Fuck you Microsoft.

[Darknacht]

You know if you stop buying crap they will stop making it?

 

[Jonluw]

I've had mine since launch. RROD'd once. Never had any problems since.

 

[ZeroMachine]

Is it wrong I read your post in Austin Powers' voice?

I don't see it as wrong. Actually, it made this thread less of a waste of time.

No offense, OP. It's just, we've heard it all before and then some.

Honest advice, though, get a 360 slim if you get a replacement.

 

[WorldCritic]

The really bad thing for me is that I'm expecting my 360 to die almost every time I turn it on now considering I've had it for almost four years.

 

[Belgian_Waffles]

Is it wrong I read your post in Austin Powers' voice?

I don't see it as wrong. Actually, it made this thread less of a waste of time.

No offense, OP. It's just, we've heard it all before and then some.

Honest advice, though, get a 360 slim if you get a replacement.

None taken, I just needed to get this off my chest.

 

[CrazyCapnMorgan]

My uncle's has had 2 PS3's. One is completely dead with no warranty left, the other has blue-ray issues. I've had an XBox 360 Elite since that came out and it has not once RRoD. I've seen several of my friends go through many, MANY, MANY RRoD with normal XBoxes.

Now, I have the original GameBoy. You know, the ones that were cloned from the material of Wolverine's skeleton? That thing still works - I can still play Pokemon with no problem and Final Fantasy Legend still plays nicely.

Some things work, some things don't. When you have companies caring more about their bottom line than their customers, you'll have these problems no matter what company produces them. If I had my way, I'd say "Fuck everyone, give me a wroking Sega CD player so I can finish Popful Mail." On that note, Working Designs needs to be brought back. They made awesome RPGs. Seriously, I actually had fun chasing after a villian named, and I shit you not, Nuts Cracker.

When your console has a 54% failure rate, you need to go back to the drawing board.http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/

Oh, I'm fully aware of that percentage, friend. However, the point still stands - if Microsoft had cared enough about its customers, they would have fully tested their product before releasing it to them. That goes for all other companies, too. Unfortunately, all of these things usually run on budgets and schedules - something product testing nowadays gets little of, if problems such as the one you've brought to this thread, and others like it, are any indication.

 

[Spartan X1]

I've sent mine in three times I keep the face plates like trophies, Microsoft does need to get there ass in quality over qauntity I mean Sony makes reliable consoles and Nintendo, well lets just say when we're gone Nintendo's consoles will rule the earth.

 

[CrazyCapnMorgan]

The really bad thing for me is that I'm expecting my 360 to die almost every time I turn it on now considering I've had it for almost four years.

That's as long as I've had my 360 Elite, I think. Mayyybe, a little longer. It's been awhile, at least.

..........

Now I'm starting to worry... >.>

 

[Blindrooster]

...... I like my xbox. The fact that it isn't immortal helps me to connect with it.

that being said, i'm on my 3rd one...........

 

[CardinalPiggles]

get a slim, they break less.

I can just picture MS's R&D department now...

"Why! Why does the console keep melting!"
"I think it's an issue with the cooling system, sir"
"You're right, it's not hot enough."
"Well, no sir, that's not what I-"
"MOAR FIRE!"

Genius. i read that with an olde english accent too, makes it better

 

[emeraldrafael]

Well, you could always pay more for a better machine. Its up to you.

 

[Brian Hendershot]

Ahhh...My Xbox360 seems to defies all the numbers. The first one (Pro Edition) had Red Rings a year in, but I solved that problem by slapping on one of those Jet Engines they call a fan on the back of it. A little bit later, I traded it up for the new slim black edition and haven't had any problems. Now that I say that, of course, my Xbox360 will explode into flames, dust, and cheap Hookers next time I turn it on.

 

[Jatal Khyron]

I used to be a loyal PS2 owner with a large game library, but when the next gens came out I grappled with which to get. I chose the 360, solely because the price was lower at the time. The way I saw it, they were just about equal in most respects (except the Bluray player, which I didn't need at the time). I had it for about 2 years before I Red Ringed. I was just as furious as anyone else, although I was able to extend it's life for 2 more months trying various online tricks to keep it running. I would have switched brands but for one critical thing:

All the saved games I had that would be used by the newer versions. (Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, Rock Band, etc.)

I look forward to the day postulated by Extra Credits recently when the consoles will go the way of the dodo, and it all becomes interchangable software. This VHS/Betamax crap really grinds my gears.

 

[Leemaster777]

This is why I don't own a 360.

This, more or less. I don't have any problem with Microsoft, nor with the 360 itself, but that damn failure rate REALLY turned me off of the Xbox.

So I went with the PS3... which broke on me after about 2 years. My fault. Apparently, leaving your games running for weeks on end, and never turning your system off can have negative consequences. Who'd have thunk?