why do people keeping buying xbox 360s after RROD?

I keep hearing about people buying another xbox 360s after they got the red ring? why the hell would you do that?

right now, my xbox is with M$ for repairs, and i just find it strange that players would shell out more money for another xbox 360 after M$ just scam them out of $200-$400. I already paid for my xbox 360 and it broke not because of me, but because Microsoft screwed up. It is not my fault and i refuse to take responsiblities and let my pockets suffer for M$'s mistakes. Either M$ give me a working console or they would never receive another penny for me. As of right now, i dont have a gaming console, and the thought of buying a ps3(cause of the price and the fact the xbox 360 is my pefer console) never cross my mind untill after my 360 crapped out on me. I need a gaming console and for dayum sure i would not purchase another 360. if I spill water on my 360, if it was my fault that my system broke, then i would not mind replacing it. if Am im the only with this kind of mind set? You don't get hair in your food and go back to that restauraunt later so why would are players buying new x360? that is beyond me. i refuse to be jerk around.

1.) its a great system

2.) they invested enough money into it (XBL/Games)

3.) dont perfer games on a different system.

4.) because they can..

Really, was this thread even needed?

Perhaps I'm missing something here, but who would buy another 360 if they could get their RROD'd one repaired for free?Floppy_Jim

Perhaps I'm missing something here, but who would buy another 360 if they could get their RROD'd one repaired for free?Floppy_Jim

I guess to have an extra incase one dies.

But yea because it's a good system TC, some people are willing to deal with the RROD stuff because there's a lot of great games on it, or they like Live, 360's exclusives or even the controller.

PS3 is reliable but it's out of the price range for a lot of people, even if 360 isn't that much off, that 400 number still stares you in the face and scares you, Microsoft is good at hiding 360's extra (optional) charges.

Why would they buy another one? It gets replaced for free.LoseEagles1245

theres been a lot incident where their warrant ran out and M$ refused to repair it for free. and yes there are player that keeping buying 360s. I remember reading about someone who is on their 3rd 360. wtf :question:

If I remember correct the release was November 22, 2005.

My warranty ended this month...

they might have a reason for arcade after all :P

I keep hearing about people buying another xbox 360s after they got the red ring? why the hell would you do that?

right now, my xbox is with M$ for repairs, and i just find it strange that players would shell out more money for another xbox 360 after M$ just scam them out of $200-$400. I already paid for my xbox 360 and it broke not because of me, but because Microsoft screwed up. It is not my fault and i refuse to take responsiblities and let my pockets suffer for M$'s mistakes. Either M$ give me a working console or they would never receive another penny for me. As of right now, i dont have a gaming console, and the thought of buying a ps3(cause of the price and the fact the xbox 360 is my pefer console) never cross my mind untill after my 360 crapped out on me. I need a gaming console and for dayum sure i would not purchase another 360. if I spill water on my 360, if it was my fault that my system broke, then i would not mind replacing it. if Am im the only with this kind of mind set? You don't get hair in your food and go back to that restauraunt later so why would are players buying new x360? that is beyond me. i refuse to be jerk around.

dthach614

[QUOTE="Floppy_Jim"]Perhaps I'm missing something here, but who would buy another 360 if they could get their RROD'd one repaired for free?angry_fork

I guess to have an extra incase one dies.

But yea because it's a good system TC, some people are willing to deal with the RROD stuff because there's a lot of great games on it, or they like Live, 360's exclusives or even the controller.

PS3 is reliable but it's out of the price range for a lot of people, even if 360 isn't that much off, that 400 number still stares you in the face and scares you, Microsoft is good at hiding 360's extra (optional) charges.

yes it is a good system. i have a lot of 360 games to know that but game console are not cheap and i just feel that we as consumer should not be punish for Microsoft's mistakes. The only reason I'm thinng about purchasing a ps3 because as of right now I have deep hatred for Microsoft and i do not want to support them after they just scam me out of $480(360 elite). Even though the ps3 line up doesn't really interest me much but i'm a gamer and i need a game console. and the wii just look silly to me so the ps3 is my only option left.

