This sounds about right. You are actually part of the majority here, not the exception (the peak of early xboxes is listed as above, but I believe the number of failures within the first year of use was closer to 33%). With this high of a failure rate, it is quite expected for a lot of people you know with xboxes to have problems. The thing is, the bad usually outweighs the good, so you hear a lot of people saying "my 1st gen xbox has rrod, *insert rage here*." You usually don't hear as much from the people saying "my 1st gen xbox is still working."
Poll: Is my 360 anomalous?
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It's a shame that MS couldn't have put clear instructions about how to prolong the life of your machine, but that would be admitting they know there's a problem, and I guess we have the right to expect something like that to just work and stay working if we plug it in and leave it on.
I imagine that if the advice about restricting yourself to a few hours at a time, making sure it's well ventilated, and not pressed into a 3 inch carpet, and other such things, had got thru to everyone there'd have been less returns.
At the same time, it should be capable of being left on for weeks, same as a PC.
I imagine that if the advice about restricting yourself to a few hours at a time, making sure it's well ventilated, and not pressed into a 3 inch carpet, and other such things, had got thru to everyone there'd have been less returns.
At the same time, it should be capable of being left on for weeks, same as a PC.
I've had my launch version Elite and played it almost daily ever since it came out of the box, without a single issue the whole time *touch wood*. And none of my xbox friends have ever had red rings either. If anything, I have more personal experiences with PS3's dying than Xbox's. Weird.
I don't know anyone who has bought a 360 and not had it die on them at some point. I'm on my third system and have had 3 free fixes. Strangely though, my problem has always been with CDrom breaking...
Fixed that for you. The xbox doesn't use CDs.CannibalCorpses said:
I've had one problem with a disc drive dying a horrible horrible death, but that was easily fixable, only cost like 30 euro as well.
Mines would have been peachy if it wasnt not for the back i broke the disk drive. No its not unsual......just dont have your father sound like he is on fire. To turn out it was a joke but in your rush you stepped on the open disc drive as you change discs.........
I would just go on, normally, and play games and such. However, late one night you are playing, and it begins to speak to you with a sinister, gravelly voice? You are own your own, buddy.Deadlyveggie said:
The failure rate was higher than normal at launch, but you were still statistically unlucky if it failed on you (the highest reported failure rate was 54.2%, which was the result of a Game Informer survey and probably not representative of an average gamer's experience. I think it also included non-RROD failures. Most other estimates were between 20-30%). So while the console still had an inexcusably high failure rate early on, chances still were that yours wouldn't die on you.
My original console kicked the bucket a few months ago though it probably was because I would play for long periods of time, getting the internals rather hot and I kept it in my basement, which is freezing. So much heating then rapid cooling probably would destroy any console.... well except for the gamecube, but that's made of nintendium so it doesn't count.
Contrary to popular belief, the 360 has only gotten more reliable. Due to more and more variations in models that have come out.
Even the first generations of 360's (i.e, the ones that broke most) Were quite reliable. The number of 360 failures are well under a 2000. Which sounds a lot, and it is. But you have to remember 360's sell in their millions. Which means that under 1% of 360's have gotten the RROD.
360's almost never crash these days. Hardware and software have improved vastly on them.
Even the first generations of 360's (i.e, the ones that broke most) Were quite reliable. The number of 360 failures are well under a 2000. Which sounds a lot, and it is. But you have to remember 360's sell in their millions. Which means that under 1% of 360's have gotten the RROD.
360's almost never crash these days. Hardware and software have improved vastly on them.
Mine was bought in 2008 i think and it's still going strong, considering that it was also second hand when i got it then i think it's doing a remarkable job.
One thing though on the older 360's did they like intentionally go out to source the loudest DVD drive they could find? If so, give your selves a gold fish boys...mission accomplished. I did a little happy dance the day i found out they were gonna let us install games to the HDD.
One thing though on the older 360's did they like intentionally go out to source the loudest DVD drive they could find? If so, give your selves a gold fish boys...mission accomplished. I did a little happy dance the day i found out they were gonna let us install games to the HDD.
wait three years and then youll probably start to have some problems (unless its the new slim 360, that is)
mine lasted that long before it just outlived itself. ive had my current 360 for a little over 2 years now, and the only problem its had is failing to read discs on a couple of occasions.
mine lasted that long before it just outlived itself. ive had my current 360 for a little over 2 years now, and the only problem its had is failing to read discs on a couple of occasions.
Learnt their lesson that if you make a console that continuously breaks down and then charge people for repairs/new xbox that people will still pay for that?Arina Love said:
Anyway OP, Your Xbox is POSSESSED BY DEMONS AND MUST BE BURNT INTO ASH WHICH WILL THEN BE BURNT AGAIN AND THEN MUST BE EATEN BY THE POPE AND THEN THE POPE MUST BE BURNT AND THE- Ow... my voice hurts now...