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  Your not supposed to use silly.....my condolences :) : Silent Wolf
  • Heh. Compared to your losses, mine are insignificant. I just wanted to play BF1943 :( : Gonzo
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  :< : Shivawn
  • cthulu? : klearlyunseen
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  Gotta think positive. It'll turn up. : _jon
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    I tried that. Still red ringed. : Gonzo
    • Im on my 5th one now and it pulls a red ring occasionaly and somehow it manages to keep firing up after a... : pwnjoo
• Ever since MS fixed my Xbox the first time round, it's been going solid since. : Drewus
• Mine has started acting weird. The colours go wonky after it's been on for a few minutes. BACK TO COSTCO ... : SenorSpine
• It's dead! : Link.
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  I'm sure it's been said before but... how can anyone sell a product that dies all the time. I've seen doz... : Wyvern
  • There is no way they have stayed under the recall rate. : hirosushima
  • it's really awful, most people put up with it because the platform is pretty awesome. It would be interes... : MikkleThePickle
  • People put up with it because if you can live with that one thing it's by far the best gaming platform th... : uncleanmonkey
  • There was a backlash 2-3 years ago when MS wasn't honoring repairs for the RROD past the standard 3 month... : Prozium
  • Microsoft replace them for 3 years which keeps the users happy. : abrasion
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    It's still cheaper than the PS3, and MS fixes it for free if it red rings. As a 360 owner it honestly doe... : Drewus
    • I agree, I rrod shipped it once, didn't have it for a week or two, no big deal for me. XBLive and the va... : threeup
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    My girlfriend works in the support department for a government agency called 'forbrugerstyrelsen'. It's b... : aaarrrgh
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      Also, PS3s have a big issue with their Blu Ray drives breaking down. Lots of people are having problems w... : aaarrrgh
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        For two years after the 360s release there were very nearly daily RROD posts on the shack. This is the ... : cerealSAM2
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          Sure, but unlike Microsoft, Sony's support is outright awful, which is why they probably receive so many calls about it.

          Jul 28, 2009 5:30am PDT
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          Sure, but unlike Microsoft, Sony's support is outright awful, which is why they probably receive so many ... : aaarrrgh
          • That's funny, when my PS3 broke they overnighted me a new one. It was still under warranty. I expected ... : flagg209
        • I'll buy that empirical evidence. Never once seen a BROD thread. : davantalus
        • The shack doesn't have nearly as many PS3 owners either.. not sure of the breakdown but seems with mos... : Shadowdane
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    It's interesting that I can still play my NES 20 years later, but I'm guaranteed my 360 won't last that l... : Dalant
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      I don't really know that that's a fair comparison. I would never make excuses for the horrible 360 failur... : qwpeoriu
      • Even outside the moving parts, it's such higher power and so undergoes far more thermal stress too. (whi... : DinK
    • dont forget you have to clean your contact and make sure the cart slips down the proper amount. I tried m... : pwnjoo
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    it's a pretty awesome platform. I only bought my 360 1.5yrs ago, knowing full well the problems,but by t... : slickdoody
    • I bought mine at Costco. Not only do I not worry about failures, but when the last one failed I replaced... : DinK
  • I'm on #3. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Two things IMO. First, they have the best console. Second, they as a company are able to throw a billio... : DinK
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    because they dont die all the time? : maulla
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      oh hey guys my 360 just died : maulla
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        hey it died again! this thing dies all the time : maulla
        • I'm on 360 #4 and I was just helping a friend return his to Costco on Friday. =( : DinK
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    I am sure it's had an impact on sales. : Fred Garvin
    • Also, you have summoned pneum0. : Fred Garvin
    • I'm really really casual as far as consoles are concerned. I would likely have bought one by now if it we... : davantalus
  • GREAT Propaganda and i think the fanboy wars benefit Microsoft because fanboy = devoted follower ... : quadalupeupe
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  How can they not fix this? Are their engineers stumped by the problem? Is it too expensive to fix? Is it ... : ventro
  • I think they have, by and large, there's just a large number of old consoles out there, and the "repair" ... : uncleanmonkey
  • Maybe then it'd cost as much as a PS3. : Marrbe
  • The new ones are fixed (allegedly) .The problem, I think is that the referb units are old ones and so kee... : chazums
  • I'm sure they're aware of the problem but it's likely a cost benefit analysis. If it's going to cost more... : ieGod
  • There are millions out there with flaws that are waiting to die. They are just replacing them as it goes. : Fred Garvin
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  I am still using my launch day 360 with no problems. : scapin
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    you just jinxed yourself! It's an inevitability :) : moshman
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      Mr. Anderson. : freqq28
      • I don't think he has the Neo 360... : one random winner
  • Same here and everyone of my friends has red ringed : bozer
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    Mine lasted until about three days after the way way extended warranty was up. I just said fuckit and pi... : MacemanInTW
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      yeah it's a fun console, lots of great games, and i'm thankful mine has never crapped the bed : pharom
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        First game of SF4 I played red ringed my launch one. I had not had a single issue with it up until then! : MacemanInTW
        • you know that MS will repair red ring machines for free regardless of warranty? My original 360 was liste... : metalremains
  • mine lasted 2yrs and bit the dust : Shadowdane
  • prove it, post screenshot or video on youtube if you do i'll take video of my Red Jasper Xbox 360....a... : quadalupeupe
• It's like HAL 9000 shutting down, only dumber. : Wolfanoz
• why was my post removed from lastnight? i asked about falcon or jasper my friend who owns a Falcon ... : quadalupeupe