360 hardware failures

Will it ever end?

Here we are near 1 1/2 years since the consoles release and MANY people are still having hardware failures. $400 is alot of money to throw around and M$ doesn't seem to be addressing the issue.

Some might say well they are coming out with the Elite and what not.. But guess what? It's the same hardware that's in the other 360's besides a hdmi port and 120gig hdd which has no effect on improving hardware reliability.

I was thinking about getting a 360 but this just turns me off from buying it. I dont wanna dish out the money just to find out *knowing my luck right after my warranty is up* that my 360 has failed. You would think that the PS3 would be having alot more hardware failures because of the new technology built in but Sony actually built a solid system this time.

I never was aware of this. I haven't considered buying a 360, but this really makes me upset for my friends who shelled out the dough to get one.Maelkav

Were you the guy who thought Pimpkid's rap was cool? 

Will it ever end?

Here we are near 1 1/2 years since the consoles release and MANY people are still having hardware failures. $400 is alot of money to throw around and M$ doesn't seem to be addressing the issue.

Some might say well they are coming out with the Elite and what not.. But guess what? It's the same hardware that's in the other 360's besides a hdmi port and 120gig hdd which has no effect on improving hardware reliability.

I was thinking about getting a 360 but this just turns me off from buying it. I dont wanna dish out the money just to find out *knowing my luck right after my warranty is up* that my 360 has failed. You would think that the PS3 would be having alot more hardware failures because of the new technology built in but Sony actually built a solid system this time.

-supercharged-

[QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

Will it ever end?

Here we are near 1 1/2 years since the consoles release and MANY people are still having hardware failures. $400 is alot of money to throw around and M$ doesn't seem to be addressing the issue.

Some might say well they are coming out with the Elite and what not.. But guess what? It's the same hardware that's in the other 360's besides a hdmi port and 120gig hdd which has no effect on improving hardware reliability.

I was thinking about getting a 360 but this just turns me off from buying it. I dont wanna dish out the money just to find out *knowing my luck right after my warranty is up* that my 360 has failed. You would think that the PS3 would be having alot more hardware failures because of the new technology built in but Sony actually built a solid system this time.

braydee1234

Did he have it longer then a year? 

oh~   let them have it

some ppl just like to repair things

I've had my 360 from the first day of launch and never had any problems with it.

It would be good to know if the xbox360's that have just broke where purchased near launch or more recently.  It might be the case that the 360 bought recently are not braken down as much as they used to.

I went online last night to play some rainbow6 for the first time in a week or so and I had 3 messages from friends waiting. 2 of them said their 360 broke and the the third was a guy who just got his broken one replaced so he was back online.

 From my 100 man friendslist atleast 12 have had a broken 360 and a few even had one break up to 4 times.

I'm sure some won't believe me but its true. Great games but the crappiest hardware ever. Whoever though the ps2 was bad doesn't know the 360. And we're not even talking about how often it locks up or has a disc read error.

[QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

Will it ever end?

Here we are near 1 1/2 years since the consoles release and MANY people are still having hardware failures. $400 is alot of money to throw around and M$ doesn't seem to be addressing the issue.

Some might say well they are coming out with the Elite and what not.. But guess what? It's the same hardware that's in the other 360's besides a hdmi port and 120gig hdd which has no effect on improving hardware reliability.

I was thinking about getting a 360 but this just turns me off from buying it. I dont wanna dish out the money just to find out *knowing my luck right after my warranty is up* that my 360 has failed. You would think that the PS3 would be having alot more hardware failures because of the new technology built in but Sony actually built a solid system this time.

v-vega75

So I guess you don't think there is any problem with Xbox360 hardware?  That it is made to last and built with consumer quality in mind?

[QUOTE="Maelkav"]I never was aware of this. I haven't considered buying a 360, but this really makes me upset for my friends who shelled out the dough to get one.kcpp2b

Were you the guy who thought Pimpkid's rap was cool? 

Yeah, but it was sarcasm.

Wow.

