Question? My daughter wants to purchase the new Xbox series X

You don't want to pre-order a Series X. Here's Why

A lot of Xbox fans have already pre-ordered the Xbox Series X and Series S. Some, however, didn't manage to reserve a new Xbox for themselves, but are still keeping their eyes peeled for additional stock at retailers. If you're one of those people, this may be a good time to look back at previous Xbox console launches. While it's understandable you'd want to snag a next-gen Xbox as soon as possible, there are a few good reasons why you should wait a bit before buying one of these new machines.

The biggest fiasco in the history of Xbox console launches is easily the Red Ring of Death. When the Xbox 360 was first released, there was a decent chance that it would quickly stop working altogether, effectively becoming a super expensive paperweight. Gamers would switch on their Xbox 360s and would be greeted with an upsetting sight: the usual green power light around the Xbox logo would instead have turned an ominous red. This was an indicator for a fatal system error that essentially rendered the system completely inoperable. After displaying the Red Ring of Death, 360 consoles couldn't even load the dashboard, much less play any of the new and exciting games that fans had just shelled out for.

While it appeared as though these were merely a series of isolated incidents, the problem became more and more widespread. With people quickly becoming furious with Microsoft, the company made the decision to recall and repair all of the defective consoles at no extra charge for the customer. This ended up costing Microsoft well over a billion dollars and gave many an Xbox customer a headache, but it ended up being a move that restored a lot of faith in the Xbox brand.

Still, the specter of the Red Ring of Death will hang heavily over every Xbox console launch. In fact, a similar problem occurred when the Xbox One finally launched in 2013. Within days of the console's launch, some customers were reporting that their Xbox One units were completely dying after only a few hours of use. Those who didn't have a console immediately "brick" itself ran into other issues with the new system. Some gamers reported that the Xbox One couldn't load any games; the console would instead constantly crash and reboot. Others said their games worked alright, but that the disc drive was absurdly loud, with some customers mentioning loud grinding sounds from the console that made them fear for their game discs.

https://www.svg.com/250341/you-dont-want-to-pre-order-a-series-x-heres-why/

The Xbox Series X is officially a week old, and like all video game consoles at launch that means early problems have already been reported by users. While some of these problems with the Xbox Series X are pretty minor - like app issues or a controller not pairing with the console - there are some bigger problems out there. Microsoft has remained fairly quiet regarding most of them, but they'll hopefully be fixed soon.

https://screenrant.com/xbox-series-x-problems-shutting-off-quick-resume/

It’s console launch week, which means that many fans are now opening and starting up their new hardware. While for the most part the Xbox Series X debut seems to be going well (now that Xbox Live is back online), some fans are reporting issues with their disc drives.

https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/11/21560233/xbox-series-x-disk-drive-sounds-inserting-game-issues-microsoft

Microsoft has warned Xbox Series X and S owners of a host of bugs with the new consoles, which are due to launch tomorrow.

The bugs include:

Problems with Blu-ray and DVD playback
Compatibility issues with selected 4K televisions
Failure to launch the EA Play app
Incompatibility with TV apps such as the BBC iPlayer and PeacockTV
Issues with the new Quick Resume games feature

https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/11/09/xbox-series-x-hit-by-several-big-launch-bugs/?sh=7a16fe43453e

Link to the Known Bugs that are published in the Microsoft Community (might be unpublished ones that are at Level 3 support being investigated):

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/xba_console/known-issues-on-xbox-series-xs/221c9d7f-dc91-4067-ba81-33ab671179b5