Microsoft does not recommend vertical Xbox One

Microsoft warned gamers not to install the Xbox One vertically. The point is in the special design of the drive. In an interview with CNET, Albert Panello, chief director of product management and product planning for Xbox, said that users would do it at their own peril and risk. For Microsoft, this may well serve as a basis for disclaiming responsibility for a possible failure of the console due to the user's fault.

The design of the console does not provide for being upright. If you install it in this position, then do it at your own peril and risk. It has nothing to do with the cooling system. The drive was simply not designed for vertical operation, ”explained the situation to Panello.

It sounds a bit strange. The consoles PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 of a competing company have the same drives, but at the same time they support both orientations (vertical and horizontal). The Xbox 360 was supplied with a sliding tray for loading discs and also included a vertical installation. Vertical orientation is important for gamers who have limited space for home entertainment equipment. This makes them put all their consoles next to each other.

Although most users are unlikely to consider this a problem. According to Panello, about 80 percent of people put their Xbox 360 horizontally.

Recall that in the retail Xbox One will appear on November 22.

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