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Microsoft confirms Xbox 360 problemsDela @ Nov 24, 2005 02:33 | 158 comments
While it is expected that problems like this would arise, you have to understand why many of the new owners of this console are frustrated. If you read around online, even just in our Xbox 360 General discussion forum, you will read about how people were disappointed after waiting for hours in the cold to buy one just to find out they weren't going to get one. Now imagine waiting for hours in the cold, queuing for your turn and then finally getting one only to take it home and watch it crash within minutes.
Most of the reports Microsoft is receiving details the console crashing during normal usage, or while using the Xbox live service. However, the company is still delighted with the launch and claims there is only a small fraction of complaints - but did not release any figures. "With any launch of this magnitude, you're bound to see something happening," O'Donnell said.
So what do you do when you experience problems with an Xbox 360? According to O'Donnell, the best thing to do is call 1-800-4MY-XBOX for trouble shooting. If the problem cant be solved, Microsoft will repair of replace the console. Meanwhile, if you have any "horror stories" concerning your first encounter with an Xbox 360, or better yet, any pictures of videos you made of an Xbox doing something it shouldn't, post them on this thread, or create a thread on our Xbox 360 General discussion forum.
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A day after the North American launch of the first of a new generation of consoles, the Xbox 360, Microsoft has confirmed that some gamers are experiencing nasty problems already. "We have received a few isolated reports of consoles not working as expected," Microsoft spokeswoman Molly O'Donnell told
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Comment by: Kanada00 (Dec 08, 2005 15:32) Linux is good, but personally, I prefer Redhat as my distribution of Linux. If it were Redhat on the ps3, that would be enough to get me to buy it. XD KANADA ÜBER ALLES!
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Comment by: Reasons? (Dec 08, 2005 17:02) If you know how to change things to they way you want, they are all pretty much the same. Some have built in support for more apps and more add-in hardware like tv tuners etc. but they are all spin offs of each other and if you want, can get whatever you want on any of them.
I like Knoppix for it's adaptability to mythtv, tv tuning/recording, and ubuntu is really easy to use, and Suse is more proffesional. If it wasn't for Windows I would have all three. As of now, Windows is the best.
I guess what I'm getting at, is , RedHat will probably be avail, or someone will make it look and work like redhat someday. Formerly "cmmnsense", banned for lack of restraint.
Fanboy is a term used to describe someone who is utterly devoted to a single subject. This generally is followed by the devotion and support even when proved wrong.
Anecdotal, by my definition, it's the way too many people here think. It's also all the evidence you have.
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Comment by: Kanada00 (Dec 08, 2005 17:55) The only reason I still have Windows is for my games, Rhapsody, and RPG Maker XP. I asked my UNIX teacher if there was any possible way to run RPG Maker on Linux, but he said no because DirectX is windows only. My laptop however, that has Redhat on it because I don't need to put massive quantities of music and stuff to customize my RPG on it. What I'd really like to be able to myself, or with a friend, is combine the ps3, xbox 360, and nintendo revolution into one box. I've seen it done with PS2, Xbox and Gamecube, but I'd like to be able to do it with the new three. I know for sure I'm getting 360 and Rev, but I'm still not sure about the PS3, seeing as how I have a bad history with expensive sony products. KANADA ÜBER ALLES!
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Comment by: Reasons? (Dec 08, 2005 21:30) windows emulation will run on top of linux and allow anythign to run, I don't know if the latest and greatest patch or something protects it, but wine runs almost anything
there is no substitute for windows when you reach a prfessional need for computing, Windows XP proffesional and microsoft small business 2003 are irreplaceble as much as I would like to support linux
at best people have two computers one with each, and mac users can get away with MS office for mac software, but after awhile, you realize, you need windows and their software and their third party support to function in the world outside web browsing and school word documents
just a thought Formerly "cmmnsense", banned for lack of restraint.
Fanboy is a term used to describe someone who is utterly devoted to a single subject. This generally is followed by the devotion and support even when proved wrong.
Anecdotal, by my definition, it's the way too many people here think. It's also all the evidence you have.
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Comment by: Kanada00 (Dec 10, 2005 22:46) I already know of wine, but it still doesn't support the only game I really play right now, so until then, I'm gonna need to keep Windows. KANADA ÜBER ALLES!
