New xbox series x burning plastic smell

Awakxnn · Sep 13, 2023

Only playing 1080p game for about an hour and it is almost too hot to touch the side of the xbox series x console.

It is on a shelf with plenty of ventilation.

The top of the console where the fan is I have got a surface temperature of arund 41.2c. It does not sound like a noisy console, but just runs very hot and plastic smell fills my room.

I am not looking forward to how hot it might get if I play 4k games.

Is this normal?

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McDaddyTree

Electronics should have that nice new plastic smell but if it smells like burning plastic then you should probably exchange it.

StuartATrueRed

41.2c is not very warm for a games console, but since you get a burning plastic smell and the console is very hot, then I would suggest taking it back to where you got it from for a replacement or your money back.

melanie brown2

Hi. My name is Mel and I am an independent advisor. Due to the fact it smells like burning plastic I would suggest returning to where you purchased from and getting a replacement.

SammyVS

I'm Samy an independent advisor. Welcome to the community. How are you?

I think the best thing is to send your console in for repair, mate. This link contains instructions on how to do this and more information.

https://support.xbox.com/en-us/help/hardware-ne...

ChildishSole92

same problem, no answers... brand new xbox 360; smells like burning plastic! soar throaght... help!! is this normal?

New xbox series x burning plastic smell