THE XBOX IS DESTROYING THE WORLD... AND IT'S MICROSOFT'S FAULT!!!

[@TheCod3r]

Here's a link to the M.2 cloner I use for repairing Xbox Series X consoles when the M.2 is dead... amzn.to/3XH34DZ - That is an affiliate link so I'll get a kick back if you buy from my link :) Thanks for watching ;)

[@DJChol]

How can you clone something that is dead?

[@BryanRees233]

You keep ignoring my emails and text messages, so I have to try here, where is my sons Switch? You lost it promised a replacement and then NOTHING!!!!

[@TheCod3r]

@BryanRees233 what emails and messages? Buddy, I showed my emails literally on screen a few days ago on a live stream and there are absolutely none unread. I don't know where you're emailing, but it 100% isn't getting to me. Have you emailed directly from the site, www.thecod3r.repair like I suggested several months ago? There's a contact page on the site

[@Azz156]

Titles a bit click baity, consoles fail from time to time. At least you can swap out the ssd in the Xbox, ps5’s is soldered to the board.

[@BryanRees233]

@@TheCod3r I have forwarded the original email trail to console fix support (this was undeliverable), also to help and hello consolefix email addresses. Also included the text messages where you promised to said the Switch was ready to send in October and then not replied since.

[@victorherreraguzman5014]

It was not a waste of my time, that's for sure. I did learn something today. Thanks for the video; it gives a better understanding of how these people think about repairs.

[@HR91360]

yup, "intentional defection of a product in order to scam customers for more money" is in fact, planned obsolescence.

[@RetroProg]

Which i thought had been patented by Apple....

[@glkelly308]

Microsoft were probably horrified as to how many Xbox Ones were salvaged and made sure it wasn't going to happen with the Series X and S. Still, if you think they're bad, look at what Apple get up to! We need that right to repair law.

[@559925]

Nah Microsoft is even worse than Apple

[@charlesbronson1959]

😅🤣😂🤣😅Just look a what Sony are doing right now

[@AleksPizana]

Nah, I don't believe that. most likely it has something to do with their protection methods, cause it makes no sense to lock someone out from getting into their ecosystem.

[@Caleb-q2p]

@@559925na Apple are worse serioulising parts really Apple

[@timballam3675]

They generally lose money on the consoles but make money on the games.....

[@BillCalahan]

Businesses are only "green" up to the point where it hits them financially.

[@factsoverfeelings1776]

And even when they claim to be green they aren't. Because there is no such thing as a green company.

[@nickwhite4632]

Phil, good to see you making a success of your business. Proof that hard work can get you where you want to be. Keep it up and all the best.

[@pullmeifinger]

140 quid is extremely reasonable, it's not just the parts it's your expertise

[@gforce833]

They probably have a service tool to replace the ssd for warranty repairs, but they're never going to give it way. Fixing second hand consoles instead of buying new ones is bad for their profits.

[@Warlock_UK]

*sort of* but don't they sell at a loss because it's a vehicle for getting Gamepass subscriptions?

[@EelofTheTRIMS]

@@Warlock_UKthat’s not what “selling at a loss” means. It’s a common thing that people don’t understand it because the term itself is almost a lie. They are making money off each console sold BUT it’s classed as selling at a loss until r&d and production costs have been recovered. For example ps5 released “selling at a loss” but due to the high sales by August 2021 it was no longer selling at a loss.

[@Warlock_UK]

@@EelofTheTRIMS Factoring in R&D, of course - though they could offset that elsewhere. Initially (well, in 2022) it was hinted that a series X could cost $500 - $700 to manufacture. Whether or not that includes a fraction of R&D isn't known - but still, if the current per unit manufacture cost is more, then they're doing it to get people to buy accessories, gamepass etc etc. Whereas Sony don't currently make a loss, neither do Nintendo.

[@EelofTheTRIMS]

@@Warlock_UKhinted and actually is are very different things. What you have to remember is most of the time when people do this they are treating it as making the console themselves and not factoring in that massive contracts for millions of each part will cost far far far less per individual part which brings production costs down drastically. Though the chip shortage at the start of the generation most likely drove prices high this time around though.

[@kylethompson1379]

Their policies are bad for profits. Xbox is not doing well. This won't help them.

