It has not taken long for the Microsoft’s glittering new Xbox 360 “Slim” to be tarnished by yet another hardware problem – this time the long-running problem of the console scratching DVDs into oblivion if subjected to motion whilst loading resurfaces with a vengeance, as the below video demonstrates.
The video apparently comes by way of E3 journalists who were bribed with consoles for going to the trouble of attending:
Player 1
This is not actually a new problem, but supposedly previously only affected a minority of users – Microsoft has been repeatedly investigated and even subjected to legal action over the issue, but denies responsibility and blames the problem on faulty users.
The issue is covered in detail on the unsurprisingly lengthy Wikipedia article on Xbox 360 technical problems – Microsoft apparently claims that “bumpers in the disk tray would cost 25 cents per console” and so naturally had to be left out.
Just whether it will affect all the new models is not clear.
it’s not made in china, is it?
Same thing happens if you move a PS3, normal 360, and quite a few other disc drives. Don’t move it while the disc is spinning, duh~ It’ll hit the laser, or some other part, and scratch both the disc and the internal components of the drive.
um wtf r u talking about? this isnt an issue for the ps3. you can juggle the ps3 while loading a disc and it wont destroy it like an xbox would
No fucking s♥♥t it destroys the discs.
Would you shake your pc while you’re playing a game?
WOW GUYS, WAY TO COMPLETELY IGNORE THE ORIGINAL SOURCE IT CAME FROM.
THE LEAST YOU COULD DO IF YOU’RE GOING TO OVERDRAMATIZE A SITUATION IS GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.
Destructoid deserves more than just being called ‘E3 Journalists’ by you fuckers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cquvA_IpEsA