heyholetsgogrant Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 The latest issue of Game Informer contains a surprising statistic for anyone who's ever loved and lost their Microsoft-branded home console – according to their survey, in which over 5,000 console owners participated, the Xbox 360's current failure rate due to the Red Ring of Death, E74 or other hardware failure is 54.2 percent. They also calculated the relative death toll for PS3s due to the Yellow Light of Death (10.3 percent) and Wiis, due to ... well, we're not actually sure what color the Wii's light turns to upon its demise (6.8 percent). Source: Game Informer http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/17/game-informer-xbox-360-at-54-2-percent-failure-rate/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 The Wii's dont read discs when they die :mad: I ****ing hate my Wii. Piece of ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I read this in this months issue. Nothing new here, im on my third 360 in three years. Microsoft better start looking over its shoulder. Sony just dropped the price on the system, and that FPS on steroids MAG comes out in January. All Sony needs to do is perfect their online system and Microsoft will be on their heels reeling. Do they have something like gamer achievements? I know its petty, but i do like it when I unexpectedly do something good enough to warrent some achievment points. and no I dont horde gamer points, I have multiple accounts and they my girl plays as well. Gamerscore means nothing to me, I just like getting a little token for hitting a milestone in the game im playing, no matter how small the milestone is. Its like a pat on the back or an "I see you pimpin!" comment. "Good Job Stew, you just found all the bobbleheads in FallOut3... not an easy thing to do" is kinda what I get out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 The Wii's dont read discs when they die :mad:I ****ing hate my Wii. Piece of ****. I'll take it off your hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I'll take it off your hands Its dead. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Well when I raise enough capital I guess I know which system I'll be getting... And it's not the RROD-prone one lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 i had mine for about 2 years it finally died last week waiting for the new one to come back now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubstix Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I will buy a PS3 Slim when I can for the exclusives and blueray. Won't change over to PS3 because the controllers are cheap pieces of garbage and absolutely suck for games like COD5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aREDSKIN Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I can attest to this failure rate. I'm on my third. My son doesn't even play it that much. On the flip side MS just send a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMason Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Toaster Oven: have you called Nintendo? Their customer service is awesome...they might be able to repair it for you. My DS Lite recently broke; I called them, they gave me a link to print out a free shipping label to mail it to them and now I am getting a new one for free. Same thing happened with one of my wii discs got scratched. (Completely our fault--kids were too rough with the game; Nintendo was not at fault at all.) Replaced it free of charge. They are really awesome and really stand by their products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I read this in this months issue. Nothing new here, im on my third 360 in three years. Microsoft better start looking over its shoulder. Sony just dropped the price on the system, and that FPS on steroids MAG comes out in January. All Sony needs to do is perfect their online system and Microsoft will be on their heels reeling. Do they have something like gamer achievements? I know its petty, but i do like it when I unexpectedly do something good enough to warrent some achievment points. and no I dont horde gamer points, I have multiple accounts and they my girl plays as well. Gamerscore means nothing to me, I just like getting a little token for hitting a milestone in the game im playing, no matter how small the milestone is. Its like a pat on the back or an "I see you pimpin!" comment. "Good Job Stew, you just found all the bobbleheads in FallOut3... not an easy thing to do" is kinda what I get out of it. The PS3 has "trophy's" they're kinda lame, but better than nothing I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I read this in this months issue. Nothing new here, im on my third 360 in three years. Microsoft better start looking over its shoulder. Sony just dropped the price on the system, and that FPS on steroids MAG comes out in January. All Sony needs to do is perfect their online system and Microsoft will be on their heels reeling. Do they have something like gamer achievements? I know its petty, but i do like it when I unexpectedly do something good enough to warrent some achievment points. and no I dont horde gamer points, I have multiple accounts and they my girl plays as well. Gamerscore means nothing to me, I just like getting a little token for hitting a milestone in the game im playing, no matter how small the milestone is. Its like a pat on the back or an "I see you pimpin!" comment. "Good Job Stew, you just found all the bobbleheads in FallOut3... not an easy thing to do" is kinda what I get out of it. Yeah they got trophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMason Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Also, I have to say that I am now sold on the PS3...after years of poopooing it. That price drop is awesome, and having a slim system that doesn't take up half the entertainment center is mighty handy. Add in blu-ray and there's no reason not to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I will buy a PS3 Slim when I can for the exclusives and blueray. Won't change over to PS3 because the controllers are cheap pieces of garbage and absolutely suck for games like COD5. I'm the opposite of you. I HATE the MS controller, that thing just has a horrible feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I'm on my 4th Xbox 360....geez..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueinBuf Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I've had my 360 for I think like 3 years now. I did have the RROD once before that but I was being stupid and playing in a thunderstorm, power surge came through and xbox stopped working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus87 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 My 360 went out on my once. Got my new one back pretty quickly though. I'd say about 5 or 6 of my friends in my fraternity house that had 360s played them pretty often with Rock Band, FIFA or NCAA tournaments, etc., and none of them ever had any problems in the two years I was there. I was the only one who got the Red Ring. Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Dave Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I have known for years that the 360 was a piece of junk. I don't care what other people say. The DS3 is a great controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I've heard a lot of bad things from X-Box owners about how bad the system is. I've wanted a PS3, but not badly enough to buy one for $400. This price drop makes it tempting, but I'm still at least 6 months away from buying one anyway. Hopefully it drops by more by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I have gone through three 360s and I barely even use it. They've replaced them for free, but still. I would get a PS3 but all the good games seem to be on the 360. Plus, I already have a stand-alone BR player and really don't play that many games anyway. But the 360 failure rate is ridiculous. Objectively speaking, the PS3 makes so much more sense at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 That's embarrassing or should be for Microsoft but my 360 has worked fine for a year so far so we will see. Also, the PS controllers have SUCKED since the original came out in 1995. Awful pieces of junk. The 360 controller is 10x better as the the Gamecube and N64 controller. But SNES will always be the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpoch Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I feel pretty lucky. I have my 360 since launch day and all is good. Although when the Halo3 beta came out I did get the RROD but I took it apart and for 5 bucks worth of screws and washers I replaced the xclamps that hold the heatsinks to the motherboard with nuts and bolts. It's been flawless ever since. My friends and I have about an 95% fix rate of RROD xboxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkHog Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I feel pretty lucky. I have my 360 since launch day and all is good. Although when the Halo3 beta came out I did get the RROD but I took it apart and for 5 bucks worth of screws and washers I replaced the xclamps that hold the heatsinks to the motherboard with nuts and bolts. It's been flawless ever since.My friends and I have about an 95% fix rate of RROD xboxes. Wow, so that means that you and your friends have had at least 20 Xbox 360s die on you (19/20 = 95%). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benskins26 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I'm on my 5th in 2 years, and I hardly ever play it. Maybe one game of madden a week.I ****ing hate Xbox. I think as soon as I get the new one back, im trading it in for a PS3. Xbox is a better system in terms of games, but they are poorly made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpoch Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Wow, so that means that you and your friends have had at least 20 Xbox 360s die on you (19/20 = 95%). We have fixed 9 out of 10. And they haven't died on us, they have died on people we know. The theory out there is that when the xbox gets hot the motherboard flexes and the xclamps do a crappy job of keeping the heatsinks on a solid connection to the cpu/gpu chips. By replacing the xclamps and screwing down the heatsinks it insures a solid connection to the chips. As much as I love my xbox, it's a crappy failure rate for something that can be fixed with 5 dollars worth of screws and washers from Lowes. That's ok though, since I had to break the warranty seal 1 week before Microsoft came out with the 3 year replacement for the RROD I went ahead and modded my DVD firmware to play burned games, so I feel even with Microsoft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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