[@0errab0]

My friend did this to a Series X that he bought broken about a two years ago. The console was damaged by a power surge and stop working according to the original owner, he sold it to him for 125.00 US. I told him that I think he needed to replace certain chip (can't remember the name of it) and recommended that he take it to a repair shop because fine soldering would be required and the chip was hard to come by. He kept insisting that he'd fix it himself and told me that it's probably something simple. I offered to buy the unit off him for 175.00, he refused and proceeded to format the SSD (without backing it up or trying to clone it). I had warned him that people were saying that you can't mess with the SSD because the unit will be useless without it. Now whenever I visit him, I remark about how lovely his 125.00 paperweight is!

[@U-inverse369]

There are purposes in lessons but i wouldnt sprinkle salt in this wound. Smart people learn from mistakes of others.

[@boziewz6125]

It won't be long before someone figures it out and it'll work again. It'll only take 1 dev to get annoyed. PlayStation tried this and failed, xbox/Microsoft is not special, someone will hack it.

[@dannymc1971]

Wait till u mess up real good hes gonna rinse u for the rest of ur life bro

[@coladict]

Nothing is stopping Microsoft from releasing an image file with an unpaired drive, waiting to be paired. Unless the motherboard chip that stores that pairing information is a write-once chip and it's gets fused off after pairing. Frankly component pairing should be illegal. Not just for consumer electronics like this, but for everything. Mercedes has been doing it for about 20 years. An arrow on your dashboard broke? You can't replace a part on their car without going to their shop and paying their extortionist prices.

[@AMikeOnLine]

What folk need to remember is you can pick up a Working Series X for less than £200. I got a virtually brand new one with controller and all boxed as new for £200 off gumtree. Much less hassle and saving you a big headache trying to get a broken one fixed. These companies need to stop using weird screws as well, having to buy special tools just to fix a game controller is ridiculous. Why can't they just use normal screws.?! Great video and informative.👍

[@BetweenTheLyons]

"Why can't they just use *normal* screws?" You just answered your own question. They don't want normies fixing things easily if there's even a 0.01% chance they might just buy another.

[@7366-HSGG]

arnt the screws just T8 or T10 screws or similar?

[@truthinlifewoken6698]

​@@BetweenTheLyons bosch also use T10 or t8 screws its a manufacturing thing.

[@macduff1699]

Because the tool you need it's them who sell it guaranteed

[@lietus4192]

This happened to me i got burned for 100 eur , was said to be not working after a storm , turned to be robbed of the ssd and broken beyond repair, never buying a series console for repair .

[@farmerJ-zp9dj]

Why don't Microsoft have a OSU1 UPDATE for the Series X to fix the constant failures of the SSD ? It's still encrypted anyway with a OSU but saving the Series X from tens of thousands of ewaste , oh that's logic i forgot !

[@pilksuk]

My guess is they stripped it down to pull the SDD (legal requirement for auction houses this stuff is normally from bailiff companies) and didn't care about if the console was working after that as it was getting lumped into an auction.

[@HR91360]

ignorant people not wiping the drive but physically trashing the console to get the drive.

[@pilksuk]

@@HR91360 Not ignorant just people that by law have to REMOVE the drive and dont get paid enough to care.

[@fffrrraannkk]

@@pilksuk I'm confused. Why are they legally required to remove the SSD?

[@pilksuk]

@@fffrrraannkk UK Data protection act companies must ensure personal data is professionally data wiped and certificates provided or the hard drives have been destroyed.

[@fffrrraannkk]

@@pilksuk Gotcha. Thanks for clarifying. That's a good law and I wish they had it in the US. So they decided to throw out the drive instead of having it professionally reset to factory settings becuase it would have cost them money and/or time to get it certified?

[@sneezyferret6482]

Someone needs to figure out how to extract the key off the CPU. Pairing it to the SSD is a boneheaded idea, and why I will never get one of these bricks.

[@robertharper3114]

I've always hated Microsoft getting into the games console business. Sega was so much more in tune with the history and so much less anti consumer. They also took risks!

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

@@YourPrivateEyewee need them back!

