And it burns, burns, burns…

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Brett
on March 10, 2008
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If you love your XBox 360 as much as I do, then you are probably no stranger to this wonderful image posted above.  Recently, an independent company that provides warranty support estimated that 16% of all XBox 360 consoles contract the “disease” of video game death.

I personally, have encountered this issue twice.  I also have witnessed the incident in a roommates machine………..TWICE.  Either I am extremely bad luck, or these numbers are grossly underestimated.  I have to commend Microsoft for stepping up to the plate and paying for the repairs in full, plus S&H, on both occassions, although it took them about 3 months to cede.

For those of you who still maintain a sense of humor regarding this issue, here is a youtube link to tickle your fancy.

I’ve given Microsoft several chances with this issue, and they’ve corrected the problem.  Let’s hope they correct the issue with the 360 and any hardware they create beyond.

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3 Responses to “And it burns, burns, burns…”

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  1. 1 jason
    March 11, 2008 at 8:27 am

    Yeah add mine to the tally. I had a day one system that died out last year. In MS defense though they got me the system back in about a week and a half(free of charge of course) and I haven’t had an issue since.

  2. 2 Brett
    March 11, 2008 at 9:43 am

    I’ve actually had issues with them sending me the return box. First time they didn’t send a return address sticker. And then I got about 3 boxes after 2.5 months. But I’m sure that was just a USPS error or something. Crossing my fingers for this new system. I’m pretty sure it’s a refurb though.

  3. 3 Cesar
    March 11, 2008 at 12:02 pm

    Mine got hit with RROD after playing COD4 8 hours every day for 3 days.

    I got the new falcon chip with the new cooling inside of it, and lets hope it lasts as long as the other one.

    (The original one was a day one purchase too)

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