biggest flaw in a console

[Renaissance247]

DS: No GBC games.

GBA: No light, which at the time of GBC and GB was just something you had to deal with. But the SP came out just a couple years after, this shouldn't have happened, both should have had the light-screen.

I had a USB light thing to plug into the side of the original brick Game Boy. I got another one to use with my Game Boy Color and then one for the Game Boy Advance.
Clearly, the problem was taken care of by feeding Nintendo more money for extras.

 

[Naeo]

The fanaticism that comes with console fanboys.

 

[sneak_copter]

RROD.
It's not just the problems with it, it's the sheer arrogance of Microsoft and thier contempt for the consumer when dealing with the issue.

 

[the_tramp]

A recurring thorn in the side I find is trying to play GameCube games on the Wii: you plug your pads in but you still need a Wiimote and sensor bar to start it.

YES! That pisses me off so much! My god they need to release an update that auto-detects GC games and runs them automatically.

 

[USSR]

Red Ring Of Death.

That doesn't really count because it is coverred in the warranty.

They make you pay $100 for it with the warranty to get it fixed.

A friend of mine sent his system in for a RRoD repair with a Warranty and paid nothing. Where are you getting your information?

Recently, and by recently a mean a few months, Microsoft states that because of all the people who don't have the three red ring, who get an error that doesn't cover the warranty, purposely give their 360's the 3 red rings to get it fixed for free. So now, with the warranty, you have to pay $100 to get it fixed, and $200 without warranty I believe.

And don't question my information when it comes directly from Microsoft =p

 

[GodsOneMistake]

Idunno the RROD's pretty bad, but $600 for one is pretty gay too

$600? Where are you getting for information from?

Um.. well after attempting to read what you wrote, I can only assume you want to know where I got the amount of $600 from. Well it all happened just oh maybe for years ago, their was this console see it was huge and black and cost $600 dollars. But the sad part was the people that were selling this expensive brick, were arrogant about it too, and decided that it probably was to cheap. Well since than they sort have learned from their mistakes and brought the price down to $400, but people will always remember that arrogance.

 

[similar.squirrel]

The biggest flaw in a console is that people buy them.

Zing.

Seriously, though, it'd have to be the infamous Red Ring of Death.

Right on both counts

 

[Compatriot Block]

The fanaticism that comes with console fanboys.

I like the part where that had nothing to do with a flaw in the console.

Honestly, I think people are taking the bad experiences with Microsoft's customer service/console and stretching them to a majority of owners. Me and 3 other people I know have had our 360s for 3 years, and there have been NO problems with any of them. I realize it's a flaw, but it really isn't as big of a deal as some people seem to think it is.

That said, I believe that the PS2's two controller slots were a big flaw. Too many games were 4 player, but I could never find the multi-slot bar thing at my local stores.

 

[Renaissance247]

Red Ring Of Death.

That doesn't really count because it is coverred in the warranty.

They make you pay $100 for it with the warranty to get it fixed.

A friend of mine sent his system in for a RRoD repair with a Warranty and paid nothing. Where are you getting your information?

Recently, and by recently a mean a few months, Microsoft states that because of all the people who don't have the three red ring, who get an error that doesn't cover the warranty, purposely give their 360's the 3 red rings to get it fixed for free. So now, with the warranty, you have to pay $100 to get it fixed, and $200 without warranty I believe.

And don't question my information when it comes directly from Microsoft =p

The friend I mentioned just had this happen in March and he got his console back close to April. Must have been more recent...

 

[Renaissance247]

Idunno the RROD's pretty bad, but $600 for one is pretty gay too

$600? Where are you getting for information from?

Um.. well after attempting to read what you wrote, I can only assume you want to know where I got the amount of $600 from. Well it all happened just oh maybe for years ago, their was this console see it was huge and black and cost $600 dollars. But the sad part was the people that were selling this expensive brick, were arrogant about it too, and decided that it probably was to cheap. Well since than they sort have learned from their mistakes and brought the price down to $400, but people will always remember that arrogance.

I didn't realize the console cost that much when it debuted. Jeez.

 

[GodsOneMistake]

Idunno the RROD's pretty bad, but $600 for one is pretty gay too

$600? Where are you getting for information from?

Um.. well after attempting to read what you wrote, I can only assume you want to know where I got the amount of $600 from. Well it all happened just oh maybe for years ago, their was this console see it was huge and black and cost $600 dollars. But the sad part was the people that were selling this expensive brick, were arrogant about it too, and decided that it probably was to cheap. Well since than they sort have learned from their mistakes and brought the price down to $400, but people will always remember that arrogance.

I didn't realize the console cost that much when it debuted. Jeez.

well now i feel like a ass... you just sounded so much like some dickhead fanboy

 

[USSR]

Red Ring Of Death.

That doesn't really count because it is coverred in the warranty.

They make you pay $100 for it with the warranty to get it fixed.

A friend of mine sent his system in for a RRoD repair with a Warranty and paid nothing. Where are you getting your information?

Recently, and by recently a mean a few months, Microsoft states that because of all the people who don't have the three red ring, who get an error that doesn't cover the warranty, purposely give their 360's the 3 red rings to get it fixed for free. So now, with the warranty, you have to pay $100 to get it fixed, and $200 without warranty I believe.

