I would buy a 360 if it were not for...

The bloody RROD. And I am not bashing the 360 either, it has some great games and I am constantly tempted to buy one (i used to own one but swapped to PS3 after it died after 3 months). My fav console remains the PS3, but I would love to buy a 360 to avoid some shonky ports and, more importantly, play some exclusives like Mass Effect. The console is quite cheap really and I could easily afford it, but I simply can't justify buying a console which is inherently broken.

Sure you can claim the RROD is long gone, but you only have to glance at the 360 forum to see the "Broken Xbox thread" VERSION 3!!!!! It is a contstant flow of broken xbox queries. I will get told that this is such an old argument... and it is, but it is still as relavant today as it was a few years back.

So, for me, looks like I will have to put up with the odd shonky port and miss out on the odd exclusive.

RROD and mainly its just for Halo and COD.InfiniteBlak

Get an Elite 360, they run like a charm, very little death rate.

the 360 failure rate is right on par with ps3 now.

the 360 failure rate is right on par with ps3 now.

Colin1192

Get an Elite 360, they run like a charm, very little death rate.

Disturbed123

my xbox never died and ive had it for a couple of years

thats like saying you will never get a car as there are lots of car crashs

my xbox never died and ive had it for a couple of years

thats like saying you will never get a car as there are lots of car crashs

mirriorman

Good lord dude, you get a 3yr warranty!! Newer 360s arent NEARLY as bad as launch ones, just get one already, and if you get RROD, feel free to contribute to the "Broken Xbox thread" VERSION 3!!!!!"" and send it to MS for a FREE repair !!!

my xbox never died and ive had it for a couple of years

thats like saying you will never get a car as there are lots of car crashs

mirriorman

the 360 failure rate is right on par with ps3 now.

Colin1192

Good lord dude, you get a 3yr warranty!! Newer 360s are NEARLY as bad as launch ones, just get one already, and if you get RROD, feel free to contribute to the "Broken Xbox thread" VERSION 3!!!!!"" and send it to MS for a FREE repair !!!navyguy21

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the 360 failure rate is right on par with ps3 now.

devilsoultaker2

[QUOTE="navyguy21"]Good lord dude, you get a 3yr warranty!! Newer 360s arent NEARLY as bad as launch ones, just get one already, and if you get RROD, feel free to contribute to the "Broken Xbox thread" VERSION 3!!!!!"" and send it to MS for a FREE repair !!!RedruM_I

[QUOTE="devilsoultaker2"][QUOTE="Colin1192"]

the 360 failure rate is right on par with ps3 now.

RedruM_I

RROD doesnt happen to much anymore, take your chances.

Buy a new one, the new ones are as likely to break as a ps3. You cant miss out on Halo Reach and Crackdown 2 and Mass Effect 2. Leave PC out of this thread omg lol.

4% chance of RROD in Jasper models. If that were not enough, you get 3 years free warranty. If that stops you from getting one, then you don't really want the 360 now do you. themyth01

The four days my 360 was out for repair were perhaps the most play in a four day period my PS3 had ever seen.

Get a PC, you odn't need a 360 and Mass Effect will play on a 2/3 year old laptop which means it'll play on a pretty average rig. Plus you need a PC for school, work, and a bunch of other things so just invest another 100/200 dollars and make it a decent rig too.

the 360 failure rate is right on par with ps3 now.

the 360 failure rate is right on par with ps3 now.

Was that the report that focused on the first 2 years of lifetime only and ignored those customers who used the MS warranty directly without passing through Squaretrade? That report was as unreliable as the 360 :lol:RedruM_I

Ok dude, does bashing the 360 every change you get make you feel better? Do you get butterflies? Its kinda sad really...........

[QUOTE="RedruM_I"][QUOTE="devilsoultaker2"] ^^^ and get the jasper navyguy21

[QUOTE="RedruM_I"]Was that the report that focused on the first 2 years of lifetime only and ignored those customers who used the MS warranty directly without passing through Squaretrade? That report was as unreliable as the 360 :lol:navyguy21

Ok dude, does bashing the 360 every change you get make you feel better? Do you get butterflies? Its kinda sad really...........

