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You've Seen The Xbox Series X Smoking Image, But Don't Read Into It

Imogen Mellor

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You've Seen The Xbox Series X Smoking Image, But Don't Read Into It

Featured Image Credit: Xbox Studio / Microsoft

Rumours have been floating around that the Xbox Series X as a serious problem with its hardware. Earlier this year there were murmurings that the next-gen console was overheating and could burn people who touched it. These rumours were quelled after many outlets with previews of the Xbox Series X said that the console wasn't anywhere near hot enough to burn people.

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Now, though, another wave of rumours has been spread regarding the console smoking. Turns out these claims are almost certainly untrue and it's more than likely it's someone vaping into an Xbox Series X to achieve that exact result. Ridiculous.

Eurogamer received a comment from Xbox regarding these alarming videos and the company said "We take all product safety reports seriously and our products meet or exceed industry standards. We are in the process of investigating further."

An Xbox news account going by the name of Xbox Studio on Twitter posted a video which shows just how easy it is to make it look like the console is heavily smoking, and they achieve that by using a vape pen. The way the Xbox cools itself is through a fan that is sucking up air from the base and releasing it through the holes in its top. Blowing vape into the air input means it's sucked through the machine and billows out the top like the console itself is in trouble.

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Even when the Xbox's light is off and it's shutting down, the fan will still be activated long enough to pull the smoke through the machine. If it weren't so dangerous looking, it would almost be cool.

Although the original videos causing this panic have not been verified, it's almost certainly not the case that the Xbox is doing this unaided by someone deliberately pulling our collective leg. If there is a serious issue with the Xbox like this, Microsoft should be on its way to pull stock or make announcements about the product.

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While we wait though, we're already loving the console, so here's our Xbox Series X review.

Topics: Xbox, News

Imogen Mellor
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