The New Xbox 360 Overheating
I was watching a video on Giant Bomb about the unboxing of the new Xbox 360. There were a number of improvements made to the console but an old problem still arise.
Right after watching the video, I read an article on Gizmodo. It seems that the new Xbox 360 is still suffering from overheating as you can see from the above picture.
Well what does this mean? This definitely means that the new Xbox 360 has a pretty high chance of overheating. It was probably only used for E3 so in around one week’s time, it already has overheating issues. Some of you may argue that it was hot there, and that the consoles were turned on for very long hours. That may be true, but what about the other consoles present on the show floor? I do not see any news of them having problems.
Please keep in mind that I am not saying “Xbox 360 sucks”. I am just mad that this problem is happening in such a short period of time and that Xbox 360 owners are the victims here. As you all know warranties do not last forever. I guess if you want to look at it on the bright side, this error message will help to prevent you Xbox 360 from dying as the system will auto shut down. However if I have an Xbox 360 and I get this message after a week, or even after a month, I will be playing in constant fear and saving my game as often as possible for the rest of the time.
Sorry for my little rant! Just felt really annoyed by this =(. But hey! I have stated my opinion on this, now I would like to hear what you guys think! It is always nice to see how differently some people think =).
Source(s): Gizmodo
The console doesn’t switch off immediately but enters a Hibernation mode similar to when you close a notebook or set “sleep” on your desktop.
Mind this isn’t limited to this new Xbox 360 generation, it’s actually part of the next system update; the previous update introduced a “freeze & cooldown” period, it’s just the new update will tell you why your console has stopped responding.
As always there are additional cooling systems in-development to help increase airflow and cooling; many should be on the market within the next few months, knowing manufacturers timing probably for just after summer when they’d be needed.
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