Aug 25 2007
Owners Report Xbox Malfunctioning for the Second Time
Posted by: Sierra Monica B. in Games

About 50 users of Xbox reported device overheating and smoke coming out from it after plugged in.
In addition Microsoft announced the replacing of 230,000 control wheels for the video game console.
Earlier this year the same problem was encountered and the units repairing costs went up to 1 billion dollars.
Due to malfunctioning of the consoles, Microsoft’s sales went 18% down compared with last year, the total number of consoles sold in July in US being of 170,000.
Furthermore, it applied price reductions for devices in Europe and US.
The company advised users not to use electricity sources for the steering wheel, but batteries instead, until the problem will be fixed.





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