How reliable are current gen game systems REALLY?

[Subzerowings]

I was left shratching my head when my ps3 died for the seventh time. My ps2 is about 7 years old and it's still going strong. I've never experienced any problems with it, and I played for 4-7 hours a day on that thing. I nearly played 4 hours a day on my ps3 and it didn't even last a year, after being repared 7 times.

Sony of course says it's my fault. They probably think I'm some retard that grills steaks with that thing.
Then there's the XBOX 360. I guess it doesn't really needs an introduction, who doesn't know about the RROD.

Wii's have hardware issues to but I believe they're much less prominent.

This gen's consoles measure up pretty poorly compared to old ones like the SNES, ps2 or even the Atari 2600.

What could be the issue? Is the market oversatured and are consoles therefore being pushed out of the door like crazy? Did Sony and Microsoft leap to far with their HD-consoles so they can't make quality consoles affordable anymore?

Also, what could we do about it? Complain? Stop buying crappy hardware? Genocide?

 

[delet]

Maybe your luck just sucks?

I've had my 360 for a good 3-ish years now and it only broke once (It went blind! A case worse than even the 3 red rings!) but it's been fine ever since. I used to play it all day and night too, so it was just a random problem.

 

[ArcWinter]

Actually my Xbox broke once many years ago and has been perfect since then.

But it's probably "planned obsolescence" that causes consoles to be put together without much of a care. Since it's gonna be useless eventually, why work too hard on it?

I suggest widespread riots, and lots of customer complaints.

someone somewhere has thought that about obsolescence seriously and that makes me angry

 

[CoverYourHead]

My PS3 has yet to have an issue and I've had it for a while now.

I'm on my third (or fourth, I stopped keeping track) 360, but microsoft is terrible at making hardware. I'm also on my third original Xbox, so whatever.

So I don't know if it's specific to this generation, maybe the increase in gamers and the wider spread of communication on statistics on gaming hardware make it look worse.

 

[Brotherofwill]

Sony always had slightly faulty systems. Mostly due to disc reading. My PS3 is still going strong, I'vwe traveled with the thing across the world and dropped it a few times aswell. My PS1 died twice, PS2 trice.

The only company that turns out brick-solid systems is Nintendo. Nintendo hardware never breaks.

 

[Grey_Focks]

Genocide is always my go-to solution. But OT, my 360 elite has never had any problems of any sort, neither has any console I own, except for my older Nintendo ones, but they could always just be fixed by, not joking here, taking out the cartridge and blowing on them.

 

[Private Custard]

except for my older Nintendo ones, but they could always just be fixed by, not joking here, taking out the cartridge and blowing on them.

Oldest trick in the book. I have a Megadrive (actually, three of them), a Master System II, a SNES and an N64......all of which respond well to this trick!

But for me, the problems started with the PS2. After a year, mine would refuse to read any disc that wasn't a silver DVD, but DVD movies appeared green on my screen! I've been through five 360s, four of which suffered massive DVD drive issues within the first year and were replaced at the store the same day. One of my 360s only lasted 42 minutes before shitting itself!

My most recent 360 lasted 18 months before finally giving my my first RROD. I was actually quite pleased, I was starting to feel left out! But it happened at a point that I was getting tired of gaming anyway, I realised that I was never going to see another Morrowind! That was five months ago, and I haven't bothered replacing it.

Unless you spend a shitload of cash on electronics, modern gear is built like shit. I blame China for a lot of it, most of them couldn't assemble a Kinder Egg toy without fucking something up.

 

[fenrizz]

I have had a PS3 for over 2.5 years now, and have yet to have a single issue with.

 

[XJ-0461]

My PS3 has always worked (knock wood), as has the second hand Wii I've got (again, knock wood).

So maybe your PS3 was from a faulty batch or something. Or got dropped when it was being shipped from wherever it was made to wherever you are and the people just hoped nobody noticed.

 

[Slaanax]

I have had this X-box for couple years now and had a red ring of death with it but I swear it works better since I got it back.

 

[OmegaXzors]

My PS3 is still going strong but I've only had it since December. I've had a Wii since release date, it works fine. Though, no personal quarries with the Xbox360.

A friend of mine has had one since it came out and he has never had the RROD. He plays it often. Another friend got one last year and it fried in less than six months. It varies? The one whose had it from release date has it horizontal rather than vertical at all times. His argument is the direction the fan is going. Also, his room is rather cold since it's underground. It might also contribute.

I also have my PS3 horizontal (but that's because there's no room for it vertically) but my Wii has always been vertical. I don't know what to say. I've NEVER had any system in my life break.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Well, I got my PS3 about a month after release and there's been absolutely nothing wrong with it, ever. Although I have heard of quite a few people having trouble with the disc drive on PS3s.

I guess I'm lucky.

 

[direkiller]

I left my PS2 at home when i left for collage i came home and found it on my sister said hadin't played it for 4 days and it was still running just fine

Meanwhile my buddy got 2 RROD and broke down and bought an inercooler. At which point i pointed out to him he just bought an attachment to fix something Microsoft messed up.

I guess they don't need to be as tough as the PS2 and X-box both can live though a nuke but some Quality control is needed for them

 

[Stormz]

I've had my 360 for well over 2 years and it had never crapped out on me. Same with every system I've ever had. I take really good care of them maybe? I've just never had a system die on me. I hope to keep it that way. Though my 360 might RRoD someday, they usually do at least once.

 

[MadeinHell]

I've had my 360 since release and it never broke. Even though I treat it like a brick and just throw it everywhere, keep it in a dirt covered space and basically don't care at all about it's health.

Maybe that's the way?

I also never had a PC malfunction but I would never allow that little beauty of mine any harm. My phhheshious

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

I don't know, as far as I've known they're reliable to a point.

My PS2 broke about six monthes ago after around four or more years of being played.
My PS3 hasn't had a problem so far
My XBox (not 360) won't read some discs anymore, and occasionally has disc drive problems
My Wii loses most Virtual Console memory at every power outage

 

[PureChaos]

i've had my Wii for over 2 and a half years and i've not had any problems whatsoever.

 

[Nalgas D. Lemur]

The only company that turns out brick-solid systems is Nintendo. Nintendo hardware never breaks.

Old Nintendo hardware never breaks. The newer consoles with optical drives (read: moving parts) may break less often than MS/Sony ones, but the drives do still crap out from time to time, a good deal more than the cartridge-based ones did. It took longer to show up than for most consoles, but even the GameCube eventually started getting guides posted for recalibrating the laser to get a little more life out of the drives, because it happened to enough people (a small but irritated minority). The Wii has had a few drive issues, too, like the ones that couldn't read double-layered discs and got replaced by Nintendo. They definitely have the lowest failure rate out of the three current consoles according to everything I've seen, which is good, but it's also definitely non-zero by a significant amount and a good deal higher than their older stuff, which was nearly indestructible.