http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/760/760269p1.html
As with any passing, funeral arrangements were an unpleasant necessity. Dialing into Microsoft, we were greeted by Max, a cheery mate that makes dying Xbox 360s seem cool. Max is an automated greeter you can personally experience by calling 1-800-4MY-XBOX. His speech is a bit obnoxious—sort of how we imagine the inventor of the hoody-blazer talks—but Max connected us to a real consumer service rep pretty quickly. If you can't be arsed to dial the phone number yourself, click here for a sample of Max's dope spiel.
Since our deceased Xbox was manufactured with the launch batch ("2005-10-19" on the back of the console), Microsoft offered to repair the system free of charge—even though it lived past the one-year warranty other 360 consoles enjoy. Four business days later (exactly as advertised), we received in the mail a cardboard coffin for our Xbox 360.
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Monday, January 29, 2007
I really enjoy this picture
Ev3ntH0riz0n has been spotted passing around this picture on the forums.
The EA incident
http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=13636
Is the Xbox 360 failure rate higher than we think? And is Capcom's recent release of Dead Rising contributing to the problem? Microsoft and Capcom refute the claims of an EA employee who suggested that 360 failure rates were in the 30-50% range.
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Is the Xbox 360 failure rate higher than we think? And is Capcom's recent release of Dead Rising contributing to the problem? Microsoft and Capcom refute the claims of an EA employee who suggested that 360 failure rates were in the 30-50% range.
More.
The Big Box Project
Payback is a dish best served in a giant box.
The Big Box Project
The Story
Like many others, I have a broken xbox 360... again. This is the second time I've experienced the flashing red lights of death since purchasing the console in the late summer of 2006. The console was replaced by Microsoft upon first failure under the original 90 day product warranty. Fast forward to present day, same failure... different story.
The problem isn't the console, it's the service. This time they left the door cracked just enough for me to barge in... big box in hand.
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The Big Box Project
The Story
Like many others, I have a broken xbox 360... again. This is the second time I've experienced the flashing red lights of death since purchasing the console in the late summer of 2006. The console was replaced by Microsoft upon first failure under the original 90 day product warranty. Fast forward to present day, same failure... different story.
The problem isn't the console, it's the service. This time they left the door cracked just enough for me to barge in... big box in hand.
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Kotaku poll (this is why internet polls are retarded)
Has your Xbox 360 ever crapped out?
Yup. Hasn't exactly been smooth sailing.
43.8% (4727 votes)
Crap schmap. No probs whatsoever!
38.0% (4103 votes)
Not mine, but a friend's has.
18.2% (1968 votes)
10798 total votes. results as of 01/29/2007 04:13:11 am.
http://kotaku.com/gaming/original/the-great-xbox-360-crapout-poll-226864.php
Somewhat impossible to get accurate polls on the internet when it is filled with fanatical fantards.
Yup. Hasn't exactly been smooth sailing.
43.8% (4727 votes)
Crap schmap. No probs whatsoever!
38.0% (4103 votes)
Not mine, but a friend's has.
18.2% (1968 votes)
10798 total votes. results as of 01/29/2007 04:13:11 am.
http://kotaku.com/gaming/original/the-great-xbox-360-crapout-poll-226864.php
Somewhat impossible to get accurate polls on the internet when it is filled with fanatical fantards.
Team Xbox Poll
Team Xbox poll
http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=392599
it works just fine 1354 82.26%
it's defected 292 17.74%
http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=392599
it works just fine 1354 82.26%
it's defected 292 17.74%
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