Xbox Series X Disc Drive Sounds Like It Was Manufactured By Machine Gun Kelly!!!

Xbox Series X disc drives are making random clicking and machine gun like noises world wide. This is not an isolated incident or 2 and unlike the overheating issues that might have been fake, this is not @xantufrog

https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/11/21560233/xbox-series-x-disk-drive-sounds-inserting-game-issues-microsoft

"Microsoft did not return a request for comment in time for press."

Excuses like "what do you expect, it's a launch console" shouldn't apply when there's been ample time to thoroughly test this thing out. I hope no one here is experiencing this because this sucks.

So it overheats, has a faulty disc drive and has no games lol.

Save the bag of salt bro. I actually feel bad for anyone experiencing this. Gen before last it was red rings. Last gen it was jet engines and now it's machine guns...

When will the fuckery stop?

Definitely a faulty unit. That's crazy lol.

These cases with regards to PS5/XSX are gonna be hella slim... I doubt we're seeing anything like the DRE or RROD.

Still haven't tried my drive, will do it tomorrow.

Yeah man. Definitely check it thoroughly by running a few games because if there's an issue, you want it nipped in the bud early my friend.

@lundy86_4: Idk man...I'm sure not all of those cases of PS5s and XSXs overheating are fake...but this disc drive issue sounds pretty serious.

Well that certainly sucks for anyone who gets that but these things happen unfortunately. Hopefully it’s not a serious and widespread issue.

Serious? Definitely. Whether it's widespread is completely in the wind.

MS already poked fun at the smoking XSX:

@lundy86_4 said:

@louixiii said:

@lundy86_4: Idk man...I'm sure not all of those cases of PS5s and XSXs overheating are fake...but this disc drive issue sounds pretty serious.

Serious? Definitely. Whether it's widespread is completely in the wind.

MS already poked fun at the smoking XSX:

xD

That sucks. Wait this long only to have a defective unit blows.

I watched a Gremlins 2 DVD on mine and I heard no noise. One pet peeve I had is I initially put the disc in upside down and the machine didn’t immediately spit it out but gave me a read error.

So far everything seems good, haven't put a disc in yet because I have mostly been digital for the last several years.

Polygon actually wrote something negative about Xbox? That's the bigger news

@lundy86_4: I can’t believe Microsoft has to tell people this either. 😂

Since the smoke thread is not gonna be reopened. . . .

*Btw this is early adopter/day one units, obviously will have problems. its good poke some fun but hopefully for everyone it will be fixed as we all consumers looking to enjoy our gaming time.

This isn't the first time they've used garbage disc drives remember the thompson drive on the original xbox it stopped reading discs and the laser was garbage and the drive was loud and garbage.

@sakaixx said:

Since the smoke thread is not gonna be reopened. . . .

*Btw this is early adopter/day one units, obviously will have problems. its good poke some fun but hopefully for everyone it will be fixed as we all consumers looking to enjoy our gaming time.

That's not fake. Anyone with a shred of sense can tell that this guy is serious. It's sad Microsoft is downplaying this. I hope he get's it replaced asap.

@ProtossRushX: the drive in the og Xbox was a disaster. I went through multiple repairs, and finally got rid of it for that reason (when it stopped opening).

I ran in to hard drive problems on the OG Xbox and had disc problems with the PS3. All 3 of them.😑

@Sevenizz: yeah it’s not immediately obvious on the PS5 either. Luckily I got the disc in right on the first try.

@Pedro: my 60GB PS3 YLOD :-( to be fair, that was after years of use, but still. Hardware failures suck.

@xantufrog: I had to put my og Xbox upside down do get the discs to work after a while.

@Zero_epyon: lol, i believe it after all the heartache my drive gave me. My Xbox fan friend kept laughing at me - and then his failed too. I'll admit I felt a bit smug.

When folks were complaining about Xbox 360 (I owned one much later in the gen), I was feeling the pain of owning a PS3. My first system got stolen, second one YLOD, third disc drive died and then the fourth survived.

Lol that's why I don't take pleasure in seeing other people's consoles fail. That sucks!

My PS3 YLOD on me too just when I was starting to use the Linux feature.

Were they refurbs from Sony after the second one?

@louixiii said:

@sakaixx said:

Since the smoke thread is not gonna be reopened. . . .

*Btw this is early adopter/day one units, obviously will have problems. its good poke some fun but hopefully for everyone it will be fixed as we all consumers looking to enjoy our gaming time.