[@CheesyX2]

@@YourPrivateEyeThe PSX was 299$ msrp in 1995 which would be around 620$ today, also not very consumer if you go by that logic. And you left out the fact that the Saturn was technically more powerful and advanced then the PSX (harder to develop for, especially in that time, but still more powerful if handled by a competent developer). It also had the ability to upgrade system memory, another thing which was out of the question on the PSX. The saturns architecture was much more complicated but had way more potential due to its multiprocessor design which is why it cost more. There are preview builds out there from Shenmue running on the Saturn and they look better then anything ever released on the PSX which only shows how much potential this console really had.

[@scottneil1187]

​@@YourPrivateEyeStill around, they're a huge company in Japan and still make and publish games, Alien Isolation for example. They just don't make consoles anymore.

[@Knaeckebrotsaege]

I was thinking more of the reverse... there's plenty of SSD controllers that have mptools available that let you change _anything_ about the SSD, including name it identifies as, serial number etc. ... essentially make a 1-2TB SSD that has a controller with mptools available pretend to be an original xbox SSD via the serial and model whitelist. That obviously wouldn't work here, but _could_ be an upgrade solution for all the crippled 512GB consoles like the series S where buying an expansion card isn't worth it cause it costs more than the whole console is worth

[@rengx5284]

Thanks for the video, you're doing great job out there. I'm happy I found your channel, we should let everyone know what Microsoft is doing. People should have a right to repair their consoles without this data protection bs

[@dav1dbone]

I would be returning it to the auction house explaining that by removing the drive and withholding/destroying it permanently ruins the console, they should at least advise this pre auction,

[@wallace8637]

Very super engineering on the hardware side. Just the oppisite on the software. I both love and hate xbox series x.

[@AledBoast]

Same issue with the old disc drives married to the motherboard but at least you could change the daughter board or extract the key

[@meandgrumpymario1456]

Człowieniu jaki Ty masz zajebiscie medialny głos. Siedzimy i słuchamy Ciebie jak zahipnotyzowani.

[@alexwesley6829]

I'd be demanding my money back from the auction house due to them knowingly selling me something that is basically permanently bricked

[@DaxHewitt]

Auctions are normally sold as seen / buyer beware. You don't get the protections that ebay offer.

[@echo-hotel]

😂

[@andrewquinn5946]

SSD’s dont last forever thats a ridiculous move from microsoft!

[@AleksPizana]

That's why he refers to it as Planned Obsolescence, cause they know the consoles will be dead in like 3-4 years.

[@Sbrillo43]

Ok but with Sony is even worse. If ssd failed you can trash your ps5. Ok, you always can swap ssd but if you don’t have the right equipment you need to send your console to a specialist but I think it will be very expensive.

[@EgorZA82]

​@@AleksPizana my console is 4 years now and no problems

[@alexwesley6829]

That's the point....

[@alexwesley6829]

​@@EgorZA82same...both series X and ps5....but the point is...they won't work for ever...SSD's only have a certain amount of times that you can re-write on them

[@chrismclaren113]

Planed e waste

[@Compliment_Thief]

Planned*

[@sachacozette9292]

Is no i waste

[@DEMONDINGUS]

Mine acted the same way after a lightning strike. Honestly, it’s been nice taking a break.

[@BizzleBug2016]

They did the same thing with the DVD drives on the xbox360, couldn't just swap it out for a new 1 you needed to flash the key file that matched the mobo.

[@scottneil1187]

They did the same thing with 360 disc drives, couldn't just replace them, you had to flash the new drive with the old ones code, bound to the machine like their hds.

[@antoinedacosta9141]

Microsoft needs to make available as a downloadable file, the last known good signed partition in the XBox Account of the user. That could well result in reducing the number of dead consoles. In that case someone could bring it's XBox for repair to a local fixer, with the partition in an USB stick or by e-mail.

[@mbob4337]

Never gonna happen. The goal is for them to make more money. System dies. By new system. System dies from age. Buy next system gen console. Rinse and repeat.

[@MrSimplySniping]

People may think the memory is swappable and they take out the 1tb memory before selling.. maybe even to sell it separately for the same reason. It’s a shame but this video may help more understand ✌️

[@n7russ38]

Always look forward to your videos Phil. New shop looks great 😎

[@Man_Bear_Pig_new]

My lad goes threw a Nintendo switch every two years , I have 3 broken 2 of them are charging ports , is it worth repairs ?

[@Stainless316L]

We live in a time where manufacturers don't build things to last anymore they build them to be disposable like new cars for example.

