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Everyone has commended Microsoft for extending their warranty service to the unfortunate individuals that have experienced the dreaded Red Ring of Death. While everyone admits that they should have fixed the problem a long time ago, it’s a step in the right direction. However, what happens when they send your Xbox 360 back to you and you fire it up for the first time? Kotaku Editor Brian Ashcraft got to experience it first hand.
That picture you see isn’t from the console before he sent it in. This is what happened roughly 5 minutes after he plugged in his refurbished console. No, he wasn’t playing it while sitting in a sauna, nor did he set it next to the stove while preparing a lavish meal. He just set it underneath his TV on the stand and plugged it in. He gets the welcome screen, but then his controllers won’t sync with it. Next thing he knows, his screen is black, and well, see the above pic.
This is completely unacceptable Microsoft. If you’re going to fix something, do it right. I don’t care if you have to ship people brand new consoles, just fix the issue. I can’t imagine that this one was caused by overheating, as it didn’t work from the start, and it was only on 5 minutes before the RRoD struck. I prey that my 360 never craps out on me like that.
Bashcraft’s “Fixed” Xbox 360 Dies. Again. [via kotaku]
71 Responses to “Refurbished Xbox 360 dies within 5 minutes”
Gw4k September 14, 2007
Wow, Damn! I sent my 360 off two weeks ago to get fixed…..again! The first one worked for 6 months. The second worked for 2 months. It wasn’t a tiny box with no air. It wasn’t in an oven set on low. The 360 was on an entertainment center with not backing. That =’s great air flow!
I love the 360, I just wish it worked! I am using my brothers 360 now, I am terrified that his will die and I will have to pay for it!
I think it breaks once, fine. Breaks twice, they should give you a new elite system!
+10Matt September 14, 2007
This all I say I have had my 360 since launch date its been the best system I have everr had. Thanx Microsoft.
-3DAVid September 14, 2007
get a ps3 you cheap skates!! they dont have the stupid ring of death. Buy a better quality machine that wont break.
-40I'm Lucky September 14, 2007
Mine is a 2005 Launch box. Still works excellent. Though to be fair, I Clean my xbox along with my pc and plasma on a monthly basis.
+14vigvigler September 14, 2007
Sounds like getting a trustworthy Xbox360 is comparable to getting Chinese food with garlic not stomped on with dirty shoes…
-2Ty September 14, 2007
My cousin had a problem with his and had to send it in and personally I have never used a Microsoft gaming console (well any of the xBoxs) but I have personally never had a problem with any of my other gaming consoles so I think it figures Microsoft would have the problems with there game consoles.
-2THESaint September 15, 2007
Sony and all PS3 owners are pathetic. Guys, show some dignity by accepting the fact that the number one reason PS3’s don’t break is because there aren’t any games for it! By the way, did you know that the 360 outsold the PS3 more than 2:1 in August? LOL. Get over it. Nobody gives a damn about the PS3. Go home and fold some more proteins.
-29azzibinks September 15, 2007
PS 1 IS DONE PS2 WAS POO PS3 R.I.P XBOX FOREVER HAHA
-39AZaileX September 15, 2007
Quit being fanboys, The 360 is going to die unless it reforms itself with this “ring od death”, 360 is a cool system, but compared to the ps3 when it comes to 33% system failing, 360 needs help!
I have a ps3, and its not a bad syste, 360 got a year start god damnmit!
and we have plnty of enough games coming out fr one system before xmas, then after xmas 360 is owned by MGS4,FFXIII, and KillZone2!
unless of course gears of war 2 comes out, or another halo, which i doubt a halo4 is coming out!
+12Joey Joe Joe jr. September 15, 2007
Yaaaaaa i.m giving master cheif tea bags allllll night long with my manhood
-19Sérgio September 15, 2007
Buy a ps3. Xbox = 3rls. Sony is quality.
