Microsoft: Put Xbox One vertical 'at your own risk'

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If you're planning to buy an Xbox One, you should make sure to lay it down flat, warns Microsoft. Anyone using their Xbox One in a vertical orientation risks damage to both the console and its games.

The problem, according to Microsoft, stems from the Xbox One disc slot. While the Xbox 360's disc tray was capable of either horizontal or vertical use, the new slot was designed with horizontal configurations in mind.

"We don't support vertical orientation; do it at your own risk," said Albert Panello, senior director of product management for Microsoft's Xbox division. "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."

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/20/microsoft-put-xbox-one-vertical-at-your-own-risk/

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BankshotPosted:

Make sense stop the fools from complaining.

HuayraPosted:

Microsoft have always out grips so their consoles can stand vertically. But the idiots that stand them up don't realise they are killing it and ruining discs.

Dr-PonyfilePosted:

Jeff_Hardy
Lia I've only recently had my 360 standing vertically to save room in my setup. I guess I won't be doing that for the xbox one...time to change my setup xD


I had my xbox vertical for less than a day and I nearly broke it haha.


I kicked my 360 over by accident twice on the same day had to buy Fable 3 three times in one day after the second time I decided to lay my Xbox down flat lol.

AlmightyHelixPosted:

Lia I've only recently had my 360 standing vertically to save room in my setup. I guess I won't be doing that for the xbox one...time to change my setup xD


I had my xbox vertical for less than a day and I nearly broke it haha.

SSoHPKCPosted:

I will have it Horizontal like i do with my 360.

NovelPosted:

Well this really isn't news, this is just like the Xbox 360.

fexPosted:

I would have to change my set-up. I have my xbox stood up on a desk :p

Dr-PonyfilePosted:

Lightyear Most people put their console horizontally anyways, but it's good they annouce it before people start breaking consoles :P


I could imagine it now thousands of people opening a ticket on the Xbox Support or taking their consoels back as they have broken for no reason that they know of lol.

MentalistPosted:

Most people put their console horizontally anyways, but it's good they annouce it before people start breaking consoles :P

MentalistPosted:

Clones Eh, who does that anyway? Not me. :p


Me neither, I have plenty of room to put it horizontally.


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