[@AidanBenny]

For this reason and you first bringing light to it is why I sold my Series X and just use my One X and play the new game on my PC

[@sachacozette9292]

bruh, like sparking zero the new dragon ball game you need serie x or i good pc to run it fine

[@AidanBenny]

@@sachacozette9292 Never had any intrest in anything to do with Dragon Ball.. besides my PC can run almost any game since it has a Ryzen 7 5800X3D and a RTX 3070

[@sachacozette9292]

@@AidanBenny sparking zero this game is number 1 sell in so many area and did more than call of duty

[@EnOrangeSoffa]

Assuming they don't toss em or used some other company to remove it, the auction house can probably fetch the SSD back to him if he contacted them

[@Britannia7000]

Enjoyed this little story,thanks.

[@matthewhardwick8208]

I only buy consoles directly from Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo these days. Usually not at launch because they either sell out in 10 seconds or sometimes the launch models have typical problems like getting bricked with no power or a faulty disc drive.

[@LKBRICKS1993]

Looking forward to it. Loving the new work shop.

[@TheCod3r]

Thanks buddy, much appreciated

[@BlueJayKRO]

Great informative video our kid 👍🏼

[@olejnikster]

Reminds me of the Xbox 360 fiasco with the DVD drive key. Defective by design

[@gam85191]

At least you tried mate, microsoft need to get their act together. But also, the ps5 isn't that much better with their non-removable ssd, but at least theirs isn't married to the motherboard and a technician has a chance to fix it

[@scottneil1187]

If you're confident in soldering, you can at least put a new one in a PS5. Still not ideal but at least it's not bound to the console.

[@DwarfKilla]

Great Stuff.

[@XWXS2]

Technicaly could xbox change the ssd lock with an update to erase all those softlocks and ties to the ssd to make it changeable? would it be possible so they could be repairable in the future? I mean i know they would never do it but is it possible they could unlock all that with an update if they really want it?

[@SwitchUpYt]

Hello mate I’ve finally got around to packing up our broken Switch Lite if you’re still ok to take a look? 🙏

[@TheCod3r]

Hey mate. Yeah by all means. If you get it sent over to me I'll do my best on getting it going for you

[@AutisticMan78]

Pleased to see your channel is growing hope u and family good sir

[@smashtactix]

just a quick question, as a lamen who know's little to nothing about repairing consoles, I was just wondering - could you not get a broken console with a mathcing board and ssd then place it into that xbox to get that one working or does the removal of the ssd go deeper than just the motherboard, ?. the reason i ask is in mobile phones I.E apple you have to remove a chip and a board and you can just replace the bothe to make the phone work, you can not just replace one of the parts, great video, just popped up in my feed, thanks for your time.

[@jemtaovt1122]

Same thing with Nintendo Switches. The CPU and the SSD are bound. Remove the SSD, then you can completely forget about repairing said Nintendo Switch. Xbox AND Nintendo need to do something about this, because data protection is a genuine concern if selling a broken device to someone that can fix it. Why? Well if your credit card, paypal, bank or other is linked to the console on one of the accounts with auto-sign-on enabled, they can make as many purchases to their heart's content.

[@robsta1980]

They could fix it so easily. Even if you sell a faulty xbox and your card payment is on there, m$/nintendo could just prompt for authorisation using your banking phone app when trying to buy a game.

[@jemtaovt1122]

@@robsta1980 That's certainly a possible fix to prevent fraudulent purchases (like Steam does with Paypal login), but the problem is that they just don't do that.

[@AleksPizana]

@@jemtaovt1122 Just sign out remotemy. It's not a concern at all.

[@sachacozette9292]

Sony ps5 pro is the worse because is too expensif

[@notjustforhackers4252]

This is why we just build a Linux console ourselves.

[@gthaschemernottz]

What are the points to taking the ssd out if its only made for that xbox

[@goldenratiorob4907]

The encryption code must be in the eeprom you could try to copy the eeprom from another X-box and clone the drive from the same X-Box! You then have a drive that matches the eeprom!

[@49537480]

Hi would you be interested or able to repair a vintage Sharp MZ80k personal computer 🖥️. It no longer powers up and has been kept in storage 40 years. I can provide photos and a more in depth description of the problem .

[@gilius2k156]

I woke up a bit late today and I've been going through some old hardware and I'm sure I've personally got one of these with the nexus chip. Please advise if I should take it to China for repair or what would you recommend? Cheers.

