Microsoft Warns: Don't Stand Your Xbox One Vertical
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I keep my Xbox 360 horizontally anyway because sod taking out discs from a vertical one. Also that way I can keep my PlayStation 2 on the same 'shelf' so I won't treat the Xbox One any different.
Why did they have to tell us to do that anyway? Oh wait I forgot every time Microsoft announces anything it's for the sake of comedy. But this will just give people a reason to call the Xbox One the shittest thing evarr! so... /shrug.
Why did they have to tell us to do that anyway? Oh wait I forgot every time Microsoft announces anything it's for the sake of comedy. But this will just give people a reason to call the Xbox One the shittest thing evarr! so... /shrug.
erm ... what? o.0
so wait, we have 2 consoles out now with this slot loader, both can be stood up right (one is only ever shown that way) with a third on the way, same tech, also shown up right.(can the WiiU be stood up like the Wii? never seen it shown that way, if so, make that 4 consoles)
And MS can't make their console do the same? o.o wot ... I feel some one should be fired for this, fired for pure stupidity in the design process.
so wait, we have 2 consoles out now with this slot loader, both can be stood up right (one is only ever shown that way) with a third on the way, same tech, also shown up right.(can the WiiU be stood up like the Wii? never seen it shown that way, if so, make that 4 consoles)
And MS can't make their console do the same? o.o wot ... I feel some one should be fired for this, fired for pure stupidity in the design process.
can't put it vertical eh?
What assholes.
I mean next they'll be telling us that it can't work under water or when it's on fire.
I mean where do Microsoft get off...#anticonsumerism
What assholes.
I mean next they'll be telling us that it can't work under water or when it's on fire.
I mean where do Microsoft get off...#anticonsumerism
Ok, so now I'll be waiting to see how many xbone will be ruined because consumers didn't get this memo.
I never put my machines vertical, cept for my Wii since it's designed that way and came with a stand.
I would bet money that this thing, despite being $500, is still going to have hardware failures out the wazoo. That is, I would bet money, but the 7 Xbox 360s I owned inside of a year's worth of time, cost me a cool $700 that I'll never see again.
If you're curious, I never did end up getting a working 360.
If you're curious, I never did end up getting a working 360.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s bathing at least weekly was becoming more and more common. In the patriarchal family structure the father would bathe first, then the mother, then the rest of the family descending by age - in the same water. So when it came time for the baby it was being bathed in the water the previous members of the family had bathed in already. The saying "throw the baby out with the bathwater" came about, I guess, after an incident of a person tipping the water out and forgetting the baby was in the tub. The baby was probably hard to see (I guess) because the water would be so murky after so many people bathed in it.Grenge Di Origin said:
So, essentially, the baby was the last to bathe and the water would then be tossed out. Make sure you don't fuck up by getting rid of a good thing while you're trying to get rid of a bad thing.
As for the XBone, is there anything it CAN do that people want? Don't want Kinect? You don't need to use it, but you still have to buy it. Want to place the XBone somewhere? Perhaps in the same vertical space you had your 360? Too bad, that'll break it.
Captcha: what the fuck does this even say?! A computer couldn't work it out and a person most certainly can't.
Look out, it's a trap!
They're just trying to disguise that their console will horrificly fail at launch, as the 360 did, by saying "you put it vertical, didn't you?! Your risk, your damage, our gain!"
Probaly not, but honestly, how's the current state of this console generation?
Nintendo still has inferior specs tied with few interesting game deals and about 0 progress for their own games. Windows pretty much fucked up the marketing of the Xbone from the second they started to talk about it and continue to upset most of the gaming community through horrible - or put diplomatically, "customer-unfriendly" - design choices. And Sony... well, Sony... guys, help me out, what have they done wrong since their networks data have been compromised, that was already 2 years ago, there has gotta be something?
However, i think i'm sticking to Jahtzee's suggestion about this console generation: Probably won't get one.
They're just trying to disguise that their console will horrificly fail at launch, as the 360 did, by saying "you put it vertical, didn't you?! Your risk, your damage, our gain!"
Probaly not, but honestly, how's the current state of this console generation?
Nintendo still has inferior specs tied with few interesting game deals and about 0 progress for their own games. Windows pretty much fucked up the marketing of the Xbone from the second they started to talk about it and continue to upset most of the gaming community through horrible - or put diplomatically, "customer-unfriendly" - design choices. And Sony... well, Sony... guys, help me out, what have they done wrong since their networks data have been compromised, that was already 2 years ago, there has gotta be something?
However, i think i'm sticking to Jahtzee's suggestion about this console generation: Probably won't get one.
When I first read the title I though it meant don't stand or your Xbone and had to wonder what kind of retard stands on their Xbox unless they're purposely trying to break it. This, however, is somewhat understandable. Although, I have to wonder why they just didn't make it so that it didn't matter if it was horizontal or vertical in the first place.
I agree this sounds like a article to ***** about something else with the X Box OneTomWiley said:
I just see it as a PSA, a heads-up for previous owners that would have rightfully assumed that it could lay vertical otherwise.TomWiley said:
"Hey, by the way, even though tons of other systems, including our previous one, can be set vertical, don't do it for this one."
Sucks for people that don't have space, but it's absolutely good to let people know ahead of time to help inform them.
Oh, wow. I didn't even think of that. And it makes perfect sense. They used a shitty drive because it was only going to be used maybe 10% of the time the console was running. Because why use a top of the line on something like that? I'll admit that as a frugal person, I would do the same. But when you make a 180 on one of your policies that made that okay, it kinda ruins that entire concept.Adam Jensen said:
Great. Now I wonder what will brick the console first. RROD-2.0 or the drive dying?
Place your bets, folks!
Not unless it's November 15th and no one told me. It's not, right? I didn't oversleep a month and a half did I? Crap. I wonder if I still have a job.Credossuck said:
You mean I can't? RAGE! I want to place my console upside down. That's how I like it. If Microsoft doesn't want my business, they could just say so. Down with Micro$oft!Dethenger said:
In all seriousness:
I don't think it's a deal breaker or anything. But it does speak volumes about the value of the workmanship. And could be annoying to those who find it easier to place it vertically, or just think it looks cooler that way.
People are making bad comparisons by comparing it to a car or a toaster. No, it's more like making a phone, but not being able to turn on speaker phone. Sure, you're probably not going to use it most of the time. Most people probably don't use it at all. But it's a nice feature to have. And when you do want it for that one call that it would be useful, it's annoying that you can't. And for those who often use the speaker phone function, it's very annoying. It still works as a phone and has all the other features you expect, but one fairly minor one is missing.
Not a perfect analogy, but way better than comparing it to using a car vertically. Since, no one would ever think to do that. Because cars have never been used like that and never featured that function.