LOL This is UNBELIEVABLE

Before I say anything, I am not asking for any help on this issue, I already have it covered.

Well last night, my first generation xbox 360 finally died. Yes, it was manufactured on November 8th, 2005. I couldn't believe how long it lasted, and now that it's finally gone, I'm sad. I got the E74 error and that's that. But 5 years! haha

Just thought I'd share that. lol I remember when my friends first xboxs died after a few months. Mine surviving that long is pretty amazing, I think.

I'm on my third 360 and I've only been playing for 3 years. I hate E74 so much.

I'm on my 2nd one. and.... 6 of my friends have had theirs die at LEAST once. Some were in warranty.. some weren't. :( Either way.. Microsoft sure has made a killing off people buying their second, third xbox. (and no i can't back that up)

2 years strong still no 3 rings...came close when my powerplug came out the socket, but still no RROD. I'm using a trusty arcade model.

I'm on my second, about to be my third. Sending it in tomorrow... I keep getting "open tray" when I put a game in...

I'm on my second, about to be my third. Sending it in tomorrow... I keep getting "open tray" when I put a game in...

AtlanticRock

Nice blog, I'm up to my third.

i had the same thing, mine only died a couple of months ago and i got mine on 26th june 2006.

ps. I sold my PS3 yesterday.

Mine was Manufactured in September 05 it died about 5 months ago sadly.

Each of my Xboxi have lasted less than a year.

It's sad to hear that it's broken now. It's good that it lasted that "long", though. (My Master System from 1987 still works perfectly by the way... but that's off topic of course.)

I had to replace my 1st 360 about 3 or 4 months ago. It lasted 4 years. I was impressed. I'm enjoying my elite upgrade though. The black looks way better and its nice to not always have to worry about getting more room on my HDD.

mine lasted a whole year and a half before it gave out...

warrenty expired and i gotta buy a new one

[QUOTE="AtlanticRock"]

I'm on my second, about to be my third. Sending it in tomorrow... I keep getting "open tray" when I put a game in...

NintendoGamer3

same here. open tray. BS. i have has this consolse just over a year. i did not get charged for the repair though. even though the warranty is expired

I'm on my 4th Xbox and this one has lasted the longest because it's my first Jasper.

Not bad I'm still on my first 4 years plus, now my old nintendo on the other hand still works. Got it in 1988

I'm on my 5th one. Yeah, i said 5TH one.

I'm on my 5th one. Yeah, i said 5TH one.

jarhead1990

maybe you're doing something wrong. do you keep it in an air-tight, heated box?

hard to believe that 5 years is supposed to be the expected life span of a 360...mine lasted a year and 5 days before it died, on my second now :P

I have 20gig version... and its still working after a year...
My bro have 2 year old xbox... and its still working properly :)

think about it though, xbox 1 came out in 2001/2. that only lasted about 3 or 4 years before the 360 came out. i didnt think it would last as long as this and theres no sign of a new console coming. maybe we're reaching the limit of gaming power before we move on to total motion sense, or even VR. who knows, the next xbox controller might be a full body falcon peripheral.

Proud to say that i am still on my first system and have had it for going on 5 years now! I have no idea how i have gotten so lucky to avoid E74

You people with your comments like "I'm on my first one, because I take care of it"...as if the rest of us don't. You're not still on your first one because you take care of it. You're on your first one because you're lucky. In fact, some studies suggest you're a minority.

You guys on your first Xbox are not possessed of some ancient wisdom that the rest of us barbarians can't seem to grasp. A 360 is not hard to treat properly. The thing's not like a bonzai tree or some rare tropical fish that you have to care for just so, otherwise it'll die. You put the damn thing on a shelf so it can get air to the sides of it, and then don't jar the thing. That's all; it's not hard.

I imagine most of the people with broken 360s took care of them just fine. I know I did (to my prior three broken ones). The ****ing things are put together poorly, and they break. If yours hasn't, you just lucked out. People with their original Xbox telling everyone else to treat theirs better are like lottery winners telling people to work harder at their jobs. You got lucky; that's it!

You people with your comments like "I'm on my first one, because I take care of it"...as if the rest of us don't. You're not still on your first one because you take care of it. You're on your first one because you're lucky. In fact, some studies suggest you're a minority.

You guys on your first Xbox are not possessed of some ancient wisdom that the rest of us barbarians can't seem to grasp. A 360 is not hard to treat properly. The thing's not like a bonzai tree or some rare tropical fish that you have to care for just so, otherwise it'll die. You put the damn thing on a shelf so it can get air to the sides of it, and then don't jar the thing. That's all; it's not hard.

I imagine most of the people with broken 360s took care of them just fine. I know I did (to my prior three broken ones). The ****ing things are put together poorly, and they break. If yours hasn't, you just lucked out. People with their original Xbox telling everyone else to treat theirs better are like lottery winners telling people to work harder at their jobs. You got lucky; that's it!

Palantas

wow. Uh, that is in no way implied. relax man. I and the others were just making the statement that we have gotten lucky, and most of us have acknowledgd that we are in the EXTREME minority in this case. Take a deep breath, the world will go on

I am on my second Xbox after my first one finally gave up the ghost last year (I had it for three years which around 4 years old) however so far everything seems to be working fine

wow. Uh, that is in no way implied. relax man. I and the others were just making the statement that we have gotten lucky, and most of us have acknowledgd that we are in the EXTREME minority in this case.

amill68

I wasn't talking to you. If the shoe fits, wear it.

