Poll: Right, so...a curious console question.
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I once had a red ring of death, but it was only because I was messing with the hard drive and I fixed it easily and havn't had a problem since so, there was no point in mentioning it. Of course whenever I play on the 360 I let it cool down after two hours of playing so maybe that is what keeps the red ring away or maybe it's because I don't have Xbox Live yet. I almost had Xbox Live but my internet messed up before I could buy a 3 month subscription and the holiday is nearly over. Ah well.
I've had the RROD once. My xbox was still within warranty so I just got a new one. You're not a true gamer until you've had the RROD.
My computer crashes regularly, and the disc drive on my 360 is wonky (as in, it tells me that a brand new game is unreadable, then works the next moment, does not sense a game is in the tray when it is, things like that).
Okay then, I've had three original xbox's die on me and i'm on my third 360 but after the first 360 died I just got insurance on all the others even got an elite version and a free Halo ODST. INSURANCE FTW!
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Some people want nothing to do with Windows at all. Truth, I swear.Vhite said:
This has happened to me, but I regard it as a temporary glitch (the same as a random freeze). To my knowledge, guy, you eject the disc and try again, 'cause the PS3 got something discoordinated. If it's constant, though, then you may have a scanner issue and (they still use laser readers, right?) I would recommend a cleaner that is compatible.vallorn said:
That's silly. Your PC is fine because you obviously take care of it. Hand that same PC to someone of less attentiveness and your PC will give out too. Not ragging on ya, just stating that PCs aren't self-sufficient robots and need our help to get through life.Sebenko said:
Racist! (Just kidding!) I mean...uhhh... Well, come on. You can't say I am not a full-fledged gamer because I don't have a dead X-Box. I'll never have a dead X-Box, and I've been playing games for like 20 years. I gots mah seniority, yo!Geekosaurus said:
So I have bought and owned all major systems since the NES. The Xbox 360 was the first system to ever actually break on me. I take great care of my stuff. I mean like really good care of them. The Red ring hit me once only so far and if it happens again I am done with Microsoft. It amazes me there lack of quality control on there game systems. I sell game systems as part of my job and X-box stories far out way all other consoles that we currently carry by far. Nintendo and Sony are not perfect but Microsoft looks like the bad guy by far.
Worse problem I've had with the PS3 are network related, like when it went down for a day.
Hardware wise, my X-box 360 killed itself somehow, even though I had it under constant surveillance.
Um, My friends wii that we shared got destroyed(read:run over by a truck) and yet unlike the other terrifying consoles that eat you when you open them up, the wii was rather easy to unscrew and put back together. It just looks like frankestien's monster is all.
Hardware wise, my X-box 360 killed itself somehow, even though I had it under constant surveillance.
Um, My friends wii that we shared got destroyed(read:run over by a truck) and yet unlike the other terrifying consoles that eat you when you open them up, the wii was rather easy to unscrew and put back together. It just looks like frankestien's monster is all.
So, the Wii is vindictive of being brought to life and will pursue you to the ends of the Earth? Uhhh...wow. Also, was your X-Box possibly in a place where it wouldn't vent heat very well? Some people's X-Boxes crap out from overheating like that.Lullabye said:
My first Xbox was, but I learned and i kept 2 seperate fans going beside the new one. Somehow it still overheated, and I can't imagine why.FalloutJack said:
If consoles were women, X-box is high maintnence(treat it perfectly or it will leave you) PS3 just takes alot of effort to get(monetary wise) but worth it in the end and Wii is just cute.
Funny. When you said the Wii is cute, I immediately thought "Jailbait". Is that bad?Lullabye said:
I've had the Xbox for two years and never had any kind of problems with it.
Same goes for the PS3.
Same goes for the PS3.
My original 360 suffered a power supply failure resulting from an uninformed friend plugging it into a 220v outlet rather than into the transformer that converted said 220 to 110v. Many years later, that same 360 RRoD'd.
My first n64 died in a failed overclocking attempt (don't try and solder when you have a shaky hand, especially when extreme precision is required). I later replaced it as they were quite cheap at the time (around 100 USD if I'm not mistaken).
I have had no other console "fail" in general. My PS3 however does seek to annoy me by having a lengthy update every time I turn the damn thing on.
My first n64 died in a failed overclocking attempt (don't try and solder when you have a shaky hand, especially when extreme precision is required). I later replaced it as they were quite cheap at the time (around 100 USD if I'm not mistaken).
I have had no other console "fail" in general. My PS3 however does seek to annoy me by having a lengthy update every time I turn the damn thing on.