I guess that satire is lost on the younger generation...

[QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

Will it ever end?

Here we are near 1 1/2 years since the consoles release and MANY people are still having hardware failures. $400 is alot of money to throw around and M$ doesn't seem to be addressing the issue.

Some might say well they are coming out with the Elite and what not.. But guess what? It's the same hardware that's in the other 360's besides a hdmi port and 120gig hdd which has no effect on improving hardware reliability.

I was thinking about getting a 360 but this just turns me off from buying it. I dont wanna dish out the money just to find out *knowing my luck right after my warranty is up* that my 360 has failed. You would think that the PS3 would be having alot more hardware failures because of the new technology built in but Sony actually built a solid system this time.

v-vega75

Will it ever end?

Here we are near 1 1/2 years since the consoles release and MANY people are still having hardware failures. $400 is alot of money to throw around and M$ doesn't seem to be addressing the issue.

-supercharged-

Actually, they are. They have already extended the warranty on the 360 to one year and offered to reimburse those who did pay for repairs. Free shipping of the console and a five day waiting period are guaranteed now. So in terms of customer service, they are doing a lot.

On the manufacturing side, I heard that they are switching to another company to manufacture the 360. Microsoft does not manufacture the 360 themselves - they outsource that to another company. They may have had a one year contract with this one company that is responsible for so many faulty 360s, and that contract may not have been renewed. Who knows what happens behind closed doors.

In addition, the new 60nm chips are coming this year so the 360 will be running hopefully cooler & quieter.

So Microsoft is doing all they can. They can't just wave a magic wand and proclaim that all the problems will be fixed.

Will it ever end?

Here we are near 1 1/2 years since the consoles release and MANY people are still having hardware failures. $400 is alot of money to throw around and M$ doesn't seem to be addressing the issue.

Some might say well they are coming out with the Elite and what not.. But guess what? It's the same hardware that's in the other 360's besides a hdmi port and 120gig hdd which has no effect on improving hardware reliability.

I was thinking about getting a 360 but this just turns me off from buying it. I dont wanna dish out the money just to find out *knowing my luck right after my warranty is up* that my 360 has failed. You would think that the PS3 would be having alot more hardware failures because of the new technology built in but Sony actually built a solid system this time.

-supercharged-

My 360 is a launch console and i've never had a problem. Heh, failures seem to be exaggerated IMO. I know alot of people with 360's and they've never had a problem.

These things are exaggerated 99% of the time because it's only the people with broken consoles that come forth and talk about it. You don't have the millions of other users that have theirs working perfectly coming forth because there is no reason for them to.

Your state 1.5years later "MANY" people still have hardware failures? It would be nice if you could link your accusations. djestar

[QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

Will it ever end?

Here we are near 1 1/2 years since the consoles release and MANY people are still having hardware failures. $400 is alot of money to throw around and M$ doesn't seem to be addressing the issue.

thinicer

Actually, they are. They have already extended the warranty on the 360 to one year and offered to reimburse those who did pay for repairs. Free shipping of the console and a five day waiting period are guaranteed now. So in terms of customer service, they are doing a lot.

Really though, a 1 year warranty and free shipping is the kind of stuff you take for granted. While it is good that they finally realize what total ****heads they've been to the consumer they're still ****heads for being ****heads in the first place. It's truly completely unbelievable that they got away with a 90 day ****ing warranty and forcing the consumer to pay for shipping as long as they did. I'm guessing what with the number of failed 360's growing into crazy numbers they grew a bit concerned regarding lawsuits.

Will it ever end?

Here we are near 1 1/2 years since the consoles release and MANY people are still having hardware failures. $400 is alot of money to throw around and M$ doesn't seem to be addressing the issue.

Some might say well they are coming out with the Elite and what not.. But guess what? It's the same hardware that's in the other 360's besides a hdmi port and 120gig hdd which has no effect on improving hardware reliability.

