[dropcap size=dropcap]R[/dropcap]umors about smoking Xbox One consoles have been circulating during the last days and many of the users are still wondering about whether or not their consoles will follow next. However, the reports were not accompanied by photos or video clips and therefore, rumors could not be confirmed until now.
„Got my Xbox One, played it last night and today. Was playing Ryse, went and done some quick cleaning, come back and the Xbox had a amber light. Plugged it into the wall like people recommended, ended up smoking through the top after I turned it on. Now I have to call and get a coffin. Seriously? It’s a new console? This is like PS4x2,” said Innewraith, a Xbox Forum user.
Of course, nobody told him that in order to claim something that is such a big news for all Xbox One users out there you have to document it properly.
“So, being an Xbox fan i recently got an Xbox one. Everything was good for about 3 days but today, something weird happened with it. So, i was paying cod ghosts but then i got an error, and the Xbox power button started blinking amber. Next thing you know and there is a loud pop coming from the Xbox. I looked at it more closely and then a bit of black smoke came out of it. I waited about 1 minute and nothing happened, so I restarted it. It works now but it starts to get really hot after about 10minutes of gaming. Could anyone tell me what to do with it?” cynicalspace8, another user from the official Xbox Forum added.
The news was posted again without a picture or a video clip to prove that it is in fact real, not just a malevolent claim.
Fortunately, Dylan Zellmer from iGR claims to have contacted Microsoft and that he has received an official response to the issue signaled by the Xbox Forum users.
“The situation described is not something we’re seeing. If customers are experiencing any issues, they should contact Xbox Support at http://support.xbox.com.”
“To clarify: that’s correct; it’s not something that the support team is seeing.” – Microsoft Representative
Thus, we can only hope that if the rumors are indeed real, the claims of the users who reported their Xbox One consoles smoking are just some rather unfortunate events that will only occur in certain rare occasions.