[@martincrazereptiles8477]

It's been while since watching tvis channel. Akways find it fascinating watch you explain abd fixing consoles

[@pauldoake6188]

So glad I folked out £245 at cex for the 2tb official memory card. I hope this variation that's coming out might be the way to go. But I'll stay tuned with you and wait and see hopefully my series X doesn't f up.

[@notmyrealname1526]

Bought a XBOX One X Scorpio Edition that failed updating for 40€ the other day. Thought it's just a software issue, bad HDD, bad SATA cable or something other minor. Nope, seller brought it to a shop and got it back with E100. Idiots replaced the mainboard, but not the disc drive. Pristine limited edition console is now a donor because I can't pair the fully operational hardware. At least I can harvest it to fix several other consoles...

[@jaykiller4510]

So find someone with the right software to flash them.

[@notmyrealname1526]

@@jaykiller4510 XBONE hasn't been cracked yet, parts can't be remarried. Only way to get this thing working again is to find the correct daughter board.

[@sachacozette9292]

Mine have 2 years old and what uou think is a fault? For me no, serie X/S ar i good consol and ps5 have problem with the ps5 pro price and scalper gonna do it

[@garethlloyd1445]

I do enjoy watching this channel now and them. The sponsorship ads do put me off watching. It's not enough for me to subscribe, But the one thing that stops me from ever subscribing is when creators beg for the viewers to subscribe.

[@tomwilko7841]

Fascinating

[@johnburns5783]

Good job Microsoft don’t make cars. Imagine,,70mph on the M6 and a voice pipes up, “ Your car will now restart and update.” 😉😉😉

[@chrisv6126]

That very much sounds like something Tesla would do.

[@johnburns5783]

@@chrisv6126 Nah, Tesla would wait till you’re parked up. 😂😂😂

[@AleksPizana]

That's just a Tesla.

[@tonyarcher1997]

Lfmao

[@pau1farcry]

Your video is very informative thank u😊😊

[@drunksupportcharacter]

I know that the reason people steal the SSD's for whatever reason that basic function restricts the user, people know they can salvage the drive and sell it for £12 at cex.

[@BaSs_HaXoR]

And what if, "the idiot who worked on this", *is actually the customer that bought it who opened it and left all the screws missing 😅 Good video, learned quite a bit on the xbox one console, thanks for sharing.

[@mjc0961]

What data are they trying to protect anyway? FIFA saves? It's a game console, not a PC, there's no sensitive user data on it.

[@metroid031993]

Presumably, Xbox Live accounts, with associated credit cards. Seems pretty sensitive to me.

[@functionatthejunction]

Live accounts and credit cards / pay pal accounts are sensitive.

[@scottneil1187]

Eh?. You're clearly stuck in the past. There's just as much sensitive data as there is on your pc and phone these days, been that way for at least 3 console generations.

[@w4yne3d61]

Ur personal data obviously credit card details email address etc

[@martytdd1606]

Why do people type 'Nah' when they disagree with a comment instead of just 'No'? I see it everywhere in different comment sections regardless of the video content.

[@pifandrei5743]

I loved my Xboxes. All of them. I have the x series now. Still play from time to time , twice a year or so 😆

[@michealewk]

You can fix it you can put any ssd into it along as it formatted correctly and you make a windows thumb drive ifixit have the guide

[@TheCod3r]

No you can't, ifixit are wrong. If the drive dies the security key goes along with it. You need the original drive to obtain the security key

[@LCJammer]

@@TheCod3r isn't this the same issue with ps5? the os on the internal ssd and if that dies the hardware rendered useless even if you manage to solder replacement chips.

[@theflyers88]

Hi I wanted to no I have a halo series x and the ssd won't play games it just restarts console I never opened it would you be able to fix it thanks

[@Vimes.]

Good video, sad result. Thanks for sharing. I do kinda get the removal of the SSD. There are times when I have donated certain PC's to charity, but I understand how to securely erase the contents of a HD, in particular a mechanical type. If the PC is only suited to a tip then I have considered physically damaging the non-working HD - if it could not be salvaged, to ensure the actual contents of the platters are not recoverable. With that mindset of feeling the need to be secure I personally would have absolutely zero understanding of the possible consequences of removing an SSD from an X-Box, as shown. Apart from protecting data and just meaning a new SSD is needed, not knowing how MS has linked them. Nor understanding about the levels of encryption by std on those SSD's. Ignorance , perhaps, over intent to create such an issue as shown here could well apply. That resolve, if they are interested, is down to MS to resolve.......good luck there. As noted in the comments already, if MS are to blame here then Apple better keep their heads down. The "rights to repair" only goes so far.............