That's not fake. Anyone with a shred of sense can tell that this guy is serious. It's sad Microsoft is downplaying this. I hope he get's it replaced asap.

I saw his video and it looks realish (there is always a slight chance it is fake like 1% since it is the internet :D ) that said is he hoping that Twitter is the best way to ret it resolved? Did he try calling the store he bought it from or filing an online claim with MS on their tech website

@regnaston said:

@louixiii said:

@sakaixx said:

Since the smoke thread is not gonna be reopened. . . .

*Btw this is early adopter/day one units, obviously will have problems. its good poke some fun but hopefully for everyone it will be fixed as we all consumers looking to enjoy our gaming time.

That's not fake. Anyone with a shred of sense can tell that this guy is serious. It's sad Microsoft is downplaying this. I hope he get's it replaced asap.

I saw his video and it looks realish (there is always a slight chance it is fake like 1% since it is the internet :D ) that said is he hoping that Twitter is the best way to ret it resolved? Did he try calling the store he bought it from or filing an online claim with MS on their tech website

The guy replied to someone that he already sent the unit back to Xbox and Xbox will exchange. Looking at his replies the dude was maybe frustrated everyone downplaying and calling it fake so he plugged the thing back and recorded it.

LOL, that pretty much covers everything lol. But, wow I really feel bad for these die hard lems who can't play their old games via disc.

@regnaston said:

@louixiii said:

@sakaixx said:

Since the smoke thread is not gonna be reopened. . . .

*Btw this is early adopter/day one units, obviously will have problems. its good poke some fun but hopefully for everyone it will be fixed as we all consumers looking to enjoy our gaming time.

That's not fake. Anyone with a shred of sense can tell that this guy is serious. It's sad Microsoft is downplaying this. I hope he get's it replaced asap.

I saw his video and it looks realish (there is always a slight chance it is fake like 1% since it is the internet :D ) that said is he hoping that Twitter is the best way to ret it resolved? Did he try calling the store he bought it from or filing an online claim with MS on their tech website

Above he states that he has a support ticket open for an exchange.

@sakaixx: 2 things people do too much of...assuming and NOT reading lol

Nope! The only refurb console I bought was the 360 and that RROD. 😂 After that I bought a new one and didn't have any issues.

No I mean like did you get them repaired and they sent you back a refurb.

Nope! I just bought a new one. The one that YLOD, I opened up and broke it more. The one with the broken drive I "enabled" it. 😉

@Pedro: I had disc issues with the first ps3 slim and the one with a slide cover...felt super cheap

@Chutebox: Mine was also the slim.

gotcha

I guess the fix for this is to apply a little force to the disc. The seals are tight is what they are saying here

https://www.reddit.com/r/xbox/comments/js5yiz/series_x_not_taking_discs_they_dont_even_go_into/

@regnaston: hopefully dude has common sense just request for exchange. Faulty even when fixed units often will result in faster wear and tear.

@louixiii: just watched the video in the OP.. that is not the disc drive that is a wire hitting a fan blade (first 2 videos at the link .. the 3rd is fixable but applying a little force to open the seals on the drive)

agreed.. but I imagine they would check it out when it got back to the service depot and see it is now working and send it back without doing anything

This is one of the reasons I wouldn't have early adopted the PS5 or Series X. Only got the Series S straight away, because the chances of them messing up a fan installation (the only moving part) is slim.

@HalcyonScarlet: My thinking exactly impressive piece of kit MS put together.

Hopefully they didn't use cheap little rubber bands for tension of the disk drive like they did with the OG Xbox and the 360. Keeping a screwdriver next to my console to pry it open and put the disk in real quick before it snapped shut was a highlight of my Xbox experience back in the day.

WOw xBSEx making popping noises and then restarting, Now this is just down right embarrassing, and to think that XBOX Fans are defending this. It sad to see their standards has gone this low :(.

Amen to that.

My 60Gb PS3 also got YLOD. It was the original EU model so it didn't have the eject button even when console is dead ability. I had to take the disc drive apart to get my game out. Of course it had to be dark souls 2 that i was playing when it popped....i tells ya me and dark souls is like Homer Simpson and New York.

I also really miss my vita. i was enjoying Ys8 when it went :(.

And this year my PC decided all of a sudden that it didn't want to be a PC anymore......dang it.

so you guys with new ps5's, why are you in here commenting on this? Nothing to play? Or did you finish the only launch game that is single player cinematic already? Kinda confused? Early adopters are idiots.

Hardware failure sucks, the only sistem that died on my was my 40gig ps3 after a power outage. I hope this is fixed soon.