And don't question my information when it comes directly from Microsoft =p

The friend I mentioned just had this happen in March and he got his console back close to April. Must have been more recent...

Please listen:

If you have just recently bought a warranty within the past few months, you are now required to pay a fee to get it fixed.

Considering he already bought the warranty, it is covered for free. I just assumed you would realize I implied that.

 

[DarkMessiah]

Everyone talking about the RRoD... It can be fixed easily at home if you have vague skill, or a shop, or it's repaired on warranty.
I've never actually had an RRoD, I've had my 360 for over a year now.

 

[Lucia di Lammermore]

Wii: lack of good games. Seriously, I own one. I play all or about 8 games on the thing.

PS3: price and lack of backwards compatibility in new models. I'm actually thinking of buying one, and just for fun I decided to look up how much one with backwards compatibility would go for. Older, probably used console ~$400, new, still in box console, as low as $300. the consumers have spoken sony.

Xbox- reliability. 33% fail rate is not good, no matter what the product.

 

[balimuzz]

RROD. 'Nuff said.

 

[Renaissance247]

Red Ring Of Death.

That doesn't really count because it is coverred in the warranty.

They make you pay $100 for it with the warranty to get it fixed.

A friend of mine sent his system in for a RRoD repair with a Warranty and paid nothing. Where are you getting your information?

Recently, and by recently a mean a few months, Microsoft states that because of all the people who don't have the three red ring, who get an error that doesn't cover the warranty, purposely give their 360's the 3 red rings to get it fixed for free. So now, with the warranty, you have to pay $100 to get it fixed, and $200 without warranty I believe.

And don't question my information when it comes directly from Microsoft =p

The friend I mentioned just had this happen in March and he got his console back close to April. Must have been more recent...

Please listen:

If you have just recently bought a warranty within the past few months, you are now required to pay a fee to get it fixed.

Considering he already bought the warranty, it is covered for free. I just assumed you would realize I implied that.

I wasn't aware you had to purchase a warranty. I was always just given one with a purchase, which was what happened with him. And since you never implied, I thought it was just changed to that even if you already had a warranty. That's my bad for assuming.

 

[Renaissance247]

Idunno the RROD's pretty bad, but $600 for one is pretty gay too

$600? Where are you getting for information from?

Um.. well after attempting to read what you wrote, I can only assume you want to know where I got the amount of $600 from. Well it all happened just oh maybe for years ago, their was this console see it was huge and black and cost $600 dollars. But the sad part was the people that were selling this expensive brick, were arrogant about it too, and decided that it probably was to cheap. Well since than they sort have learned from their mistakes and brought the price down to $400, but people will always remember that arrogance.

I didn't realize the console cost that much when it debuted. Jeez.

well now i feel like a ass... you just sounded so much like some dickhead fanboy

I'm confused about this whole thing and I don't think I responded correctly last time.

Anyhow, I'm not a fanboy, I like all consoles... I own only a 360 and DS but I want to get a PS3 for certain exclusives.

 

[Computer-Noob]

the entire Wii console

Exactly thier is no skill involved in it if you just swing around randomly you can do an insane combo but then never do it again because you realised that you dropped the wii mote which caused the amazing combo

Sadly, most high-end game devs are more focused on making games for the Xbox and PS3 because of they know that more people take both of those consoles much more seriously than the Wii. Imagine a LOTR game that is first person, and the remote controls a sword/bow/axe, and you need to make precise movements, and not just flail the controller around, in order to kill enemies. THAT would prove the Wii's potential.

 

[MarcusD357]

the entire Wii console

Exactly thier is no skill involved in it if you just swing around randomly you can do an insane combo but then never do it again because you realised that you dropped the wii mote which caused the amazing combo

Sadly, most high-end game devs are more focused on making games for the Xbox and PS3 because of they know that more people take both of those consoles much more seriously than the Wii. Imagine a LOTR game that is first person, and the remote controls a sword/bow/axe, and you need to make precise movements, and not just flail the controller around, in order to kill enemies.

You mean like Red Steel? The Wii isn't precise enough to do that. All it can do is wild flailing.

thats kinda why they have made wii motion plus. i saw a review of it being used in red steel 2 and it looks like the thing to finally make the wii a descent console.

 

[headshotcatcher]

... (not to mention the useless start menu & right-click menu buttons on every pc keyboard i've ever seen; do you have any idea how many games crashed on me because i accidentally hit the start menu button instead of alt? ...

Don't you realise what the Start/Windows button is for? It's for shortcuts.. For example, Start + E brings up the explorer screen and Start + F brings up the search screen. Not to mention the usefulness for people who didn't have a mouse back in the day or if your mouse crashes during a session.

i know exactly what it's for, and i know exactly how to use it; but every time i hit it by mistake during a game, it exits my game, brings be back to the desktop, and flips up the stupid start menu! what's worse, half my games will generally crash when you try to bring them back up again!! it's frustrating, especially if you've spent like half an hour or more between savepoints and have to start again from square one!

i seem a bit hasty in my text, but it's one thing that always pisses me off about pc games. but that's not the developers' fault; it's a mix of microsoft's "seemed good at the time" ideas, and my own personal retardation

I guess its more getting used to than its a flaw