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First Xbox One hardware failures are being reported

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The first Xbox Ones have now hit customers hands and obviously a big worry is whether or not Microsoft has learned from the last generation and will be shipping rock solid day one hardware this time around.

The PlayStation 4 was subjected to a brief panic after release when reports of faulty consoles came flooding in. However after that first week those reports died down and Sony now states their failure rate is under 1% which is excellent.

It’s way too early to see if Microsoft has a similar failure rate but the first failures are being reported with one console apparently arriving with a broken external power supply and one not being able to perform its mandatory day one update.

The video above is actually quite scary.

As you may or may not know the Xbox One needs a day one update to actually work and this gentleman from Australia is trying to do that. He has broadband at home and the console says the network connectivity is perfect but yet it can’t update.

And without that update you seriously can not do a single thing on the machine which is absolutely ridiculous.

Thankfully we aren’t getting ours this year and I’m truly hoping this day one update nonsense is gone from the versions we get because I can only just imagine how many people out there aren’t aware of this requirement and have just bought themselves a massively expensive door stop. 2 reported issues means nothing yet though, we need to wait a few days to see if these issues are a sign of bigger problems to come.

Oh, here’s more.

 

Here’s one that doesn’t want t accept discs.

And here’s one that got a user banned after doing an Emergency Offline Update.

[Update] The official Xbox One support forum is starting to get a lot of complaints about the Optical Drive failure and it sounds terminal. If you drive makes a crunching noise then phone Microsoft and get them to send out a coffin. Nothing is going to fix it.

Last Updated: November 22, 2013

223 Comments

  1. oVg

    November 22, 2013 at 09:19

    The dude said it fixed itself

    “Hey guys, thanks for posting my video. Just thought I should come in and
    let you know that after 11 hours of panic, messing around in router
    settings and contacting MS Support on the phone and on Twitter, the
    problem solved itself.

    I wasn’t changing any settings at the
    time, and I wasn’t even in the room. It just moved on to the account
    setup by itself. I still have no idea why it wasn’t working, but now, at
    noon the next day, I can finally get into Dead Rising.”

    The moral of the story, If you do not have internet then you are screwed.

    Reply

    • RyseandRepeat

      November 22, 2013 at 10:05

      How does it need day one updates if not connected?

      Reply

      • John's (JJ's) Annihilation

        November 22, 2013 at 10:05

        Because everyone these days just love selling incomplete products

        Reply

        • melodicmizery

          November 22, 2013 at 10:14

          patches and updates = not patches and updates, it means doing a little bit more work to try to finish the product that wasnt finished. but not finishing it, just getting it a little more done. this happens when people dont troll and fanboys say its new give them time. the more and more understanding and caring gamers are the more the company says GOTCHA and then they become so comfortable releasing broke shit that it gets to a point where they just release things that are broke and they have no remorse about doing so

          Reply

          • RyseandRepeat

            November 22, 2013 at 10:30

            As I said below, how does your new machine know there is a little extra love if it is not connected to the internet? Or are you saying in order to even get the thing turned on you have to have a connection?

          • oVg

            November 22, 2013 at 10:48

            Day ONE DRM

          • anam

            November 22, 2013 at 13:36

            you have to have connection just to get it to do anything it is the “brick one” otherwise

          • RyseandRepeat

            November 22, 2013 at 13:48

            Lol!

          • Lol your a joke

            November 23, 2013 at 00:28

            Your Wrong Bro no more of that DRM shit and PS4 was doing the same thing LMAO!!!!! so Stfu and sit down

          • gravebane

            November 22, 2013 at 16:08

            they said months ago that the system would not operate with out the day one “patch” to unlock everything

        • Jiffy Puffer

          November 22, 2013 at 18:53

          You didn’t need to update the Wii U in order to play games or use the system at all. The xbox one is locked from any use until you update. You can play PS4 games before the update also. Its not just something you have to accept because you like Xbox. Don’t buy incomplete products and they won’t be sold incomplete because then they will get the message that you have decided to wise up. I laugh at everyone that buys a incomplete game and brags about DLC that should’ve been in the game in the first place. ROFL The results you see, are the results of supporting Xbox Live and DLC, its an ad box, spybox, lockbox, and money pit thats missing a money slot to play games.

          The Xbox Two might have a credit card reader on it and some of you dummies would complain as you swipe. LMAO When Xbox One is no longer supported, you will be screwed.

          Reply

          • N7785

            December 29, 2013 at 17:57

            Alright jiffy puffer wtfe ur puffing on must of made u quit slow!!! Oh u must own the crappy ass ps4 you know the company that has been selling bricks tht won’t turn on what so ever!!! Yeah that’s something to pay 400$ for!! Or the ps network that was hacked shortly after ps3 was released and shut down all summer yep I forgot that’s what us Americans really need to spend our money on bricks or horrible thought up networks to get hacked….n possibly your credit card info stolen in guess we should all be puffin on what jiffy here puffs on!!