I was thinking about getting a 360 but this just turns me off from buying it. I dont wanna dish out the money just to find out *knowing my luck right after my warranty is up* that my 360 has failed. You would think that the PS3 would be having alot more hardware failures because of the new technology built in but Sony actually built a solid system this time.

-supercharged-

1. MS has addressed the issue with free repairs and shipping....

2. the hardware has changed to new cpus

3.  go ahead..peay $600 for a ps3... and see how long it last...;)

[QUOTE="thinicer"][QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

Will it ever end?

Here we are near 1 1/2 years since the consoles release and MANY people are still having hardware failures. $400 is alot of money to throw around and M$ doesn't seem to be addressing the issue.

InsaneBasura

Actually, they are. They have already extended the warranty on the 360 to one year and offered to reimburse those who did pay for repairs. Free shipping of the console and a five day waiting period are guaranteed now. So in terms of customer service, they are doing a lot.

Really though, a 1 year warranty and free shipping is the kind of stuff you take for granted. While it is good that they finally realize what total ****heads they've been to the consumer they're still ****heads for being ****heads in the first place. It's truly completely unbelievable that they got away with a 90 day ****ing warranty and forcing the consumer to pay for shipping as long as they did. I'm guessing what with the number of failed 360's growing into crazy numbers they grew a bit concerned regarding lawsuits.

since when is 3% "crazy numbers"...?  when it's way less than the average for new technology..

fanboys...:lol:

[QUOTE="djestar"]Your state 1.5years later "MANY" people still have hardware failures? It would be nice if you could link your accusations. 2largeadults

you do realize non-360 owners have been caught posting fake complaints of breakage, right...?

fanboys are silly... :roll:

so, you have 5,300 threads as "proof" out of 10 MILLION+ consoles....?

whatta ratio...:lol:

I'm pretty sure MS will fix the problems with the Elite.Pangster007

[QUOTE="2largeadults"][QUOTE="djestar"]Your state 1.5years later "MANY" people still have hardware failures? It would be nice if you could link your accusations. tango90101

you do realize non-360 owners have been caught posting fake complaints of breakage, right...?

fanboys are silly... :roll:

so, you have 5,300 threads as "proof" out of 10 MILLION+ consoles....?

whatta ratio...:lol:

And wow one site, That doesnt even do justice for anything. Alot of people dont even get on web forums and talk about how their system broke down.  

I don't believe that 360's break down as much as people say they do.X_CAPCOM_X

Oh but the sad part is they really do.  

[QUOTE="X_CAPCOM_X"]I don't believe that 360's break down as much as people say they do.-supercharged-

Oh but the sad part is they really do.

[QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

[QUOTE="X_CAPCOM_X"]I don't believe that 360's break down as much as people say they do.X_CAPCOM_X

Oh but the sad part is they really do.

Let me guess most of them were the premium system's as well? I really dont hear much about the core failing but then again I guess not many people buy the core system anyways.  

[QUOTE="InsaneBasura"][QUOTE="thinicer"][QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

Will it ever end?

Here we are near 1 1/2 years since the consoles release and MANY people are still having hardware failures. $400 is alot of money to throw around and M$ doesn't seem to be addressing the issue.

tango90101

Actually, they are. They have already extended the warranty on the 360 to one year and offered to reimburse those who did pay for repairs. Free shipping of the console and a five day waiting period are guaranteed now. So in terms of customer service, they are doing a lot.

Really though, a 1 year warranty and free shipping is the kind of stuff you take for granted. While it is good that they finally realize what total ****heads they've been to the consumer they're still ****heads for being ****heads in the first place. It's truly completely unbelievable that they got away with a 90 day ****ing warranty and forcing the consumer to pay for shipping as long as they did. I'm guessing what with the number of failed 360's growing into crazy numbers they grew a bit concerned regarding lawsuits.

since when is 3% "crazy numbers"...? when it's way less than the average for new technology..

fanboys...:lol:

Obviously there were enough people who were complaining about broken 360s for MS to extend the warranty and pay for S&H and repairs unless you really think they did this out of the kindness of their heart and concern for the consumer.:roll:

[QUOTE="X_CAPCOM_X"][QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

[QUOTE="X_CAPCOM_X"]I don't believe that 360's break down as much as people say they do.-supercharged-

Oh but the sad part is they really do.

