IS the 360 the most unreliable console ever?

Seriously this really ticks me off. You'd think with all the money microsoft make every day they'd put some money into sorting out the uncountable problems i've had with my 360. I know a lot of other people have had lots of problems as well. The 360 is great, i'm loving xbox live with gears and lost planet, even microsoft themselves boast about what they've achieved, but why the hell didn't they make it properly? Everyday i get at least 2-3 disk error messeages (the disc is completely clean), and the 360 crashes once every 2 days. i mean wth? Is the 360 the most unreliable console ever made? Your thoughts and experiencesDarkT33

Ive had my 360 for about a month or so and it hasnt crashed once. Ive gotten a disk read error but only because the Dead Rising disk was used and scratched up. I also had problem connecting to Xbox Live, but that was due to a faulty router.

The new systems are better. If you got yours within the last few months you should have very few problems assuming you are using the console in the right way.

This guy's already forgotten about the PS2.elektrixxx

Don't worry in about 5 or 6 months you will hear about people having to replace their PS3 because the Blu-Ray drive isn't working.

I've had mine for a year and not one problem you mentioned happened to me. Spartan_024

Yeah same here.

yep, it's been one year this month since I walked out of "toys r' us" with mine and only had one problem.. I got the "ring of death" at one point, but it was because the crappy intercooler fan thaat i got for it it died.. that's the funny part... I thought my 360 wuz hosed..

[QUOTE="elektrixxx"]This guy's already forgotten about the PS2.PS3_3DO

Don't worry in about 5 or 6 months you will hear about people having to replace their PS3 because the Blu-Ray drive isn't working.

You know... I just dont think they make consoles like they used too.

My NES, Genesis, Sega CD, 32X, and Dreamcast all work PERFECTLY. Granted most of those are Sega systems, but I'm sure that if I had an SNES and N64 they would work fine too. DS works good, but I dont own one. A friend does and swears by it.

Systems with Problems:

N64 - Controller's analog stick easily broke.
Game Gear - My speaker went out after a decade of use (earphone jack still works)
Game Boy (all) - System went on the fritz pretty easily.
Saturn - Cartridge Slot is really loose.
PS1 (1st series) - Launch systems had to be turned up-side-down in order to work properly after a couple years of use.
PS2 - If you watched movies on it, the system would have disc read errors. If you didn't, the system worked perfectly.
PSP - Many systems had dead pixel issues. I even had the blue screen of death pop up once.
Xbox - Disc read errors and hard drive failiures made the first Xbox pretty unreliable. They got better in the end though.
Xbox 360 - Disc Read errors, HD failiures, and other internal problems that kept comming up probably make this (as the TC stated) the most unreliable system ever. I have friends on their 4th! :?
Gamecube - I would have added this to the no problems list, however my system just died. I can play a game for 15 minutes and then it comes up with an error. This is after 5 years of owning it and it being stored in a closet for the last year.
Wii - Wrist strap on controller's snapping. This is mostly due to idiots using the system.
PS3 - My 20GB has froze once... but that was it.

[QUOTE="Spartan_024"]I've had mine for a year and not one problem you mentioned happened to me. PS3_3DO

Yeah same here.

I've had almost every console ever made at some point. and so far the 360 hardware wise has been the worst. Constantly freezes, refuses to read discs, gave me red lights once just for turning it on, and had to blue screens with serious error messages and Japanese text.

I've only had it 6 months, thank god i got an extended 3 year warrenty.

yep, it's been one year this month since I walked out of "toys r' us" with mine and only had one problem.. I got the "ring of death" at one point, but it was because the crappy intercooler fan thaat i got for it it died.. that's the funny part... I thought my 360 wuz hosed..

jigga1142

You people are too picky. Seriously...every console freezes from time to time. That doesn't mean it's busting...

My PS2, N64, Xbox, GC, etc. all froze from time to time. It's just the way it is. My 360 has only frozen around 2 times since i've had it (which has been since it launched), but i also have 100 friends on XBL that have not had a problem with their Xbox 360, at any point. Actually, i take that back, i believe one guy had to send his to MS to get fixed. He was back on and playing within 5 days. Freezing isn't a problem with the Console, it comes with the technology and has for a long time now

I have been through 3 PS2's.

So I would say that's the most unreliable console.

I have been through 3 PS2's.

So I would say that's the most unreliable console.

BioShockOwnz

Im gonna put it to everyone like this....

If you purchase anything over $300.00 and you don't add a warrenty to it, from where ever you purchased it.  You are a IDIOT.   plain and simple.   NEVER rely on the manufactures warrenty.

If somthing happens to my 360 ( got one more year of coverge left )  I simply go in to circuitcity and they give me a gift card for the amount of a new one, and bam, I am done.  I don't have to send off to microsoft for anything.

If somthing happens to my PS3 ( got 2 years left of coverage ) same deal I take it back to ebgames, and as long as its not physical dmg that I caused, they give me a new one on the spot.

Only console I have ever had to replace was my PS2, but that was my fault cause I was putting somthing in it... eh eh eh :(  so I got self owned. Then I got the PS2 that came with GT3.

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

I have been through 3 PS2's.

So I would say that's the most unreliable console.

KeyWii

I went through 1 PS2 before i got the slim one. Original PS2 stopped reading discs out of nowhere. Slim one froze a few times...not that it matters. But it never busted and still works. Original PS2 crapped out though. Slim ones were made alot better.

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

I have been through 3 PS2's.

So I would say that's the most unreliable console.

KeyWii

[QUOTE="KeyWii"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

I have been through 3 PS2's.

So I would say that's the most unreliable console.

Puckhog04

I went through 1 PS2 before i got the slim one. Original PS2 stopped reading discs out of nowhere. Slim one froze a few times...not that it matters. But it never busted and still works. Original PS2 crapped out though. Slim ones were made alot better.

[QUOTE="Puckhog04"][QUOTE="KeyWii"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]

I have been through 3 PS2's.

So I would say that's the most unreliable console.

BioShockOwnz

I went through 1 PS2 before i got the slim one. Original PS2 stopped reading discs out of nowhere. Slim one froze a few times...not that it matters. But it never busted and still works. Original PS2 crapped out though. Slim ones were made alot better.

I was playing Socom 2 online when my original PS2 stopped reading discs. :(

Now that was depressing. Talk about killing a game.

I have been through 3 PS2's.

So I would say that's the most unreliable console.

BioShockOwnz

Im going to be honest, ive had my 360 since it launced in the uk, and it been good apart from the odd crashes.

Ive had crashes on Oblivion a few times, dead rising few times, R6V few times, odd one on Geow, apart from that its as good as gold. I have no ideal whats causes it, i do look after it mind you.

Im not sure if i should take it back and get a new one or not.

IF people read the instructions on the manual, non of this would happened.


want to end all these errors, plug it DIRECTLY onto a power outlet/wall.


do not you use anything else, the 360 will not get it's full power it needs to run, thus resulting in MANY failures, this is a proven fact, do some research.
DrkeX