  2. That Tall Twit

    November 22, 2013 at 09:20

    XBrick

    Reply

  3. Kensei Seraph

    November 22, 2013 at 09:20

    Error 37.

    Reply

  4. Spathi

    November 22, 2013 at 09:22

    I can already see Gavin sitting in the office rubbing his hands together with all the juicy bad news coming in! 😛

    Reply

  5. SaintsRowNigri

    November 22, 2013 at 09:26

    Day one patch? Cannot work the thing out of the box? Is that what you are saying?
    Oh. Fuck. Me…

    Reply

    • AndriyP

      November 22, 2013 at 09:28

      Gone are the days when tech worked with no updates at all, it was just shipped to work as is for its lifetime

      People these days seems to get less and less surprised about day 1 patches and hotfixes for games and tech, sad reality is we buy incomplete games and hardware

      Reply

      • SaintsRowNigri

        November 22, 2013 at 09:33

        I just cannot deal with this. The arrogance of MS regarding this is astounding.

        Reply

        • Magic Baby

          November 22, 2013 at 19:16

          They feel that they have the right to restrict you even if you paid them half a grand for the system. The console isn’t about the game though, its about profit first and foremost. The profit from the ads, the profit fromthe dlc, the profit from the monthly fees, the profit possibly from government funding too because if the NSA has access, they most likely receive money for assisting in government surveillance.

          Reply

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        November 22, 2013 at 09:43

        and it’s lifetime was more than a couple of years :/

        Reply

        • Dennis Rideout

          November 22, 2013 at 15:49

          wrong 360 and ps3 lasted 7 years consoles only last 4 max before you could update them go look at past console release dates and dont post til you know what your talking about

          Reply

          • RyseandRepeat

            November 22, 2013 at 16:20

            None of what you just wrote makes any sense. “Wrong 360 and PS3 lasted 7 years (Those are consoles) Consoles only last max 4”? What?

          • Dennis Rideout

            November 22, 2013 at 17:02

            in the past consoles didnt update so their life was not as long the 360 was released in 2005 its 2013 thats 8 years nintendo released a new console every 6 years in the past so your post about them lasting a couple years is way off

          • thatGuy

            November 25, 2013 at 13:14

            he got that retard logic.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 22, 2013 at 17:55

            Assuming I was only talking about consoles, sure. Otherwise guess who misinterpreted what I said.

          • Dennis Rideout

            November 22, 2013 at 20:43

            ok then what was u talking about pcs

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 23, 2013 at 07:43

            I was talking about consumer electronics in general. Stuff isn’t built to last as long as it used to.

          • Dennis Rideout

            November 23, 2013 at 17:31

            thats because new tech comes out so fast now a days tech was slow so things lasted longer before the newset thing came out. so if your complaining cuz things get better too fast thats just silly. i bought a quad core pc in 2009 my phones a quad core now in just 4 years am i complaining nope.

          • Dennis Rideout

            November 22, 2013 at 20:49

            or do you even know yourself?

      • melodicmizery

        November 22, 2013 at 10:17

        the technology we have now is alot more advanced then back in the day,, but still even that isnt a excuse. the buyers should not be the testers. the worst part is they usually know about these problems already and release it anyways. “were aware of the issue and looking into it” weve all heard that before. i remember when battlefield 1943 was released they knew the game had issues and said flat out we arent doing any support for this game. years later and you still cant use mics in that game, nor squad with friends correctly. but hey what do they care they banked a few million dollars from it

        Reply

        • Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

          November 22, 2013 at 10:26

          A business is democratic. They go where the most votes are. People vote with their wallets. See where i’m going?

          Reply

        • Dennis Rideout

          November 22, 2013 at 17:04

          and it still was better then any shooter at the time thats what really matters

          Reply

      • Magic Baby

        November 22, 2013 at 19:10

        That’s the problem, its poison and too many people accept being crapped on. Nintendo gets a lot of bad press but Nintendo hasn’t turn gaming into a scam so they get treated like an outcast. I’ll take the console with the games that are complete and don’t have anything locked or removed so that it can be sold as DLC.

        Reply

    • Ultimo_Cleric N7

      November 22, 2013 at 09:32

      And people moan when there is a day one update on a GAME…..

      Reply

    • HvR

      November 22, 2013 at 09:34

      I think this patch is needed due to their 24 hour connectivity 720.

      Reply

    • jake

      November 22, 2013 at 18:02

      At least you know it works out of the box unlike the PS4

      Reply

      • Joe Vanmeter

        November 22, 2013 at 18:37

        What is this referencing, my ps4 worked right out of the box….

        Reply

        • jake

          January 21, 2014 at 22:43

          You were lucky. It could have been one of the many that didn’t

          Reply

      • Truthfully

        November 22, 2013 at 19:02

        That was a very silly statement. The problem that we are having here is that it doesn’t work out the box.