+2Eric September 15, 2007
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH Microsoft why keep giving these poor people a gamble that they will probably lose i mean come on 5 mins then it broke thats pretty pathetic quality i have seen pirated materials go longer
PS: i would like to see a test like what they gave on the ps3 (the one where they played in the sauna) done to the 360
+5ROYCOROI September 15, 2007
XBOX 360 its BEST hardware :p
Ps: PS3 0,02% fail !! ;)
-15Me September 15, 2007
I’m not a fanboy for either side, nor do I own either console yet, but when you go to Taco Bell and you get a messed up order, it is not the entire Taco Bell company that you blame – it’s a minimum wage worker that messed your order up.
I’d say that it’s analogous to this event, though a refurb dying after 5 minutes is not the norm because this would be class-action lawsuit territory.
Additionally, the reason why the PS3 has a low title library is because while the PS3 is capable of a lot, the programmers for the games are not, or at least not yet.
Curb your “fanboyism”
+7HaloKing420 September 15, 2007
PS3s might last, but what’s the point when there’s no games? PS3 sucks.
NeutralEsther N September 15, 2007
I sent mine in (I live in Ontario) and received, under two weeks, a console that had been manufactured just two months earlier. It’s been working like a charm. I’m not pleased that it crapped out on me, but I’m really happy with the plethora of game goodness it allows me to play.
+2RuddigerPez September 15, 2007
Anti-Microsoft fanboy here…people who post ripping on fanboys of another console are idiots because they are being fanboys themselves…at least I admit it. So why the hell are people putting up with this 360 crap? Would you buy a car if it had a 1 in 3 chance of breaking down? You wouldn’t…I don’t care how fun it would be to drive… Take a stand morons and don’t buy M$ crap, if just to show them that they can’t get away with slapping an XBox logo on steaming poo and calling it ice cream. As for the PS3…the games will come…and the system has been working whether or not it has been playing games… We’ve all heard the sauna testing…even fanboys can’t deny it. So suck it up and drop M$ like a bad habit…shore up the extra $150 (you’ll spend more than that on accessories to make you 360 equivalent to a PS3 anyways) and get a quality console. Or if you don’t want to front the cash…get a Wii…they are fun to play too. Go PSWii!
-2TK DAYWALKER#1 September 15, 2007
I’m also on my 3rd 360 and I think it’s sux that we as gamers are put thru this crap I personally luv the system I am going to get a PS3 but that wont change the fact that microsoft has everything I play and the Awesome XBOX LIVE so anybody says buy a PS3 what are you gonna play at this point and time
+1akafullmetal September 15, 2007
what are you going to play??? warhawk, heavenly sword, resistance fall of man, and all the other multiplatform games, oblivion, graw 2, rainbow six vegas, and plus future games coming out in a couple of months, ratchet and clank, and others that i cant think off the top of my head, but there are games, but then again tell me how many games were there for xbox their first year??? i can bet that the ps3 has just as many or more/\
-2Freddy September 15, 2007
[quote comment="28602"]get a ps3 you cheap skates!! they dont have the stupid ring of death. Buy a better quality machine that wont break.[/quote]
-13PS3, rip off and no games.
Freddy September 15, 2007
[quote comment="28632"]Quit being fanboys, The 360 is going to die unless it reforms itself with this “ring od death”, 360 is a cool system, but compared to the ps3 when it comes to 33% system failing, 360 needs help!
I have a ps3, and its not a bad syste, 360 got a year start god damnmit!
and we have plnty of enough games coming out fr one system before xmas, then after xmas 360 is owned by MGS4,FFXIII, and KillZone2!
unless of course gears of war 2 comes out, or another halo, which i doubt a halo4 is coming out![/quote]
-3By the time Xbox 360 is old we can get PS3 for cheap price and more titles for PS3. But at the moment Xbox 360 just killed PS3. And when PS3 catch up. There will be new Xbox coming out anyway. Sony never beat MS. MS has too much money
Freddy September 15, 2007
[quote comment="28640"]Buy a ps3. Xbox = 3rls. Sony is quality.[/quote]
NeutralYeah, quality with no games. Blue ray rip off shit
Freddy September 15, 2007
But I have admit Xbox 360 refurbished is SH*T as I got one and it will not read my game properly and I returned it and got another one. First time I started it I got 3 RED rings. Then I gave it up and bought an Elite edition. Now it is perfect and I loved my Gears of War.
