AriadosMan
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Your friendly neighborhood superhero
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Post by AriadosMan on Aug 17, 2009 16:48:37 GMT -5
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Post by ani on Aug 17, 2009 16:49:35 GMT -5
Kinda already knew about this ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2009 16:52:05 GMT -5
54%? Sad. My friend has a suck 360. I had a rock solid one for about a year. I generally seem to get good consoles though, for whatever reason. It's the only real luck that I have.
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Post by Cyno on Aug 17, 2009 16:52:46 GMT -5
Those results are very skewed because of this and the actual failure rate for 360's is MUCH lower (although still not great).
IGN is sloppy as usual.
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Post by ani on Aug 17, 2009 16:54:49 GMT -5
Those results are very skewed because of this and the actual failure rate for 360's is MUCH lower (although still not great). IGN is sloppy as usual. 54.2% of 5000 people? (Facepalm) |
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JRX
Don Corleone
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Post by JRX on Aug 17, 2009 16:55:34 GMT -5
Funny thing about that Game Informer article, they didn't name their source or where they got their numbers from. That's pretty shoddy journalism.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2009 16:56:17 GMT -5
That's nuts. And I can still play on both of my 16+ year old Super Nintendos.
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Post by ani on Aug 17, 2009 16:57:06 GMT -5
That's nuts. And I can still play on both of my 16+ year old Super Nintendos. Eh, but even those can go. My 17 year old SNES still works but it sounds like a f***ing piggy bank when you shake it ;D |
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Aug 17, 2009 17:47:21 GMT -5
Me and a buddy both bought 360's a couple months after they came out. Both of ours crapped out last summer, and we each bought an Arcade model with the Falcon motherboards last fall and haven't had any problems what so ever.
In fact, I haven't heard of anyone having any real problems with the 360 once the starting being manufactured with the Falcon. They seem to have eliminated most of the problems from the first 2 360 models
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Post by Cyno on Aug 17, 2009 17:50:28 GMT -5
And here I am with my launch-era 360. It has problems with a disc tray that seems to have a mind of its own at times, but no red ring or anything.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Aug 17, 2009 17:53:54 GMT -5
And here I am with my launch-era 360. It has problems with a disc tray that seems to have a mind of its own at times, but no red ring or anything. Nice, my first one can't read any discs. I can put stuff on a HDD and play it on my old one tho |
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Aug 17, 2009 18:08:55 GMT -5
The actual numbers are around 33% 360 failure rate, 1% Wii failure rate, and less than 1% PS3 failure rate.
Still pretty bad for 360....at least the Falcon has fixed most of the problems.
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Post by Kash Flagg on Aug 17, 2009 18:16:43 GMT -5
In other news, water seems to have a dampening effect on clothing. |
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Post by Dr Sanchez on Aug 17, 2009 18:21:41 GMT -5
My first one died within 4 months to the dreaded RROD, then my 2nd one lasted about 2 years and was sent off today for repairs. Yeah, I love those guys at Xbox, hoping I get a new version if this one can't be repaired, although I'm starting to lose patience.
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Post by weaselboy on Aug 17, 2009 18:22:17 GMT -5
Its a tough one to call, I've had two red rings so far but I'm still on the same X box. I just let it cool off a bit. So whilst technically my x box has "failed" it hasn't been a massive disaster for me and I'm still happy with my purchase.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Aug 17, 2009 18:23:23 GMT -5
My first one died within 4 months to the dreaded RROD, then my 2nd one lasted about 2 years and was sent off today for repairs. Yeah, I love those guys at Xbox, hoping I get a new version if this one can't be repaired, although I'm starting to lose patience. I never bothered sending mine in for repairs, because it would have cost me $150 for repairs or $200 for a brand new system, and I have no problems with my new one. I love it |
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Post by bubbles on Aug 17, 2009 18:24:59 GMT -5
Mine (well my little brother's) is currently broke. Gonna sell it and all the games, probably to fund a PS3 (or beer).
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B.B.M
Hank Scorpio
Scavenger Hunt All-Star
Where did the Lime go?
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Post by B.B.M on Aug 17, 2009 18:27:02 GMT -5
.......And one that bombshell, we have a policeman here, to talk about road safety. |
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Post by Mattification on Aug 17, 2009 18:27:49 GMT -5
The actual numbers are around 33% 360 failure rate, 1% Wii failure rate, and less than 1% PS3 failure rate. Still pretty bad for 360....at least the Falcon has fixed most of the problems. Where`d you get those numbers from? |
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Post by Jimmy King on Aug 17, 2009 18:28:10 GMT -5
My first one died within 4 months to the dreaded RROD, then my 2nd one lasted about 2 years and was sent off today for repairs. Yeah, I love those guys at Xbox, hoping I get a new version if this one can't be repaired, although I'm starting to lose patience. I never bothered sending mine in for repairs, because it would have cost me $150 for repairs or $200 for a brand new system, and I have no problems with my new one. I love it To be fair your first one crapped out last summer. So 2005 to 2008 is 3 years You've only had this one for a year. Come back in 2 and you might be singing a different tune... |
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