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my friends had an xbox since it came out and his RROD last week.....and my second console is on its last leg itself that was replaced last year... im doubtfull | |
"Microsoft Discovers Unicorns, Flying Pigs." | |
They really do upgrade the hardware, why would they not? It would be silly of them to stock outdated parts. I just sent mine in last month (it's a 2006 model. Purchased february 2007. Been going fine untill recently, and i often played it for 12 hours straight). They gave me the newest motherboard, the upgraded GPU cooling and the current DVD drive. Covered by the 3-year RROD warranty. My RROD warranty won't last forever, but it's a relatively easy fix so i'm not afraid. | |
Exactly my thoughts. | |
I thought the 360 models since late 2008 already had most of the RROD problem fixed? | |
Tomorrow's news A virus is sweeping the Xbox 360's across the world, causing at least 6 million RRODs in the USA alone. People with alot of friends on their friends list are guaranteed an RROD within the next 12 hours. We now go to Nintendo and Sony whom are upset, as they received the Virus during their annual Halo 3 match. | |
What? | |
seconded | |
had to send mine dis week, and is my second one so not all, are roses and honey at MS Xbox 360. | |
Was it the grammar? Or Sony and Nintendo's favourite tradition since Halo for Xbox? | |
About frikin time. But haven't they said that a couple of times already? Either way. It's too late for me. I waited a while because I wanted to see if they would fix it and there were a couple of features I really liked on it. But I ended up getting a PS3 which is good because I like those weird playstation games like Noby Noby Boy coming out and the xbox exclusives I really wanted, I'd rather play on my PC. | |
The matter of fact is that microsoft should have fixed all major herdware problems before they ever realesed the console at all instead of trying to fix it and patch it up every few months. And before anyone thinks im just console bashing im not, i love my 360, i liked it so much i bought another one after my first one RROD even thought i could have easily afforded a PS3, but if truth is told microsoft fucked up bad by realesing it before it was ready | |
Ive never done this before because I would hate to be hypercritical as I myself dont always use proper english, but dear god man, this has got to be on of the worst uses of english on a forum in a long time | |
I had my first RROD incident a few weeks ago, with one of the early Elites (early 2007 mfg. date). Does anyone know how I'll be able to tell if it has the Jasper hardware when I get back the refurbed unit? | |
my 360 hasn't RRODed yet. I make sure to let it rest profusely and say soothing words to it in a motherly voice. | |
It wasn't the grammar... it's the fact that what you're saying doesn't actually make sense. 1. A virus is causing RROD in Xbox 360's. (Really? Or is this something you made up?) 2. This virus is for some reason upsetting Nintendo and Sony. (What, why?) 3. The virus that was exclusive to Xbox 360's has mysteriously attacked Sony and Nintendo, while the companies played an Xbox 360 exclusive game. (What the eff are you talking about?) | |
I'd give it a year to prove itself, then I'll believe it! | |
My brother's Xbox just RROD half an hour ago. Now hes trying to convince the idiot on the phone that were actually not in Scotland. | |
You should be able to tell by the power requirements on the back of the unit; if they're lower, then you've got the new chips. OXM had an article on that this month, actually, with photographs of the chipsets and mobos. Alas, in my cold-addled state I can't seem to find the actual numbers save that it should have been manufactured after last October. -- Steve | |
This was designed to be a joke. Obviously it went horribly wrong. I will leave this news story alone, to prevent further risk of people not getting a joke I thought might be funny to the escapist's users. I was mistaken, and so accept my banishment from this news item. | |
Yeah, I get that it was a joke... I would just like you to explain it better. It's confusing. | |
Well, that settles it. That was the point of the Joke. Hurray!!! | |
...says the exec from a company that thought releasing a system with a 50%+ failure rate was a good idea.... | |
Hey on similar news did you the one about the priest and the rabbi... | |
Mine went brilliantly for two and a half years, then RRoD'ed last week. I was a bit annoyed because it was playing 30 Seconds To Mars at the time, halfway through a song, so the cutoff was irritating. Otherwise, it had a good life and I've got until September to get it repaired, by my reckoning, so isn't much of a problem. I still have my PC and the Xbox will be sent off for repair over Easter (the warranty and everything is back home while I'm at uni). My friend didn't get off so lightly though, he hadn't had his for long then got the RRoD just after last Christmas... | |
Complete lies. It'll never end until they give all previous purchasers and early adopters a new "Jasper" console to prove their theory. | |
I just have one question for Microsoft. Why 'Jasper'??? | |
Doesn't really explain the name though, does it? | |
I'm currently on my third 360 at the moment. It's doing well, but I could have counted the number of days the second one lasted on hand. After having two of my fingers cut off. But yes, did they really have to use the name "Jasper"? Ok, so it may have been a dearly departed relative or family pet, but still, even as a codename of sorts for a fixed console... Perhaps though, it could be an indication of Microsofts new console naming policy. Brace yourself for the most powerful console to hit the market...the Microsoft Sean! | |
Wait, we're really getting bent out of shape on the codenames for hardware architecture? Time to have some fun in that case. Mac OS 8.1: Codenamed "Bride of Buster" The list goes on (specifically this one @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_technology_code_names ), my point being that a codename doesn't mean jack. Hell Total Annihilation's codename was "That Really Cool Wargame" | |
Microsoft - We had issues in the past, but we fixed them, all should be fine now*. | |
Mine RR'd last week. Got sent away for repair today. Had it for over a year before had any problems with it. Maybe when I get it back it'll be one of these better ones? | |
I bought my first in November 06 and it lasted a year before RROD. It was a noisy bugger and actually got so hot it hurt to the touch, thought my discs were going to melt! Got a new 360 in December 08 and it runs much smoother and is much more quiet, no heat issues whatsoever at the moment, so hopefully this machine will last a lot longer. | |
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Microsoft Says Worst of RROD Has Passed
Speaking with Edge-Online, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg says that the worst days of the Xbox 360 "Red Ring of Death" fiasco are now behind them - or so they hope.
For all that Microsoft succeeded with the Xbox 360 - successfully challenging established and entrenched competitors, truly bringing online gaming to the living room, among others - the console's legacy will be forever tarnished by the "Red Ring of Death": The three red lights that warn gamers of a critical hardware failure.
To its credit, the company announced a fiscally painful plan to try and save face, promising an extended warranty to any Xbox 360s that suffered from the dreaded three lights. Even after allotting approximately $1.1 billion USD, reports and anecdotes abounded about supposedly "fixed" refurbished 360s that worked fine for a while - before RRODing again.
However, Greenberg is confident that the Redmond-based computer giant has isolated the problem, and that the new "Jasper" hardware should be much less prone to failure. Any 360 units that are returned to the company with RROD problems will have their hardware upgraded to the latest model, says Greenberg:
While it's nice to see some optimism about the situation, I can only hope that Greenberg is telling the truth - if my 360 happens to croak on me while I'm hankering for some Street Fighter IV? There will be hell to pay, oh yes.
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