-10Yeah PS3 resistance of FALL , what a crap. My friend’s children hate it and told me that it is a hard and boring game.
jonnyboy September 15, 2007
I dont care i have both ahhahahahahha i win anyway thats the only way to go suckas
+9Stephen September 16, 2007
Wii kills them all.
-19Minty September 16, 2007
I don’t know what all this crap is about the PS3 having ‘No games’. It has over 50 titles on the shelf. If any 360 owner here has that many games sat on the shelf at home then 600 bucks price for the PS3 is a steal.
It does not matter how good owning the 360 or PS3 is, it will never be as good as owning both.
+1Jast3r Rogu3 September 16, 2007
LMAO the worst POS in the history of gaming.
NeutralCarl September 17, 2007
At THESaint – Hahahaha. That was the most ridiculous reading of bias fanboyism I’ve ever read. The reason why the PS3 doesnt have any problems is because there isnt any games for it?? Hahaha. Google “PS3 Stress Test” and salivate at the dream of your precious 360 being able to accomplish the same feat. The PS3 does have alot of good games coming out now through the first quarter of next year, so “the PS3 doesnt have any games” argument has ran it’s course. I’m going to go play my reliable PS3 now… that sits right next to my refurbished 360. (no joke)
+1Eric September 19, 2007
There’s an old saying “The customer is always right.”
I work at gamestop and all the customers that own a 360 AND a PS3 say that their PS3 just sits there, used only for blu-ray. Customers are dissatisfied with the very limited selection of first-party games being put out by Sony. Sony probably would have done better if it pushed/planned deadlines for the more popular games. The Wii has little 3rd party support and the graphics aren’t nearly as good compared to the PS3 and 360, but it’s almost caught up to the 360 in sales (and blown way past the PS3). The gaming industry’s main concern should be the customers first and the money second, which is why the Wii is doing so great.
+4Eric September 19, 2007
Personally, I think the Wii sucks. haha
-3Robert September 21, 2007
I have both the ps3 and the xbox 360.The ps3 was bought a week after launch it may have ten hours on it.The 360 was also bought a launch it worked fine until last week,you would think I would play the ps3 and wait for the 360 to get back but no.I went and bought a new halo 3 edition 360 to replace it.I admit there is promise for the ps3 to be better than the 360 but as of now it is not.I am still happy that I bought the ps3 at launch though because the new ones do not have the ps2 chip.I would say just be happy with what you have.There are still some poor old souls with ps2’s out there.
NeutralJonno September 21, 2007
i am on my 3rd xbox.
1st – lasted 1 year and 2 days
2nd – lasted 3 weeks
3rd – being shipped (another refurbished one)
It is apparent that all 360’s are defective, and the refurbish process is flawed.
+7tu papi October 7, 2007
Get a life all of you, talking shit about both consoles is a waste of time. Both are great in their own ways.
+10Baha October 8, 2007
i’ve had my system for 2 full years. i’ve left it on hundreds of times for more than 6 hours. never got rrod, never froze on me. dunno what you people are doing.