Take a deep breath, the world will go on

amill68

(Meaningless condescending comment here)

Before I say anything, I am not asking for any help on this issue, I already have it covered.

Well last night, my first generation xbox 360 finally died. Yes, it was manufactured on November 8th, 2005. I couldn't believe how long it lasted, and now that it's finally gone, I'm sad. I got the E74 error and that's that. But 5 years! haha

Just thought I'd share that. lol I remember when my friends first xboxs died after a few months. Mine surviving that long is pretty amazing, I think.

ArabSolja99

I'm still on my 1st...had mine sinse 06....fingers crossed!!! lol

Proud to say that i am still on my first system and have had it for going on 5 years now! I have no idea how i have gotten so lucky to avoid E74

amill68

Having an additional system gives(extra 360 or Wii and PS3)your console "SOME" longevity. IMO

You people with your comments like "I'm on my first one, because I take care of it"...as if the rest of us don't. You're not still on your first one because you take care of it. You're on your first one because you're lucky. In fact, some studies suggest you're a minority.

You guys on your first Xbox are not possessed of some ancient wisdom that the rest of us barbarians can't seem to grasp. A 360 is not hard to treat properly. The thing's not like a bonzai tree or some rare tropical fish that you have to care for just so, otherwise it'll die. You put the damn thing on a shelf so it can get air to the sides of it, and then don't jar the thing. That's all; it's not hard.

I imagine most of the people with broken 360s took care of them just fine. I know I did (to my prior three broken ones). The ****ing things are put together poorly, and they break. If yours hasn't, you just lucked out. People with their original Xbox telling everyone else to treat theirs better are like lottery winners telling people to work harder at their jobs. You got lucky; that's it!

Palantas

Don't talk about my Baby like that! This isn't a matter of luck! The care and love that I put into her make all the difference! Nobody can tell me otherwise! Nobody! We love each other and she would never fail me! Never!

Before I say anything, I am not asking for any help on this issue, I already have it covered.

Well last night, my first generation xbox 360 finally died. Yes, it was manufactured on November 8th, 2005. I couldn't believe how long it lasted, and now that it's finally gone, I'm sad. I got the E74 error and that's that. But 5 years! haha

Just thought I'd share that. lol I remember when my friends first xboxs died after a few months. Mine surviving that long is pretty amazing, I think.

ArabSolja99

most misleading title everchaoscougar1

This is true.

I have got mine since release

It´s still not dead *proud*

I'm on my second, about to be my third. Sending it in tomorrow... I keep getting "open tray" when I put a game in...

AtlanticRock

[QUOTE="NintendoGamer3"][QUOTE="AtlanticRock"]

I'm on my second, about to be my third. Sending it in tomorrow... I keep getting "open tray" when I put a game in...

same here. open tray. BS. i have has this consolse just over a year. i did not get charged for the repair though. even though the warranty is expired

Don't talk about my Baby like that! This isn't a matter of luck! The care and love that I put into her make all the difference! Nobody can tell me otherwise! Nobody! We love each other and she would never fail me! Never!

DamianAlexander

Took you a few tries, but you found true love on the third one, right Damian?

[QUOTE="DamianAlexander"]

Don't talk about my Baby like that! This isn't a matter of luck! The care and love that I put into her make all the difference! Nobody can tell me otherwise! Nobody! We love each other and she would never fail me! Never!

Palantas

Took you a few tries, but you found true love on the third one, right Damian?

I found love in all of my Xboxs... I don't want to talk about what happened with the first two... The arguments and the fights... I don't want to relive them in my mind... :cry:

But I love my new Xbox, we get along real well and she's a Jasper Model, which already makes her Superior to her predecessors in almost every way. ;)

whenever i turn off all pwer to mine (at wall socket and everything) it resets to date of november 25th 2005, so mine was probably manufactured sometimethen. it was replaced the day after AU launch (it ate oblivion) so techinically its my second one! which has been repaired for RROD once, and for a disc tray issues (would not open 100% of the times u would press eject). both repairs took place within first 12months. been going great ever since. recently RROD'd after playing DA:origins ALL day in summer, but turned it off, and came back a few hours later and its all goood.

I'm on my third one also. Got RROD as soon as I started playing halo 3, and then got my next one after MW2. Do they give you another 3 years on a refurb for RROD, or is it just the 90 days, and then your on your own. My first RROD they sent me a new one, not refurb in its place, so I got and additional 3years on that one, but I'm not sure if that was only because it was new.

I'm on my third one also. Got RROD as soon as I started playing halo 3, and then got my next one after MW2. Do they give you another 3 years on a refurb for RROD, or is it just the 90 days, and then your on your own. My first RROD they sent me a new one, not refurb in its place, so I got and additional 3years on that one, but I'm not sure if that was only because it was new.

RapidTurtle

i work in retail in australia, and as far as warranty goes, what ever ur warranty length is, if replaced DURING the warranty period, u still have teh rest of the warranty period OR 90 days, which ever is longer. Customers quite often make mistake and demand ANOTHER 12 or whatever months of warranty from date of replacememt. its from original date of pruchase.

My baby is still alive after two years and three months.