X-Box 360. was it just rushed?

Would it not have had a failure rate higher then all the consoles or scratching the disk if moved a bit if it waited another year to be released? It's an amazing system though!

yeah if it wasnt for its unreliable harwdare they could've easily be the best console this gen overall.. but at least they made an effort to recover from it with warranties and the jasper release.

I agree I feel it was rushed and it make you wonder what they could have produce had they not rushed it. I have the 360 Elite and it a great machine. I Bet the next gen will be mind blowing.

I agree I feel it was rushed and it make you wonder what they could have produce had they not rushed it. I have the 360 Elite and it a great machine. I Bet the next gen will be mind blowing.

kramer_inc

No doubt about it..

You need to give MS time to get this whole "hardware" thing down, lord knows they have the whole "software" thing down.

*Waves at: Windows Vista*

With a 54% failure rate; I'd say so.

You need to give MS time to get this whole "hardware" thing down, lord knows they have the whole "software" thing down.

*Waves at: Windows Vista*

poeton22

It's a little obvious :roll:

Let's hope MS learned from this for the next gen. They got the software down pretty good though.

Yes it was. Out of desperation, really.

That's why I waited 3 years to buy one....September 2008.

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You need to give MS time to get this whole "hardware" thing down, lord knows they have the whole "software" thing down.

*Waves at: Windows Vista*

navyguy21

The original X-Box was only 4 years old when the 360 came out. It's amazing how quickly MS had to ditch that system to get a head start this gen.

With a 54% failure rate; I'd say so.

jakehouston88

Obviously, the failure rate is crazy, if only ms didn'y have RRoD, they would have this gen for me. :?

Yes it was. Out of desperation, really.

That's why I waited 3 years to buy one....September 2008.

KingsofQueens

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With a 54% failure rate; I'd say so.

vaderhater

It was rushed because playstation brand loyalty, so if it lauched at the same time, even being cheaper, PS would still win. so MS wanted to get out early. Was it worth it?? Judging by current marketshare..........id say yes, they took a 1bn hit, but its well worth it because the are very profitable this gen. Sucks for consumers though, but every company makes business decisions, and thats what it was, they did it to have a chancenavyguy21

With a 54% failure rate; I'd say so.

jakehouston88

[QUOTE="poeton22"]

You need to give MS time to get this whole "hardware" thing down, lord knows they have the whole "software" thing down.

*Waves at: Windows Vista*

navyguy21

You are correct, Vista is what happens with no competition, but that no competition in the OS Market seems to make MS think they have no competition in any market

Before you say a thing, Sony made that mistake but they are rebounding from that similar attitude.

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[QUOTE="jakehouston88"]

With a 54% failure rate; I'd say so.

navyguy21

What can I say, Facts are facts. ;)

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="vaderhater"]Sighhhhhhh.............. 54%:roll: It just that............why Jake?......Why?....So how was ahem...you know....that game?

jakehouston88

What can I say, Facts are facts. ;)

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="vaderhater"]Sighhhhhhh.............. 54%:roll: It just that............why Jake?......Why?....So how was ahem...you know....that game?

jakehouston88

What can I say, Facts are facts. ;)

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[QUOTE="navyguy21"] lol, ignore him, he's the biggest fanboy on here, even won a system wars award for it :Pvaderhater

What can I say, Facts are facts. ;)

Why thank you, my first year on SW has been fun. And I'm here to stay. ;)....:lol:

Rumor says so: MS knew about RRoD but they just rushed the console to have the upper hand.

Just a rumour?? Maybe, but anything is possible.

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[QUOTE="jakehouston88"]

What can I say, Facts are facts. ;)

jakehouston88

Why thank you, my first year on SW has been fun. And I'm here to stay. ;)....:lol:

i voted for you LOL.. but coregamer is closed second.

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[QUOTE="vaderhater"]Did you really win an award? Congrats i guess

___gamemaster__

Why thank you, my first year on SW has been fun. And I'm here to stay. ;)....:lol:

i voted for you LOL.. but coregamer is closed second.

Thanks lolz...andI haven't seen him post for awhile, I hope he isn't banned.

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[QUOTE="jakehouston88"]

Why thank you, my first year on SW has been fun. And I'm here to stay. ;)....:lol:

jakehouston88

i voted for you LOL.. but coregamer is closed second.

Thanks lolz...andI haven't seen him post for awhile, I hope he isn't banned.

I dont believe it was, Oh if they had waited a year they likely wouldn't have nearly the failure rate * i doubt it ever got past 30% any ways* but in teh end it all came down to them using a cheap fabrication company to produce the 360 in design and manufacture and not going with a more expensive one.

Seems like they just didn't test it thoroughly. Actually they probably knew about the problems but decided it wasn't worth fixing. (As in flow graphs and pie charts said it wasn't financially worth fixing...)

I hope next gen all consoles come with a three year standard warranty from the start. It just makes sense.

I hope next gen all consoles come with a three year standard warranty from the start. It just makes sense.

vaderhater

Yes it was rushed but launching at 2005 was the smartest move Microsoft made with the 360.

I remember mentioning on another forum the concern about 360 being released early, possibly resulting in hardware issues due to the lack of testing. The people on the forum were viciously defensive and bashed me for suggesting a year early could result in problems.

Whose laughing now :P pretty much no one will question that 360 needed additional quality testing today.

Would it not have had a failure rate higher then all the consoles or scratching the disk if moved a bit if it waited another year to be released? It's an amazing system though!

Ryu_8023

It is not a amazing system, some of its games is amazing tho...

yes it was rushed but even with all the problems is still the best system this gen and the best system ive ever owned

I don't think it was rushed to market, however it's possible that during Product Testing the design flaws weren't caught by the testers, however I also think people have blown the 360s failure rate out of preportion, I can't help but wonder how many RRODs were actually nothing more serious then not having the console plugged in correctly (All 4 Lights being Red, as opposed to the 3 lights that signal General Hardware Failure)

I say it was rushed without much longterm QA testing.

Yeap... But to be honest this gen isnt to rosy with the consoles...

Xbox 360 got rushed
PS3 had **** for games for a year and cost its weight in pure gold
Wii got off to a good start but is starting to crash and burn with the shovelware and ****ty hardware...

Luckily all but the Wii have got rid of their problems mostly...