+3onlywant4halo October 18, 2007
i bought my Xbox (not 360) refurbished and have never had a problem with it, now you all scared me, and i dont know if i shud buy my 360 refurbed too… thanks a lot..(sob)
+2davie October 19, 2007
I have a 360 and a ps3.i bought both at launch.i have never had a problem with my 360.truthfully,i do not see the graphic power house the ps3 is supposed to be.i am dis apointed with my ps3.i have both hook up to a 1080 hdtv plamsa screen.and the games that are supposed to be graphiacly better then 360 suck lair anyone?yet look at madden and the sports game are better on the 360 and live is a great online service.the only thing microsoft has did wrong so far.is taken to long to get the bugs worked out.now they have did that with the falcon chip set.now sony has dropped a lot of goose eggs software wise already.and now devil may cry 4 and metal gear is coming to the 360.i am strating to wonder why i dropped 675 on a ps3.i am not a so called fanboy either.i have been a big supporter of sony.the only reson i got a 360 to begin with was for next gen sports games.but sony has bomb with the ps3.and as soon as sony and everybody will admit to that,the sooner maybe sony can save it.cause right now the ps3 is just collecting dust.for a couple of more hundred of dollars i could of got a hd dvd and blue ray dvd plyer in one.let be honest sony has hope.but will they save it in time?so lets admit the wii and 360 are destroying sonys ps3.foorm a life long sony product user,and i don’t even want to get strated about my psp.
-3starlady01 October 26, 2007
I was going to buy my son a refurbished xbox 360, now I’m having second thoughts. My sister boy has an xbox 360 and has never had a bit of problems. Reading all this stuff is changing my mind tho. If I do buy one it better be one heck of a deal. I’m searching for a good deal because I will be totally ticked if it goes out.
NeutralFloyd October 29, 2007
[quote comment="28623"]Sony and all PS3 owners are pathetic. Guys, show some dignity by accepting the fact that the number one reason PS3’s don’t break is because there aren’t any games for it! By the way, did you know that the 360 outsold the PS3 more than 2:1 in August? LOL. Get over it. Nobody gives a damn about the PS3. Go home and fold some more proteins.[/quote]
-1wow your a sick little prick are int you i dont care if xbox360 sold 3.1 more then the ps3 the xbox was out for a good year befor the ps3 and why cant you admit yourv been had by your wonderful microsoft and many consumers have been screwed analy by the 3 rings of death!!! XD
Floyd October 29, 2007
[quote comment="29926"]I have a 360 and a ps3.i bought both at launch.i have never had a problem with my 360.truthfully,i do not see the graphic power house the ps3 is supposed to be.i am dis apointed with my ps3.i have both hook up to a 1080 hdtv plamsa screen.and the games that are supposed to be graphiacly better then 360 suck lair anyone?yet look at madden and the sports game are better on the 360 and live is a great online service.the only thing microsoft has did wrong so far.is taken to long to get the bugs worked out.now they have did that with the falcon chip set.now sony has dropped a lot of goose eggs software wise already.and now devil may cry 4 and metal gear is coming to the 360.i am strating to wonder why i dropped 675 on a ps3.i am not a so called fanboy either.i have been a big supporter of sony.the only reson i got a 360 to begin with was for next gen sports games.but sony has bomb with the ps3.and as soon as sony and everybody will admit to that,the sooner maybe sony can save it.cause right now the ps3 is just collecting dust.for a couple of more hundred of dollars i could of got a hd dvd and blue ray dvd plyer in one.let be honest sony has hope.but will they save it in time?so lets admit the wii and 360 are destroying sonys ps3.foorm a life long sony product user,and i don’t even want to get strated about my psp.[/quote]
-2sure go ahead start on your psp my psp is great your a consumer moron who only hews and eats up video game media GARBAGE you asswipes continue to spew same old bulshit. ohh xbox 360 made this more made that but Fuck do you morons even think how much it cost ? the ps3 is worth more then 12k with all the itiems a blueray player cost 400 buck CHEAP! and people in soctland are buying a ps3 for a blueray player just because its cheaper .i mean come on if SONY had got rights to rockstar and square enix, microsoft would be sctewed all you dumb asses talk about is halo and gears of war and other first person third person games good god you guys are losers i have all the new sytems out all of them and i think the wii is the worst one out of the 3 yeah i will say xbox360 has sum good things but i dont think its better then the ps3 and we all know down the line the ps3 is going to wipe you off the map like ALLWAYS