        Reply

        • jake

          January 21, 2014 at 22:43

          It does you just have to do an update. Better an update and not a brick that you have to send back.

          Reply

    • Markroz Rulez

      November 22, 2013 at 19:01

      The plan is to make a lot more money off of games beyond the retail purchase so expect to pay more for games you already own, but thats the beauty of it because they will be a lot more fun in this way. It adds to the life of the game and you should be appreciative that they are even making games for us and only charging $10 a month to play them online, I have a good time when I buy dlc because more fun for me with new things and very cheap price for blood and gore dlc in Total Rome 2, it makes the game look great. Just give them money and enjoy the fun man.

      Reply

  6. TiMsTeR1033

    November 22, 2013 at 09:26

    One mandatory update I can live with, the question I am interested in is HOW BIG is the update…

    Reply

    • FoxHoundZA

      November 22, 2013 at 09:27

      NOT AS BIG AS YOU MY LOVE 😉

      Reply

      • TiMsTeR1033

        November 22, 2013 at 09:28

        What you trying to say?

        Reply

        • Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)

          November 22, 2013 at 09:29

          He’s calling you fat Tanya 😛

          Reply

          • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

            November 22, 2013 at 09:31

            WIN!

          • Ultimo_Cleric N7

            November 22, 2013 at 09:32

            woooo chiiiiiillllldddd

          • FoxHoundZA

            November 22, 2013 at 09:34

            MY TIM IS NOT FAT!!!
            HE IS VERY BIG IN THE PARTS THAT MATTER. <3

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 22, 2013 at 09:35

            Actually I have put on 15kg and trying to loose it. lol

          • FoxHoundZA

            November 22, 2013 at 09:36

            I LIKE YOUR LOVE-HANDLES MY ANGEL. THE MORE OF YOU THE BETTER.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 22, 2013 at 09:37

            I will try and ignore that…

          • FoxHoundZA

            November 22, 2013 at 09:38

            YES, IGNORE LOSING WEIGHT. YOU ARE PERFECT TO ME!
            HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU TONIGHT <3

            HINT: IT INVOLVES SOME NEW UNDERPANTS I GOT 😉

          • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

            November 22, 2013 at 09:35

            Ego?

          • Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)

            November 22, 2013 at 09:35

            Well, one’s torso does matter…

          • HvR

            November 22, 2013 at 09:36

            I smell stinky admiral, maybe with a hint of banana split?

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 22, 2013 at 09:37

            So do I!

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 22, 2013 at 09:38

            Possibly a soupcon of ginger.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 22, 2013 at 09:38

            Indeed!

          • RyseandRepeat

            November 22, 2013 at 10:05

            You shut the hell up!

          • John's (JJ's) Annihilation

            November 22, 2013 at 10:06

            It has that bite to it.

        • FoxHoundZA

          November 22, 2013 at 09:30

          ONLY THAT HE IS NOT AS BIG AS CERTAIN “PARTS”OF YOU MY LOVE

          Reply

          • Ultimo_Cleric N7

            November 22, 2013 at 09:53

            Wow.

          • RyseandRepeat

            November 22, 2013 at 10:06

            ya, wow… Nana needs to quit it…

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 22, 2013 at 10:12

            yes… bad..er.. nana…

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 22, 2013 at 10:13

            A great start to my Friday…

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            November 22, 2013 at 10:16

            Friday only starts in 5 hours, when I leave work.

          • John's (JJ's) Annihilation

            November 22, 2013 at 10:17

            I hear you

          • Captain GUZ

            November 22, 2013 at 10:23

            You also finish early on Fridays, I finish at 2, early Friday FTW *waiting for cold beer

    • Ultimo_Cleric N7

      November 22, 2013 at 09:33

      Yeah thats my worry too.

      Reply

    • SaintsRowNigri

      November 22, 2013 at 09:34

      Can you? Really? You buy something and until you hook it up to the net, it’s a very expensive brick?

      Reply

      • sega biatch

        November 22, 2013 at 10:25

        ps4 spam fan boy detected

        Reply

      • RyseandRepeat

        November 22, 2013 at 10:31

        My thoughts EXACTLY!

        Reply

    • Derp Derpison

      November 22, 2013 at 09:34

      About 500MBs.

      Reply

      • TiMsTeR1033

        November 22, 2013 at 09:35

        500mb! flipping hell gotta wait that long before playing!

        Reply

        • VinTaco

          November 22, 2013 at 09:43

          AFAIK, its 1gb in total.

          Reply

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 22, 2013 at 09:44

            FUCK THAT SHIT THEN!

          • FoxHoundZA

            November 22, 2013 at 09:47

            I’M HERE IF YOU WANT TO MY LOVELY.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 22, 2013 at 09:48

            Oh die already!

