The new console generation is finally here, with the latest next-gen consoles now arriving at players' homes. TheXbox Series X and Series S have set a launch record for Microsoft, but not everything is going well.
Some players are having problems with theirXbox Series Xconsoles in the form of an unexpected shutdown. The shutdown happens at various times, but most often when a player is loading up a game. Typically, the console begins to load up a game or gets a little ways into the game, then shuts down completely. As of this article, Microsoft has not come forward with any sort of universal fix.
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A few common traits seem to link these crashes, although not so many as to point to a definite cause. Specifically, it seems to be certain games that cause the console to crash. Titles likeAssassin’s Creed Valhallaand the latestCall of Dutyare common culprits, crashing the whole system. This is especially problematic since these are some of theXbox Series X’s hottest launch titles. Players bought the console specifically to get their hands on these games as soon as possible, and if they don’t work, it’s not a ringing endorsement of the Series X.
This could be linked to the massive file size of the games.CODin particular has a file size so worryingly large it has been commented on multiple times. However, if this is the problem, it seems localized to next-gen titles. The Xbox Series X has little difficulty running older titles, loading them extremely quickly. At least one report has come in ofthe Xbox Series X loadingThe Witcher 3so fast the game glitched out. Though solutions have been suggested in the complaint thread, the problem’s root remains unknown as of this article.
It’s entirely possible that the problem is a user-end one, whether intentionally inflicted or not. One suggestion involved cleaning dust and not running the console on a rug. Perhaps thevape smoke some players have blown into their Xbox Series Xis a culprit, though this seems unlikely so far.
Alternatively, someXbox Series X’s may have been damaged through transport. By far the most worrying option is the idea that something is fundamentally wrong with the hardware. The Xbox 360 and its red ring of death is not so far out of players' minds that they have forgotten. Hopefully, Microsoft doesn’t run into a similar problem with another new Xbox launch.
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