Todd October 29, 2007
Man, I feel Brian’s pain. Atleast my “refurbished” xbox lasted a week. However, during that week my xbox was freezing all the time…
Feel free to join in as I ride the Microsoft support roller coaster:
+1http://xbox360customerservice.blogspot.com/
jng2985 November 5, 2007
[quote comment="30503"][quote comment="29926"]I have a 360 and a ps3.i bought both at launch.i have never had a problem with my 360.truthfully,i do not see the graphic power house the ps3 is supposed to be.i am dis apointed with my ps3.i have both hook up to a 1080 hdtv plamsa screen.and the games that are supposed to be graphiacly better then 360 suck lair anyone?yet look at madden and the sports game are better on the 360 and live is a great online service.the only thing microsoft has did wrong so far.is taken to long to get the bugs worked out.now they have did that with the falcon chip set.now sony has dropped a lot of goose eggs software wise already.and now devil may cry 4 and metal gear is coming to the 360.i am strating to wonder why i dropped 675 on a ps3.i am not a so called fanboy either.i have been a big supporter of sony.the only reson i got a 360 to begin with was for next gen sports games.but sony has bomb with the ps3.and as soon as sony and everybody will admit to that,the sooner maybe sony can save it.cause right now the ps3 is just collecting dust.for a couple of more hundred of dollars i could of got a hd dvd and blue ray dvd plyer in one.let be honest sony has hope.but will they save it in time?so lets admit the wii and 360 are destroying sonys ps3.foorm a life long sony product user,and i don’t even want to get strated about my psp.[/quote]
sure go ahead start on your psp my psp is great your a consumer moron who only hews and eats up video game media GARBAGE you asswipes continue to spew same old bulshit. ohh xbox 360 made this more made that but Fuck do you morons even think how much it cost ? the ps3 is worth more then 12k with all the itiems a blueray player cost 400 buck CHEAP! and people in soctland are buying a ps3 for a blueray player just because its cheaper .i mean come on if SONY had got rights to rockstar and square enix, microsoft would be sctewed all you dumb asses talk about is halo and gears of war and other first person third person games good god you guys are losers i have all the new sytems out all of them and i think the wii is the worst one out of the 3 yeah i will say xbox360 has sum good things but i dont think its better then the ps3 and we all know down the line the ps3 is going to wipe you off the map like ALLWAYS[/quote]
do you still play it on the shitty tv you have prob. had for the past 5 years get a new tv.. HD and you will see a BIG diff. i love ps3 game choice could be a little better. but compared to the 3 times i had to get my POS 360 fixed im done with that crappy thing. Halo 3 blows any how. spend some extra cash get the ps3 and get an HD tv. oo and the reason 360 out sales the ps3 bc better quality cost a little more and with 360’s shitting out on people they cant charge the same price. BILL!! fix your stupid fucking console..
+1Ryan November 9, 2007
I had my 360 for 9-10 months then it broke i sent it in and after a month that it was broke i got it took it straight out of the box plugged it in and it didnt even turn on then when i asked them if they fixed my xbox they said yes then i asked what they fixed and they said the fixed the three red lights on my xbox then i realized that it wasnt my xbox and when asking them they hesitated and said it was refurbished and all and so after saying they fixed my xbox not saying they gave me a new one I found out they gave me one that didnt even work so that is just bull and now instead of giving me a new one right away what do they do make me wait a whole other month
NeutralRyan November 9, 2007
also i am wondering if they do not get me a new one right away i am wondering if this has any power as a lawsuit what do you all think
-1360 December 1, 2007
My 360 broke for the second time while I was playing mass effect and the screen went green so i turned it off and when I turned it back on it wouldn’t show that the controller was connected so then I tried my other controllers nothing happened and the screen was green still. Then I called MS and they said it was an AV cable problem and would ship me a new cable in 12-15 business days; I didn’t want to wait that long so I bought a new cable and it wasn’t the cable. So now I have to wait for the box to ship to me so I can ship it to MS.