[QUOTE="dthach614"]

I keep hearing about people buying another xbox 360s after they got the red ring? why the hell would you do that?

right now, my xbox is with M$ for repairs, and i just find it strange that players would shell out more money for another xbox 360 after M$ just scam them out of $200-$400. I already paid for my xbox 360 and it broke not because of me, but because Microsoft screwed up. It is not my fault and i refuse to take responsiblities and let my pockets suffer for M$'s mistakes. Either M$ give me a working console or they would never receive another penny for me. As of right now, i dont have a gaming console, and the thought of buying a ps3(cause of the price and the fact the xbox 360 is my pefer console) never cross my mind untill after my 360 crapped out on me. I need a gaming console and for dayum sure i would not purchase another 360. if I spill water on my 360, if it was my fault that my system broke, then i would not mind replacing it. if Am im the only with this kind of mind set? You don't get hair in your food and go back to that restauraunt later so why would are players buying new x360? that is beyond me. i refuse to be jerk around.

sirk1264

thats another thing thats pissing me off. i sent my 360 7 weeks ago and I check the repair status online and it say that they haven't even begun the repair yet. I also hear stories about 360 getting red ring even after getting it repair. so getting your 360 repair might not be the end of the bull crap.

[QUOTE="sirk1264"][QUOTE="dthach614"]

I keep hearing about people buying another xbox 360s after they got the red ring? why the hell would you do that?

right now, my xbox is with M$ for repairs, and i just find it strange that players would shell out more money for another xbox 360 after M$ just scam them out of $200-$400. I already paid for my xbox 360 and it broke not because of me, but because Microsoft screwed up. It is not my fault and i refuse to take responsiblities and let my pockets suffer for M$'s mistakes. Either M$ give me a working console or they would never receive another penny for me. As of right now, i dont have a gaming console, and the thought of buying a ps3(cause of the price and the fact the xbox 360 is my pefer console) never cross my mind untill after my 360 crapped out on me. I need a gaming console and for dayum sure i would not purchase another 360. if I spill water on my 360, if it was my fault that my system broke, then i would not mind replacing it. if Am im the only with this kind of mind set? You don't get hair in your food and go back to that restauraunt later so why would are players buying new x360? that is beyond me. i refuse to be jerk around.

dthach614

thats another thing thats pissing me off. i sent my 360 7 weeks ago and I check the repair status online and it say that they haven't even begun the repair yet. I also hear stories about 360 getting red ring even after getting it repair. so getting your 360 repair might not be the end of the bull crap.

why are you people acting like getting your xbox 360 repair is a walk in the park??????? i been with out my 360 for damn near two months and it died on me right before gow2. i figure ill get it back before christmas, boy was i wrong. them idiots at m$ didn't even begun the repair yet talking about , ""its the holdiday season and they have a lot of 360 to fix. "wtf? people buy stuff during the holiday season, not break stuff. not to mention my xbl is membership is also bein wasted.dthach614

Sadly, microsoft knows xbox fans won't convert. Even if 2% of their audience switch to the ps3, they'll end up missing their key franchises like gears, fable or halo. Most of all gamerpoints :P

I'm not surprised if microsoft looked up all the high gamerpoints folks and bricked their system to see if they'll buy a new one. That's easy money because these gamerpoints whores won't stop.

Sadly, microsoft knows xbox fans won't convert. Even if 2% of their audience switch to the ps3, they'll end up missing their key franchises like gears, fable or halo. Most of all gamerpoints :P

I'm not surprised if microsoft looked up all the high gamerpoints folks and bricked their system to see if they'll buy a new one. That's easy money because these gamerpoints whores won't stop.

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[QUOTE="LoseEagles1245"]Why would they buy another one? It gets replaced for free.dthach614

theres been a lot incident where their warrant ran out and M$ refused to repair it for free. and yes there are player that keeping buying 360s. I remember reading about someone who is on their 3rd 360. wtf :question:

Free repairs and games.

