The Xbox One Can Tell When It's Overheating, and Power Down

So here's a cool thing the Xbox One can do: Xbox One automatically recognizes when it's overheating—probably because you're an idiot and left a pizza box on top of it—and can adjust on the fly. In fact, it's designed with extra room to make those adjustments.

[NeloAnjelo]

So does this mean it will over heat? Even with the power brick?

[Saddam_hussein]

Does this mean your a troll? Over a toy?

[user7402931]

he was asking a simple question, how is that trolling?

[Toon_Link]

Sorry to tell you but it seems you are the one trolling. But with a name like Saddam Hussein I'm sure this isn't an isolated incident.

[mamotte]

A $500 dollars toy? Count me on trolling about it.

[TheTwelve]

It means you're a bit oversensitive about a toy, "Saddam_Hussein"

[XB1_PS4]

I doubt it will have the same issues as the 360's launch. I feel that they learned their lesson, and added this as a "just in case" feature. I'd rather have my system turn off, than it turn red.

[mewhy32]

Wow Saddam is a little touchy. Given past experience with the RROD in the past I think that Nelo was asking a legit question. Especially given the fact that micro$oft announced that they have software upclocked their GPU in a fruitless effort to match the power of the vastly superior PS4's GPU. Heat could surely be a problem here.

[Saigon]

This is actually cool if it can do this. Saves a lot of pain for a lot of people. Now I have a question (didn't read the article in depth) if you pause a game and leave it paused for a couple of hours and the system starts to over heat, will your progress be saved?

[J-R]

No one has asked the important question. If I manage to make my XB overheat what color of light will I get?

I hope it's Blue :)
(jokes)

[thejigisup]

definitely an honest question. anything with a safeguard to recognize and stop a problem, is acknowledging a problem or at least the potential for one.

[gaffyh]

I'm not being funny or trying to troll here or anything, but how exactly does a brick stop overheating? The 360 had a brick, and had a shitload of RROD problems. The brick being external made no difference, unless having the PSU internal would have made the 360 explode immediately.

They use a brick for three reasons. 1, smaller console. 2, easier to sell the console in countries with different voltages, as only the power wire/brick needs to be changed, and nothing needs to be done internally to the console. 3, proprietary, so if it fails, you have to buy another one from the maker.

[NukaCola]

It's always pegged as trolling when someone doesn't agree.

Anyway. This system better not overheat. There's enough bullcrap and drama surrounding it. And on top of that it better not shut off a midst utilization either.

[minimur12]

next thing you know theyll do another 180 and remove this feature. lol

[Diver]

Why not just build one that don't overheat? Imagine bein on the greatest kill streak of your gamin career an your console shuts off.

[NeloAnjelo]

Trolling? Its a legitimate question... given that I'm on my third Xbox. This one is more expensive. Why would I make the same mistake again?

I guess you're okay with something that cost $500 and will still over heat.

[user5575708]

they're already on thin ice after all the nonsense policies and flip flopping. and kind of overheating or hardware failure like the 360 had would be the final nail in the coffin because the xbox one has nowhere near the popularity that the 360 did

[Godlovesgamers]

Says the guy with 3 bubbles. We know who the troll is.

Regarding the article...

Its about time considering desktop and laptop computers have had this tech integrated into their bios for well over a decade now.

[ShinMaster]

So it's still going to overheat. Only difference is it has a fail-safe.

Never had any other system overheat on me. 360 needed a fail-safe though.

[badz149]

@gaffyh

"They use a brick for three reasons. 1, smaller console. 2, easier to sell the console in countries with different voltages, as only the power wire/brick needs to be changed, and nothing needs to be done internally to the console. 3, proprietary, so if it fails, you have to buy another one from the maker."

1. XBone is NOT SMALL.

2. there are many electrical appliances which are already supporting 100~240V & 50/60 Hz input without the need of adapter/transformer. this is really a non-issue. I have an imported PS3 from Japan (100V) and is using it in my country with 240V input WITHOUT the help of any adapter. plugged it into the wall and it just works but I was surprised at first because it stated on 100V on the console.

3. yes, propriety.

[gobluesamg]

Saddam's been on N4g a week and he's callin out trolls haha. GTFO

[Ritsujun]

Xbone180'd.

[ma1asiah]

To all the haters who were quick to pounce on Saddam

How is NeloAnjelo's comment not a troll comment?