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Comment by: tommytee (Dec 11, 2005 07:39) My ex is a Manager at a Wal-Mart in South Carolina. The store has sold all of the 24 systems they recieved since the kickoff. But 22 of those systems have been returned because they crashed. After seeing all this, my teenage son has decided he will likely wait for the PS3, and has cashed in his pre-paid certificate to shop for other Christmas stuff... |
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Comment by: lxhotboy (Dec 11, 2005 08:31) Man!!!! I did not think it would have been that many returns. I wonder what the total number of systems sold to return ratio has been since the 360 debuted. Anyone know more on the statitics???? |
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Comment by: Reasons? (Dec 11, 2005 15:38) Yeah, bleep, 22/24, no way in hell. Microsoft released that 3% of Xbox 360s are defective in one way or another. That's 3/100 not 22/24, damn, who would actually believe that, lol. |
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Comment by: Nephilim (Dec 11, 2005 17:17) Apparently no one cares about not using foul language. Thread closed. 
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Comment by: XeBaron (Dec 13, 2005 08:36) First of all 22/24 failures sounds like info pulled from your ass. There are plenty of happy buyers of the xbox 360. Those configurations on how the ps3 is compared to the x360 is a load of bs as well. No one is denying that they are goinjg tocome close but as it was said before all the television shots of new consoles are pre-rendered you can't base your ideology off of simple prewiews. As for the ps3 the only thing that really punches the x360 is that it runs with BlueMax, a blue laser instead of a red one. As for the ps3s controllers they are so damn long they look like double vibrators. |
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Comment by: tommytee (Dec 13, 2005 09:44) Wow--touchy, touchy...
True--I can't personally verify the number 22/24--these are numbers I was given by my 17 y/o son, who went from wanting one of these in the worst way, to "...nevermind" and "just gimme my money back" in the span of a couple of weeks. His mother showed him the pile of returned Xbox 360s at the store where she works and he decided it wasn't that important.
I'm just contributing what I hear to the forum--methinks XeBaron doth protest too much...
(There's a likelihood that Microsoft "damage control" folks monitor these boards as well--it should be easy to tell by their posts...) |
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Comment by: Reasons? (Dec 13, 2005 10:53) What happened to this thread being closed, kindof weird it just opend again. |
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Comment by: lxhotboy (Dec 13, 2005 14:07) Xebaron...read the post above your last. Chill out with you foul language. This thread was closed. Maybe Neph decided to give it a second chance so lets not screw things up for everyone else who may want to post later.
Those number have got to be slightly beefed up. Well, a lot more than just slightly. If that were true that would show a 92% return rate for those 360 consoles sold at that particular walmart. |
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Comment by: Reasons? (Dec 13, 2005 14:20) It isn't true, don't worry. |
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Comment by: Nephilim (Dec 14, 2005 13:20) XeBaron's gone. Who's next? |
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Comment by: dustinc (Dec 21, 2005 06:46) Hey arcanix, do you make sweet love to your xbox everynight? Because obviously your in love with it and nothing else matters. I've never owned an xbox or 360 and have no desire too and I get through life just fine. Why don't you stop crapping on people because they like something else not everyone likes xbox, I know that is a shock to you but you'll just have to deal with it xbox fanboy. |
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Comment by: arcanix (Dec 21, 2005 07:17) Quote: Wtf? I posted here like ages ago, correcting that dude who posted totally wrong information. I said I'm not a fanboy, I will buy ps3 when it comes out. But I will also correct someone if he/she makes false/irrational assuptions. Does it make me a fanboy if I know the facts about hd-resolutions and console specs (both 360 and ps3)? Motorola Razr V3
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Comment by: lxhotboy (Dec 21, 2005 08:44) Well honestly there has been times when i responded to something said stating facts. B.c of that i have been called a sony fanboy plenty of times. But if i states facts on the xbox, everything is fine. I think that b.c so many people may support the ps2 or ps3 even when you come stating facts of diff categories of that system some people take that as being a fanboy. Arcanix i understand what you are saying. Stating facts is not fanboy. It is just that somepeople out there see you saying something about a console and take it that you are so biased on one system when you may be stating facts and your opinion that has logical reasoning in your thought process.
