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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

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Since the Xbox 360's 3rd major dashboard redesign, the dashboards featured advertisements for various products to the user,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gach |first=Ethan |date=26 Jul 2023 |title=New Xbox Dashboard Looks Great, Still Has Too Many Ads |url=https://kotaku.com/xbox-series-x-s-dashboard-update-game-pass-ui-1850679127 |url-status=live |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Micheals |first=Steve |date=22 Jan 2024 |title=Xbox Gamers Not Happy About Full-Screen Ads |url=https://gamerant.com/xbox-full-screen-ads/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=[[GameRant]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Xbox One Dashboard Ads |url=https://ar.inspiredpencil.com/pictures-2023/xbox-one-dashboard-ads |access-date=Nov 7, 2025 |website=inspiredpencil}}</ref><!-- Ref 4 - May need a higher-quality archive! --> regardless of if they were paying for a subscription on the console. The Xbox 360 dashboard received an update on June 2025, which added advertisements for the Xbox Series models.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Xbox |first=Pure |date=Jun 25, 2025 |title=Xbox 360 Dashboard Gets Significant Update For First Time In Ages |url=https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/06/xbox-360-dashboard-gets-significant-update-for-first-time-in-ages |access-date=Nov 8, 2025 |website=Pure Xbox |language=en-US}}</ref><gallery>

File:Xbox One Dashboard.jpg|The Xbox One dashboard since 2022

. (0x82d60002).</blockquote>The intent of this ban was to stop individuals using 3rd-party peripherals which would allow users to cheat in games,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Orland |first=Kyle |date=Oct 30, 2023 |title=Microsoft issues system-level ban for “unauthorized” Xbox accessories |url=https://lifehacker.com/these-accessories-will-no-longer-work-on-your-xbox-next-1850972910?test_uuid=02DN02BmbRCcASIX6xMQtY9&test_variant=B |access-date=Nov 8, 2025 |work=Ars Technica}}</ref> however this blanket ban has resulted in legitimate consumer peripherals breaking for the console,<ref>{{Cite web |date=Oct 20, 2023 |title=Tweet from Brook Gaming |url=https://xcancel.com/brookgamingfans/status/1715337068401021284 |access-date=Nov 8, 2025 |website=X (Formerly [[Twitter]])}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mallick |first=Abhishek |date=Oct 30, 2023 |title=Xbox looking to nuke third-party accessories spells doom for the FGC, even if it becomes the “most uncheatable” device |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/xbox-looking-nuke-third-party-accessories-spells-doom-fgc-even-becomes-most-uncheatable-device |access-date=Nov 8, 2025 |work=Sportskeeda}}</ref> as well as limiting peripheral competition on the Xbox One/Series models to the companies willing to pay [[Microsoft]] to have their hardware approved for the platform. Users of accessibility peripherals have notably shown backlash,<ref>{{Cite web |last=u/SightlessKombat |date=Oct 30, 2023 |title=Xbox's new policy — say goodbye to unofficial accessories from November thanks to error '0x82d60002' |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/17jf35p/comment/k72lc8t/?context=3 |access-date=Nov 8, 2025 |website=[[Reddit]] - r/Games}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=u/CustodialApathy |date=Oct 30, 2023 |title=Xbox's new policy — say goodbye to unofficial accessories from November thanks to error '0x82d60002' |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/17jf35p/comment/k72tt77/?context=3 |access-date=Nov 8, 2025 |website=[[Reddit]] - r/Games}}</ref> since this change locks down accessibility controller options solely to the Xbox Adaptive Controller.

Users expecting to expand the storage on Xbox Series X/S models have only 2 options; an external hard drive connected via USB3.2 or a proprietary storage expansion card.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Co |first=Alex |date=Mar 17, 2020 |title=Xbox Series X Expandable Storage Requires Proprietary Cards for Series X Games |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-series-x-requires-proprietary-cards-to-expand/1100-6474802/ |access-date=Nov 15, 2025 |work=MP1st}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Digital Foundry |date=Mar 16, 2020 |title=DF Direct: Hands-On With Xbox Series X + Impressions + Xbox One X Size Comparisons! |url=https://youtu.be/4cmclCjS5jg |access-date=Nov 15, 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Games for Xbox One and Xbox 360 can be run on the external hard drives for Series X/S, but any game meant for Xbox Series X can only be stored on external hard drives and cannot be run without being transferred to internal storage or an expansion card.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />