Picture of the Xbox overheating!...

**JerichoCane** · 10-25-2001

I was in my local Target today and I noticed the Xbox kiosk acting strangely, so I immediately grabbed a camera, bought it and took a picture of the kiosk... take a look!

**JerichoCane** · 10-25-2001

THis is for real!

**RPGr** · 10-25-2001

Yep....That's where this post belongs.

Plasticman · 10-25-2001

Xbox has a huge fan to prevent anything near heating. PS 2 on the other hand, does have problems with prolonged playing.

**JerichoCane** · 10-25-2001

The Xbox in the Target that I work for did overheat and doesn't work anymore. I think it's happened a few other places as well, which is baffeling because the Xbox has so much heat protection.

**SquirrelJam** · 10-25-2001

Hahaha. Look at them PS2 fanboys scramble. Exposed for who they are, desperately seeking to discredit the mighty xbox at every turn. It shows how weak and fragile their ego's must be.

TROLL ON, troll on... with every act of subterfuge you undertake, you just re-affirm your fears of xbox greatness. I laugh at you

**JerichoCane** · 10-25-2001

Why do you assume I'm a PS2 fanboy? I hate the PS2 and I'm not excited about the GameCube, but I will buy an Xbox and it will be awesome. I was simply making a joke, because several Xbox kiosks have overheated and broken.

**l Maximus l** · 10-26-2001

Dude...not funny. If anything, the people who put together those Kiosks probably didn't know how to hook such a masterpeice up...or a bunch of PS2 fanboys tampered with them.

Jericho...what you are hearing are a bunch of rumors which are full of nonsense. If PS2ers are truly gamers, why aren't they home playing their *precious* vids instead of coming on the internet, and being away from their games, to come on and bash the XBox?

If you think about it, any high-profile anything will be bashed! Look at the President of the United States! He's doing a kick ass job with this war and yet there are those who bash him. It's only expected about the XBox since it's the highest in all categories when it comes to the ultimate in game-playing

-Max

**scarecrow kfj** · 10-26-2001

well basicly whats in the stores now dosnt matter they arnt the same as the ones we will get the 15th. its like comparing beta to vhs (vcrs for those to young to know) or like a demo to an actual game. And I have seen plenty of P2 out there not working at store displays still to this day

**JerichoCane** · 10-26-2001

Let me explain to you once more, Maximus. If you had bothered to read any of the posts that I typed AFTER the origional post, you wouldn't have made yourself look like a fool by calling me a PS2 fanboy and saying the overheating kiosks are a rumor.

To clarify, I'm not a PS2 fanboy, and Xbox kiosks have been overheating.

**JerichoCane** · 10-26-2001

Here's a picture that someone took of an Xbox that overheated in Toys R' Us (this one is real). Gaming-age.com has also reported several places that are having difficulties with their Xbox units.

Now to clear a couple of things up:

1. I never said I had a degree in electronics, but a friend of mine, who works in the electronics dept. at Target said it overheated. Wheather it did or not doesn't matter, all that matters is that it no longer works, and this particular Target only got in their kiosk abour a week ago.

2. I'm not trying to bash the Xbox, I'm actually an Xbox fan. However, I post one story about the Xbox overheating (which is true), as well as a picture that is obviously fake, and everyone accuses me of hating the Xbox. I like and want the Xbox, but when there are reports of Xbox kiosks overheating, I don't ignore it just because I'm an Xbox fanboy. Quite frankly, the thought that my Xbox may overheat scares me.

Xboxmaster2001 · 10-26-2001

first of all its stuck in a little box thingy and second is on all **** daywhat do you expect...and dosnt xbox blow out air from a bigger fan than the others maybe its getting too hot becasue all the air in there is soo hot from that???? its sounds kindof stupid but still...

**JerichoCane** · 10-26-2001

Yeah but still... all the systems run all day, not to mention the fact that the Xbox kiosk is made by Microsoft (notice the TV says "Microsoft" on it). I would think that the maker of the Xbox would have a fan on the kiosk that pushed the hot air out, and didn't just leave it circulating all day long. That's why this worries me even more.

**scarecrow kfj** · 10-26-2001

Actualy it dosnt sound stupid. With no vents there is no cool air for the fan to work with. And think about it having it run in a little box for apx. 16 hrs a day. Its bound to over heat. I dont plan on running mine that long.

Xboxmaster2001 · 10-26-2001

i ran my dc for 19 hrs. at a time playing PSO and its ok yet

Xboxmaster2001 · 10-26-2001

BTW why would they not think of vents???

Xboxmaster2001 · 10-26-2001

ya look at the PS2 DVD problems there still going on

**scarecrow kfj** · 10-26-2001

there probably are small vents but even in P2s manuel and dcs it says to have it in a place where it will get enough air. DC I did run it for a long time once but that fan in there kicks ass. I had my P2 running once and it gave me some problems. I had it on a shelf with my stereo and will frooze on me.

**JerichoCane** · 10-26-2001

I'll say this one more time for you:

It doesn't matter if it overheated or not, the fact is that it doesn't work. I could care less what caused it to stop working, the fact is that it broke in a week, OK. I personally don't want to go spend $300 on an Xbox and have it overheat (or break in any other way).

Also, if it didn't overheat, what do you think caused it to break? Personally, I think the idea of the units overheating is more than likely what is happening.

**l Maximus l** · 10-26-2001

Jericho...dude, you are a hypocrite, man! If you carefully read my previous post to you, you will notice that I DID NOT call you a PS2 fanboy. I made references to PS2 fanboys...but, I didn't include you in that fold. I called you a hypocrite because you didn't read my post carefully and are saying that I didn't read your post carefully. lol

I actually read yours very carefully and I realize that you are a faithful XBox gamer....Being a hypocrite isn't all THAT bad...I bite my finger nails while I tell my wife not to! lol..I'm one, too...we're only human.

I am simply saying that it's most likely a bunch of PS2 fanboys screwing up kiosks or, if anything, just starting rumors of events that do not exist. That's all

Dude, have a beer!

-Max