By merely asking it, he is implying that the X1 has heat issues, with which if he/she had bothered to read the article and not just the bloody headline would know that this is not the case.

Point in case let me just spell it out for those of you who seem to be very illiterate or just don't bother to read before placing comments.

Opening paragraph:

So here's a cool thing the Xbox One can do: It automatically recognizes when it's overheating—probably because you're an idiot and left a pizza box on top of it—and can adjust on the fly. In fact, it's designed with extra room to make those adjustments.

Next point and I hope I am not going to fast for you to comprehend:

“We can’t prevent misuse of the product," del Castillo says, "but we can certainly anticipate it." That's done by the Xbox being aware of the temperature it's running at, and having the capacity to cool itself down in a few ways. "The way we designed the box, we don’t actually intend it to ever have to go to maximum speed under normal environmental conditions. But there is overhead. So we’ll allow the fan to go all the way up to its maximum speed and if that solves the condition without the user having to do anything."

Now excuse me for come across a bit pissy but that is what happens when people ask stupid questions without Actually reading the article first.

As for trolls Pro SONY peeps or just plain old MS haters loitering around like a bad smell in every X1 article that exists on this site, tell me who are the real trolls....does it mention PS4 answer NO.....Does it mention SONY answer Fudge NO Is it an article that is not specific to the X1....Once again NOOOOO!!!! and yet right on cue here you all are spinning the same BS and absolute drivel you lot seem to be only capable of doing without forming an unbiased opinion.

So there you go the disagree is the middle one and the bubble down is to the left. Since you all know no better and will probably not even bother justifying your disagree or your bubble down. Still what more would I expect from a bunch of haters.

Maybe if some of you spent as much time playing games as you do glued to N4G then maybe this site would prove a lot more insightful.

[first1NFANTRY]

@ Saddam_hussein

You're filth and a M$ apologist. Nothing NeloAngelo stated was meant as a insult nor was he trolling. You're the type of person that will spew racist remark on COD online when he/she is losing. Your kind is the reason alot of people dread getting a xbone.

[hay]

Confirmed: Xbox One "Power Naps".

[Juangie3]

That is a legit question. Why are they so concerned with overheating when the power supply sits outside the unit?

[Fishermenofwar]

Its you're

[MWong]

"This keeps it from melting the plastic in its body"

That part made me laugh, but if your console gets that hot yea you need to go outside.

[TeaRunner]

Apple devices such as iphones and ipods got this too. They will give out a warning and shut down. It does not mean that they have a problem of overheating. They are due to factors like sun exposure, humidity and air quality. It does not mean there is a problem with the hardware itself. MS technicians are capable enough to make a hardware device that will not overheat on itself.

[MWong]

@ Tea
"MS technicians are capable enough to make a hardware device that will not overheat on itself."

Please don't say that because it will start people saying what about the 360. Where were this capable techs with the RROD. I hope M$ has learned their lesson from the 360.

[Jockamo]

jesus he's trolling. anything can overheat depending on the conditions of the environment

[Ashlen]

The brick doesn't have anything to do with overheating issues, nor is it surge protection.

[Funantic1]

The power brick does have surge protection. That's why it's not supposed to be plugged into a surge protector. Plugging the power brick into a surge protector can actually harm the 360.

[Tony-A]

I'm confused. Wasn't the 360 and PS3 (at very least, the latest models) able to do this?

[M-M]

@Tony-A

I'm not sure about the 360, but I know the PS3 has it.

[NexGen]

Yep Tony...they do. This isn't a big earth shattering new piece of technology. My tv does it, my ps3 does it, my laptop does it...everything does this nowadays.

[HammadTheBeast]

Here's the thing, PS4 has an internal power brick with surge protection. XbO has a massive external one.

[redwin]

I'm sure they have learned from their previous mistakes. This sounds like a great back up system.

[gaffyh]

@Funantic - I've had my 360 plugged into a surge protector for years, that is just a myth imo. It does nothing harmful.

[jacksons98]

@funantic1
I'm just going to say you should actually "think" before you speak.
How in anyway is cleaning the power and eliminating spikes before it hits the power supply going to hurt something?
Do you know the difference between a cheap surge protector and an expensive one? An expensive protector usually has several stages of filters.

[nick309]

Any device can overheat within constant use, i used to keep running my laptop on for weeks and eventually it died.

