Launch Day Xbox 360s No Longer Under Three-Year Warranty Coverage

[QUOTE="jharv"][QUOTE="OhSnapitz"] It's a real shame but that's the price of being rushed first to market.. Btw, You can't tell people to sell their 360's and get a PS3 especially if they're attached to the software that's released on the 360 already.. I can't get Halo 3 on the PS3.. I can't get Gears of War 1&2 on the PS3.. I can't get Mass effect on the PS3.. I can't get Ninja Gaiden 2 on the PS3.. I can't get PGR4 on the PS3.. I can't get Fable 2 on the PS3.. I could go on but why bother.. Besides you could purchase 2 360's for the price of the cheapest PS3 sku.. :?OhSnapitz

lol, ownage confirmed

I'm pretty sure all launch 360's are dead.VideoGameGuy

It's a shame really. I've had my nintendo since 89 still play it and don't have to worry about it. But with the 360 it seem like once ms has moved on to thier next console I won't be able to play 360 games years down the road because ms didn't pay attention to quality. It's not a very good long term console at all. TheOrigin

Ok so I'd have to upgrade my PC ($200-$500) and buy a PS3 ($400) to get the same enjoyment I would recieve from an Xbox 360 ($200)... :| This does not compute.. :? BTW, you mind telling me which games I listed or out for that matter that I can't play on the Arcade SKU(FF XI is the only game that comes to mind)? Thanks a bunch..

How long is the Sony warranty for the PS3 over in the US?speedsix

[QUOTE="johnnyblazed88"]

[QUOTE="world69star69"] Thats besides the point, it shouldn't of been released in its state. They knew it was broken, they have admitted it was broken and sold it anyway just to get a head start. It shameful and plain wrong, that's not treating consumers right. It should of been quality tested before release, but they didn't and the machines are still doing it 3 years after. You people need to learn what the word Quality means. Are you going to buy a car that breaks down on you every 3000 miles and just be like oh well my warrenty covers the repairs, I guess I won't drive for 3 weeks....it's the same thing, you shouldn't have to be without console for any amount of time, and if you do it shouldn't be a worldwide problem .... MS was greedy and dissed it's consumers in more ways then one.OhSnapitz

what about PS2? sony didnt even admit they made crap product and wouldnt do anything for you if it broke after a year except tell you to buy another

A lot of people on this board seem to be hesitant to call out companies that release inferior products. I had DRE 3 or 4 times and never had to pay for anything beyond a box to ship it in, most customer service departments will hook an angry customer up rather than deal with them creating a stink.

this will increase 360 sales more, because early 360 owners will have to buy the console again....:roll:Ipik_Fenris

yeah, why would you spend $15 for to get it repaired when you can buy the same thing again for $200 :roll:

Quick question- does anyone know if the 3 year warranty includes disc drive problems? And E74? Or is it just RROD?Floppy_Jim

[QUOTE="Floppy_Jim"]Quick question- does anyone know if the 3 year warranty includes disc drive problems? And E74? Or is it just RROD?killerfist

^^^^nice ownage cookie monster

its funny how they dont respond when you mention PS2

[QUOTE="note2self"]In other news, cheese STILL expires after the date on the package.Johnny-n-Roger

[QUOTE="killerfist"][QUOTE="Floppy_Jim"]Quick question- does anyone know if the 3 year warranty includes disc drive problems? And E74? Or is it just RROD?Floppy_Jim

[QUOTE="Ipik_Fenris"]this will increase 360 sales more, because early 360 owners will have to buy the console again....:roll:EndorphinMaster

yeah, why would you spend $15 for to get it repaired when you can buy the same thing again for $200 :roll:

I know some people who did just that. Cauise they didint want to wait forever for thier 360 to get back.

[QUOTE="speedsix"]How long is the Sony warranty for the PS3 over in the US?chansaet

My PS3 died after a year, and I was charged $150 to fix their crappy blu ray drive.

[QUOTE="Ipik_Fenris"]this will increase 360 sales more, because early 360 owners will have to buy the console again....:roll:EndorphinMaster

yeah, why would you spend $15 for to get it repaired when you can buy the same thing again for $200 :roll:

[QUOTE="Johnny-n-Roger"][QUOTE="note2self"]In other news, cheese STILL expires after the date on the package.Rockman999

I thought MS would have extended the 3 year warranty or something, but no. They haven't. I'd be pretty pissed if I was a launch owner.Floppy_Jim

A lot of people on this board seem to be hesitant to call out companies that release inferior products. I had DRE 3 or 4 times and never had to pay for anything beyond a box to ship it in, most customer service departments will hook an angry customer up rather than deal with them creating a stink.

