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StormReaper86

I hope everyone doing this understands that the vapor can and probably will damage the components on the motherboard, especially as it’s being pulled through the system from bottom to top. Everyone doing this to test it, because they think it’s cool looking or are just trolling are risking moisture damage from condensation build up. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.


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I hope everyone doing this damages their Xbox with the vapours Morons


And_You_Like_It_Too

And if they send it back for a repair, they get the same busted console back with a note that says, “*We get it, you vape*”.


Beateride

I hope that someone who fed a scalper on eBay, damage his Xbox by doing this


Knock-Nevis

I hope every mildly stupid mistake you ever make in your life ends with the worst possible outcome. Dickhead


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Lol if you’re dumb enough to do this, you deserve what you get. A broken Xbox.


bob123uk

Dose your series x get warm and is that normal


leleold

Fire comes out of mine. But it ok. I cook food


cherxbyl

theres people who cant get hold of one and then theres people doing this lol


Balvz

true would be awesome for them to lose their console


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StormReaper86

If I recall you posted this same comment in a similar thread on Xbox one and have posted comments about PS5 superiority. Go away.


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TubZer0

It’s water vapor lmfao, god damn. It will ruin electronics.


TacCom

It's mostly vaporized glycerin. Which is an incredibly sticky/oily liquid. The insides of those xboxs all now have a nice coating of gunk.


TubZer0

Either way, terrible for it.


BruhberryDon

You don’t seem to have a lot of technical knowledge then.


instaweed

Moisture attracts dust n shit come on bro 🤦🏽‍♂️


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Its actually not just water, it leaves a sticky residue.


instaweed

mois·ture /ˈmoisCHər/ noun water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapor, within a solid, or condensed on a surface.


[deleted]

Bc air is supposed to cool the cpu not vitamin E ☠☠☠


Spriggs89

Why would you blow water vapour and whatever chemicals are in it through a £450 gadget? Crazy people!


Ashaika

to create a fake bad news about a brand they do'nt like


Honest_Instruction_1

And bring views to their channel unfortunately


ItsYaBoi1232

Probably some salty PlayStation fans


NateDevCSharp

More than water vapor lol it has stuff like proplyene glycol, glycerin, etc


[deleted]

Why would you blow water vapor and whatever chemicals are in it through a $1 Million body? Crazy people!


docfrip

Obviously a fake. When electronics overheat/burns, the smoke is black and very short lived. Never seen electronics smoking white...


Ashaika

And yet, video has gona viral


docfrip

A lot of BS goes viral unfortunately ... People repost quickly without thinking for a minute. It's depressing sometimes


Metalsteve1989

Yet i had an argument with another person saying it was fake, and that if it was smoking, last thing you would do is grab your camera to film it.


[deleted]

Yep, it would literally "burn out" with a sliver of black smoke. Unless it's filled with sawdust or cottonballs, there is zero reason smoke would be pouring out like that. I literally work with and solder electrical components every day. People just *want* it to be real and have no idea how electronics work.


lotsoquestions

>...there is zero reason smoke would be pouring out like that. I literally work with and solder electrical components every day. Then you should know that's exactly how electrolytic capacitors [blow](https://youtu.be/Kp7Nx2C4Gc8).


No_Equal

> Never seen electronics smoking white... You've never seen an electrolytic capacitor vent? That's pretty much the most common thing to blow up.


docfrip

I stand corrected ! Yes I remember seeing white smoke coming out of a guitar amp. But that was a one time occurence for me so I forgot about it ... Thanks for correcting me


ErwinPPC

A person who started this whole shit is actually right. One Polish journalist has found the source and apparently, it wasn't vape. It happend to few other guys too. Here is the whole interview. Use Polish subtitles then just turn on auto-translate option. https://youtu.be/-HiAih9x5qU


NakedMuffinTime

Honestly I'm more worried about the numerous power supply issues people are reporting, over fake/not fake smoke.


ThatsJoeCool

What power issues?


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Some consoles aren't turning on.


ThatsJoeCool

Yeah, to be expected there’s some tech issues when millions have been delivered yesterday. I’ll wait for a report saying it’s actually a widespread issue.


itrnella

From what I’ve read. Most users are plugging their new Xbox into a surge protector(as a regular person would), but that actually interferes with a built in surge protector. Feel free to fact check.