[one2thr]

I can add an example: The batteries in my gameboy color, over heated in my pocket to the point I had to throw it...

(The gameboy was still safe to play)

edit: I meant to add, while I was playing Pokemon Gold and eating dinner (at 14yrs old)

[MysticStrummer]

Not sure why you got disagrees. Well actually I do know why, but they are from irrational people.

If it was impossible for the thing to overheat it wouldn't be designed with an auto shut down. Even with the power brick and it's size, it can still overheat. As nick said, pretty much any device can overheat.

[UnHoly_One]

Being capable of overheating and being prone to overheating are two separate things.

His comment was implying the latter by using the words "does this mean it WILL overheat".

That's why he got disagrees and got called a troll.

[Godz Kastro]

Read the article!!! Its a fail safe for misuse. Like people sticking it in a tight cabinet with no breathing room or stacking stuff on top of its vents.

This site is really getting pathetic...

[sdozzo]

I think it's like the article stated... protects the system from people not giving it ventilation etc. Hope PS4 has this.

My Vita has told me to shut down when I've been sitting in direct sunlight outside.

[one2thr]

Mine does/did as well it even shut off the mobile antenna as means of keeping cool... Its a sweet piece of hardware (:

[badz149]

I have the 3G Vita and I do receive the

"the system is too hot, data will be disabled"

and in a couple occasions, it shut down shortly after. the thing is, I only get this message while playing 1 game; NFS Most Wanted. I have more than 10 games for my Vita and only NFS gives me this problem. I wonder why...

[WitWolfy]

@badz149

I agree, my PSV even gave me a blue blinking light of death once. almost got a heart attack seeing the handheld was only a week old.. Something tells me that game wasn't properly optimized for the system..

[dp277407]

I've never had my 3G Vita power down on me but its frozen twice I think, I can only actually remember once though lol.

[SegaSaturn669]

Anything with electrical currents generates heat.

If conditions are wrong, dust, moisture, direct sunlight, etc... can cause the components to reach heats that are not recommended.

[GamersRulz]

I thought they design it to be on for 10 years?!

[AceBlazer13]

Well they've said a lot of things about the Xbox one and look how they turned out.Wouldn't hold them to anything they say at this point.

[dragon82]

That is exactly what they said. That's why it is so big. I am confused by this info. Is it able to be on for 10 years straight now or is that feature gone?? I sure wish MS would make up its mind about what they want the XB1 to be and have.

[CerebralAssassin]

Its is. But there will still be dumbasses out there that will have the system tucked away in their entertainment system and leave it running with no ventilation. So it need a fail safe for stupidity.

[aLucidMind]

Think of it more like sleep mode or hibernation on your pc or laptop. Its still on, it just isnt running anything. It, like laptops, will likely only overheat when it is actively running.

[FanboyCrusher]

No it means it's a safety measure because Microsoft can't risk doing the RROD again. It WILL NOT overheat, it would entirely cripple their gaming division, and they're not about to do that with the money that they make.

Why would anyone be mad about a safety feature, you know there are still morons that put their consoles in confined places and never take them out, or clean them. This is simply saving those idiots from a console break down. Any console can overheat under the right conditions, being prepared is the smart thing to do.

It's horrid watching the fanboys agree with you. Desperate for Microsoft to fail because they're insecure about their console. Seriously, just get one or both and shut up. We don't need to pretend it's going to overheat just because Microsoft was smart and planned ahead.

[HammadTheBeast]

"It will not overheat"

Please. No more.

Can I just take your user name and crush you myself?

[MizTv]

So it gets real hot
Why does this not surprise me?
Oh yeah rrod

[jackanderson1985]

read the article.. it's saying under crazy circumstance this kicks in not under normal operations

[nypifisel]

It's nothing exciting really, PCs have been doing this forever.

[ma1asiah]

Put the PS4 in a confined space with no ventilation or place a pizza box in front of or on top of the air vents and what do you know it too will overheat.

Think before you place idiotic comments

[andibandit]

"So it gets real hot
Why does this not surprise me?
Oh yeah rrod "

So you made a really dumb comment
Why does this not surprise me?
Oh yeah troll

[MasterCornholio]

Wanna see any console over heat?

Just leave it on for hours in an enclosed environment with no ventilation.