ANeuralPathway

I also had the DRE issue on my Launch PS2 and my warranty was up but I gave Sony a call anyways and the guy said they would pay for the repairs, all I had to pay for was shipping it to them. Many months later I got that DRE issue again so I decided to fix it myself and found it was so easy to do. I don't see how people can compare the PS2 DRE issue to the Xbox 360's RROD problem. Why? because you can easily fix the PS2's DRE issue by yourself within 5 minutes. Oh and I still have and use my Launch PS2 and it works perfectly fine.

[QUOTE="VideoGameGuy"]I'm pretty sure all launch 360's are dead.SpruceCaboose

[QUOTE="VideoGameGuy"][QUOTE="BigJerm1"]

Because the game system that I've had for 3 years has never given me any problems? Yeah, you should definitely pity me. What if it were to RROD tomorrow? Oh no, I'd be out $100 to get it fixed. Or I could just go buy a brand new one for $200. Not an issue for those of us with decent jobs, really.

johnnyblazed88

what do you suggest instead of just paying the 100$ to get it fixed?

[QUOTE="BigJerm1"][QUOTE="VideoGameGuy"] i feel sorry for you dude.VideoGameGuy

Because the game system that I've had for 3 years has never given me any problems? Yeah, you should definitely pity me. What if it were to RROD tomorrow? Oh no, I'd be out $100 to get it fixed. Or I could just go buy a brand new one for $200. Not an issue for those of us with decent jobs, really.

Not at all. I'm "one of those guys" that understand that 3 years is a pretty reasonable life cycle for a piece of electronic equipment. Did MS screw up with the 360 hardware in the beginning? Yes, of course they did. However, how many manufacturers give a free 3 year warranty to make up for their mistakes? Can't name one? Didn't think so. They fixed their mistake, and have bent over backward to fix the problems caused by their manufacturing defects. If you're a fanboy and just hate MS, then so be it. You obviously aren't interested in the truth. Hell, one of my friends had his video card go bad in his launch 360, and had to pay the $100 to get it fixed. Instead of just replacing his video card, MS gutted his system, replacing the DVD drive, CPU, and adding the upgraded heat sinks, bringing his system up to the specs of the current manufacturing model. Think they HAD to do that? Get over yourself, and stop being mad that you've had your theory of "no working launch 360's" proven wrong.

[QUOTE="johnnyblazed88"][QUOTE="VideoGameGuy"]yeah you are one of those "rolling over and taking it" kinda guys i mentioned earlier. too bad.Rockman999

what do you suggest instead of just paying the 100$ to get it fixed?

I got mine in the first 2 months, still strong.

BTW: to people who say hardware does not last forever, true the lower the nm processing the faster the chips die of heat etc, however meh I have a sega genesis model 1 that still works. Also I have a mattel that still works too...

Your warranty does not renew every time you have RRoD. I am a launch owner who has had 3 RRoDs. My coverage has been over, and yes, I am slightly worried about it.SpruceCaboose

Why?
Most hardware warranty for electronics is one year. Microsoft acknowledged the problem and extended to 3 years. Anymore would just be bad business tactics.

I have a launch 360 downstairs. Not pissed at all.
Granted, my upstairs 360 has RROD'd 3 times, I have yet to look at Microsoft as any less of a capable company.DonPerian

Got a UK launch 360 still going strong :)

360 so cheap now if it died i just get another. Dont care about my saves or anything.

I just got my 4th RRoD and since I had a launch system my warranty was done for. I decided to just go get a new one (with the Jasper chipset). Worst thing with all this is more the crap service dealing with liscenses and how you can only use their damn tool once a freakin year :|.-RPGamer-

Sorry to hear that man. :(

I only bought my 60GB 360 a couple of months ago but I'm still worried about RRoD.

Would be nice if MS would change the mainboard of the launch 360's when they come in for RROD with the latest mainboards. (not sure if that's possible though)

I'm pretty sure all launch 360's are dead.VideoGameGuy

http://www.destructoid.com/launch-day-xbox-360s-no-longer-under-three-year-warranty-coverage-119903.phtml

It was slightly extended, but it is now over. Any launch day owners worried?EVOLV3

[QUOTE="EVOLV3"]http://www.destructoid.com/launch-day-xbox-360s-no-longer-under-three-year-warranty-coverage-119903.phtml

It was slightly extended, but it is now over. Any launch day owners worried?3picuri3

Sarcasm detector should be off the chart.

Theres a couple of thing wrong with the design with the 360. 1. Poor quality of parts bought from the cheapest supplier.

2. Bad placements of items on the mainboard cpu,gpu, etc., Everything is to close to each other creating a heat bubble.

3. Very poor cooling, even with the new heat pipes there are still a cooling issue mainly because of problem # 2, if they added forced intake airflow where the ventlation is everything would be much cooler helping to prevet the RRoD which is cause from the "heat bubble" that gets so hot that it warps the mainboard and the solder cracks breaking connects.