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xbox 360 rant
Tweet Topic Started: Sep 23 2010, 10:31 PM (452 Views)
ctx47	Sep 23 2010, 10:31 PM Post #1
Level 4 Posts: 330 Group: Members Member #2,061 Joined: May 31, 2010	now before i begin this rant i have one thing too say, i like the 360, just some things makes me pissed with this console, so shall we begin? i know this is obvious but, why in this steaming HELL does the 360 still have the red ring of death? i know that the new one some how doesent get the RROD, but why? its been 5 years since its launch! your telling me that microsoft STILL hasent come up with a solution? there like the most richest company in the world! that cant come up with some extra bucks too fix this!? there should be no reason for a game system to fail. i have my NES from the 90's, and it still works. what else is kinda stupid, you know those red ring's that come up when the 360 gets the RROD? that means that microsoft KNEW ths was gonna happen. so why didnt they fix it? any way dont be hateing just because i said some facts about the 360 that you dont like. and be nice to one another!! bye bye!
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Jonny Justice	Sep 24 2010, 08:38 AM Post #2
Level 7 Posts: 1,375 Group: Members Member #1,866 Joined: Apr 3, 2010	Why does it fail? Because it's Micro$oft, and all they want is more of your money.
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n8great321	Sep 24 2010, 10:15 AM Post #3
Level 4 Posts: 305 Group: Members Member #811 Joined: May 30, 2009	While the failure rate of 360's (especially early ones) is inexcusable (I believe it's at least 30-40%), you have to consider some other things too. I don't think you'll argue that a 360 is more complicated than an NES. There are more moving parts in a 360 (there are NONE in an NES), so mechanically the more pieces you have, the more likely one will fail. The RROD is an overheating issue, which a non-disc based system like the NES would never have to worry about. Computers fail all the time, and a 360 is essentially a very powerful computer. Microsoft has remedied the issue to an extent, but you can't seriously expect them (or any company) to predetermine every possible problem that could ever come up under any circumstance. They realized overheating was a possibility, so they included the RROD warning as a clear indication as to what the problem is. If your 360 inexplicably shut off, wouldn't you rather know what the problem is rather than not?
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browland1	Sep 24 2010, 10:40 AM Post #4
Posts: 3,481 Group: Admins Member #719 Joined: May 12, 2009 Currently Playing Bloodborne.	I'm getting serious deja-vu with this topic - I'm sure it's been discussed over and over again. But no matter... The RROD is a big problem that Microsoft and Xbox 360 fanboys have downplayed and dismissed, but none of the gaming companies has the midas touch when it comes to hardware reliability. Every console on the market has a failure rate and the 360 unfortunately boasts the highest. The new slim models seem to be more reliable and I know many owners who have had no problems, whereas their old Arcade and Pro models bit the dust long ago.



EuropeanGamer	Oct 14 2010, 06:14 PM Post #5
Level 5 Posts: 727 Group: Members Member #1,111 Joined: Aug 6, 2009	ctx47 Sep 23 2010, 10:31 PM now before i begin this rant i have one thing too say, i like the 360, just some things makes me pissed with this console, so shall we begin? i know this is obvious but, why in this steaming HELL does the 360 still have the red ring of death? i know that the new one some how doesent get the RROD, but why? its been 5 years since its launch! your telling me that microsoft STILL hasent come up with a solution? there like the most richest company in the world! that cant come up with some extra bucks too fix this!? there should be no reason for a game system to fail. i have my NES from the 90's, and it still works. what else is kinda stupid, you know those red ring's that come up when the 360 gets the RROD? that means that microsoft KNEW ths was gonna happen. so why didnt they fix it? any way dont be hateing just because i said some facts about the 360 that you dont like. and be nice to one another!! bye bye! They havent banned you yet ? Btw technically RROD is almost never seen of now. Not only due to new chipsets but also due to other hardware revisions



eSkilliam	Oct 14 2010, 07:49 PM Post #6
Gamer. Graphic Designer. Geek. Posts: 2,001 Group: Moderator Member #980 Joined: Jul 10, 2009 Currently Playing Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Dorrs Twitter @eSkilliam	comparing a 360 to an NES is like comparing a car to a bicycle. Lots of people have to take their cars in for maintenance every day. It's not to often you see someone returning a bike because it broke down. Less parts = less chance of failure. It's why your pencil and paper still work when your typewriter breaks...
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Andsy	Oct 15 2010, 10:21 AM Post #7
Hurf n' Durf Inc. Posts: 1,480 Group: Members Member #1,443 Joined: Dec 14, 2009	Ha, great analogy eSkilliam. The slim apparently fixed all that malarky. The only people who still ramble on about the RRoD are sillybilly fanboys who have nothing better to do than try and hurt a consoles feelings. In other news, NES sucked. That flappy door thing was stupid.
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bediger	Oct 15 2010, 11:05 AM Post #8
Game Fan Posts: 1,422 Group: Members Member #274 Joined: Feb 17, 2009	Andsy Oct 15 2010, 10:21 AM Ha, great analogy eSkilliam. The slim apparently fixed all that malarky. The only people who still ramble on about the RRoD are sillybilly fanboys who have nothing better to do than try and hurt a consoles feelings. In other news, NES sucked. That flappy door thing was stupid. FDoD (Flappy Door of Death)...
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sdcpro	Oct 15 2010, 10:15 PM Post #9
Level 9 Posts: 2,243 Group: Members Member #1,460 Joined: Dec 21, 2009	bediger Oct 15 2010, 11:05 AM Andsy Oct 15 2010, 10:21 AM Ha, great analogy eSkilliam. The slim apparently fixed all that malarky. The only people who still ramble on about the RRoD are sillybilly fanboys who have nothing better to do than try and hurt a consoles feelings. In other news, NES sucked. That flappy door thing was stupid. FDoD (Flappy Door of Death)... I heard a top loader will solve that problem......lmao



eSkilliam	Oct 16 2010, 04:17 AM Post #10
Gamer. Graphic Designer. Geek. Posts: 2,001 Group: Moderator Member #980 Joined: Jul 10, 2009 Currently Playing Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Dorrs Twitter @eSkilliam	Top loader also fixed a lot of the 72 pin connector issues. So see, even the NES was not without fault. Bottom line is that Microsoft never denied the failure rate, and imo they took pretty good strides to please their customers.
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