A series of players panicked when they saw the Xbox Series X on fire, but… it turned out to be a hoax

Recently Xbox Series X and brother Xbox Series WILL Its is available for sale globally. On social networking sites, many gamers have shared many unboxing videos or experiencing the game console new with joy. However, recently a video Xbox Series X “smoke” suddenly spread online, making the gaming community feel scared.​

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In the video, when the gamer just turned off the computer, the Xbox Series X immediately smoked. This makes many people think that the Xbox is on fire because it has to work too hard to get sharp graphics. However, the truth is much simpler, it was this videographer who put e-cigarettes into the Xbox and set the scene as if the console was on fire.
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Self Microsoft also appreciate this “fake” video:

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After the video went viral, the owner of the video also came forward to explain that the purpose of the video was to instruct players to safely turn off the Xbox if the Xbox Series X caught on fire, so he used e-cigarettes to create fake situations. However, because his caption is not written in English, many people just watch the video and misunderstand.​