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An unknown gaming site from Ireland takes a stand against Xbox 360, saying it will no longer cover the console due to its infamous reliability, namely the dreaded Red Ring of Death.
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"Next Gen Ireland will be suspending all Xbox 360 coverage indefinitely," the publisher said on Thursday, this after all three of its review consoles experienced the fatal Red Ring of Death error in a single week.
Despite Microsoft's extended three-year warranty and repeated apologies, the site claims that the problem is compounded in Ireland, where Next Gen says that Microsoft fails to provide satisfactory service.
"Next Gen Ireland felt that we needed to take a stand as customers and not reviewers in this instance, and to be treated that way by Microsoft after they were at fault by releasing a console that was blatantly untested onto the mass market is unacceptable," continues the notice. "In our opinion, the after sales service we received today was atrocious and we can't stand for it."
Since launching in November 2005, a reported 33 percent of all Xbox 360s fail, something an unverified former employee said Microsoft knew when launching the system in an effort to beat Sony to market.
Microsoft was not immediately available for comment when contacted by GamePro on Friday.
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