[bligmerk]

Isn't this confirmation straight from MS that MS knows the XBone will overheat? It's funny how the xbox loyalists (since they want to keep emphasizing how they aren't fanbois) keep dodging around how obvious there is some kind of heat dissipation problem, with the whole top left half being the equivalent of a screen door and a bunch of vent meshes all over the cable TV box design. Of course, the xbox loyalists will say this "feature" is MS being proactive. If they knew there was an actual overheating problem, they would notify their loyal lapdogs, just like they did with the 360 and RROD...oh, wait...

[jackanderson1985]

you clearly didn't read the article... they specifially mentioned the misuse of the console in which this feature would be implemented and used... and by implying that having this feature means a overheating problem exists then the PS3, PS4, Vita, iPhone and most PCs all have heating issues

[VENOMACR]

Did you even read the article? It's meant to mean that if you put crap on top of it or close it in an entertainment unit the risk of over heating is there and the system takes appropriate action to avoid damage. PS fanboys and trolls will find anything to nitpick about because they are so insecure.

[devwan]

The thing is, this is really essential as the way ms are promoting their "all in one box for the living room" people are going to be sticking plenty of them in their cluttered entertainment centres and sitting their cable boxes on top and all kinds of crazy stuff, treating it more like just some other boxy piece of kit under the TV somewhere.

Personally I like to have my consoles out in the open, where I can get at them and swap carts and discs. With ms' push for a digital future and all that it's likely many will end up in cabinets stacked high with other devices like surround systems, cable and sat boxes, existing dvd/bluray/pvrs etc. Toasty.

[gcolley]

So much stupid

[Muffins1223]

*Plays watch dogs for a minute* xbox:"Shutting down"

[T2]

Haha its unlikely , but your comment still made me laugh

[TomShoe]

Shut
Down
Of
Doom

[MizTv]

Sdod

[Thomper]

I think they are just trying to reassure those who experienced RROD.

I can't see how this thing will overheat.

[techuser]

Maybe when it's in a tight spot on your tv stand, Or whatever furniture you have.

[dale_denton]

so all in all it will overheat? they made the system ready because they know it will happen.. smh

[kickerz]

Did the 90 or so people/trolls who agreed with you even read the article LOL it pretty much states if you mis use your Xbox eg. Put a pizza box on the fan vents, or put a heater facing the Xbox, instead of it keep running and eventually melting itself, the Xbox will shut itself down . It's a good idea. Ok trolls you can go back under your bridge now.

[gcolley]

A plague of kiddie trolls

[Mounce]

I'd laugh then under these circumstances, truly, at the misfortune if a lot of games cause the system to overheat and power down before you get a save in a big game. I'm unsure how good the ventilation and cooling system is of the Xbox One, but I would definitely laugh if users were subject to playing games like Skyrim for 6 hours straight only for it to go "HNGNNG OVERHEATING, GOODBYE!" and turn off before you save, causing rage Everywhere.

[Tong]

I thought this is a next gen watercooler??

[RandomDude655]

It needs a watercooler, so that mighty 1.3 teraflop gpu won't overheat.

[showtimefolks]

PS4 knows when you have to go the bathroom so the game saves it self than pauses

ps4 knows when you are hungry and starts baking cookies lol

what else

xbox one can sense you are horny and will connect kinect 2 with adult video chatting sites lol

what can someone else come up with

oh i got another one

xbox one knows when its your birthday and can bake you cake

but on a serious note, i hope both consoles don't launch with any major issues, here is hoping for a smooth launch for both

[crazyeightz]

Aight wtf is going on over at Microsoft and their supposedly vast war chest advantage over Sony and their engineers can't design a console more sufficient than Sony??

Sony's system is slightly superior to the One, therefore shouldn't the PS4 be prone to more overheating? Technically speaking yes but quietly Sony has built a console that packs more wallop but is sized about a fifth smaller than the One and still have room for the brick to be placed inside. Not only that but there is NO mentioning from Sony at all that they're worried about their system overheating whereas Microsoft is planning all these safeguards. Shows the leaps and bounds that Sony engineerig have over Microsoft.

[Godz Kastro]

Read the article!!!

[SITH]

The Xbox slim can do the same thing high-speed.

[avengers1978]

How does the XB1 over heat when; it's huge, most of its air vents, and the power brick is not inside the machine... I just don't see how they could still have an overheating issue

[Gamer1982]

It probably means it will just randomly power down a lot. Instead of RROD next gen we will hear of the console randomly shutting off while playing Halo 5 or something.. At least in the first couple of years until the kinks are ironed out.