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i dunno how ppl can support MS after this whole mess started. i havn't bought a game for my 360 in over a year because i refuse to give them my hard earned money. after my 2nd died i canceled my live account and sold all my games except for two and bought a ps3. best gaming choice i've ever made...ninjaxmas

alot of Class Action Lawsuits have been filed against microsoft in States like California and Florida over this issue the settlements for these lawsuits are a little more than $2,000,000

RROD is not the only problem there's also the problem of disk scratching in the drive

microsoft from the beginning should have made sure there was no problem before it shipped it's system to stores, this is unforgivable or at least what they should do is make reliable products and distribute it to anyone that has gotten rrod a 3 year warranty is not good why give out a crappy system just to get one back that eventually will break again ?

i am not here talking as a fan boy the rrod was one of the reasons i haven't gotten all 3 systems.

[QUOTE="ninjaxmas"]i dunno how ppl can support MS after this whole mess started. i havn't bought a game for my 360 in over a year because i refuse to give them my hard earned money. after my 2nd died i canceled my live account and sold all my games except for two and bought a ps3. best gaming choice i've ever made...sirk1264

alot of Class Action Lawsuits have been filed against microsoft in States like California and Florida over this issue the settlements for these lawsuits are a little more than $2,000,000

RROD is not the only problem there's also the problem of disk scratching in the drive

microsoft from the beginning should have made sure there was no problem before it shipped it's system to stores, this is unforgivable or at least what they should do is make reliable products and distribute it to anyone that has gotten rrod a 3 year warranty is not good why give out a crappy system just to get one back that eventually will break again ?

i am not here talking as a fan boy the rrod was one of the reasons i haven't gotten all 3 systems.

Maybe because XBL is better than PSN and WiiConnect24 and maybe they like 360 better. Most people can get RRoD fixed for free...theycallmeryan

The XBL is a matter of opinion, the issue I have is most people send it for repairs only to get back a system the eventually breaks on them that's uncalled for, Microsoft should make a console that is 100% reliable and distribute it to unfortunate consumers that have had their system breaks instead of shipping them another faulty system, they payed with their hard earned money to get that first 360 and what about the poor consumers that have had their disks scratched at no fault of their own ? people who buy the consoles and games should not have to experience this it is better to buy a reliable system the warranty is not good enough.

Microsoft dropped the ball.

[QUOTE="LoseEagles1245"]Why would they buy another one? It gets replaced for free.dthach614

theres been a lot incident where their warrant ran out and M$ refused to repair it for free. and yes there are player that keeping buying 360s. I remember reading about someone who is on their 3rd 360. wtf :question:

Why would they buy another one? It gets replaced for free.LoseEagles1245

[QUOTE="ninjaxmas"]i dunno how ppl can support MS after this whole mess started. i havn't bought a game for my 360 in over a year because i refuse to give them my hard earned money. after my 2nd died i canceled my live account and sold all my games except for two and bought a ps3. best gaming choice i've ever made...sirk1264

How is it childish? So it is childish for people to choose an alternative after losing $400? You're a perfect example of what a fanboy is. and it is not luck. Everbody I know that has a 360 had gotten the red ring. and the people they know had also gotten the red ring. My boss at work got the red ring. It is inevitable to get the red ring.

I keep hearing about people buying another xbox 360s after they got the red ring? why the hell would you do that?

right now, my xbox is with M$ for repairs, and i just find it strange that players would shell out more money for another xbox 360 after M$ just scam them out of $200-$400. I already paid for my xbox 360 and it broke not because of me, but because Microsoft screwed up. It is not my fault and i refuse to take responsiblities and let my pockets suffer for M$'s mistakes. Either M$ give me a working console or they would never receive another penny for me. As of right now, i dont have a gaming console, and the thought of buying a ps3(cause of the price and the fact the xbox 360 is my pefer console) never cross my mind untill after my 360 crapped out on me. I need a gaming console and for dayum sure i would not purchase another 360. if I spill water on my 360, if it was my fault that my system broke, then i would not mind replacing it. if Am im the only with this kind of mind set? You don't get hair in your food and go back to that restauraunt later so why would are players buying new x360? that is beyond me. i refuse to be jerk around.