          • FoxHoundZA

            November 22, 2013 at 09:49

            MY LOVE!! YOU DID NOT TELL ME YOU WERE INTO THAT. I CAN PLAY DEAD WHILE DOING IT IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT. <3 #ILOVEYOUTIM

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 22, 2013 at 09:51

            SERIOUSLY!! FUCKEN DIE! YOU PISSING ME OFF NOW! YOU FLIPPING HOMO, KEEP IT UP YOU END UP IN DITCH SOMEWHERE NEAR THE N1 HIGHWAY!

          • JHN

            November 22, 2013 at 09:57

            dude

          • BEANIBIL1TY

            November 22, 2013 at 09:59

            Lols… I want to steal this guys care package in CoD… trololololo

          • GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness

            November 22, 2013 at 10:20

            You play Call of Doodie?

          • BEANIBIL1TY

            November 22, 2013 at 10:47

            Sometimes… late at night when my clan and i go into sniping only lobbies and use shotguns and AR’s… piss those 12 year olds off

          • FoxHoundZA

            November 22, 2013 at 10:01

            WHY ARE YOU SO MEAN TO ME TODAY MY LOVE? DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG? PLEASE TELL ME AND I WILL FIX IT!!
            I AM CRYING NOW AND EVERYBODY IS LOOKING AT ME 🙁 🙁 🙁

            I NEED YOUR HUGS 🙁

          • Ultimo_Cleric N7

            November 22, 2013 at 10:16

            FOX….your trolling is legendary. No doubt. But I think its gone far enough today mate. The last thing we want is another Internet argument. Ther are so many already 🙂
            Your call bro

          • FoxHoundZA

            November 22, 2013 at 10:19

            BUT WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE HURT YOU AND WAS SO MEAN TO YOU?
            YOU COULD NOT JUST LEAVE IT 🙁

          • Ultimo_Cleric N7

            November 22, 2013 at 10:26

            Well at least I tried to solve this rationally…..
            Carry on then.

          • That Tall Twit

            November 22, 2013 at 10:10

          • raceReady

            November 22, 2013 at 15:30

            u have a small penis

        • BEANIBIL1TY

          November 22, 2013 at 09:44

          you should get a faster line then

          Reply

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 22, 2013 at 09:45

            3mb line.

          • BEANIBIL1TY

            November 22, 2013 at 09:49

            500mb should take you about 35min… if that’s long for you then your gf must be disappointed 😛

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 22, 2013 at 09:50

            Seriously! you made a funny! well done. I forgot most of us actually wanna put on a console and start playing without waiting.

          • Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)

            November 22, 2013 at 09:52

            Lol, I agree… A console should be used for games, not a whole home entertainment system. Now every time you switch it on it needs to do some sort of update on IE or Skype, or update to enable surround sound.

          • Captain GUZ

            November 22, 2013 at 09:54

            If it updates IE I will throw it out the window!

          • BEANIBIL1TY

            November 22, 2013 at 09:53

            Then get you a ps4… I’m an online gamer and hardly play single player games so i got no problem with it

          • Captain GUZ

            November 22, 2013 at 09:51

            Ouch!

          • Anon A Mouse

            November 22, 2013 at 09:48

            No internet available at my home.

          • BEANIBIL1TY

            November 22, 2013 at 09:51

            ahhh too bad… hope they find a way to do the update with a flash. Bt games might have the option to do the update instore for you but i doubt it due to there incompetence

          • Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)

            November 22, 2013 at 09:56

            As far as I can tell, it seems as though MS pulled the offline update from their website and they will only help clients who specifically request it…

          • Anon A Mouse

            November 22, 2013 at 09:58

            Luckily I don’t intend to purchase the XBone so one less thing to worry about.

        • zachmo

          November 22, 2013 at 11:26

          It took literally 30 seconds

          Reply

      • Ultimo_Cleric N7

        November 22, 2013 at 10:27

        Less then I expected to be honest. I was thinking at least 2 gigs.
        EDIT: Thanks DERP 🙂

        Reply

    • Wesley Fick

      November 22, 2013 at 12:00

      500MB

      Reply

    • rkm80

      November 22, 2013 at 15:09

      550 MB or so.

      Reply

  7. HvR

    November 22, 2013 at 09:33

    See Major Nelson everybody wasn’t bitching and moaning about the 24 hour connectivity thing for nothing.

    Reply

  8. HvR

    November 22, 2013 at 09:39

    Man if I was dumb-ass Aussie who sat hours on the sidewalk like bum to be one of the first to play the new Xbox and then have to wait half a day for a patch.

    I would strip my Fosters. bitch slap my ewe and go drop One on the step of MS Australia HQ.

    Reply

    • Captain GUZ

      November 22, 2013 at 09:50

      Whahahaha! Slap my ewe!!! Is that his girlfriend by any chance ?

      Reply

  9. Rikus

    November 22, 2013 at 09:41

    I for one am disappointed in the header. Where’s the lolz? I guess we would have to wait for more failures to surface before we can get a comical header.

    Reply

    • That Tall Twit

      November 22, 2013 at 09:43

      Like this?