[NeloAnjelo]

Wait? So by asking about it, means I'm suggesting it has? The article already does that with the title alone. All these people apologising for MS, and all the bull crap they tried to pull over our eyes... Quite a long reply for ma1saish about the article and what I said... Maybe your efforts will be better spent asking about the policies and the reversals, rather than just going on the defence.

For those who understand and know where I'm coming from, thanks. For those who don't, I guess you're content with having the wool over your eyes. God forbid, that they are heating issues again. And what will be even worse are the people who still defend and apologise for MS.

[Xsilvermist]

@Saddam iguess saying something like this is trolling too isn't that the console/toy that is suppose to stay on for years hmmmm. Its crazy how it still has a fear of overheating with the huge vents and power brick.

[The_Villager]

Very good feature to have, smart move by Microsoft.

[Whitey2k]

its a pathetic move tbh it shouldn't b over heating anyways

[Saddam_hussein]

The ps3 does the same thing. Think before you speak.

[Whitey2k]

y do I need to think that ps3 lasted longer then the 360 be4 it became a melt down

[YNWA96]

Ipad alerts you and shuts down. Great move.
MS alerts you, bloody awful, death to all MS...
Cerny heats you guys up.... Greatness await (Explodes)!!! Yay....

[KonsoruMasuta]

Every gaming system can overheat after prolonged use.

[davidj88]

@Whitey2K

If you read the article i think it's more to do with people putting their consoles in places without sufficient ventilation or on surfaces that could act as insulation thus raising the temperature of the console.

It's a good addition but not one that should really be needed, the majority of people know where to place gaming consoles so that overheating is prevented but i still give the feature a thumbs up.

[NegativeCreepWA]

The PS2 would do the same thing, mine would shut down from long sessions of Smugglers Run.

[Muffins1223]

How?Their trying to protect it.

[VENOMACR]

"its a pathetic move tbh it shouldn't b over heating anyways"

What's pathetic is your inability to spell and make a coherent sentence. I'd be surprised if you were even capable of reading the article without pictures and pop ups.

[SilentNegotiator]

It's not a pathetic move, you troll. Practically all computers have that these days because overuse and dirt/dust can cause almost any computer to overheat.

[SpideySpeakz]

Modern day GPUs can do this now. It's nothing new. My low-range laptop can do this.

[ginsunuva]

Almost every mobile processor and pc for the past decade+ have had temperature control.

[solidworm]

Nice touch, nice to see they learnt something from the RROD debacle.

[805Junior805]

So it tells you that you played to much and turns off on you?

[Nicaragua]

If my launch 360 had this feature then it would have shut down before the game even loaded.

[N4GCB]

lol, man my step brothers girlfriend had an xbox 360, every half an hour it'd shut down due to over heating.

[Omar91]

Sweeet. I hooe the ps4 has something similiar just in case.I doubt itll need it though with those huge vents in the back

[one2thr]

More than likely it will, seeing that the PS3 and PSVita have features similar to this...

[RytGear]

Or, and this is a really crazy idea... design a console that won't overheat.

[ceedubya9]

Anything like this has the possibility to overheat. I don't think its as simple as just designing it so that it won't overheat. external factors could cause it to overheat, not just what's on the inside of the box.

[True_Samurai]

Any electronic can over heat this is nothing new. Ps3 and vita has it. Smartphone, iPad etc has it. Sooooo yeah shut up

[jackanderson1985]

there's nothing to say on the own the console will overheat... but you have to remember the users of the consoles... some of them are complete idiots like my friend who actually had clothes on top of his consoles... this is a good function to help those idiots from ruining a 400/500 console

[one2thr]

Kind of impossible, seeing that any consumer product that needs electricity to operate will eventually heat up after LONG usages, regardless of what type of cooling method(s) are implemented...

[Nicaragua]

Let me get this straight - you think its impossible to design an electrical item that won't overheat, regardless of any type of cooling solution?

That's not just nonsense its downright stupid.

[Fishy Fingers]

Smart move, been avaliable in PC's for god knows, simple but if it stops your new bit of kit from frying itself. You'll be thankful for it.

[DestinyHeroDoomlord]

Prevention is better than cure...

[Eldyraen]

Until a cure is found though overheating will always be an issue so its better to have something to control it then let it run rampant.

