Microsoft on Xbox One vertical orientation: "Do it at your own risk"

so after 78 million xbox360's sold they didnt bother to care about those 20% who placed their consoles vertically.

But will it come with a free taco like the PS4?

I preordered two PS4's. Two free tacos for me!!

But will it Blend?

lol. man, sony trolls turn anything into a negative? "what you were cured of cancer?? oh...it will come back.."

"you won the lottery? oh...they'll tax half of it...its not worth it.." "i'm going to heaven? naw...i'm cool with hell.."

man, get over it!!! and get a life!!!!

doesn't the Wii and the ps3 have slot loading drives? do their engineers not have the ability to design a device to do what other devices have been doing for years? actually the in box stand means the wii U was SUPPOSED to be used on it's side.

Microsoft went cheap (again). Sony has had vertical orientation since the PS2 launched 13 years ago. I like the feature. Also, Ive knocked over both the PS2 and pS3 with discs running, and absolutely nothing happened damage-wise to the system or discs. The 360, however, used a cheap ass disc drive with nothing to protect the discs from damage if such an accident occurred. They didnt even fix it n the refreshed Xbox s. That's shit engineering. Laziness.

always wondered why people vertically orientate consoles...its just so much easier to tip over and crash to the floor....unless its a space issue

So keep it horizontal. Got it.

Will it fit in my toilet?

Next they'll be telling us we can't suspend it from the ceiling with string... I really love balancing my expensive hardware on precarious angles....

WORREST TGS COVERAGE EVER !

I hear a lot said it is dump to complain how the complicate electronic machine stands.

So if someone was stubborn enough to stand it vertical after hearing this, and the Xbone internals were damaged from overheating, how would MS prove that it was the customers fault? Pretty lame oversight MS.

This does not effect me one bit.

The stupidity people in this day and age continues to amuse me. How the hell can the position of a console be a deal breaker. Ask yourself if what you are saying is sane. Next thing we know, peoples gonna go and say things like "Oh no the cables aren't blue so it's a bad console". Seriously, grow up kids.

That's a bit of a deal breaker, I like to sit my consoles on the desks when I move them into my room once in a while and I don't have the space to sit it horizontal. Hopefully they address this at somepoint as I can imagine other people would have space issues as well and probably worse than my case.

That's disappointing. Microsoft must have used cheap parts (again). Playstations been able to do it since the PS2. The Xbox One is a gigantic console, and having it stand upright would save a good bit of space.

I don't use my systems horizontally after my cousin bumped slightly my PS3 while playing a game, and the game crashed and when I took it out was scarred. It was all scratched up and wouldn't load anymore. Learned my lesson that day. Yeah I don't recommend people do it unless they're absolutely certain that kids won't be nearby and/or that no earthquakes/tremors/fat people will happen in your vicinity.

WTF do they mean that you can't stand it up vertically. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING. Definitely a deal breaker for me, canceling all XB1 related pre-orders immediately -__-. Great info as always Gamespot. Can always count on you to deliver what matters!

this is xbox one or tank too much huge.ThePlayStation 3 fat is larger.oO

I can't imagine why I'd want to put my Xbox in a vertical position in the first place.

Lol why are ppl bashing on Microsoft? All they're saying is don't put it vertical. That's it. They are trying to help you out.

Not surprised, VCRs always have problems with vertical orientation.

@MrMojoRisin70 You're still making your mom jokes? ( I've seen you make many on other articles). It's okay man, one day you'll grow up.

"we found, interestingly enough, that 80 percent of people, believe it or not, have their Xbox [360] horizontally".

how do they know? ah, right, kinect...

on a side note: nowadays poor microsoft can comment on whatever they want and get bashed as soon as they open their mouths. lol

M$: "dear loyal customers, all our products are now free of any charge!"

we: "oh, so now you look down on our hard earned money and don't want it anymore, eh? you basterds!"

@MrMojoRisin70 You're one of the very few among millions who aren't using a Mac. lol!!

I have never used a console upright, and to this day that positioning still looks 'wrong' to me.

If they knew some of the consumers will want to place it on the side, why didn't they design it so it can be used both ways?

Lazy bastards

How in the **** do you find out that 80 percent of Xbox owners have their system horizontally? What, they go out to every single persons house and take a look at it or something? Christ, MS people just love to pull ridiculous crap from their asses.