      Reply

    • Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)

      November 22, 2013 at 09:44

      No need, the whole thing is comical enough be it’s self 😛

      Reply

    • Mabenito

      November 22, 2013 at 09:44

      XB will have a crash-less launch compared to PS. For obvious reasons..!

      Reply

    • Bernice

      November 22, 2013 at 09:46

      I are also disappointed in how well you talks the English language.

      Reply

      • Rikus

        November 22, 2013 at 14:20

        For a person whose name is Ber-nice, you are not very nice.

        I are guessing you created the header and if I offended you I are very sorry.

        Reply

    • Gavin Mannion

      November 22, 2013 at 10:02

      sorry.. I should have done better.. I realise this

      Reply

      • Rikus

        November 22, 2013 at 14:18

        Haha, I was only giving you grief 🙂

        Reply

  10. SaintsRowNigri

    November 22, 2013 at 09:42

    ” When pressed on what users could do with the Xbox One before the update is added to the console, Penello (Microsoft’s senior director of product management) said “nothing.”
    How the fuck can I support a company that takes how many thousands of your money and tells you in no uncertain terms “Fuck you, this thing is not going to work until you hook it up to the internet. But thanks for your money in any case.”

    Reply

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 22, 2013 at 09:51

      You don’t. I can see why 360 owners would want to purchase the One, but as someone standing outside all this I think it’s risky. They were supremely arrogant at launch & while they’ve thrown a few bones to the mob & changed a few policies their overall mindset hasn’t changed.

      Reply

      • SaintsRowNigri

        November 22, 2013 at 09:54

        I am an avid Xbox360 supporter, because I simply love that little console. But I sure as hell am not going to get an Xbox one. Not only because of this, but so far, everything I have read about the Xbone has been very negative, and I feel right now I would be buying a Sega Saturn instead of a Playstation…

        Reply

        • Captain GUZ

          November 22, 2013 at 09:56

          If you had a Sega Saturn you were to cool for school! Mortal Kombat and sonic FTW

          Reply

  11. Deano

    November 22, 2013 at 09:44

    1 Report is hardly a console failure rate haha.
    My mate got his in the UK says it awesome!

    Reply

    • Gavin Mannion

      November 22, 2013 at 10:02

      2 reports.. made it clear that this is too early to say anything definitively

      Reply

      • Deano

        November 22, 2013 at 10:24

        Fair enough.

        Reply

    • Anon A Mouse

      November 22, 2013 at 10:09

      There are also reports of discs not being read, I will bet my eternal earnings that there will be more than 3 reports. I do not, however, think that there will be a RROD issue with this console.

      Reply

    • raceReady

      November 22, 2013 at 15:29

      Reports are now saying failure rate for the xbox one is 35%

      sorry to say

      Reply

  12. #blankspace

    November 22, 2013 at 09:51

    XBone living up to its name

    Reply

  13. That Tall Twit

    November 22, 2013 at 09:51

    On a side note.

    Reply

  14. Brian Madden

    November 22, 2013 at 09:58

    My Xbox One will not accept discs. I put the disc into the system, it goes in half way, and then makes a stuttering noise. I can’t do anything. It will not let me put the disc into the system. Help!

    Reply

    • Gavin Mannion

      November 22, 2013 at 10:01

      Sounds like your drive is busted… take it back to the store is all you can do

      Reply

    • lolman123

      November 22, 2013 at 10:02

      its probably because the xbone has to be horizontal to accept discs

      Reply

    • raceReady

      November 22, 2013 at 15:28

      your Xbox doesn’t know amount blu ray its a sony tech so its prob confused

      Reply

  15. John's (JJ's) Annihilation

    November 22, 2013 at 10:01

    Day one updates are the Malema’s of the gaming industry.

    Reply

    • Kensei Seraph

      November 22, 2013 at 10:20

      That’s an insult to Malema!

      Reply

  16. Sageville

    November 22, 2013 at 10:05

    T minus 21 days…..

    Reply

  17. RyseandRepeat

    November 22, 2013 at 10:06

    How does this actually work, how does the console know it needs a day one if you do not connect it? Or does it come out of the factory ‘knowing?

    Reply

    • John's (JJ's) Annihilation

      November 22, 2013 at 10:06

      O_O

      Reply

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 22, 2013 at 10:07

      It sounds like an auto-update to disable the implemented always online heh.

      Reply

      • RyseandRepeat

        November 22, 2013 at 10:28

        I still don’t get it… If they set it in factory to ‘auto-update’ then why not update it… IN THE FACTORY. I call BULLSHIT. The things were made, DAY ONE, to make you have an autoupdate.

        Reply

        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          November 22, 2013 at 10:29

          It’s cheaper to get the owners to do it themselves?

          Reply

        • John's (JJ's) Annihilation

          November 22, 2013 at 10:35

          Then they can quickly snap photographs of you to keep on record.

