

[B1663r]

Actually it is probably internet connected so that they can deactivate stolen Kiosk units, and the guy in the picture unplugged the ethernet cable in the back of the Kiosk, launched the game, laughed because he felt like a haxor, and snapped the pick...

[Belking]

Dual shockers....how shocking...lol

[buynit]

I hope i never get that Message!

[Mr_Danski]

I hope you never buy an xbox one.

[buynit]

To late i already have both consoles paid off..

That must sting a little....

[pixelsword]

lol

[UnHoly_One]

If anyone thinks there is a chance of seeing this message on their home console, they are insane.

Or they are planning on launching their first game with no internet connection intentionally to take a stupid picture like this.

[busytoad]

RROD 2.0

Microsoft=fail

[chuckyj1]

Maybe they should show the PS4s Red line of death? I've heard multiple demo PS4s have ran into this issue. Maybe Sony didn't learn from MS's Mistake?

[nmeyers]

https://twitter.com/JoshEld...

[Ch1d0r1]

Im canceling my xbox one pre-order. I don't want none of this again!! Im not buying a 2nd or 3rd xbox this time around.

[pixelsword]

probably won't happen.

[Golden_Mud]

Yeah , like you did preorder it ............

[PickAShoe]

control alt delete FUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[SwiftArsonist]

Its an app you dumbasses and to top it all off its running on demo units. gamers here r retarded.

[aLiEnViSiToR]

LOL is the only thig you can do here xD

[STEWIE_PLAY_PS4]

It is this face PS fanboy thank XD

[Games_R_Us]

Seriously, this is news? Wow, I cant beleive its reduced to this. How about how a PS4 will look on day 1 without an update! Oh wait, thats right you MUST BE CONNECTED ONLINE in order to use your PS3 as without the update is as goods as a paper weight!

Suddenly now its cool and fine for those WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. Sony fans crack me up, whether the product is better or not, its the flamboyant attitude that just pushes me to the limit.

If this is how you promote yourselves as a company, but preying on every little mistake everyone else makes, then you're just sad indeed. Why not make news thats positive, forward thinking, new and fresh, rather than this fanboy crap. I love N4G for the exposure it gives, but recently its show itself to be a camp for Sony Trolls and its only promoting negative news on a consistent basis. Time to tidy up shop gang.

[Games_R_Us]

Link is Broken now by the way, however a cached copy of this madness of a story is available still

[Tzuno]

I don't give a damn about consoles anymore. This next gen opened my eyes toward the PC that always was there and i forgot how awesome a PC is. The next gen graphic leap on consoles is so small that isn't worth buying one. Not to mention they begin to look like PC's, 8g ram etc.

[Clarence]

Here we go!

[Gr1mmyshadows]

well now we see both PS4 and XB1 have there seperate issues

[DOOMZ]

Its just a time out error. A disk was put in before the initial update!

[dansdooz]

at least its not getting hot! ooop ;-)

[OmegaShen]

Most likely this might happen when it comes out, I beta test for the dashboards for 360 and we reported alot of bugs but Microsoft never fix them.

Well they did after they put it out for everyone to use, maybe they learn from that.