[@dirkjewitt5037]

This is why you should get a cheap prebuilt or build your own PC. You can absolutely change things out without many issues. Just think, you can upgrade.

[@jd-py5nm]

I got my xbox for the living room but you're right my pc is a frankenstein with parts going back a decade and can easily keep getting updates might just have to build a pc setup for the living room next

[@dirkjewitt5037]

@@jd-py5nm Xbox and PlayStation are basically stripped-down PC's. Xbox game pass is worth it as long as they don't continue to raise the price. So, you can play Xbox games on PC.

[@559925]

Nah, console always more comfortable and user friendly. PC for work, Console for gaming. Also, I would never sacrifice my entire library like that.

[@dirkjewitt5037]

@@559925 Then I guess you're the perfect customer for the PS5 Pro.

[@AleksPizana]

If it was easier, people wouldn't pay other people to build their PC's. I could do it, but a lot of people won't and, I know just how expensive a good one would be, anyway.

[@zzombiedeath]

apple did the same but i think there a bit better today !

[@Paddy_Roche]

Hi Mate, hope all is well with the family. love the new workshop. I had a feeling you'd be in for some fun when i saw Microsoft in the title, lol. Take care.

[@Dragon_Slayer_Ornstein]

Why would you not just factory reset it instead of removing the SSD...

[@LoganE01]

Because it failed, or became corrupted... and the original is missing....

[@scottneil1187]

Because some people are dumb.

[@Zu3sUK]

Or just a scam

[@sachacozette9292]

@@scottneil1187 true

[@RawzesCollection]

Q>. Can the firmware inside unit itself be cloned, so that it matches up with a known SSD with a known matching key off a working unit?. Just a thought.

[@scottneil1187]

It can, it's complicated though.

[@frenchconnection7570]

My ps4 got a funny noise and sometimes just kick me out of my games, any idea why?

[@coolhawk2003]

They take just as much time making sure you can't repair as they do build it. Sad world.

[@syrus3k]

Microsoft could easily sell new SSDs that will work, you would just have to provide the console serial number to MS and they could post you a new disk that's got the OS on it etc that's been encrypted using their private key.

[@pl_nd_]

This could easily solve the amount of broken series consoles being reduced. Although I think the back sticker is also important.

[@PursuantMusic87]

Plugging in my series x for the first time broke my left speaker on my last set of speakers. I didnt touch the speaker just plunged in the hdmi cable ._. Now even if i use my ps5 or pc or ps3 the left is quieter than the right cos when i plugged the Xbox in they made this weird noise

[@Blockah]

17:16 Thanks for posting bro! Subbed!

[@TheTracker24]

Name of electric screwdriver please !

[@beatbear265]

Can some please help me find a video where thecod3r tried to fix a PS5 that was shutting down when playing ps5 games, I remember I saw a video like that but I can't find it

[@metavize8046]

Hi master, i have a problem with replacing ps4 controller charging ic, like bd92003, i have tried many ways but the ic not soldering well, the pins around not soldering well, pleaaaase help❤❤❤ God bless you

[@stephenraven6159]

Sorry to hear that phil

[@WidlyScuds]

that SSD is so accessible!

[@DownUnderAUS]

@TheCod3r Q: So, inserting correctly formatted USB flash drive with latest Xbox Offline System Update (OSU1) won’t trigger an Xbox Series S/X to reinitialise firmware for new SSD during POST and clean install Xbox OS to new SSD partition?

[@MajinStrach]

is the term planned obsolescence?

[@SynisterNation]

They have had keys for hdd/ssd since the og xbox.

[@crazybrain87]

You can get the reload for ssd from microsoft

[@JonGodcommadore65]

It's tragic that what is essentially an x86 PC can not be maintained. I get your ire about it.

[@dexietyy7922]

I don’t understand why they don’t just factory reset the console? Or make sure you have a passkey on your account 👍

[@anasbakhit4303]

dear god! reaching the SSD on the Xbox Series X is such a headache.

