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Got A Broken Xbox One? Punch It.

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This fix isnā€™t exactly elegant. And itā€™s far from guaranteed to work, since only a handful of people have had success with it. But if your Xbox One has a busted disc drive, and you want to try fixing it in the most awesome way possible, flip it over and punch it. Hard.

https://lastchance.cc/reports-of-xbox-one-disc-drive-issues-increase-1470495704%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

There have been a few reports of this method working, the best one summed up in Dave Dā€™s video below, which theorises that the culprit is a gear in the loading mechanism that can be ā€œrealignedā€ with a little force.

And hey, as you can see in the vid, it worked for Dave. Though remember, it may not/probably wonā€™t work for you!

Fix Xbox One Blu-Ray Grinding [YouTube, via GamesBeat]

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