          Reply

    • John's (JJ's) Annihilation

      November 22, 2013 at 10:07

      It’s like that Tuna mate stuff. You buy it, but you still actually need to buy tuna extra to make the meal.

      Reply

      • TiMsTeR1033

        November 22, 2013 at 10:08

        except that says, just add tuna…

        Reply

        • John's (JJ's) Annihilation

          November 22, 2013 at 10:09

          Xbox says: Just update on first day.

          I see no difference there.

          Reply

          • TiMsTeR1033

            November 22, 2013 at 10:14

            yes but does it say so on the box? “This console won’t work till update”

          • John's (JJ's) Annihilation

            November 22, 2013 at 10:16

            Haven’t seen the box yet. Never will either. Mwahahaha!

    • Captain GUZ

      November 22, 2013 at 10:20

      Kinetic is watching , always watching

      Reply

    • e1ace

      November 22, 2013 at 11:14

      It was designed like that straight off the production line. As in it’s setup in such a way that it will not operate until the update is done.

      So instead of waiting for final stable firmware versions they simply put a basic bootloader onto the device and are able to start production much earlier.

      Reply

      • RyseandRepeat

        November 22, 2013 at 11:31

        Ahh, I see. That makes sense, at least for those who have internet access.

        Reply

  18. xdvd

    November 22, 2013 at 10:14

    Overreacting much? How is this worse than faulty HDMI ports, overheating issues and general hardware failure of reported PS4 issues. A broken power supply is no worse than reported PS4’s shipping with missing screws and hard drives out of the cases. As for the guy with the update, Microsoft has said that they are experiencing launch network issues (just like the PS4) which has now been solved. Yes it sucks that it needs a day one update, but the PS4 also needs one to be fully functional so whats the problem?

    Reply

    • Kensei Seraph

      November 22, 2013 at 10:18

      It’s like buying a game and expecting to be able to play it after installing it to my PC.

      BOOOOM!!! http://www.diablo3artisans.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/error37.jpg

      Reply

      • John's (JJ's) Annihilation

        November 22, 2013 at 10:19

        Just got that pain in my heart again.

        Reply

        • Captain GUZ

          November 22, 2013 at 10:21

          Just take some deep breaths , it will pass.

          Reply

      • ToshZA

        November 22, 2013 at 12:10

        Console says hi.

        Actually, I might play some today. Without connecting to the internet. How cool is that?

        Reply

        • Kensei Seraph

          November 22, 2013 at 12:51

          You’re a terrible terrible person.

          Reply

          • ToshZA

            November 22, 2013 at 12:58

            I know. 😛

    • raceReady

      November 22, 2013 at 15:09

      Reports are now saying failure rate for the xbox one is 40%

      Reply

      • xdvd

        November 22, 2013 at 15:48

        Links please.

        Reply

        • raceReady

          November 22, 2013 at 16:00

          I’m just stating it, isn’t that how reporting works…

          Failure rate of xbox one now up to 55%

          CPU over heating issues apparently..

          CPU was never designed to run at 1.75ghz 🙁

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          • xdvd

            November 22, 2013 at 16:46

            Actually, reports referenced are from actual game journalists and news outlets and not some made up nonsense from a guy in a forum. If that were the case then I am stating that tomorrow is Monday and that the DA will win the elections, as reported by me.

      • xdvd

        November 22, 2013 at 15:50

        Funny thing though, the google knows nothing about it.

        Reply

  19. Deano

    November 22, 2013 at 10:20

    I have a major problem with my Xbox One.
    It hasn’t been released in SA today!

    I have tried calling MS support and left messages on their Facebook no solution….

    Reply

    • RyseandRepeat

      November 22, 2013 at 10:29

      There is a solution, PS4 trololo!

      Reply

      • Deano

        November 22, 2013 at 10:45

        hahaha, getting that in any case, but later on.

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  20. FoxOneZA

    November 22, 2013 at 10:41

    This failure rate is much greater than *cough*40%*cough*…ermmm 1%

    Reply

  21. Dan

    November 22, 2013 at 11:49

    clearly a network issue.

    Reply

    • Stevens

      November 22, 2013 at 19:20

      not the disc drive

      Reply

  22. Rags

    November 22, 2013 at 11:49

    Welcome to the social media and everyone is on the interwebs age.

    Imagine if every other product was like this. “NEWS NEWS NEWS” “Reports coming in of Defy latest stove failures* *Philips Latest Kettle Not working* *Samsung TV with Dead Pixels* THE HORROR THE HORROR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply

  23. just_got_wicked

    November 22, 2013 at 12:20

    xbroke!!!! Haha thats what all the xbox fanboys get for talking trash about sonys launch

    Reply

    • Reaper

      November 22, 2013 at 14:31

      only a handful upto now, sorry for these guys but im just unboxing mine will report back

      Reply

  24. Darren Peach

    November 22, 2013 at 13:02

    I am sorry, A update to make a product work after you have bought and paid for it is ridiculous. Seriously wrong. Fuck Microsoft. Consumer power. That’s what I say. I hope my PS4 does not give me this bullshit when I finally get my hands on it. I have already paid BT games in full.

