Bought one of the new Halo Reach consoles THE DAY IT CAME OUT. Already dead.

This is getting to be ridiculous. I've boughten two different xboxs, had to send both of those in at one point to get fixed. Both of those I later had to fix myself. I thought that these new ones were going to have everything fixed. What the hell man. This is some crap.

SHOCKING huh?

I'm on my fourth 360. First one didn't even make it 48 hours. Replaced my last one about 2 years ago, knock on wood.Yossi420

Not too worried. There are bound to be a few unlucky souls who get defective slims.

Isn't that a shockment...

That's horrible. Mine gave out on me last week (3rd console/out of warranty). I'm considering using my PS3 as my only console and selling all of my 360 games because it's ridiculous. I only have my 360 for Gears since Mass Effect / Bungie's games will now be multiplat.

Wait, so the new 'slim' 360s aren't RROD proof?

Mine freezes on the dashboardmore frequently than my old one

Whats the warranty on the new slims ? I heard of manyproblems on the early models , hopefully they will honor the warranty .

m$ would say "well we are sorry but that doesn't comply with the warrenty so we can't replace your console. Your just going to have to go out and buy a brand new xbox 360. Also don't forget to pay for gold because you more then likely don't have a computer to check your facebook, twitter, or netflix. You probably don't have cable to watch ESPN good thing though gold membership gives you access to this. Even if you don't use these features, already have free access to these features, or even care to use these features on your GAMING console you will have to pay for them. Thank you for paying....I mean choosing xbox :)"

Thats what happens when a company wants money over customer satisfaction. My elite broke 3 times and the third time they said that it was beyond repair so they just sent me a new console all around. I sold my xbox and I haven't looked back yet.

Both my Xbox's are still going strong, an Elite and a Reach.

You guys are overheating your consoles, they need to be vertical with plenty of space.

Oops good thing I read the posters first post because its written like this

Bought one of the new HALO REACH consoles THE DAY IT CAME OUT.

already de*d. (missed the bottom part)

that would of sounded bad to ask you how was it.

Man thats not good i don't even wanna write the word its like a bad omen to me. Hope you get better luck.

Ha-ha.

But seriously, I can't get this: My 360 is the Falcon, Pro model that I purchased two years ago, and it's still running -- and I really abuse my 360, when it comes to gaming time.

Don't you have insurance for the console, though? If you bought your Halo: Reach theme console the day it launched, it shouldn't have more than a couple of months to it, and most console's come with at least a year of guarantee.

Both my Xbox's are still going strong, an Elite and a Reach.

You guys are overheating your consoles, they need to be vertical with plenty of space.

NiteShadeX

You're kidding me, right? That debate's already been done and won: placing your console on a vertical stance prevents it from fully ventilating, since the largest and most important ventilation grid is on the bottom of the 360. That, and discs get damaged (not significant damage, but those small strikes on the surface) easily if you place them in a vertical console.

Place your 360 horizontally, at an open space -- I leave a foot between my console's back (horizontal, so the part where you plug the cables) and the wall, and more than 6' between him and the ceiling. The lower grid has something around 2 and 3 feet between it and the other part of the wall, and the power source is, on a smaller scale, also not adjacent to the wall or in any covered up place. If you follow this setup, I'm sure you'll reduce the risk of overheating one of your 360's.

Golden Rule: Never buy a console on release.

There will always be problems that need to be fixed.

I bought the 360 holiday bundle last Friday and it got the red dot Saturday. Took it back and got an extra Alan Wake and Forza 3 lol.

Golden Rule: Never buy a console on release.

There will always be problems that need to be fixed.

EzekyleAbadon

I am going to hold off on the new slim , way too many reports of failure in such a short period of time .

I have had my console since release day and it has never broken. I fix/mod/sell consoles and if you treat your console right, keep it upright, and keep it in a place that allows it to vent. I have had dozens of separate personal consoles and dozens more I kept for a month or two here and there between selling them and I have never had a console in my possesion break OR get banned.

If you treat these consoles like you are supposed to they rarely break especially the newest ones. When taken care of correctly the temperautes just don't get high enough to melt solder or warp the motherboard. Sure there are some that are defective from the get go, but those are a very small percentage now.

Now if you are like most people and you take expensive things for granted and treat stuff like **** b/c you have no appreciate for how delicate computer parts can and you are stupid, spoiled americans then you will probably get broken consoles and scratched up smart phones and scratched discs and burn in marks on your HDTV, but that is b/c you are an idiot and you didn't treat the expensive things you buy carefully and smartly.

ALL I SEE IN FORUMS IS GRIPING AND B I T C H I N G. STFU.

I have had my console since release day and it has never broken. I fix/mod/sell consoles and if you treat your console right, keep it upright, and keep it in a place that allows it to vent. I have had dozens of separate personal consoles and dozens more I kept for a month or two here and there between selling them and I have never had a console in my possesion break OR get banned.

If you treat these consoles like you are supposed to they rarely break especially the newest ones. When taken care of correctly the temperautes just don't get high enough to melt solder or warp the motherboard. Sure there are some that are defective from the get go, but those are a very small percentage now.

Now if you are like most people and you take expensive things for granted and treat stuff like **** b/c you have no appreciate for how delicate computer parts can and you are stupid, spoiled americans then you will probably get broken consoles and scratched up smart phones and scratched discs and burn in marks on your HDTV, but that is b/c you are an idiot and you didn't treat the expensive things you buy carefully and smartly.

ALL I SEE IN FORUMS IS GRIPING AND B I T C H I N G. STFU.

BrettFavor1185

Look bro chill, I mean I don't know how it manages to break the day you bought it. Its pretty much ridiclous. See, this is why you must treat your systems good and carefully, The xbox 360 is a very complicated system and you prolly done something stupid to make it ruin very quickly, THEY DON'T MESS UP UNLESS YOU TREAT EM RIGHT. Most people don't treat their things right so thats why they break, its like when people don't treat their body right and start to go on unhealthy habits, thats what its like on the xbox 360. I can't believe that BS, you did something insanely stupid that you never knew of to make that console break down so quick, thats what I bet. Thats BS right there to be honest, BS! Treat your console right son.

I thought Microsoft fixed the RROD problem? That was news nearly a year ago....

I thought Microsoft fixed the RROD problem? That was news nearly a year ago....

Tigerman950

I thought Microsoft fixed the RROD problem? That was news nearly a year ago....

Tigerman950

Both my Xbox's are still going strong, an Elite and a Reach.

You guys are overheating your consoles, they need to be vertical with plenty of space.

NiteShadeX

My Sega Genesis never gave me any problems, 18 years and still running. I doubt you'll be able to say the same about the Xbox 360.

My Sega Genesis never gave me any problems, 18 years and still running. I doubt you'll be able to say the same about the Xbox 360.

HavocEbonlore

My Sega Genesis never gave me any problems, 18 years and still running. I doubt you'll be able to say the same about the Xbox 360.

HavocEbonlore

only 360s i had a problem was with the 06/07 models other then that my 05and my 08/10 systems work fine and for ps3s on the other hand i gone through at least 5 from blueray drive failures and my 09 ps3 drive is dying again

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My Sega Genesis never gave me any problems, 18 years and still running. I doubt you'll be able to say the same about the Xbox 360.

GrizzlyAnimal

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I thought Microsoft fixed the RROD problem? That was news nearly a year ago....

F0urTwenty

On a less cynical note, all things die or break eventually, no matter how durable it is.