What's up with CNBC bashing the 360? Weren't they the one's that left it out also in their black friday story?

Many versions of Windows had well publicized problems too but MS is still here. The 360 will survive this.

Hmmm...I wonder if Sony is paying the media off to show these things. Of course not. Everybody knows that MS is the only console maker paying people off right? Riiiiiiight.

lol I like how when she was asking those questions on some threads she got angry responses being call a Sony Fanboy disguising as a reporter. Classic.

Now we know why all the Xbox 360 fanboys come here on N4G.
It's because their xbox 360 is in the repair shop and they don't want to read a book, so they loiter here and spam every ps3 threads....

:D

To Jane: How about not buying your son a game console in the first place?

"It appears the latest edition 360s, which have come out in the last month, are not having the same problems--they may have reconfigured the cooling system or installed a more durable clamp. But when you return your broken console, you don't get one of the new ones...you get a refurbished old one which may or not may be the one you sent in."

stick a fork in MS, they are DONE!!!

I don't see the major issue as you get it fixed for free if it doesn't work, everything paid for. Door to door delivery. I got a certificate with my fixed 360 (new motherboard + BENQ drive) that stated that Microsoft had run it through endurance tests to make sure it won't malfunction again. 3 years extended warranty. I think it's great.

What's a book? mmm... let me google that... mmmm... ohh it's like a file.. with 1 or more physical documents.. with no search capabilities and where some functionality such as Print/Copy/Paste are done using a manual process called "writing" (Obsolete way of communicating ideas into physical surfaces. (i.e. paper which is produced by the murder and mutilation of living organisms such as trees))...

hehe.. just kidding... I love books; I always carry one during my 8 miles/2 hours (round trip) commute in the NY subway… You would be amaze how many 1,200 pages technical books you can read in one year.

Can someone teach me the towel trick?

how about not buying faulty products? :D

most people were not aware of this problem
most people are not aware of this problem
most people will not be aware of this problem

I bet the 17% are modded X360s with added fans in it and pure fanboys who deny they had problems with X360

Wow even with the bad pub of the "RROD" the 360 is still killing the PS3 in sales. Says alot about the platform itself that they have a bond with the gamer that no other system has. I have 3 360's and only one has had the red lights. Only complaint is that they are noisier than hell. But no other system has revolutionized my entertainment experience like the 360.

Does anyone know if the Intercooler helps with the noise?

My setup:
3 Xbox 360's
Velocity Micro Quadcore dual cablecard PC
Vista digital cable ready OS
5 TB of media storage
1 Xbox 360 connected to JVC 56in HD-ILA
1 Xbox 360 connected to Toshiba Regza 42in LCD
1 Xbox 360 Connected to Sony 32in LCD
1 maxed out credit card!!!!!

Is this even news anymore? I get tired of seeing these articles. The 360 reliability issues was a sacrifice Microsoft took to get a one year lead. Whether it will have been worth it, will be known by the end of this generation but it's peculiar how this will probably one of the best things the X360 will be known for in history; hardware failures.

I don't use dvd's to watch movies I stream them through media center. I don't play games on the one that is extremly loud so I know it is not that. It has to be the case fans. I dont know if the Intercooler helps with that noise.

Anyone know?

"Even so, every single person I interviewed for this story said they had no intention of trading in his Xbox 360 for a PlayStation 3. Even the Boettcher brothers from Minneapolis who told me they're on their EIGHTH CONSOLE because of various problems."

I don't know which one is worst. The guy that don't want to get a PS3 by pure bias, since most games are the same and the console itself is better... The PS3 that, even in this situation, can't catch some people money... The 360, that just don't get fixed never... Or the guy that actually buy in the same bullsh!t 8 times, I mean, even if you don't like PS3 or Wii, I myself would just have stopped gaming on the third...

that for no reason she has to mention PS3 just to say people who had 8 broken consoles don't want to get PS3 instead.......

I would not be surprised if Microsoft was freaking making the Xbox 360's out of old recycled Xbox parts. Bill Gates is real sh@tty!

Just waiting for it to return but they say a cople of weeks, dam that some bullsshhiitt.

"I would not be surprised if Microsoft was freaking making the Xbox 360's out of old recycled Xbox parts. Bill Gates is real sh@tty!"

