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MrDeano89

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i realise this topic has probably already been done but from a quick search its not recent and tbh i really dont care as im that upset now over this, but if anyones had a similar situation or knows anything about this or what to do please let me know! other than buying a new bloody xbox i really dont know what to do



right, i've had TWO xbox 360's now, the first one was an arcade, as i thought at first that it was cheap and would run just as well, alas i was wrong, after the FIRST year it failed and bearing in mind it was not moved from its location it really irritated me, firstly it would not play certain games unless prompted a few times, then any game at all unless i reset it or reloaded the disc tray at least 2-7 times, THEN it would not even OPEN the disc tray at all when prompted.... i mean seriously? so ok its an arcade and it wont play games after a year due to "disc errors" or even registering discs at all. Even though it plays dvds perfectly and none of my games are scratched at all.... so i figured sod it its obviously a dud xbox and out of warranty so i bought an XBOX ELITE..... i figured the top notch version must be built properly AT LEAST but no.....

for the first year it ran perfectly, just like i'd EXPECT IT TO

but literally withing 2 months of the year warranty wearing out.... it started to have disc reading problems.... and after about a week of this it got worse.. it wouldnt even load games without a fuss, then it started glitching and messing me about. now im not being funny but i have TWO playstation 2s and TWO playstation 1's and a game cube, all of which work PERFECTLY unless a game is damaged which is obviously acceptable.... im really upset about this




does anyone else have similar problems and if so what can we do? i mean terrible worksmanship cant be just scooped aside when your customers pay alot of money for your product can it?
 

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deanoxxx said:
but literally withing 2 months of the year warranty wearing out.... it started to have disc reading problems....
That sounds like M$ alright.

Sorry man, I'm a PC guy, so I'm limited in what I can suggest. =[
 

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I had the same problem with 2 PS2s. And 1 360. Buy a new console. Get it repaired. Or find a new hobby. Not much else you can do.
 

MrDeano89

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dududf said:
deanoxxx said:
but literally withing 2 months of the year warranty wearing out.... it started to have disc reading problems....
That sounds like M$ alright.

Sorry man, I'm a PC guy, so I'm limited in what I can suggest. =[


im really pissed off mate, i mean xbox games are excellent, and i have too many to scrap my xbox and go to PS3.... is it really a case of go to get another? and if so what can i do to stop this happening for a third time?
 

dududf

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deanoxxx said:
dududf said:
deanoxxx said:
but literally withing 2 months of the year warranty wearing out.... it started to have disc reading problems....
That sounds like M$ alright.

Sorry man, I'm a PC guy, so I'm limited in what I can suggest. =[


im really pissed off mate, i mean xbox games are excellent, and i have too many to scrap my xbox and go to PS3.... is it really a case of go to get another? and if so what can i do to stop this happening for a third time?
Well, First thing I'd do is see if there are any other Warantys, that can extend it.

Secondly i'd phone up support and share your plight, and see if they can do anything for you.

If not, then 3's the last time i'd get it, (with the Warranty that you should've been looking for) and hope that the magic of Warranty follows it.

sorry bro, worst comes to worst, the PS3 has FUCKING RATCHET AND CLAAANK!! YEAAAAH!! (I do not own a PS3 =[ )
 

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So you said that the consoles started getting fucked up after a year warranty eh? Seems to me that you were scammed by microsoft and/or best buy. Or 360's are kinda shitty when it comes to reliability, i saw my brother go through 4 360's in 3 months because of "technical issues" (the hardrive was put in upside down) so its probably the latter, but i like conspiracies so i'm gonna keep my eye on best buy and microsoft. SAY I DON'T HAVE A WARRANTY ON MY ZUNE WILL YA!!!
 

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deanoxxx said:
dududf said:
deanoxxx said:
but literally withing 2 months of the year warranty wearing out.... it started to have disc reading problems....
That sounds like M$ alright.

