UPDATE 27NOV2013: Per a report over at our friends at iGameResponsibly, Microsoft has given their official statement about these alleged instances of smoking consoles:
“The situation described is not something we’re seeing. If customers are experiencing any issues, they should contact Xbox Support at
http://support.xbox.com.”
“To clarify: that’s correct; it’s not something that the support team is seeing.” – Microsoft Representative
As always, if there’s no video or official evidence otherwise, always take these claims with a grain of salt. And to clarify, we’re not downplaying the people who reported these issues either; we feel their pain if the events are valid. But if there’s no video evidence and/or the issues cannot be duplicated, always make sure to wait for actual evidence to surface.