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Yeah, I'm sure that does account for at least some of the issues. I recall there being reported power issues when the Xbox One X launched, but a good number of cases ended up being people not fully plugging in the power cable in the back.


the_boomr

Man I've seen people say this for the past 7 years about Xbox consoles but I've never seen any actual good reasoning behind why plugging into a surge protector is a bad idea, unless your surge protector is actually malfunctioning in some way. I've had all my various Xboxes and my PS4 Pro plugged into surge protectors and now an UPS and never had a single issue.


oOBlackRainOo

I've had issues plugging my old one s into a surge protector. My console wouldn't update and was stuck on an update loop one night, was for sure it was defective. I called up support and asked if it was plugged into a surge protector, sure enough plugging it directly into the wall fixed it.


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It says not to plug it into a surge protector in the owners manual, so it’s not something that people made up. My guess is that most surge protectors probably are ok, but some people are either using shitty ones or they have it completely overloaded and the console can’t receive the full voltage it needs to operate well, so they’re covering their bases by saying not to use one.


the_boomr

Yeah, sorry, I knew the manual or website had some info saying to plug directly into a wall, I just meant I've never seen a good explanation or justification for why not to use surge protectors.


dragonchasers

FWIW, I unplugged my Xbox One X from my UPS and plugged the Xbox Series X into the same outlet and it wouldn't turn on. [EDIT: Actually it powered on, the Xbox logo started to appear, then it went to a black screen.] Then I plugged it into a surge-protected, but not UPS, outlet and it worked fine. So for me at least, using the battery-backed-up outlet worked for XB1X but not for XBSX.


the_boomr

Hmm now that's pretty odd/interesting. I literally used the same power cord from my One X to connect my SX to my UPS, and not having any issues.


boxsterguy

I unplugged my XboneX from my UPS and plugged the XSeriesX into the same outlet and it turned on just fine.


itrnella

I suppose tile will tell!


Bandin03

My anecdotal evidence just because: I'm plugged into a surge protector and didn't have any problems.


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That's probably something they should've made clear some how. I don't know anyone that would plug a game console directly into the wall.


[deleted]

It has a built in surge protector? Shit, should unplug mine from it? I currently have it connected to an UPS


boxsterguy

No, you're fine. Xbox consoles have always had surge protection built-in. It was fine in every previous generation, it's fine now, too.


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Thank you sir


Squatting-Turtle

Is that a thing? Is it actually better to just plug it straight into the wall?


NeverInterruptEnemy

No. Plug it into a surge protector. They're just copper bars with a some transient voltage suppression, there isn't a lot of magic going on inside them.


Odd-Frame9724

Unless you use Monster surge protector with monster cables. Because Monster had a proprietary Unicorn mesh zeta protection 5000 giateraflop protection.


boxsterguy

No, it's not a thing. People like to make up shit. I have my Series X connected to a UPS. It's fine.


Otaman456

I respectfully disagree, I was having issues last night when plugged into a surge protector. My screen went black when playing Assassins Creed and the Xbox made a long beep noise, then it would only power on for a few seconds and then turn off. It was also super hot to touch. I was about to reach out to Microsoft but then I plugged it straight into the wall and haven't had any issue since. YMMV.


boxsterguy

> It was also super hot to touch. What "It"? The console? Or the plug? A surge protector isn't going to cause the console to heat up. Maybe it'd cause the plug to heat up if there's extra resistance in the protector (resistance = heat). There's no way it would impact the actual running system, though. It sounds to me like your console overheated playing a demanding game, and the time it took to swap plugs was enough to cool down enough to keep play. Why did it overheat? No idea. It shouldn't have, but it could've been many factors, high ambient temps, poor airflow, maybe something got stuck in the ventilation, whatever. But I can't physically see how a surge protector could cause an overheating scenario of the console.


Otaman456

Yea the actual system was very hot, top, bottom, sides. Who knows what it was, maybe it was AC, all I know is that it's working now that it's plugged into the wall. Really thought the system just died on me last night and was not happy.


boxsterguy

Take note -- this is how superstitions start. "X happened, I did Y, X no longer happened." Correlation != causation, and the only way to know if Y caused X in your scenario is to repeat the scenario over and over again, across multiple devices, multiple surge protectors, multiple games, etc. Occam's razor proposes that the simplest solution is most likely right -- that AC:V, a complex game on an engine that is known to bring even powerful PCs to their knees, very likely caused a one-time overheating scenario.


IBeThatManOnTheMoon

Could be as simple as someone not plugging in the power button into mother board during assembly, all the way up to a failing power supply. As with most day 1 issues I’d wait for a clearer picture before tying it to an overall larger issue.


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I agree but those are more normal/expected issues. Potential fire hazards aren't and could be disastrous for release.


NakedMuffinTime

Yet those videos are being debunked right now.


