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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Dr-PonyfilePosted:

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 think a lot of people will be changing their setup but you will always have that one friend who stands it up vertically and ends up breaking the console and discs lol.

DissPosted:

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

VariksPosted:

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

EtaPosted:

I usually keep my Xbox 360 horizontal anyways. It shouldn't make a difference.

Corn_DogPosted:

It's really a preference and even though most people don't have to worry about it, there are a lot of people that do have setups based around having their console vertical. Regardless of people opinions on it, it's still a little ridiculous that Microsoft can't manage to make their next-gen console work vertically...

Dr-JPosted:

Never ever had my xbox vertical

bdgrPosted:

if you can afford an xbox one i think you cna afford a bigger dessk^.^

Ted-Posted:

Luckily I have a desk which allows both configurations.

Dr-PonyfilePosted:

All I have to say on this matter is for the people who do not have the space to put it horizontally then it sucks for them but I don;t see the big deal really, it's just a tad unusual this topic to be honest.

SIKSPosted:

I have never put my xbox in a vertical position, but the xbox one looks like a heavy console so i don't know why anyone would set it vertically other than not enough space.


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