Example if i state the fact about the xbox not selling lots of units compared to the ps2 then someone will get offended. Honestly that is a fact no matter what system i perfer. The true fanboy is the one that is offended when you states something that is true and evidently it bothers them and they cant accept the truth. |
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Comment by: Magri101 (Jan 10, 2006 16:56) hahahahahaha
I just came home and my box that microsoft sent me to put my 360 in to ship out to microsoft came in today ... ran upstairs nd got my 360 .. as i was goin down the stairs i fell w/ my 360 in my hands ... I was fine . but i thought maybe i hit sumthing bak in place ..... and I did ... I works perfectly :P 
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Jan 10, 2006 21:11) Ummm 22/24 to one walmart store sounds reasonable sicne how many 360s were sold in the US and 3% of that will end up returned.....it seems M$ is trying to pull the whool over plls eyes again.... |
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Comment by: kishkash (Jan 20, 2006 05:49) I visited the local Game store this morning,looked at the XBox360 display looks a bit dismal,I will give it 12months or more before I decide to buy when all three next gen consoles are on sale.. all the hype has gone off like a cheap bottle rocket, is that it!!! |
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Comment by: LEO1WOLF (Apr 28, 2006 05:15) I've been out of the loop on this thread for a little while now. AND it's sad to see that people are stil whining about "You're biased to Xbox this, or you're biased toward PS that, you little FANBOY."
UNDERSTAND, I am a self-proclaimed green-horn, that's right - - an F.N.G. & I've got both X-Box (v.5 I believe) & the PS2. Now, I appreciate all the serious Stats & Technical Data that people have poored onto this site. Hey, for that reason alone, if I look at the Tech Sheets on 360 & PS3, DATA ALONE I could make a rational assessment as to which one I'm going to buy. . .
BUT, it's going to come down to the same thing that happened with me on the original units. I'm going to play games on BOTH the new systems, & yeah, I'm going to enjoy the crap out of both systems I'm SURE. But guess what, I'm human - - I'm going to turn on the one that I want to play at that point in time - - I'm going to keep on playing the one that's, oh, what's the word for it again? FUN - which one kinda' gets my rocks off so-to-speak.
Do you guys who keep throwing the FANBOY card out there remember that this WHOLE thing is supposed to be about FUN? What's your major malfunctions anyway? Are we not allowed to make an intelligent analysis of how we LIKED one feature over another without appearing as if we are showing bias? Here's why, I find myself looking back & realizing that I played the X-Box many more hours than the PS2, but am totally PO'd that some of the PS2 games aren't available on X. Otherwise, I would have played on it even MORE than the PS2. Did a POS Microsoft corporate person, tell me to say it NO. Is there a Sony corporate going to condemn me for saying this NO. OPINION not bias there is a difference!
You guys who keep calling each other names (& this was months ago that I got out of the thread) need to grow the hell up, you sound like a bunch of school girls cat-fighting. (NO, i didn't call you that). This is still about the FUN ain't it??? I'm glad the "COPS" of this site are watching, 'cause you kids really hork me off!
It's nice to see people like Reasons?,Kanada00,tommytee & lxhotboy having an interesting/intellectual conversation. Rock on my Brothers! -Lone Wolf -Bry
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Comment by: LEO1WOLF (Apr 28, 2006 05:28) On a related note:
[Nephilim, vurbal & ireland/DVDXCopy Chief -Moderators/bold]
Keep doin' what you're doin', by keeping the belligerent ones in-check. You're allowing us old-timers, to talk to the smart guys on figuring out how to play & what's new on the Techie side of things. Yeah, that's havin' FUN! -Bry
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Apr 28, 2006 05:41) LEO1WOLF If you are a old timer then why are you a nood? *L* kidding kidding *L* Sorry couldnt help myself :3
Anyway the 360 is nice but flawed at least the next revistion will be out soon to fix most of the hardware problems,it still alcks the games I want but you know if it had full backwards compality I would have got it sicne I dont have a Xbox yet ;_;
Ah well I guess I am better off wating and gettign a Xbox this year and let the 360 come down 100 or 200 *L*
I kow the PS3 will be good but I ahve a PS2 so I dont need it ASAP mabye in acouple years lord knows it takes at least a year for a system to get the bugs out *L* I have a brain...I think......
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Comment by: Nephilim (Apr 28, 2006 14:56) Quote: I'm at your service chief :)
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