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Xbox One consoles ship early, Microsoft bans console of Twitter user

Written by James Delahunty @ 09 Nov 2013 4:14 User comments (7)

Xbox One consoles ship early, Microsoft bans console of Twitter user Target has reportedly shipped standard edition Xbox One consoles to customers who ordered recently.
One showed up on eBay with a hefty price tag of $1,000 but was promptly removed from the auction site. An unboxing video from Twitter user @Moonlightswami was also removed from YouTube on copyright grounds after a complaint from Microsoft Corporation.

After unboxing his Xbox One, @Moonlightswami successfully downloaded the day one update which reportedly adds up to around 500MB in size.

He then went on to start spilling details on the size of Xbox One game downloads and dumping images of the Dashboard.

Apparently, Microsoft wasn't best pleased and banned his console already, which has kicked off something of a furore on Twitter.

Check out his twitter feed for loads of pics and information: @Moonlightswami (warning, its very active)

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7 user comments

19.11.2013 04:56

Ridiculous move from Microsoft.
What did you expect him to do?
Take it out on Target for shipping the consoles early.

29.11.2013 06:58

My opinion of Microsoft has just dropped a little lower. Someone needs to tell their "corporate types" to lighten up.

39.11.2013 07:02

apparently this

Quote:
It's in the T&C's. Can't play neither hardware or software prior to the official release date.

49.11.2013 18:37

From his Twitter it seems that the ban has been reversed and he has been invited to the launch event.

510.11.2013 05:19

I have to wonder if this will come back to haunt MS.

In other matters:

"Apparently, Microsoft wasn't pleased and banned his console already, which has kicked off something of a furor on Twitter."

Come on, people. Is your spell-checker turned off?

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The Syntax Socialist

610.11.2013 11:49

Originally posted by pensfan12:
Ridiculous move from Microsoft.
What did you expect him to do?
Take it out on Target for shipping the consoles early.
i totally agree! he should enjoy it not be miserable and get banned!

716.11.2013 07:37

.... and so it begins ....again...

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