Really? Wow that was brilliant Einstein!!

You stupid kids have nothing better to do than find fault in everything that MS or Gates does. I bet you're too stupid to realize that the world around you would not be the same without "sh@tty" Bill Gates.

Oh my God!! I just realized that Sony feeds all the hungry kids in the world, found a cure for cancer and aids, has developed interstellar space travel, brokered peace in the Middle East while Bill Gates sits in his Lazy Boy sipping wine. Man that Sony sure cares!!!!

Idiots

Yeah read a book, pick up Rant!! Everyone.

I have had 5 Xbox 360 deaths due to the Red Ring of Death. The first time was a month after launch so I still had the warranty and had it replaced for free. The second and third time I was no longer under warranty and I was charged $129 (each time) to replace it

The fourth and fifth times are special. The fourth time I was only charged $100. I explained to the CSR (customer service rep) from MS that this was the fourth time that I encountered the problem and that it was unacceptable. After talking with a supervisor I finally got a discount of only $29. Wow, $29, thanks MS. I sent my console and MS supposedly fixed it and sent it back to me. The exact day that I received my console I turned it on and played for 10 minutes...then...BAM!...RRoD #5.

Obviously this really pissed me off. MS "fixed" my 360 and it just broke again the same day I received it. Infuriated I called MS and demanded a replacement console along with a refund of my money. They complied and I got my money back and a new console.

Those of you that have not had a single problem are extremely lucky. And for those of you that think people with many RRoD problems are PS3 fanboys just trying to bash the 360, STFU!

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I love my 360 but MS really could have done a better job hardware wise.

going on 2 years and I can think of 10 people i know who own 360's and they have not had any issues either. And if it broke they still would never buy a PS3, actually the PS3 is a bit of joke around here.. When I have friends over and we start gaming they want to fire up the 360, the PS3 is old news.. Oh how the mighty have fallen..

All this is new to people. I know there's console wars and such, but it's amazing that all the news that us gamers have known for years is being announced as shocking to the rest of the world. Awwww group hug etc

I agree the quality was not that great but I still would take it over the PS3 any day. The Sony fans are so annoying that I wouldn't by a PS3 now for anything because they have turned me off to the Playstation altogether. The 360 is about a community experience to me and "we" 360 fans seem to be be a bit more informed and mature than the Sony fanboys that post on this site.

Anyone agree?

I never had a problem with any of my xbox 360... and if I ever do I can always alternate to a working one while the other is on rapare bay... Note I don't have multiple xbox 360 because I was afraid of RROD... but simply because don't like the hastle of having to unplug and move my consoles from room to room depending on where I want to play... and when I have friends over they only have to bring their hard drives... I think consoles are like VCRs and DVD players.. if there is a room where entertainment can occure that's where a console must be... which is why I had 3 PS2 (so much for PS2 installbase)...

Anyways.. here it comes my point... Most Sony fanboys jokes around the xbox 360 and their mission to try to convince the world to not get a 360 is 95% based on RROD... but as a game console when it's working ... for those that gotten the RROD most of the time... and for those (like me) not never experience RROD always; the xbox 360 is a create game console with the best games that any games can find today a(yes I added "today" before some Sony fanboys start talking about future hopes and dreams of tiles that will comeout sometimes in the future).

How long have PS3 owner being waiting for AAA titles to come to the system? how long they have being waiting for Kill Zone 2? 2 years and yet no release date?

I know no one want their console braking on them... but seriously... I rather my xbox 360 to die on me now and get back in the game in 2-4 weeks.. than to wait 2 years for games worth having a console for...

I remember when I purchased my PSP on day 1... as early adopter.. just because it was from Sony... and wow.. the PSP will have games... sucked... I paid all that money for nothing... and no games.. just until recently the PSP is getting some good games worth owning one...
Same with the PS3... brake away XBox 360.. RROD cover me with your shadow! RROD compared to lack of games is like comparing a slap in the face to a beaten... or taking a vacation vs being laid off.. lol.

i'm not sure, that 50% number is completely legit, but its still pretty high...