As many have said elsewhere MS is basically just now introducing such a mechanic that has been available for numerous electronic devices for quite some time. Its a great thing to have but shouldn't really be applauded either as it should be "standard" by now. Still, it should reduce problems and can be a good warning sign if in fact the console is deteriorating (more often it happens and quicker it happens know something is wrong before it dies).

The real concern is IF its needed and how often. I would still have it than not though.

[Spoons]

Any piece of hardware can over heat. No matter what ms does their will always be that fool that drops a blanket, pillow, ext, over it.

[PositiveEmotions]

Well i guess thats good :)

[BeAGamer]

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[KonsoruMasuta]

In more ways than one.

[imt558]

PS3 also has that "feature".

Jizz Microsoft....

[FanboyCrusher]

If you read the article you would see that they're passing it off as a safety measure, not a console feature. Two completely different things. It's just something added in to give a little peace of mind, what's wrong with that?

[imt558]

Do you see this sign : "" on word feature?:)

[SpideySpeakz]

Low-range laptops can do this.

Pff..

[CoLD FiRE]

The Xbox 360 has that too. What's your point?

[imt558]

I know it has. My point is Microsoft shows that "feature" is some BIG news. PS3 and X360 also have that feature. Like a few days ago. Microsoft shows that the Gold Membership and sharing on XO is something BIG and new, but also PS3 and X360 also have that, and PS4 of course

[Bhuahahaha]

well thats nice.

but i never evr try to run my current gen console (360 and ps3) for more than 3hrs straight.

its a console not a pc that can run 24/7

my longest is on my good ol ps2 that thing really takes a lot abuse from me and my lil bro

[Angeljuice]

36 hrs non-stop playing Fallout 3 on my PS3 (then finally conceded that I did indeed need to sleep). Switched on when I woke up and only off again when I could no longer hold my eyes open (or I'd just fall asleep playing it). This went on for weeks (was unemployed at the time, but had plenty of weed to make for a really immersive experience).

I've really put my console through some crap and repaired it more times than I can remember, but it still holds together (just). Thank goodness for heat guns.

[OSIRUSSS]

The 360 had this feature too. It just never came back on after shutdown!

[Ctiboi2010]

@ OSIRUSSS

Lol that was funny

I bought my first Xbox 360 on launch day, then it RROD. I went through a total of three Xbox 360's before I stopped buying them. This was mostly because I was joining the military so I obviously didn't have a need for one in boot camp. (Although that would've been epic haha)

I have my Xbox1 on preorder right now so this is a very welcomed feature. My Iphone does it when I leave my phone in the car during the hot Georgia summers and it's great. Hearing from a couple of you other guys on here the PS3 and PC's have this ability as well and it seems smart. If it saves us gamers the costs and/or time of having to get another game system due to overheating issues for whatever reason then that's something I can get onboard with.

[Ctiboi2010]

By the way your avatar is great. I love House of 1000 corpses, I've seen it about 20 times now. I have a habit of laughing throughout the whole movie so I only watch it with my closest friends because other people just think I'm psychotic lol.

I just wonder what happened to Tiny...

[Zichu]

This is a good thing. I don't want to a console to get to a point where it will actually overheat and fail on me.

Any device which has electrical currents running through it will produce heat, but a build up of dust can increase the heat of certain components.

The components in my computer get hotter over time due to dust build up. I clean it out, get rid of the dust, put a new layer of thermal grease on my CPU and the temperatures drop significantly. You can't stop dust accessing your components.

[cervantes99]

Just a matter of time before another 180 and it won't shut down if it overheats.

/s

[WitWolfy]

Or better, you'll have to have a Gold membership for the feature to work ;)

[mamotte]

So it'll overheat.

[FanboyCrusher]

No, it's a safety precaution. Any device can overheat in certain circumstances, even the PS4. You trolls are just grasping at whatever you can to bash the Xbox now aren't you? It's a little pathetic.

[CoLD FiRE]

So they put air bags in cars because they will "definitely" crash?

[oldassgamer]

Don't understand why this is a story. Core temp functionality should be a given.

[one2thr]

I noticed that the Xbox One has a huge fan grill on the top right 50% of the system case, if anything I dont see this console having ventilation problems unless someone purposely block that vent...

I see that next gen console makers, made ventilation methods and overheating counter measures one of their priorities...

[g-nome]

Actually better to leave your electronics at constant temp than for it too be shut down and restarted every day.