Let me guess most of them were the premium system's as well? I really dont hear much about the core failing but then again I guess not many people buy the core system anyways.

[QUOTE="tango90101"]

[QUOTE="2largeadults"][QUOTE="djestar"]Your state 1.5years later "MANY" people still have hardware failures? It would be nice if you could link your accusations. -supercharged-

you do realize non-360 owners have been caught posting fake complaints of breakage, right...?

fanboys are silly... :roll:

so, you have 5,300 threads as "proof" out of 10 MILLION+ consoles....?

whatta ratio...:lol:

And wow one site, That doesnt even do justice for anything. Alot of people dont even get on web forums and talk about how their system broke down.  

and many, many have been caught being non-360 owners who are adolescent fanboys...;)

3% is the official number.. until you have anthing different, all else is opinion.. which is funny becuase the opinions of those saying it breaks a LOT are those who don't have one... ie; the tc...;)

I went online last night to play some rainbow6 for the first time in a week or so and I had 3 messages from friends waiting. 2 of them said their 360 broke and the the third was a guy who just got his broken one replaced so he was back online.

From my 100 man friendslist atleast 12 have had a broken 360 and a few even had one break up to 4 times.

I'm sure some won't believe me but its true. Great games but the crappiest hardware ever. Whoever though the ps2 was bad doesn't know the 360. And we're not even talking about how often it locks up or has a disc read error.

elcoholic

Will it ever end?

Here we are near 1 1/2 years since the consoles release and MANY people are still having hardware failures. $400 is alot of money to throw around and M$ doesn't seem to be addressing the issue.

Some might say well they are coming out with the Elite and what not.. But guess what? It's the same hardware that's in the other 360's besides a hdmi port and 120gig hdd which has no effect on improving hardware reliability.

I was thinking about getting a 360 but this just turns me off from buying it. I dont wanna dish out the money just to find out *knowing my luck right after my warranty is up* that my 360 has failed. You would think that the PS3 would be having alot more hardware failures because of the new technology built in but Sony actually built a solid system this time.

-supercharged-

u are right i got the ring of death yestarday.i called and my warranty expire because its an over a year system(got it from day one)now i have to pay $140 dollars for repairs.f---that

[QUOTE="tango90101"][QUOTE="InsaneBasura"][QUOTE="thinicer"][QUOTE="-supercharged-"]

Will it ever end?

Here we are near 1 1/2 years since the consoles release and MANY people are still having hardware failures. $400 is alot of money to throw around and M$ doesn't seem to be addressing the issue.

killeer2007

Actually, they are. They have already extended the warranty on the 360 to one year and offered to reimburse those who did pay for repairs. Free shipping of the console and a five day waiting period are guaranteed now. So in terms of customer service, they are doing a lot.

Really though, a 1 year warranty and free shipping is the kind of stuff you take for granted. While it is good that they finally realize what total ****heads they've been to the consumer they're still ****heads for being ****heads in the first place. It's truly completely unbelievable that they got away with a 90 day ****ing warranty and forcing the consumer to pay for shipping as long as they did. I'm guessing what with the number of failed 360's growing into crazy numbers they grew a bit concerned regarding lawsuits.

since when is 3% "crazy numbers"...? when it's way less than the average for new technology..

fanboys...:lol:

Obviously there were enough people who were complaining about broken 360s for MS to extend the warranty and pay for S&H and repairs unless you really think they did this out of the kindness of their heart and concern for the consumer.:roll:

well they're not sony afterall... they are a lot more committed to customer satisfaction than sony..

either way 3%is the offical rate.. until something more comes out, that's it.... 3%

[QUOTE="-supercharged-"][QUOTE="tango90101"]

