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Even the most die-hard Xbox 360 fanboys have to admit that they fear getting the dreaded RRoD. The latest study I’ve seen pegged the failure rate at roughly 16%, which isn’t the greatest, considering the other consoles (PS3 and Wii) were about 3%. With a failure rate like that, it’s only understandable that even Microsoft was bound to get stuck with a sour grape. Case in point: their demo unit at GDC.
This has got to be one of the most embarrassing things that could have happened to Microsoft at a trade show. How does it look when you keep telling people that the failure rates aren’t that bad, and you can’t even keep your own units from dying?
The particular 360 in question was set up as a demo unit for Microsoft’s XNA software toolkit. I can bet that Microsoft isn’t having a good time right now, as there’s even footage of this dead console floating around from a BBC reporter. As he put it, “that’s pretty embarrassing.”
[via Reg Hardware]
One Response to “Microsoft loses demo unit at GDC to the dreaded RRoD”
Stan February 20, 2008
Hahahahaha,f*****g M$ they asked for it and so,so,so,so,so,sooooo much MORE!!!!(those **&^@&$#&^&^%$).I cant be supprized by them anymore.With M$ you always can expect something bad and something worse after that,and after that and so on and so on.When they suck so much at … well… EVERYTHING why dont they just die(dont answer i know why,it’s a retorical Q.)!!!Oh well,i personaly am now just waiting for Bill Gay to die from old age,oh and Sleeve Balmer too. :) R.I.H for both of them and more(H.-hell)!!!!!
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