[pabadamus1]

Cool...literally. I like that they are building in some redundant self preservation systems this time around. There is no way we should ever see any component failure due to overheating this time around.

[M-M]

Any console can very well overheat. People saying "so that means it will overheat" just sounds ridiculous. Your console should almost never overheat if you keep good maintenance on it, my first PS3 had the YLOD because it was on the carpet, running Fold@Home at times and was never dusted.

[GraveLord]

Wow. Even with that massive case it can still overheat? Yet they overclocked the GPU a few weeks ago? Hmmm...

[pyramidshead]

Nice to know they're taking the overheating of the XB360 seriously. Hopefully no blow outs in the near future!

[XisThatKid]

They said the same sh!t with 360 and PS3

[Clarence]

Oh boy. Are they admitting that the Xbox 1 is going to overheat? I think it's going to overheat alot. If you think about M$ wants the Xbox to run your TV. You have to connect to your cable box and your going to play games on it.

[WeAreLegion]

That's great to hear! It's been an amazing feature to have on the PS3 and most smart phones at least give you a warning now when they overheat.

[kingduqc]

Why wasn't that on their last consoles, seem super simple to add, all pcs have this oc the cpu reach X temp it shutdown.

I just hope they are not jet engine like the ps3/360.. That's one thing I lvoe about ym pc is that it's dead silent even if it's 7-12 times faster then the old gen.

[Guwapo77]

How is this a feature worth mentioning? Intel and AMD had this overheating feature built into their chips for many of years...

Guess what, PS4 has it too (unless it's been disabled).

[Angerfist]

Xbox 360 Towel Trick, if you were almost out of Warranty wrap it in a Towel and keep it running for an Hour and the thing was cooked and ready for a RROD or E74 Exchange. Not gonna happen anymore

[Trekster_Gamer]

The 360s already has some of this technology built into it, it will power down and will not allow the system to overheat. Microsoft did learn from it earlier mistakes in the Xbox once just taking this a lot further to ensure your device lasts a long time.

[Thunderhawkxbox]

Please Sony fan boys go and get a life stop trolling on Xbox one articles

[bligmerk]

LOL! Just noticed this HUGE COINCIDENCE.

BiG NEwS: XBone GPU overclocked by 53MHz!

bIg nEWs: XBone shuts down if overheating SDOD!

Another Huge Feature from MS!

[Ima9er4Life]

Ima get both tho, cuz microsoft people love to pretend to be coo. I wanna play Forza, hopefully xbox1 players know more bout cars when I talk to them. Bcuz nobody know shit.....just shooters. And psn hopefully will step up they game and learn bout connectivity like what micronerds are good at. Remember Sony don't do computors, they do games, car steros, tv, players, movie, music etc. Microsoft.....program....gotda mn nerds in a cubicle

[GodGinrai]

" I wanna play Forza, hopefully xbox1 players know more bout cars"

Well..you never ran into me or some of my buddies! we turn lobbys into car rants ( I am apparently a porche fanboy, buts its not my fault they made even the stock 911 so good). Hopefully we cross paths on forza 5. but be warned..when I am out in front, I am VERY hard to catch, if im at the wheel of a 911GT3 RS.

[leonlion]

Original Xbox 360's couldn't power down that's why the towel trick becameso popular

[hairy]

the xbox one can tell when noone wants it and do a 180. that's an exclusive feature to microsofts console

[TBONEJF]

RED RING OF DEATH part II or in this case RED RING OF X

[cyclindk]

All tech these days should do this... it is truly pathetic that they don't... companies want products, to some degree (no pun intended), to fail at some point.

Cars... no car I am aware of makes any sound when it begins to overheat, hell it should have a preset verbal recording to tell the driver, same with gas level. Not some little "ding" every now and again and a dim light on the dash.

Can kill your engine and they don't have jack to warn you really.

[cyclindk]

Which is doubly pathetic considering they have had greeting cards which can speak to you for decades now...

[Kidmyst]

I thought the 360 and PS3 already had this? I suppose most consumers have no idea so when they hear this they'll think the PS4 and Wii U aren't able to do this.

[jairusmonillas]

PS4 doesn't need this feature cause it won't overheat like Xbox One.

[Shadowstar]

Um. I'm sorry, what? My iPad does this if I'm stupid enough to read it outside with full brightness in the sun on a hot day. It doesn't deserve an article, it's kind of... you know... standard operations? Or should be.

