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| Does the 360 Failure Rate Make it a Bad Buy? | |
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| King Hiss | Friday May 21 2010, 03:52 PM Post #1 |
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We've all complained as some point about our 360's breaking, but this article puts it into an interesting perspective. Do you consider it a bad buy? If someone asks you what console to buy, do you still have no problem recommending the 360 as being worthy of their cash? I can't. I'm well and truly burnt. I know the new ones are more reliable, but why should I have to buy yet another one in the first place? I feel resentment for them thieving my money for a shit product. They have not done enough for me to make up for my trouble and costs. That may be a personal perspective, but from a technical point of view, I can also no longer judge what the life expectancy of the new consoles will be. The originals lasted a good while before they started dying. Who says it's not the same again? MS is not a hardware company. Also, the PS3 is offering up alot more value for the price in comparison. Not alot of people have Blu Ray yet. It's such an easy entry to both worlds. From a simple buyers perspective, it would seem like a simple choice to a general consumer. So no, I can't call it a good buy anymore. I will have to buy one again purely for all the money I've invested in games, but that is my only reason for forking out yet again. |
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| Cerberus1880 | Friday May 21 2010, 04:05 PM Post #2 |
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Ive had 3 consoles and never had a real problem with any of them. My first one got the RROD from a power surge and I rang up Microsoft, sent it away and had it back within a week. I sold my 2nd one because I upgraded to an elite. So I really havent had the problems that a lot of others have. |
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| Pure Poison 1 | Friday May 21 2010, 04:06 PM Post #3 |
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My 360 hasn't RROD yet but Wils did when he had only had it for about a year. I rarely play 360 anymore since most of the good exclusives are on PS3 and I would definitely recommend the PS3 over 360 to anyone asking. I'm not planning on buying the next gen MS console at launch simply because of the 360s failure rate. |
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| Kenji Urban | Friday May 21 2010, 04:28 PM Post #4 |
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Clearly the failure rate of the xbox means absolutely nothing.. something this big, happening for this long.... Will i buy another MS console? Of course i will provided it still has the popular games. I'm not loyal to Sony or MS.. |
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| TheInfiltraitor | Friday May 21 2010, 04:50 PM Post #5 |
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I have a shed load more games on my 360 than my ps3, when a mulit platform game comes out I tend to get it on the 360? Why? Buggered if I know. I don’t recommend the 360 to friends anymore and if mine broke for a third time I would probably get a new one because I have to much invested in it. Will I get the next gen MS console on launch? Fuck no! |
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| branden77 | Friday May 21 2010, 04:52 PM Post #6 |
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if you want to play great games, yes its a good buy, 360 might have a bad failure rate, but overall, the gaming experience is way better. |
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| wilchelus | Friday May 21 2010, 07:03 PM Post #7 |
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I think it's a bad buy. After spending $500 of your hard earned you shouldn't have to "worry" about something suddenly not turning on. My first 360 actually started to red ring by the third day of ownership, and it was one of the first Falcon's. I should've taken it back right then and there, but it magically started working again. Only every other day would it red ring. I didn't want to be without a console at the time, seeing as we were all heavily into RB6v2 and Forza 2, so I just persevered. After less than a year it red ringed and never came back. My warranty replacement console has red ringed once since I got it. But has been relatively fine. At the moment my 360 is a Forza 3 and Trials HD machine only. If it wasn't for Forza 3 and all the games we have, I would consider getting rid of it. For the money, I believe the PS3 is the better console. It just does more, and does the things that are the same better. For example, bluray...it's one of the only bluray players that was available quite some time ago that is now 3D ready thanks to an update from Sony. Also, it's a better media extender than the 360 IMO, and with PlayTV it just does everything you could want it to in a home theater setup. |
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| felicitous blue | Friday May 21 2010, 08:40 PM Post #8 |
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I don't regret buying the 360 back when I did - but now if I had to choose between one it would be the PS3. That's why the Ps3 came to Sydney - I couldn't trust that the 360 would survive the trip, survive being over here, or survive the trip back; also, I get to have a bluray player with me. The difference between games on 360 and Ps3 is mostly minimal now, with few exceptions. Some games are starting to 'look' better on Ps3, even. Then you have things like the replay function in JC2. I'd be hard pressed to recommend getting a 360 to someone now, unless they specifically wanted to play a 360 exclusive. |
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