Microsoft has hit back at a so called experts evaluation on the hardware problems of the Xbox 360. Japanese news outlet Nikkei claimed that a fault in the Xbox 360's design results that it could reach temperatures beyond one hundred degrees. An MS spokesperson has since hit back with the generic phrase that "there is no systemic issue with the Xbox 360 console"

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Worryingly, as well as a launch console Nikkei also tested a machine repaired in May 2007, and the heat sink was still the same downsized unit.

Responding to the report, a Microsoft spokesperson told CVG, "There is no single root cause or systemic issue with any of the Xbox 360 consoles."

With such a complex consumer electronic product that contains more than 1700 different components and 500 million transistors, there are obviously many things that can malfunction at any given time. The vast majority of customers who own Xbox 360 consoles continue to have a terrific experience. "As Microsoft didn't participate in the test, we cannot comment on any findings."