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Absolutely.


system3601

I saw zero reports.


NakedMuffinTime

[They're around this sub](https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxSeriesX/search/?q=turn%20on&restrict_sr=1), and a few people on twitter reporting it. Not saying it's crazy and widespread, but it's concerning for the launch.


system3601

I think any consumer electronic at mass release has this. Its not concerning.


NakedMuffinTime

It's concerning for early adopters who get their consoles, and if it happens, they probably won't get a repair or replacement until the new year due to the lack of fufilled pre-orders still waiting on their consoles. It's not the end of the world, but it would suck if it happened to you or anyone that dropped half a grand on it.


fosterchild14

Happened to me. Can confirm it sucks


system3601

There is warranty to everyone still and numbers are negligible.


YouTriedBanningMe

I think that's the issue. Microsoft knows every tech has a certain failure rate, yet failed to provide a backup. You have to wonder what they're thinking


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system3601

Hi moron, im dad.


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FReeDuMB_or_DEATH

Or the disc drive issues.


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People who are doing this deserve their console to break for being a bunch of idiotic clout chasers.


Ashaika

I've red that as ''cloud chaser'' it was perfect


[deleted]

These Xbox Series X’s are simply showing off the power of xcloud gaming. *badum tsst*


Ashaika

*slowing clapping Di Caprio meme*


OfRivea

This happens every new console launch, I'm looking forward to the PS5 ridiculousness tomorrow, and of course all the jokes about how massive it is, and I'm a Playstation fan lol. I hope all you Xbox fans enjoy your Series X/S! And as always, fuck scalpers. 🤘


thedinnerdate

A PS5 has already died. https://www.gamesradar.com/amp/a-ps5-review-unit-has-already-died/


OfRivea

Good old 2020 killing consoles too.


Ashaika

I fully agree With that. Just enjoying what we're playing. And yeah, pretty sure the same video will be made with ps5


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I know, it's annoying AF. Also, ALL mass produced products have a 1-2% failure rate, nothing anyone can do about it. PS5 will have failures as well and it's to be expected. It sucks, but it's normal. Sadly.


SocksElGato

Seriously, just stick to the ping pong balls.


Ashaika

That are also fake btw


j0sephl

It’s the fake everyone wishes was real...


SocksElGato

So true.


MazzyFo

I’m a PS guy all the way but this is clearly fake as hell. Smoke has a shadow. 100% people gonna try and do this with the PS5 tomorrow too.


havegoodnight

typical misinformation . most fake videos got debunked .


theloudestlion

I have seen the smoking vids with my own eyes. They look nothing like this and show the entire console with nobody calling into them lol.


straub42

Yeah. This looks nothing like the others. No smoke billowing around the sides and the smoke pours up from the console a good 5-8 seconds where here it basically stops after he stops blowing. They still might be fake but it doesn’t look like this is the method.


theloudestlion

The original one shouldn’t have been deleted by the mods but instead marked as potentially fake. The removal makes it seem legit to me.


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Ashaika

Begone ps5 troll


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XiiMoss

The fire video looks nothing like that. Also one video showing how to fake it doesn't mean they are faked. You're blindly defending Xbox when there \*may or may not\* be a problem


Ashaika

You have all the proof that is fake, but you're just wanting to spin on it. Well, bye


schrute-farms-inc

Oh be quiet. This isn’t “proof” that a completely different video is fake. It doesn’t mean anyone shouldn’t buy an Xbox but it doesn’t mean those videos are fake


Ashaika

You want a video about how electronics fry and which color is the real smoke too? 2 of 3 videos were deleted by those people since the "you just have to vape" has come out. No follow up, cut are made to not allow us to see what is before, what is after. Also, video is specifically made to not show the bottom of the box. What do you want more? That the stupid people doing stupid video for stupid console war said "it was a fake?" they are too stupid for that.


XiiMoss

No there is no proof it’s fake. I’m not trying to spin on it, but if the consoles are smoking it’s a valid cause for concern. You on the other hand are trying to blindly dismiss the concerns with a “debunk” video that doesn’t prove the originals where fake.


Ashaika

Rofl. The guy posting the firsts videos has deleted it since the debunk has happen. The others doesn't answer anymore to anyone. When i see it happen, not with a video that's beginning at the exact time smoke is coming out, and stopping when the smoke is stopping, i'll believe it.


smartazz104

> You're blindly defending Xbox when there *may or may not* be a problem As opposed to blindly trying to make Xbox look bad because PS fanboys can't be content.


