i have to agree with everyone who says it's common sense not to move your console when it's on. putting the warning on it is pretty much right up there with the "CAUTION: HOT" on the side of a mcdonalds coffee cup.
Well consoles are used by a large amount of children they tend to mess things up its cheap by Microsoft to not have built in some protection. tbh i wouldnt have been that suprised if they saw a economical gain in people fucking up their games cause so many buy new examples.
This is pretty dumb. You've got, essentially, a gyroscope spinning really fucking fast in a small box and when you turn said box, you expect it to not hit the sides?
Don't move it while it's on, that's bad practice regardless of the discs.
Don't move it while it's on, that's bad practice regardless of the discs.
That is irrelevant really when it isn't such a big deal to have made it just that tiny tad better, they sell stuff to kids ... kids are careless and/or clumsy so the console is bound to tilt sooner or later ... they could have done something about it but didn't, it's called risk management and is more and more often become a tool to make more than enough money.Defiance wrote:
This is pretty dumb. You've got, essentially, a gyroscope spinning really fucking fast in a small box and when you turn said box, you expect it to not hit the sides?
Don't move it while it's on, that's bad practice regardless of the discs.
But their loss in the long run i guess, people will expect the next generation of Xbox to have the same mistakes build in and buy another console with a better rep ...
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Not really true, my old PS2 I have has been shaken around and ive had disc literally come off the little cd spinner and grind around inside the tray, forcing me to take the entire thing apart to retreive my cd. Luckily I caught it fast enough before serious damage to the system or disc by cutting the power, but its not the only console with issues.FFLink13 wrote:
Ahh, lol, yeah that makes more sense.Mugen wrote:
i guess he meant that the disc is moving at high speed and not the xbox itself.
But still! My point stands. No other console has had this problem.
I honestly don't understand the uproar. My buddy has had a 360 since launch, first thing he told me when I came over to play it was not to move it while it was running, as it can scratch the discs. I thought everyone was aware of this? Not like its an issue, most people dont have their consoles standing in the open or moving it around a ton. Mine sit in the entertainment center, and apart from the entertainment center falling apart, they aren't going to be moved, so no chance of that happening. System is designed to be stationary, not moved around while running, and if you do that, its your own fault. Companies shouldn't have to design for every inevitability.
"Hell, my 360 should be waterproof, they know people use water for various tasks, their fault it broke after I dumped my glass of water all over it, screw Microsoft, wahhhhh"
I killed the CD drive of my old old laptop. Protip: don' move the machine while the disk is spinning. They can hit 10000RPM you know
once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.
It's an entertainment console, not a portable player. It is not designed to be moved while powered on or in operation. Setting it up entails putting it in whatever proper position before using it so why would you need to either move it, fiddling with a high current adapter and video cables that could damage multiple devices if pulled taught, or rotate it? It's not necessary. For Microsoft to spend extra money on a type of device that loses money initially for something that isn't necessary is not good business.Varegg wrote:
That is irrelevant really when it isn't such a big deal to have made it just that tiny tad better, they sell stuff to kids ... kids are careless and/or clumsy so the console is bound to tilt sooner or later ... they could have done something about it but didn't, it's called risk management and is more and more often become a tool to make more than enough money.Defiance wrote:
This is pretty dumb. You've got, essentially, a gyroscope spinning really fucking fast in a small box and when you turn said box, you expect it to not hit the sides?
Don't move it while it's on, that's bad practice regardless of the discs.
But their loss in the long run i guess, people will expect the next generation of Xbox to have the same mistakes build in and buy another console with a better rep ...
You are not 'people.' While this problem may exist for that niche group who like playing Halo and Xbox hacky sack at the same time, most people won't ever notice it. Not only that, but hardly will this cause a loss in sales in the next generation. Which device scratches discs more is hardly a deal breaker. Tradition and titles determine that.
Bradnon says:
has your xbox ever scratched/broken a disc because you moved the xbox while it was on?
**** says:
no
**** says:
cuz we dont move it when it is on
**** says:
it might if we did tho i dno
Bradnon says:
common sense not to though?
**** says:
yea
Last edited by Defiance (2008-12-19 18:30:29)
Well no wonder. Me and my friend would always play his roommate's 360 and play Rock Band all the time. Then finally the game stopped working and we pull it out to find the fucking thing scratched to hell on it. He kept the 360 vertical...
Happened to my friend's COD4 disc. Now he can't play Wet Work or domination
What????
I would have thought all the warning labels that say not to move it while it's on would be an indication that Microsoft is aware of the problem.
Not sure what all this fuss is about.
Not sure what all this fuss is about.