Poll: Right, so...a curious console question.

[Trivun]

As a 360 user, I've only had the RRoD with one light. That was easily solved by re-plugging the wires back in. Otherwise no problems.

One light? Then it wasn't the RRoD. That term only applies to the state where three quadrants of the ring are lit up as red. Different patterns refer to different hardware problems, that's kind of a standard with Xboxes.

On topic, I had the RRoD once, but then I called Microsoft Customer Services and let them know. They were really helpful on the phone and arranged for it to be picked up from my UK address to be shipped to Berlin for repairs, and that I'd receive it back within two weeks. A week after it was sent away I had a brand new Xbox in the post, with the newer motherboard system that has a better survival rate, and a voucher for three months of free XBL Gold membership, along with an apologetic letter saying they couldn't fix it so I'd been given a brand new console as consolation. And this was a full week before I was meant to have the console back.

For the record, my first Xbox lasted me for two-and-a-half years, long after release. And never crapped out on me in any way until the RRoD. See, I treat my consoles well, unlike some people. And I had such good customer service from Microsoft, it always pisses me off when people complain about them and say they don't care about their customers, when in my experience they really do...

 

[Last Valiance]

I don't get how some people seem to get RRoD'ed like four or five times whilst I hardly know anyone who's had happen even once (including myself). Guess I'm just lucky

 

[FalloutJack]

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.

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!

Oh, I was under the impression that every Xbox breaks...

Much as I hate to explain the joke, I was implying that I can't have a broken X-Box if I never had one in the first place.

Never had any serious problems with any console, other than my Wii once flat-out stopped reading discs, my NES doesn't want to work most of the time, and my last 360 RROD'd after it dropped a meter or so to a concrete floor. Nothing at present, however. >.>

Don't all NES consoles do that, though?

I don't get how some people seem to get RRoD'ed like four or five times whilst I hardly know anyone who's had happen even once (including myself). Guess I'm just lucky

I feel this way except about PS3s. I know you Yellow Lights are out there, but I never hear about you. Is it because it's shameful and requires seppuku to admit to it?

 

[drbarno]

I don't have either of the others, but my Wii is... odd.

For some reason the blue light around the CD slot is always on, and the light is yellow rather than red when it's off. Bu

The yellow light means its on standby, not off, you probably have to turn it off from the Wii itself rather than the controller (I usually leave mine on standby so the controller backs can charge as I have one of those chargers where you put the Wiimotes in that's powered by the Wii itself)

 

[shootthebandit]

my PS3 occasionally freezes but nothing serious, i think these problems only occur when the system is in an enclosed space and played for a long period of time. i clock a few hours a day but i think alot of people are on for about 10 hours a day and thats when its likly to die

 

[jpoon]

I went through 4 xbox's, all RROD'd, all warranty repaired. Still on my first PS3, no major complaints so far. *crosses fingers*

 

[BurnedPizza429]

My PS3 has a broken disc drive and we sent it to get fixed and its been away for almost 2 months now.

 

[MercurySteam]

My 360's disc tray stops working from time to time and I'm on my fourth hard drive for my PC.

Fuck hardware cock-ups.

 

[Brikson]

I don't have either of the others, but my Wii is... odd.

For some reason the blue light around the CD slot is always on, and the light is yellow rather than red when it's off. Bu

If I remember correctly, the blue light on the CD slot means you have a message.

 

[busterkeatonrules]

I have one of the last full-size PS3s, and it has never given me any kind of trouble.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

My almost-release date PS3 is holding up fine. I've had absolutely no problems to speak of. My housemate's 360 RRoD'd twice, but it got fixed (with remarkably good customer service too). My other housemate's Wii caught fire (it gets lots uf use at parties, where there are drunk people). It wasn't the console's fault, but it did. Thank god for warranty.

My other housemate's custom pc breaks down at least once a month. It is a monster.

 

[Leopard]

My PS3 got the yellow light, but I got a guy to fix it and then traded it in for a new silm version. No problems since.

 

[Syrus Vikeruce]

Nah my Wii keeps dying on me whenever I stick in Smash Bros. for some fucking reason. Only works rarely whenever my mates come over to play and even then I gotta take time with it. Damn thing.

 

[Imp Poster]

I have had problems with two PS3s. The first gen. PS3 power supply went out after 3 years. Then the next one I bought to replace that one suffered a complete melt down in 6 months so I took both apart and just took out the power supply in the second one I got and put it in the first one I got. Works and I got the backwards compatibility back.

My Wii died. I think the drive is bad. Every time I put a disc in, it makes a loud grinding noise and doesn't recognize any disc, but I still get the start up menu on TV.

My first generation Xbox 360 died suffering from RRoD 2 or 3 years ago (atleast I got to play Gears of War). I didn't bother to replace it till the Halo reach console came out which is cool, just in time for fable 3.

 

[rokkolpo]

my Xbox 360, ps2, Wii and half a dozen of game boys have never failed on me.

my laptop sucks though.
no suprise (it isn't made for games)
it lags like a snail with parkinson's disease.

 

[SalamanderJoe]

I've had three 360's in two years from Red Rings. My girlfriend had a launch day 360 work for nearly five years until a power surge at our house last week.

I now have a PS3 and all I can say is that it likes crashing when it gets too hot. Apart from that my PS3 is working 98% of the time.