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GOOD GOD, MY 360 is BROKEN AGAIN.
- Thread starter StoOgE
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Mr_Furious said:Everytime I see a thread like this I get more and more worried about my 360 eventually croaking but with my luck it'll be just after the 90 day warranty
You and me both, mate. That's my luck exactly.
I'm wondering if I should just call them up and bullshit and try and get them to replace the system before my warranty expires. The only problem I have from time to time is I get Disc Read Errors and they are very, very hot to the touch.
KingJ2002
Member
Spaceman Spiff said:
Say Whaaaaaaaaaaa!
you didnt get an extended warranty. you just paid out over 300 dollars for a launch system... and we all know that launch systems tend to be problematic. Companies spin like it's a small few... but shit... I DONT WANT TO BE ONE OF THE SMALL FEW THAT HAS TO BUY ANOTHER 300+ console
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AND START ALL OVER... IN EACH GAME I OWN (i swear to god if my ridge racer 6 save wasnt transferrable i would have frisbeed it out my window).
let me stop by saying an extra 30-60 bucks (if you want the 2 year) is nothing compared to buying another 300+ system.
trust me.
last gen i went through 2 PS2 (1 DDE / 1 Broken) and about 3 Xboxes (hard drive, DDE, flashed red for no apparent reason)
60 bucks could have saved me from paying hundreds... i should have taken the insurance before and im glad i took it now... i really recommend you do it to.
oh yea... as a sidenote... i owned one purple gamecube...
ONE...
god bless nintendo.
Actually, that feature is disabled, so you'll need to find an image hosting solution of your own. If you don't have one of your own already, there's a stickied thread in the Off Topic forum with a free site you can use.SaotomeMtl said:
..our 360 at work died the other day.
Well, the system still turns on, displays etc, but all the usb ports are fried. Static electric shock we're thinking, but the back ports and the two front ones are dead. Only thing that works is a wireless controller, but that isnt' plausible in a retail environment.
So basically, we have a brick that shows the dashboard.
Well, the system still turns on, displays etc, but all the usb ports are fried. Static electric shock we're thinking, but the back ports and the two front ones are dead. Only thing that works is a wireless controller, but that isnt' plausible in a retail environment.
So basically, we have a brick that shows the dashboard.
Norse
Member
Just a flip side of the coin...knock on wood but myself and my 2 nephews each have launch x360's and none of the 3 have had an issue yet. knock on wood again....seem strange that people that have had problems and repairs done are seeing issues again.
oh, and the 2 nephews each have their x360's horizontal while mine stands in tower mode. Had it horizontal as well, but switch to tower mode to stand next to my new 40 inch lcd panel. =)
oh, and the 2 nephews each have their x360's horizontal while mine stands in tower mode. Had it horizontal as well, but switch to tower mode to stand next to my new 40 inch lcd panel. =)
Spaceman Spiff
Member
KingJ2002 said:
I know what you're saying, and believe me, I am considering buying an extended warranty for my system. Still, I am incredibly lazy when it comes to things like this, not to mention that I've been lucky enough that none of the systems I have owned since the Genesis have died on me-- hiccups here and there, yes, but they all still work. Sure that may be flawed reasoning, but I bought my 360 on Dec. 22nd, so I still have some time yet on the 90-day. Whether or not anything happens in that timeframe, I will most likey get the 2-year extension. $60 you said?
SaotomeMtl
Member
Funny thing is each time I call Microsoft support and tell them it's been five weeks since I sent out my console and I've been having real problems, they tell me I seem to be an isolated case. Apparently the rest of you are liars.
Whenever I leave the 360 on and have to walk away from it, I half expect to come back to it just lying there dead. I try not to ever touch it. Heck, I hardly ever put discs in and out for fear of it getting fried for some unknown reason.
I've never owned a console that had me more worried about failure than this one.
I've never owned a console that had me more worried about failure than this one.
Spaceman Spiff
Member
Stupid question, but the Service Contract that came with my 360 says that I had to have sent it in within 10 days of the purchase date (Dec. 22). So how would I go about extending the warranty before the 90-day one expires?
SaotomeMtl
Member
I got the console back. They just didn't seem to take note that I had also sent in the HD and power cables. I can tell you how fun it is screwing open the disc drive, putting in a disc and hopelessly pushing the power button, hoping for some holy intervention.StoOgE said:
Spaceman Spiff
Member
DaddyZ said:
Thanks.
It's not trolling at all. It pisses me off that no one it seems can make a videogame console, save for Nintendo, that last's thru the generation as someone else pointed out.siege said:I agree, but didn't say as such, because I didn't want to come off as a Nintendo fanboy trolling.
AND, if anything does go wrong, Nintendo's customer service is tops by a margin so wide it's almost criminal.
Why the hell does Microsoft/Sony suck at reliability?
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dicklaurent
Unconfirmed Member
Heh. Like a txb party in here.
:lolThe Take Out Bandit said:
siege said:I agree, but didn't say as such, because I didn't want to come off as a Nintendo fanboy trolling.
It's okay. When talking about system reliability/customer service, Nintendo is the best. Damn, they will replace your DS system for a dead/stuck pixel without any problems.
Nothing to hate on in this regard...
Speevy said:
Isn't it ironic that the only console I've ever had to send in for warranty work because it died was a launch Gamecube?
The word back from the folks at MS have it at well below the 3%-5% range, which is the consumer electronics average. Take that however you may, which I know you will anyway
arne said:Isn't it ironic that the only console I've ever had to send in for warranty work because it died was a launch Gamecube?
The word back from the folks at MS have it at well below the 3%-5% range, which is the consumer electronics average. Take that however you may, which I know you will anyway
Trust me, Nintendo did that on purpose.
arne Im having a hard time buying it. Unless Im the unluckiest guy in the world. Ive had 1 busted Xbox 3 months after launch, a Thompson drive that had to be replaced a few years later in the second Xbox I got. Now Ive got two busted 360's.
Prior to this the only issue Ive ever had with a console was an overheating PSX (well other than NES games taking a year to get to boot up)..
come to think of it the three non-gaming company consoles Ive had (Sony and MS compared to Sega, Nintendo, Atari) are the ones that have had issues.
Prior to this the only issue Ive ever had with a console was an overheating PSX (well other than NES games taking a year to get to boot up)..
come to think of it the three non-gaming company consoles Ive had (Sony and MS compared to Sega, Nintendo, Atari) are the ones that have had issues.
arne said:Isn't it ironic that the only console I've ever had to send in for warranty work because it died was a launch Gamecube?
The word back from the folks at MS have it at well below the 3%-5% range, which is the consumer electronics average. Take that however you may, which I know you will anyway
arne
MGS/Xbox Community Team
Okay...
The Faceless Master
Member
you mean 90 days...Juice said:
which is on the 17th of this month for all the e10m winners (like me), who don't have a longer warranty...
momolicious
Member
how come in every thread like this tehres always defenders? a problem in a console is a problem and it sucks. stop protecting problems!
arne said:
Yeah, its not like Arne stealth works for MS, its pretty well known. 3% failure rates (or lower) might actually be correct.. but thats still 30K consoles, which is more then enough people to make alot of noise bitching on the internet.
I just think Im the unluckiest guy in the world. I dont blame MS, I actually think it may be my fault