[Red_Devilz]

Does anyone else smell RROD 2.0?

[thelaughingwiseman]

Overheating is going to occur with the first versions of the consoles. Later in their cycles the companies are going to get better at making the consoles and try to prevent overheating. This is why I'm waiting for the consoles second version. Kinks would be worked out and there would not be an issue with overheating, and the likes

[ufo8mycat]

Though having precautions in place is always good, I wonder if Microsoft put this in place not because of a precaution, but because the XBONE is probably poorly designed. :D

My gaming PC, even though I hardly use it anymore since I already have a PS3/360, never overheats and it has more powerful hardware.

Why doesn't it overheat? Because it has sufficient cooling

So I wonder if Microsoft put this in, so they can save some $$ on sufficient cooling and design.

Call me paranoid, but after the whole RROD fiasco, which btw they KNEW about before releasing, would not surprise me.

[killcole]

In all honesty, how much bigger is your gaming PC compared to an Xbox?

[FrigidDARKNESS]

Dark Silicon is a phrase about method to disable any Processing Element not in use, and XB1 inline with this philosophy ,it is amazing and this Console is built and tweaked for optimum performance and efficiency

Also The scaling of performance is for protection from to much heat too
and this is also confirming my thought that this X1 is COOL & Quiet
but they can also step up the performance if they want (probably later on), now cool & quiet is the performance they needed is more than enough

""Xbox One can actually dial it back to a lower power state, so low in fact that it can in a mode that uses virtually no air flow."""

[memots]

Woaaaaaa a heat sensor ? Welcome to the 20th century ....

/s

Seriously this been around in computers for how long? And just now they think about making this happen.... Sheesh

[FrigidDARKNESS]

Very true, glad its being implemented in a home console.

[JoeSchmoh]

The Xbox is like a cancer to the gaming industry

[jay2]

If it overheats, then you has a seriously flawed product, it better auto-save just before it powers off too.

[killcole]

Nice to know Microsoft know the RROD situation is inevitable. They can't design hardware first time round to save their lives. No way I'll be wasting my money here. Sony all the way for me.

Plus, KillZone, inFamous and the extra power is reason enough to completely shun the Xbone.

[badvlad]

the powerbrick contains most of the power of xbox1

[Iltapalanyymi]

melting cases confirmed!

lol ps4 does not even overheat.

[RE_L_MAYER]

ps3 warns you that its overheating and turns off as well but it only happened once on me

[extermin8or]

Surely preventing itboverheating would be better ;) no im kidding- seriously pc's etc have done this for years? I thought that this was something that happened on consoles already? What's to stop it breaking so it thinks its constantly A overheating and shuts down when its first turned on? Or cooling parts breaking so it doesn't cool correctly and Ioverheats all the time..

[generalthadeape]

I can see it now.

The thing starts overheating and suddenly starts yelling to itself, "Xbox off. XBox Off. XBOX OFF!!!" right after calling the fire department, homeland security, NSA, the cops, my mother in law, and Dominoes Pizza.

If the thing wants to get that hot, I say, "Let it burn, Let It Burn!!!"-- hahahaha.

[Realplaya]

because you're an idiot and left a pizza box on top of it

How many people put pizza boxes on their consoles.I haven't but maybe i'm different.

[Jrxbarrett]

Of course this thing will over heat. Name some electronics that are used on a daily bases for multiples hrs that doesn't overheat? Or a product that is in constant use almost 24hrs a day for some people. Stop acting dumb. Damn Xbox haters

[gazgriff2k12]

In other news xbox one engineers cant stop the box from overheating so they made it turn it self off after 3 - 4 hours lol

[fredrikpedersen]

How many years have laptops had this "technology"?

[windblowsagain]

It should not overheat, but you never know with MS.

Powerbrick is outside, as long as good venting, decent fan and good components, should be fine.

If it has any problems at all like that after launch, it's the end of xbox.

[saber00005]

Well being that Microsoft is lightly overclocking their processor in the Xbox One, it will produce more heat.

[Tzuno]

yeah after you just passed that hellish portion of a game the console shuts down and you didn't reached the checkpoint. now that is fun.

[GHOSTxx420]

Doesnt the ps3 do this already. Mine does

[Erdrick]

every computer shuts down when it overheats, never will it damage the hardware. problem is can you open the x1 case and clean out the dust, or put a better heat sink/ fan in it...?