[QUOTE="2largeadults"][QUOTE="djestar"]Your state 1.5years later "MANY" people still have hardware failures? It would be nice if you could link your accusations. tango90101

you do realize non-360 owners have been caught posting fake complaints of breakage, right...?

fanboys are silly... :roll:

so, you have 5,300 threads as "proof" out of 10 MILLION+ consoles....?

whatta ratio...:lol:

And wow one site, That doesnt even do justice for anything. Alot of people dont even get on web forums and talk about how their system broke down.

and many, many have been caught being non-360 owners who are adolescent fanboys...;)

3% is the official number.. until you have anthing different, all else is opinion.. which is funny becuase the opinions of those saying it breaks a LOT are those who don't have one... ie; the tc...;)

hate to break it to ya but this thread isnt opinion based. It's a fact that alot of 360's are breaking down. You can try and steer away from it by coming up with excuses and what not but that isnt going to change anything

[QUOTE="-supercharged-"][QUOTE="tango90101"]

[QUOTE="2largeadults"][QUOTE="djestar"]Your state 1.5years later "MANY" people still have hardware failures? It would be nice if you could link your accusations. tango90101

you do realize non-360 owners have been caught posting fake complaints of breakage, right...?

fanboys are silly... :roll:

so, you have 5,300 threads as "proof" out of 10 MILLION+ consoles....?

whatta ratio...:lol:

And wow one site, That doesnt even do justice for anything. Alot of people dont even get on web forums and talk about how their system broke down.

and many, many have been caught being non-360 owners who are adolescent fanboys...;)

3% is the official number.. until you have anthing different, all else is opinion.. which is funny becuase the opinions of those saying it breaks a LOT are those who don't have one... ie; the tc...;)

[QUOTE="tango90101"][QUOTE="-supercharged-"][QUOTE="tango90101"]

[QUOTE="2largeadults"][QUOTE="djestar"]Your state 1.5years later "MANY" people still have hardware failures? It would be nice if you could link your accusations. -supercharged-

you do realize non-360 owners have been caught posting fake complaints of breakage, right...?

fanboys are silly... :roll:

so, you have 5,300 threads as "proof" out of 10 MILLION+ consoles....?

whatta ratio...:lol:

And wow one site, That doesnt even do justice for anything. Alot of people dont even get on web forums and talk about how their system broke down.

and many, many have been caught being non-360 owners who are adolescent fanboys...;)

3% is the official number.. until you have anthing different, all else is opinion.. which is funny becuase the opinions of those saying it breaks a LOT are those who don't have one... ie; the tc...;)

hate to break it to ya but this thread isnt opinion based. It's a fact that alot of 360's are breaking down. You can try and steer away from it by coming up with excuses and what not but that isnt going to change anything

maybe you're confused what a "fact" is, since most of you think your opinion is "fact"..

let me help:

1. 3% is the rate of failure according to those who are tracking, MS.... that's a FACT.

2. "the 360's break down more than they should because a bunch of anonymous teenage fanboys said so",  is an OPINION.

hope this helps...;)

gawd..i can't wait until spring break is over and the fanboys go back to school... they really need it..:roll:

[QUOTE="tango90101"][QUOTE="-supercharged-"][QUOTE="tango90101"]

[QUOTE="2largeadults"][QUOTE="djestar"]Your state 1.5years later "MANY" people still have hardware failures? It would be nice if you could link your accusations. gamenux

you do realize non-360 owners have been caught posting fake complaints of breakage, right...?

fanboys are silly... :roll:

so, you have 5,300 threads as "proof" out of 10 MILLION+ consoles....?

whatta ratio...:lol:

And wow one site, That doesnt even do justice for anything. Alot of people dont even get on web forums and talk about how their system broke down.

and many, many have been caught being non-360 owners who are adolescent fanboys...;)

3% is the official number.. until you have anthing different, all else is opinion.. which is funny becuase the opinions of those saying it breaks a LOT are those who don't have one... ie; the tc...;)

oh...so now MS has sold 12 million? 

that's great.. we're OFFICIALLY 10 million in sales over the ps3.. :)