Good lord dude, you get a 3yr warranty!! Newer 360s arent NEARLY as bad as launch ones, just get one already, and if you get RROD, feel free to contribute to the "Broken Xbox thread" VERSION 3!!!!!"" and send it to MS for a FREE repair !!!

navyguy21

Anyway, the point is, I dunno about you, but when I make a major purchase, like a game console, I don't buy it with the intention of only using it 10 or 11 months out of every 12, I buy it expecting to be able to play games anytime I want. Saying that RROD is not even a problem because they fix it for free is like buying a new car, and the dealer says "Now you don't mind if we come take the car back without warning for a month at a time every now and then, right?"

What they SHOULD do, that would go a lot further towards making it alright, is do like EA did when Rock Band came out and some of the guitars were defective. When you call to report a broken unit, they immediately overnight you a new one, and you send the broken one back in the shipping box. Then if you don't ever send one back, they charge your credit card the cost of a new console.

still dont believe the 4% reading that they gave, have had 2 jaspers and both broke one from RROD, and one from E74.

[QUOTE="navyguy21"]

[QUOTE="RedruM_I"]Was that the report that focused on the first 2 years of lifetime only and ignored those customers who used the MS warranty directly without passing through Squaretrade? That report was as unreliable as the 360 :lol:RedruM_I

Ok dude, does bashing the 360 every change you get make you feel better? Do you get butterflies? Its kinda sad really...........

The bloody RROD. And I am not bashing the 360 either, it has some great games and I am constantly tempted to buy one (i used to own one but swapped to PS3 after it died after 3 months). My fav console remains the PS3, but I would love to buy a 360 to avoid some shonky ports and, more importantly, play some exclusives like Mass Effect. The console is quite cheap really and I could easily afford it, but I simply can't justify buying a console which is inherently broken.

Sure you can claim the RROD is long gone, but you only have to glance at the 360 forum to see the "Broken Xbox thread" VERSION 3!!!!! It is a contstant flow of broken xbox queries. I will get told that this is such an old argument... and it is, but it is still as relavant today as it was a few years back.

So, for me, looks like I will have to put up with the odd shonky port and miss out on the odd exclusive.

thetruespin

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The bloody RROD. And I am not bashing the 360 either, it has some great games and I am constantly tempted to buy one (i used to own one but swapped to PS3 after it died after 3 months). My fav console remains the PS3, but I would love to buy a 360 to avoid some shonky ports and, more importantly, play some exclusives like Mass Effect. The console is quite cheap really and I could easily afford it, but I simply can't justify buying a console which is inherently broken.

Sure you can claim the RROD is long gone, but you only have to glance at the 360 forum to see the "Broken Xbox thread" VERSION 3!!!!! It is a contstant flow of broken xbox queries. I will get told that this is such an old argument... and it is, but it is still as relavant today as it was a few years back.

So, for me, looks like I will have to put up with the odd shonky port and miss out on the odd exclusive.

Supabul

you can get both on pc with better graphics :roll:

Now Gears of War 2 you can not get on pc. Dont really know if that game is worth 260 bucks thats without the hardrive and live so it would be more.

I don't see any problem.The newest XBOX360 are fitted with new 'Jasper' motherboards and the upgraded components are smaller and emit less heat, to make the RRoD problem a thing of the past.Only some of the the old 360 models have RRod the new 360 models have no RRod. The XBOX360 RRoD problem finally fixed.I have my XBOX360 for 2 years and i haven't any problem.If you like the 360 just go and buy one,you have nothing to fear anymore.Panosola

I don't understand how people can be so happy to buy a game machine that the company pretty much promises you will break. It baffles me, but people act like it's the second coming, anyways. Then again, I don't understand how Miley Cyrus is a billionaire or why Ameica has such a high rate of obesity either.

[QUOTE="RedruM_I"][QUOTE="navyguy21"]

Ok dude, does bashing the 360 every change you get make you feel better? Do you get butterflies? Its kinda sad really...........

navyguy21