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XBox One early adopters reporting hardware problems

With today’s launch of Xbox One, some owners are discovering various problems with their next-gen console. An IGN reader's system is in an endless cycle of crashing and rebooting. Another has issues with his headset outputting nothing but static. Others have seen the "E100" notification, indicating a total hardware failure caused by an update error.

Other new Xbox One owners have reported numerous issues to the Xbox support message board, including concerning issues with disc drives, unusual sounds coming from the machine, more spontaneous system shutdowns, missing pixels, and blank or frozen screens.

Anon19743801d ago (Edited 3801d ago )

A see a few more issues here than just the disc drive problem and Green Screen of Death. This is the first I'd heard of some of the other issues being reported. Hope this ends up easy to sort out and isn't widespread. I guess time will tell. MS denied there were any problems with the 360 for over a year originally and extended their warranty twice so it's not like they've historically been very open about these types of issues.

Remember these days?

"Microsoft went on to concede: "That being said, we have received a few isolated reports of consoles not working as expected.

"It's important to note that there is no systemic issue with Xbox 360 - each incident is unique and these customer inquiries are being handled on a case-by-case basis."

Microsoft has not revealed details of how many Xbox 360 units have been found faulty, but did state that the return rate is "significantly lower" than the CE industry average of between 3 and 5 per cent."

I was one of those "isolated" cases after buying into MS's denials and believing all the noise was the internet just being the internet. I ended up on my 4th console before I finally just stopped playing it. 3 dead consoles will change your gaming habits.

I really do hope it's not an issue like what I went through. I wouldn't wish that frustration on any gamer.

Kingthrash3603801d ago

green screen of death...dam that sounds bad.
hats off to all gamers with faulty consoles...well except the ones who mocked and jabbed at ps4 gamers having problems, this is nothing to be joking about imo...this is a nightmare for gamers who waited for their systems get home, open the box, smell that new console smell, over excitedly hook up the system, and bam! this happens.
i was too scared to hook my ps4 up, thank god mine has been running great so far.

reaperofsouls3801d ago

let us hope than any faults are confined to thoose who trolled the PS4 issues

elmaton983801d ago

Same thing happened to me. I was hesitating for 10 minutes but I hooked it up and hasn't had a problem so far.

Ezz20133801d ago

did you guys see this
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

and happened to IGN as well
and when IGN told Microsoft about it :

""Microsoft customer support suggested IGN return the faulty unit to Amazon, for quicker results than going through Microsoft""

i'm lost for words here

creatchee3801d ago

I definitely think the disc drive thing is systemic. I have the "woodpecker" in mine and it won't read any media. When I contacted Microsoft, the CS guy said he had heard some of his colleagues getting reports of the same problem. He also kept confirming that I was in Florida, which made me wonder if it was a regional or batch issue.

Other than that, the console runs perfectly and Microsoft is sending me a loaner while mine is repaired so I won't have any downtime. I'm loving Killer Instinct and Assassin's Creed, and the voice commands/UI have worked quite well. I really like the console as a whole - just wish I could play my physical games lol

Anon19743801d ago

It's good that they at least sound on top of it this time out. When I had problems with my 3rd 360 console chewing up disks, that they had just shipped me as a replacement for a rrod, the agent on the phone tried to tell me that faulty disc drives weren't covered by the regular warranty.

Luckily I had bought an extended warranty from MS and they reluctantly sent me a new console, but it was like pulling teeth and I was never compensated for the 3 games it ruined before I figured out what was happening. This was all due to a replacement unit they had shipped me just 2 weeks prior. It was unbelievable.

It's certainly nice to hear your story and thanks for sharing. It's good to hear some good customer service experiences for a change. When something goes wrong your already frustrated enough. You don't need to then get attitude from people who are supposed to be helping you.

nategrigs3801d ago

My buddy in Florida has the same issue....

OrangePowerz3801d ago

There are a few more I have heard of such.as controllers not working or d-pad making a strange noise as well as Kinect not being recognized and graphic corruptions that show blue squares.

It's still isolated cases, but it does look like the Xbox has more unique issues while most PS4 issues where limited to mainly the same issues.

Snookies123801d ago (Edited 3801d ago )

My friend got one at midnight, hopefully his isn't messed up in any way. Sucks when you buy a new console and that happens.

svoulis3801d ago

I was worried about this when I got my PS4, and I'll be worried about it when I get the XO.

This stuff happens. I am going to give Microsoft one chance this generation. They proved that they could change their ways (with DRM ETC) and I went through 5 360's before I stopped trying with them.

Heres hoping. To all those that have gotten any faulty consoles PS4 or XO my condolences

chrissx3801d ago (Edited 3801d ago )

This is always the risk in getting stuff on launch.never a good thing. Sucks for those early adopters hope it gets sorted out

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Has Appeared On The Xbox Store

Activision and Raven Software's 2006 action role-playing game, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, has found its way to the Xbox Store.

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LG_Fox_Brazil11h ago

Used to love this one, but X-Men Legends 1 and 2 will always be my favorites, especially Rise of Apocalypse. Would pay some good money to play it today with online multiplayer, back then I had no way to get a modem

RavenWolfx2h ago

Yeah, I loved the Legends games so much.

ZeekQuattro10h ago

I remember buying them dirt cheap on the PS4 and then a few days later I read they were delisted. I was wondering why the bundle was price so low and got my answer when that happened.

Knightofelemia8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

Sad to say this is one game franchise next to the Xmen that needs a sequel. I use to play the hell out of Xmen Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Was great when my cousin had the OG Xbox play with four other people and then playing online. Great games glad to see it reappear even though I own the discs love the mechanics of this game.

Terry_B8h ago

It got a sequel..but for dumbass #reasons as a switch exclusive.

shinoff21838h ago

It looked so horrible to. They should've kept it similar to the first two.

Asplundh7h ago

Because Nintendo funded it, they did the same for Bayonetta.

Knightofelemia7h ago

I totally forgot about the Switch sequel.

jukins8h ago

Misleading. This page is whats available for people who owned the game prior to delisting.

Abnor_Mal7h ago

The first game was the best imo.

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Hades 2 Is Already Fixing The First Game's Biggest Problems

Ben Sledge from TheGamer Writes "I’m already impressed with Supergiant’s commitment to improving body diversity in the Hades 2 technical test."

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Nacho_Z11h ago

There's a reason they're called 'gods' and not 'regular people'. It's nice they've diversified even more but gods looking godly wasn't exactly a glaring issue with the first game.

Juancho5111h ago

Hey! Gods suffer from obesity and diabetes too!

Blastoise11h ago

This is the dumbest article I've read in a long time.

Michiel198910h ago

No one had an issue with that besides a very select group of people that try to push their own agenda.

Crows9010h ago

Exactly. Not even sure they're necessarily committing to body diversity either.

The designs look fine not stupid.

gerbintosh2h ago

Who haven't even played the game either

Inverno9h ago

The writer of the this article clearly doesn't know what a real god looks like and has never seen them /s

Tody_ZA9h ago

Thanks for bringing up a bunch of garbage thoughts that never crossed my mind when playing the first game because I was too busy playing the game to worry about the portrayal of the physical bodies of gods.

Foolish me, when I read the title I thought we were talking about game mechanics.

Piss off, honestly, with this asinine bottom of the barrel try-hard-to-be-relevant trash.

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