why is my xbox series s fan so loud and hot when i’m on fortnite??

Hello Tyler_191,

Welcome to Xbox Community Forum. Thank you for sharing your concern with us today and we hope that all is well.

If we understand you correctly, the Xbox Series S fan is quite loud and hot while Fortnite is being played. There may not be much cause for concern if this only occurs with this game because the console functions as expected in other situations. We advise reporting the issue via the console (Xbox Support) if the sound you're describing sounds a little weird.

If the issue is hardware-related, we also advise you to verify the console's warranty to see if warranty repair services are still available. Please use this link: Check your Microsoft warranty and create service orders - Microsoft Support.

Otherwise, you may try to move your Xbox Series S to a well-ventilated, relatively cool, and away from direct heat sources area.

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So, I recently noticed that my Xbox Series X fan runs loud when playing Series X|S / Optimised for Series X|S games specifically.

It’s quite strange as it’s dead quiet every other time, but as soon as I start a Series X|S game, the fan becomes so loud that I need to turn up the tv volume.. it’s quite distracting.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any solutions?

FYI - My Series X is a pre-order/launch day model.. and it sits in an open and well ventilated tv/entertainment stand*

In comparison, I owned an Xbox One S for three years and I never heard the fan on that.

I’m having the exact same problem now. The only time my Xbox sounds loud is when running series x enhanced games, it’s completely fine on old gen games. Have you had this issue fixed or is it still a problem now?

Have a look at:

Xbox series x fan so loud and running hot - Microsoft Community

Or contact support:

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Hi, your fan is working as expected

Xbox Series S is not a loud device, my console fan sounds the same when I put my ear very close to the device

I have the same issue. Since Fortnite Season two release the Xbox Series X fan is loud. Not in other games. It seems to be a Fortnite issue. I hope this will not damage my console??