I really don't play alot of games. I use my 3 360's more for media streaming than anything. I have my premium HD cable going through my PC and the 360 act as my HD-DVR. I have been playing Mass Effect and it's totally awesome. I thought that Halo 3 was not very good but the multiplayer was awesome. Gears of War was incredible. Live arcade is totally awesome when they release games that I care about playing. But overall I am a casual gamer and media whore!!! Check out my set up.

3 Xbox 360's
Velocity Micro Quadcore dual cablecard PC
Vista digital cable ready OS
5 TB of media storage with over 300 digital movies and 50 HD movies
1 Xbox 360 connected to JVC 56in HD-ILA
1 Xbox 360 connected to Toshiba Regza 42in LCD
1 Xbox 360 Connected to Sony 32in LCD
1 maxed out credit card!!!!!

I had to send my Xbox 360 back 3 times so far actually 4 I think lol. Its sad though because the console is realy great besides the percentages with problems.

You can bet if my Xbox 360 breaks this time and I have to send it back and wait weeks for a new one, that Im going to go pick up a PS3.

but I will take a good book over a video game anyday. I spend maybe four hours a week gaming, and at least double that reading.

LOl
grow up xbots and sony fanboys

360=trash box every 1 lies if he sai(1 never had a problem with any of my xbox 360 )how can we know that? i get 4 times the RROD n i m not happy

ps3=lucky survivor low ur price sony and make more games and i m waitin for pain is not release yet

I knew it when I saw the fat guy with the xbox 360. Theres only fat people playing with the PS3 so I knew this was untrue news. Pathetic PS3 Fantroids! Play Behind!!!!!!!!!!

well if you speak bad about xbox 360 you are a sony fanboy even if what you said is TRUE .

i have a ps3 wii and xbox 360 they always worked fine ..so good for me

That's when the launch 360's warranty will expire...there are over 11m 360s out there that may be affected by RRoD. Since they don't send you a "fixed" 360(the new ones that are supposed to never get a RRoD) when yours fries, some gamers will have to fork the dough for another console then.

I know it's still a year from now but I think a lot of people are going to be looking for a way to induce the RRoD on their 360 with a soon to expire warranty...I know I would.

Note: I don't own either console, I'm here for the PC...but I enjoy reading Flame-war posts...soooo hilarious.

Wow Poll says 55%... Thats crazy... Even with sony fans and 360 fans putting obligatory yes and no even if they have no system or own 5 thats crazy...

Yes, read, but if you also want a next-gen console with no failures, try PS3.

Ouch, just seen the story, that must hurt.

I sent mine back and they sent me a new one. After mine fried I went out and bought an elite until my new one came back. After this, I went out and bought two fans for both of my 360s and they have been working fine. Also, I don't play them for more then 4 hours at a time now.

i'm tired of hearing these stories. My xbox works fine, zero problems.

So which is truly broken? Don't be calling me an "xbot" I'm speaking the truth here. MS does need to stop giving people refurbished consoles or they will continue to see these kinds of articles. All the new 360's are just fine, lots of the RROD articles are just wishfull thinking on the part of ignorant PS3 fans. It also seems to me that the loyalty of the writer should be in question, it did seem rather like a "shadowy" pro PS3 article and in light of recent 360 sales numbers makes me question it even more.

Stupendous. Absolutely, frikkin' positively and irrefutably the best example of the exposure I've been hoping M$ would suffer for their arrogance and irresponsibility of releasing the defective Crapbox 360. To see such a magnitude of bad press on such a high profile medium, can and will have monumental impact on 360's future in the console wars. Stock holders will pull out, gamers will "jump out (except for the masochists that insist to hold on, sheeesh) , " and M$'s reputation will be ruined in the console market. To those that think I'm being over zealous, keep in mind...they've been ripping people off for FAR to long. THEY RIPPED ME OFF, TOO! They deserve this. Now they will watch as the market gradually and progressively crumbles under their feet, and when the disintegration critical masses-they will be forced to either pull out, or launch a new console upon the bow of their stained reputation. The class action law suit will be in every paper and new channel around the country! Alas, poor, poor MS Game Division, Xbox branch...never turned a profit after six years and NEVER will. I knew this would happen!!!! Yesssssssssss!!!!! Thanks for the heads up Round Peg, you're the man! Oh, and my message to the smegheads at MS..LEAVE THE CONSOLE MARKET TO THE PRO'S, NINTENDO AND SONY.