I got my 360 in late February brand new. The first game I played on it was Shenmue 2 (an original xbox game) and I played it with no problems for hours and hours. When I played Bully, which the disc looks like brand spanking new, I had a problem where like every 25 to 40 minutes the entire 360 system would freeze. Even the controller. Luckilly I saved. I had to manual turn the xbox off. My system was sitting on the floor which is carpet so I moved it off the carpet and repositioned it to a shelf on my tv stand. After that, the system did freeze one other time playing Bully.
My questions is what is the best way to sit a 360 system to avoid it getting over heated? I am afraid to stand it up because I am paranoid that it will fall down. My WiiU came with the stand brackets to stand it up securely but not the 360. Is is best to stand it up and leave it on a regular surface rather than carpet?