Microsoft has admitted that every one of the 11.6 million Xbox 360 consoles sold in the past 19 months suffers from a design flaw that could cause the device to fail.

ouch!

HA ha

i've had my 360 since oblivion came out, and the only problem i've ever had was when my power brick died. they sent me another one within a few days and all was fine.

This is good news! I get three years warranty instead of one, so I can forget about mine conking out a week after warranty for another two years, right?

http://kotaku.com/gaming/two-weeks/eb-games-australia-issues-total-360-recall-278562.php

http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/17/peter-moore-resigns-as-head-of-xbox/

So, how long before those tattoos come off?

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6505&Itemid=2

Next thing you know they're going to tell us this thing will burn your house down.

lol pwnd

the only console making less money than the ps3

the only line of business sadder than american comedy

this whole "red rings of death" scandal is shameful. worst manufactured console in history. unreal. a week and a half ago, a coworker got the rings, so i was like "man i haven't had any problems with mine, knock on wood"...of course, the next night mine goes out...AND i get a text message from the guy, he'd borrowed a 360 from work to play bioshock and THAT one got the rings too!

i've sent mine off, not gotten it back yet.

my friend at work got his back from repair at microsoft...this is the real fucking cherry on top...so he gets it back...is set to play bioshock....turns it on.....RED RINGS...it's STILL broken even after sending it away for close to 2 weeks.

at least they made sure that hardware failure was clearly apparent on the front of the console so you don't spend ten minutes blowing on the disc, etc.

Make sure he's getting the 3 red sectors in the ring, and not 4. 4 means that the video output isn't connected properly. Apparently a buttload of people are sending back perfectly working machines because they don't know which is the "Red Ring of Death" and which is the "Red Ring of Plug In It, You Retard." I assume you and your friend are savvy to this... just putting it out there. For quick reference:

   / \

  /   \

    .       This means plz plug yr video input in, cos it fell

  \   /     out or something.

   \ /
   / 

  /   

    .       This means you got served.

  \   /

   \ /

that looks retarded. i'ma try this a different way...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1180/1250101081_73787b0cc5_o.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1398/1250956822_4fb4324923_o.jpg

oh yeah it's the three rings. we have like a dozen 360s at work a shitload of which have already gotten fucked.

MSFT can't calculate MTBF, news to no one

The other day I got the red ring of death on my two-week-old 360. I fretted a bit, then I said "hey, what if I remove that intercooler thing the guy at the EB Games told me to buy and just plug the input straight in". Voila, no more red ring. The intercooler had a burn mark on it because of what a piece of shit it was.

Also, the battery charger (same manufacturer) was broken out of the box. Only one of the two sides worked. Returned it, replaced with a different brand that works fine so far.

INTERCOOLERS ARE SO BAD STAY AWAY FROM THEM. Guy at store is idiot. They are actually killing more 360s then they are saving. D: D: D: D:

RIP MY XBOX

I hardly knew ye

oh no!

advice for people whose 360 has failed, or who are concerned about it happening

damn spiralli you really are a jackass

i'm a hero to most

What if I don't want to buy that shitty game.

90 MINUTE CUTSCENES

holy crap

Mine has finally left for the repair center in Texas this morning, looking forward to some N+, Rez and Ikaruga in a couple weeks.

on the brightside, while speaking to helpful microsoft customer service lady, i got a nice recipe for palek paneer.

Just sent mine out to Texas yesterday. Out of warranty, but not out of 3-ring-of-death warranty! W00t.

i got mine back really quickly and it works fine, so good luck to you.

Fingers crossed. Did they give you a month free of live with it?

is there anything the rumors out there about a new more reliable chipset coming out this summer/fall?

to the rumors