All it took was for one Xbox One owner to complain about his console’s unbearable noise to collect 50 pages of similar complains.
"It sounds like an old printer and lots of static," Xbox forum user xXFlukeNastyXx described the noise he hears when his console goes into low power mode. Ironically, the best solution found till now is to plug in Kinect, hence forcing the console to use more power.
Microsoft acknowledged the problem and promised to replace all affected units.
"We have heard that a small number of Xbox One owners in some situations may hear a noise from the console that is too loud," said the company. "While this does not affect the safety or functionality of the system, we're asking customers who believe they are experiencing this issue to contact Xbox Support. At the request of our customers, we are exchanging those consoles for new systems."