[@ZombieTechie]

What about Sony? I hear the PS5 uses a different SSD than the one you can replace for the OS. Just curious.

[@scottneil1187]

It's not bound to the console like MacroShafts, it is however soldered in, can be replaced if you know how to solder though.

[@ZombieTechie]

@@scottneil1187 that I dont, but am glad it can be fixed if I get it into the right hands. I love both, but have been leaning away from Xbox for awhile now. Thank you for the reply.

[@sachacozette9292]

@@ZombieTechie ps5 pro is the worse

[@yorkshirepud6676]

Not Good but well done for looking, is it possible to install a higher capacity SSD in the unit after cloning it to the Xbox X ?? Thanks for any reply 😀

[@yotoprules9361]

No, there are whitelisted models for the series consoles and I don't believe you can get one above 1TB.

[@lcd8927]

Does the ps5 have the same problem or is it just Xbox

[@TheCod3r]

On the PS5 there are 6 chips soldered to the board. You can replace 3 of them, the other 3 are paired, so it's sort of the same

[@Tadick994]

Good to know

[@TyrantFinderUK]

do you service xbox series x

[@TheCod3r]

Yes mate I charge £45 for a service. You can book it in with me at www.thecod3r.repair

[@neddy1287]

If anyone is that desperate to buy an Xbox series x. Save up your money and buy it brand new stop taking chances of buying second hand running the risk of getting fooked over property. Data on the SSD is Encrypted and paired to the console and will not work on another console. People are forgetting that you purchase the games digitally can be redownload using your Xbox account

[@djsuth7727]

I know ... crazy. Yes, blame Microsoft for the design of the console ... but the prior owner has been very scummy in removing the SSD.

[@LordOOTFD]

It just goes to show that if you don't have root access to the device you don't own it. Those Xboxes are Microsoft property and they control who can repair them, they're just on indefinite lease.

[@vorperaxeses3187]

100% you will own nothing and be happy ​@LordOOTFD

[@neddy1287]

@@LordOOTFD Root access next to impossible on a Xbox and mind you the root feature is on Android operating system not on operating system that the Xbox operating on that some what related to windows 10 but with custom kernel that we know nothing about

[@neddy1287]

@@vorperaxeses3187 That funny you say that you don't even own your own house let alone paying for indefinitely mortgage

[@crazybrain87]

Xbox has a usb install system you have to go into special menu to install i know about this cause i had an xbox that basicly had the video go dead and the system was supposed to reinstall all of xbox system files

[@dennisrogers6786]

Ps5 has the same issue, SSD failure due to always being on, looking and downloading updates, etc, so its always checking

[@STRANGExDAYSx]

All of these corporations are out of control these days and can pretty much do whatever they want and get away with it because lawsuits won't even put a dent into trillion dollar companies.

[@Dale-sj6ru]

Well, I didn't know that. I won't ever be buying an xbox then.

[@Thephatz1985_1]

Do you repair ps5s? I have a disc drive problem.

[@TheCod3r]

Yes mate you can book it in at www.thecod3r.repair

[@reg2590]

So the bottom line is that Xbox Series X consoles only last the life of the SSD which is 3-4 years. Xbox Series X consoles will never be retro machines in the future!! well done Microsoft.

[@walterwolfgaming]

You can't get statistics from one video and one device

[@johnphillips4783]

That's what they want anyway... They don't like the idea of people digging out an older console and putting a disc in playing a game that you own. They want you to buy a new digital-only console and spending a fortune on downloadable content and digital games.... .... and then buying another shiny new console because your old one either died within a few years or less or became obsolete.

[@zybch]

Just do what MS recommends and DON'T use the instant on (sleep) method to power down the console. The full power off only takes 4-5 seconds to turn back on again and there is no use of the SSD while its off. While sleeping its always polling the ssd, reducing its longevity, so just turn it properly off.

[@robertharper3114]

Unless it gets hacked. Tale as old as time! Still no less egregious, and I wish companies weren't so scummy!

[@UmmerFarooq-wx4yo]

One of the microsoft staff was it Phil, saying that they want people just to know xbox when buying.

[@GodFartherOG]

They could aatleast make it clear on the box nd on the console not to remove the ssd as it would brick the xbox.