I'm just tired of people going back and fourth about how the new Xbox 360 damages discs. Ever since Destructoi's video recording the incident people have been going at it non stop; either pointing the finger at Microsoft or saying that it's common scene that you shouldn't more a console while a disc is playing. I stand with the common scene crowd because moving you console from a horizontal position to vertical while a disc is playing is not recommended with any console.

Out of all of the threads where people have been discussing it, only on this site have someone mentioned angular momentum. I'll admit that physics isn't my strong suit, but it just makes sense that if a disc that is moving at a high speed at a 180-degree angle, that moving it to 90 degrees disturbs it’s rotation and thus getting scratched by something inside the console. And I’ve read posts by people blaming Microsoft, saying that it’s the disc tray is faulty, or that the system is really sensitive, and other things that imply the Microsoft cut corners. Again, I don’t trust my knowledge of physics at 100%, so I’m sure that someone can explain what I’m trying to convey more clearly.

And just to state the obvious: It’s a gaming console that is designed to be stationary, not a laptop or a portable DVD player that are both designed to be moved around. I’m sure that Microsoft didn’t design the Xbox 360 for mobile use, and the same can be said for Sony and the PlayStation 3. But since most people don’t flip their consoles around while playing games, they don’t need to have the extra parts needed to keep the disc stable if the console were to be moved.

So with all of that said, I hope that people realize all of what is going on by the guy from Destructoid moving the console from a horizontal stance to a semi-vertical stance. It’s not because of faulty hardware; it’s because of carelessness. So, hopefully more people will realize that and just move on.

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