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    • Jay

      November 22, 2013 at 14:44

      There is an update for the PS4 when you do turn it on but the update will be a short 5-10 minutes, then you have to go through adding your profile, in put internet password, etc, etc. whole process should be under 15 minutes.

      Reply

      • Darren Peach

        November 22, 2013 at 14:50

        First I have heard of it. I doubt it is Mandatory. My PS3 only ever updated when I go online with it.

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        • Darren Peach

          November 22, 2013 at 14:51

          Unless you go online…

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          • Zach

            November 22, 2013 at 16:29

            PS4 has a mandatory day one update as well…

          • Darren Peach

            November 22, 2013 at 16:36

            Crap. I am going to Google that and if you are lying, I am going to smite thee.

          • Gary

            November 22, 2013 at 17:12

            You can still play games on the PS4 without the day one patch. However, the update adds a whole set of features uncluding bluray movie support. Xbox One, you need the day one patch to do anything.

          • Darren Peach

            November 22, 2013 at 16:39

            Smite mofo. While the console will function without the update, here are the features that get opened up. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-4-day-one-update-available-now-to-download/1100-6416169/

          • Darren Peach

            November 22, 2013 at 16:44

            And, Seeing as the so called Mandatory download is kinda cool. I can download it right this very second onto a flash stick, Only 300 megs which should take 10 minutes.

          • Dave

            November 22, 2013 at 19:20

            its actually faster to download from the ps4 network, by the time you’re done setting up your controller it’ll be close to being done updating the console.

  25. Darren Peach

    November 22, 2013 at 13:05

    Sorry Brother Gamer. I know the feeling, You buy something and you cant use it. AKA Diablo 3 on PC. Imagine you bought a BMW and it only ran if you were connected to BMW’s headquarters via internet.

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    • Gavin Mannion

      November 22, 2013 at 13:26

      I think it’s more like you buy a BMW but it will only run on petrol/gas purchased from Costco.. fine for millions of people but not anyone outside of America or in the sticks

      Reply

      • Darren Peach

        November 22, 2013 at 13:29

        I can only imagine the issues us lowly Saffas will endure.

        Reply

  26. Darren Peach

    November 22, 2013 at 13:06

    It could be overuse of the servers for this notorious update.

    Reply

  27. ElimiNathan

    November 22, 2013 at 14:42

    Hmm lets see , a console that wobbles when you press down on one specific corner or one that I cannot use at all. I think I’ll take the PS4 thanks 😀

    Reply

  28. rkm80

    November 22, 2013 at 15:07

    Hooked mine up, did the update and all of it went off perfectly.

    Reply

  29. raceReady

    November 22, 2013 at 15:08

    Reports are now saying failure rate for the xbox one is 30%

    Reply

    • Rikus

      November 22, 2013 at 16:01

      You have a source to back that up?

      Reply

      • raceReady

        November 22, 2013 at 16:03

        Yeah all over the net just Google for it but you need to tell Google to exclude the Microsoft sponsored sites as they are not allowed to report it.

        Reply

        • Rikus

          November 22, 2013 at 16:08

          I cannot seem to find any. Could you post a link to any of the sources?

          Reply

          • raceReady

            November 22, 2013 at 16:10

            Can’t really as im just rounding up by 40% like all the articles claiming ps4 had a failure rate of 40%

      • Darren Peach

        November 22, 2013 at 16:45

  30. bartleby451

    November 22, 2013 at 16:08

    If that was me and I unwrapped a new Xbone or PS4 i’d be gutted.

    Reply

  31. Auticus

    November 22, 2013 at 16:59

    Mine worked just fine.

    Reply

  32. Azzras

    November 22, 2013 at 17:10

    PS4 required a day one update as well. People reported that they couldn’t install the update and play. No news there.

    Reply

    • Dwight Shalders

      November 22, 2013 at 17:22

      My PS4’s working perfectly, no prob’s here.

      Reply

      • Azzras

        November 22, 2013 at 17:26

        Give it time. Maybe it will be ok, but there is no room for ventilation. It runs above 140 F.

        Reply

        • Finaldeath

          November 22, 2013 at 18:02

          140 F = 60 C which is well within the ideal temp range for computer hardware.(consoles use modified pc hardware) The only time you would need to start worrying is around 90-100 C or around 200 F which in the case of pcs they auto shutdown when they get too hot to help prevent hardware problems, not sure if consoles do the same however.

          Reply

    • David Theriault

      November 23, 2013 at 01:26

      you could still use the console without the update, only certain features were not available without it. if you couldn’t download it you could still play games.