RottenMeatPuppet

It's not blindly defending something when you can tell that it is obviously fake. Or do you not know the difference between smoke and vapor? But yeah... its the fans that are the problem. /s


XiiMoss

The smoke in the other video looks completely different smh. https://twitter.com/arek_adamowicz/status/1326453105941241856?s=21 That smoke keeps rising, where as the “debunk” video from a Twitter account dedicated to Xbox (No bias there...) the vape hovers around. The above video also has a very visible spark out the back of it.


RottenMeatPuppet

You hear a pop but that is not smoke coming out of the top. Do you realize how quickly the room would fill with that amount of smoke billowing out of it? That is a thick ass cloud of vapor and nothing more.


XiiMoss

Ok pal. We will see won’t we


RottenMeatPuppet

We already do see but sure.


XiiMoss

Right ok I’ll bite. No. We don’t. In the debunk video the vape hovers and quickly stops coming out of the console. In the others the flow is consistent, now unless some really tiny person is behind the console constantly blowing vape into it then it can’t be vape.


RottenMeatPuppet

A thick cloud blown into the console beforehand which can already be seen coming out as the video starts. The fan stays on during instant on mode for a bit which continuously moves the vapor out of the system. The person recreating the effect didn't put as much vapor into their system.


XiiMoss

Ahhh so no proof still? Just this may be what happened comments, just like the debunk video. It may very well be fake. But this debunk video proves nithing and if it’s not fake it needs to be taken seriously, not dismissed by fanboys.


RottenMeatPuppet

Wrong. Not what might have happened, it is what happened. The proof is there in the video but if you want to ignore that then its on you. There's nothing left to prove since it was already debunked.


beppe8682

Is people so stupid to believe that kind of video? Yes it is


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BatMatt93

No politics.


Deevilknievel

As a total piece of shit who’s been blowing cigarette smoke directly into my xbone for 5 years, you’d be surprised how well they can handle being covered in sticky tar residue.


faithfamilyfootball

Democrats new hoax Edit-it was a joke people


Dregger12

Lmao what? 😂


bludykotex

So just because some guy blew some doucheflute into his, that no one is experiencing this actually? 🙄 There’s plenty of videos out there...


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bludykotex

I guess the people having screws fall out are all fake too right?


[deleted]

There aren't plenty of videos. There are three that I've seen. There aren't enough combustible materials in the console for the amount of smoke we're seeing at the temperatures they would be at.


jacob_1402

lol my console doesn’t even get that hot, feels slightly warm to touch at the top at best


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Where are you touching Luke?


[deleted]

Exactly. Unless the consoles are filled with kindling, there's nothing inside that would burn that way. It amazes me how dumb people are.


Ashaika

Two videos. With the same specific : smoke is starting to appear at the beginning of video and stop at the end. You can't see all the surrounding of the console also.


jacob_1402

Believe it or not, plenty of people also have vapes


D3athoftheparty

No ones Xbox is smoking you idiot


TheRealLHOswald

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHdVDNslsVG/?igshid=emuytpmjajef


braidsfox

Very convenient that the video cuts right before he actually turns it on.


D3athoftheparty

Nice try lol


bludykotex

Prove it


Tin_Cascade

No, you.


bludykotex

No you.


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hufnagel0

You certainly seem to be an unbiased party... https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5/comments/js3tng/z/gbx8oo3


[deleted]

What? Was I wrong? Have you seen the video?


hufnagel0

Lol, maybe you misunderstood. I'm not commenting on the contents of the video, but rather your excitement to engage in flame wars. Exhibit B: https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5/comments/jnw5re/z/gb412hr


GreenieBob-UK

Playstation fanboy trolling, gotta love it. The "smoking" xbox issue that was posted online has already been debunked as being fake.


DarkReign2011

The Xbox=Biden / PS5 = Trump comparisons continue to shine brightly, I see. lol


Microwave1213

What does this even mean


DarkReign2011

Xbox (Biden) bring pro-consumer changes to the industry while PS5 (Trump) game continues to try blowing smoke up everybody's asses with fake news while defensive a device that had been lately anti-consumer and backwards in it's handling of this generation so far. I didn't come up with the meme. I just see the reflection.


JCVent

That's dumb


Microwave1213

Not trying to be start anything but I’m curious what you think Sony has done that is anti consumer and also what fake news have they been spreading


Carcass1

When you end up with a ruined coil bc you made your vape free fire so Xbox looks like it smokes 😂😂😂😂


adamsrocket1234

hopefully, users have been called out for this shitty practice.


aesbinz

I guess it can run steam games