Sorry man, I'm a PC guy, so I'm limited in what I can suggest. =[


im really pissed off mate, i mean xbox games are excellent, and i have too many to scrap my xbox and go to PS3.... is it really a case of go to get another? and if so what can i do to stop this happening for a third time?
You could go to your local renter place and sell all ur games
 

MrDeano89

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dududf said:
deanoxxx said:
dududf said:
deanoxxx said:
but literally withing 2 months of the year warranty wearing out.... it started to have disc reading problems....
That sounds like M$ alright.

Sorry man, I'm a PC guy, so I'm limited in what I can suggest. =[


im really pissed off mate, i mean xbox games are excellent, and i have too many to scrap my xbox and go to PS3.... is it really a case of go to get another? and if so what can i do to stop this happening for a third time?
Well, First thing I'd do is see if there are any other Warantys, that can extend it.

Secondly i'd phone up support and share your plight, and see if they can do anything for you.

If not, then 3's the last time i'd get it, (with the Warranty that you should've been looking for) and hope that the magic of Warranty follows it.

sorry bro, worst comes to worst, the PS3 has FUCKING RATCHET AND CLAAANK!! YEAAAAH!! (I do not own a PS3 =[ )

i played every ratchet and clank game on the PS2 until the ps3 came out (in truth my brother bought the xbox and i followed on lol) im going to buy ANOTHER 360 with warranty and gamecare etc in hopes this time it will last but i agree ratchet and clank was fucking awesome and i wish i'd continued the series as it was my favourite ps2 series :(
 

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I'm on my third xbox and it's finally working. My first 2 broke within 7 months of buying each. I'm on an xbox 360 arcade right now, had it about a year, and it's working fine for me.
 

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deanoxxx said:
dududf said:
deanoxxx said:
but literally withing 2 months of the year warranty wearing out.... it started to have disc reading problems....
That sounds like M$ alright.

Sorry man, I'm a PC guy, so I'm limited in what I can suggest. =[


im really pissed off mate, i mean xbox games are excellent, and i have too many to scrap my xbox and go to PS3.... is it really a case of go to get another? and if so what can i do to stop this happening for a third time?
Mine died after getting my place exterminated. I think some crap got into it and killed it. Have you tried vacuuming it? I clean all the fan vents with a vacuum hose every few days. It seems to attract dust no matter how clean the area is around it.
 

dududf

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deanoxxx said:
dududf said:
deanoxxx said:
dududf said:
deanoxxx said:
but literally withing 2 months of the year warranty wearing out.... it started to have disc reading problems....
That sounds like M$ alright.

Sorry man, I'm a PC guy, so I'm limited in what I can suggest. =[


im really pissed off mate, i mean xbox games are excellent, and i have too many to scrap my xbox and go to PS3.... is it really a case of go to get another? and if so what can i do to stop this happening for a third time?
Well, First thing I'd do is see if there are any other Warantys, that can extend it.

Secondly i'd phone up support and share your plight, and see if they can do anything for you.

If not, then 3's the last time i'd get it, (with the Warranty that you should've been looking for) and hope that the magic of Warranty follows it.

sorry bro, worst comes to worst, the PS3 has FUCKING RATCHET AND CLAAANK!! YEAAAAH!! (I do not own a PS3 =[ )

i played every ratchet and clank game on the PS2 until the ps3 came out (in truth my brother bought the xbox and i followed on lol) im going to buy ANOTHER 360 with warranty and gamecare etc in hopes this time it will last but i agree ratchet and clank was fucking awesome and i wish i'd continued the series as it was my favourite ps2 series :(
Woa woa, just wanna double check, did you find a extended warranty?

Because if not I'd reccomend just to go to the PS3, as it has ratchet and clank and soon, God of War 3, all of which I'm QQ'ing about and deeply want.

So yeah, if you have an extended Warranty get 360 if not convert to PS3.

My 2 cents.