      Reply

  33. Dwight Shalders

    November 22, 2013 at 17:17

    Hahaha remember how the Xbot’s were all like “brickstation, P$4 sucks, 99% failure rate”, it seems that now’s a good time for them to be crawling back to their puny holes
    Xbrick one sucks, PlayStation 4 The Win!

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  34. Bill

    November 22, 2013 at 18:21

    Has anybody else had the problem that if modem is turned off the console won’t even turn on until the modem is on? I thought Microsoft said that you didn’t need internet connection to use the Xbox One. We have drops out quite regularly so we don’t want the xbox to turn off because of lost connection, which has happened when we turned off modem thinking it would install Forza faster.

    Reply

  35. Jason Clarke

    November 22, 2013 at 18:47

    the last sentence fuckin killed me! haha love a bit of humour in a serious article man made me smile. i hope both consoles do well im going from a 360 to a ps4 personally as i miss the psone and 2 days to be honest however the 360 gave me excellent times. hope we see some top dog games for the ps soon tho the lineup is shoddy right now, i do miss forza im hoping need for speed keeps me going until GT7 but i doubt it.

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  36. MultiPlatformGamer

    November 22, 2013 at 19:04

    That’s why you never buy a launch console for that very reason. 1% of Sony Console PS4 failed looks like I am not spending $600 for xbox one and games. I bet Xbox One has 2% or 5% or maybe 10%

    Reply

  37. Brian Murphy

    November 22, 2013 at 19:24

    As Gavin said, still way too early to tell if this is a systemic issue, or if it’s just new technology in it’s infancy. I’m sure everyone will be looking at both machines very carefully over the next 2 years to see if there’s a real hardware issue. For now, just enjoy your games!!! And for those with bricks, take solace in the 1 year manufacturers warranty, and hopefully you’ll be gaming sooner than later!

    Welcome to next-gen folks! 🙂

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  38. B4KN1GHT

    November 22, 2013 at 21:07

    Anytime you have mass manufacturing of electronics there is always bound to be a percentage of defective units. You take that risk when you are an early adopter aka beta tester 😛

    Reply

  39. Daniel

    November 22, 2013 at 21:16

    Sadly mine arrived broken too. Gotta wait 3-5 working days for a replacement.

    Reply

  40. Whisperingd3ath

    November 22, 2013 at 22:40

    Just got my Xbox one. Hooked it up. No video signal detected. Hrm. Don’t panic. Adjusted the cable checked the input. In the end tested all 3 HDMI ports on the tv, tried a different cable. Nothing. Hooked up the Xbox one’s cable to my PS3 and…..Houston we have a picture. One dead Xbox one. Currently waiting on Xbox chat for some support. Sounds like I’ll be waiting for a replacement. I hope they make it fast….

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  41. SO P*SSED

    November 22, 2013 at 23:12

    Just got my E200 xxxxxxxxx error after plugging in and updating. Can’t do anything without getting the error. My Xbox is a brick on my shelf and this is a whole NEW problem aside from the other issues.

    Reply

  42. Sam Hutchinson

    November 23, 2013 at 00:05

    Unfortunately mine came with a faulty graphics card. Couldn’t render vertexes properly, so ended up with huge black rendered polygons spiking all over the place. Rung support nothing could fix it (obviously) so having a new unit shipped to me via Advance Exchange program next week. Rather annoying considering I spent £600 in total on the damn thing and can’t even use it lol.

    This is what I get when playing a game http://imgur.com/0pnmwhO

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  43. Chrisgamefreak

    November 23, 2013 at 01:53

    I’m experiencing problems with my xbox one. It’s not letting me play any games either downloads (killer instinct) or disc games /:

    Reply

  44. azgalore

    November 23, 2013 at 03:47

    It’s cool that people still haven’t learned to not buy first gen machines….PS4 or Xbox. I’m not defending either company but are you really shocked they put profit over workmanship? Good luck.

    Reply

  45. Stone

    November 23, 2013 at 06:31

    My controller keeps disconnecting and reconnecting randomly!!

    Reply

  46. Timerider

    November 23, 2013 at 07:06

    Just got mine and it won’t power up. The power supply appears to be malfunctioning.

    Reply

  47. Hashan De Silva

    November 23, 2013 at 16:43

    Problem with the day one update. Been trying to update for the past 24 hours. It goes to 79% and then tells me their is a problem with the update.

    Reply

  48. Oneil1215

    November 23, 2013 at 23:03

    Is anyone else have a problem at the system update stopping at 74% and just sits their????? Plz if you do or know anything to fix it..

    Reply

  49. Oneil1215

    November 23, 2013 at 23:06

    Alright I guess not

    Reply

  50. jhell

    November 24, 2013 at 19:03

    the wii u never had that problem

    Reply

  51. Karen Jones

    November 24, 2013 at 21:31

    OR…we could be nice and realize that technology changes daily and they are trying to give us the best product for our money, so therefore, many, many updates. Happy Gaming 😉

    Reply

  52. Crusina .

    November 26, 2013 at 03:09

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