[lione]

I think all the console makers learned a lesson from the Red Ring Of Death. No one wants to be having a massive portion of their systems become useless hunks of scrap because of poor thermal design not dissipating enough heat and causing the solder to crack.

[kabdib]

RROD cost Microsoft a billion dollars, maybe two billion. That doesn't scream "Please shave the cooling system down to the absolute minimum cost on the next console" to the hardware team.

The XBone cooler is a pretty decent one, because the alternative is a ton of warranty work, plus lawsuits and bad press. And worse, a bad customer experience.