+1360 December 1, 2007
Can someone please give me the tips to keep 360 from RRoD and any other problems it has
-1360 December 1, 2007
[quote comment="30336"]I was going to buy my son a refurbished xbox 360, now I’m having second thoughts. My sister boy has an xbox 360 and has never had a bit of problems. Reading all this stuff is changing my mind tho. If I do buy one it better be one heck of a deal. I’m searching for a good deal because I will be totally ticked if it goes out.[/quote]
Buy 2 xbox 360’s and have one as a back up but make sure they have warranties on them. When you get it put it in the vertical position and have 2 small fans on both side of it to stop the overheating. DONT BUY THE NYKO INTERCOOLER it killed my 360 in an hour no joke. Also don’t buy the Pelican or any other attachable coolers because they void your warranty and break your 360
-1wiiMeThis December 3, 2007
I own Wii. Guess what I am on my 3rd box.
+1I also have ps2. Was thinking xbox 360 refurbished.
You guys changed my mind.
kyle December 11, 2007
you f****** noobs the 360 sucks crack from a monkeys butt. Gears of war and ratchet an clank are halo killers so buy them and a ps3. no more red ring of death saved money for all the real games that are being tested now, i know im an art directer with sony been there for 4 years -_-. and be happy. Also what are you smoking estacy?! xbox 360s are for gay men living with mom. the did a poll on it.
-5Mike January 4, 2008
You need to learn how to spell art man before you become a critic….and by the way a real man doesn’t have to talk like that only ones living with THERE mothers…real men just buy everything that hit the shelves,and not buy what there company sold them at a discount.
+1eric January 5, 2008
[quote comment="30950"]also i am wondering if they do not get me a new one right away i am wondering if this has any power as a lawsuit what do you all think[/quote]
NeutralMike January 7, 2008
I’ve been waiting almost a month for the return of mine…..but the deal with that is eric is that the day they recieved my broke xbox they sent another one out that very same day….all the wait has been for shipping!!(so I don’t really think a lawsuit would stick because they are fulfilling there written contract)….now here’s a question??Do I get my months worth of xbox live added back on?….some maps I purchased the same day it broke are now free maps so do I get my money back for those?….and by the way you still have to get your broken xbox to a “GROUND” shipping center to send to them…well where I’m from all they had was air shipping so I had to go to another city just to ship it off!!…..and everyone says they buy the xbox for Halo(best game ever amen)but now it’s over…so what bad ass game are you going to make now MIcrosoft that can carry your crappy systems into first place sales?
+1Charles Chaffin Sr. January 16, 2008
There is no other way to put it, the 360 is pure junk and the powers to be at Microsoft could care less. I have sent my unit in two times for repairs for the 3 rings and it has died again. This time it ate Halo 3 and the screen is black and white and the disc tray won’t open. After calling Microsoft Tech support they basically said it is my problem because the 3 rings of death is the only Scenario that the extended warranty covers. Without exaggeration most of my friends have had failed 360 units. I recently purchased a PS3 and love it, I truly believe this will be the year for some outstanding titles on my new unit.
+1In closing all I can say is that Microsoft sure let down a lot of loyal gamers & I can only hope these people move to Sony for a much more pleasant gaming experience.
Lmao February 9, 2008
you guys do know that the ps3 has its own “ring of death”…its like a little orange light..
-1riskyjackel wti March 20, 2008
i just got a disk error that it wont read any xbox 360 disk this is one of the xboxes they sent me the third in fact due to red rings and i called xbox and they said that the only console that is warrantied is the the original xbox360 i purchased and it only covers 1 year so they can send you a console with 3 red rings that may last 40 days and YOUR RESPONSIBLE IF IT BREAKS AFTER 90 DAYS it only covers if you get the 3 red rings OBSURD then they want to charge $99.00 to repair the unit inwhich then they cover with a full years warranty
NeutralKenny J May 6, 2008
xbox 360s are alot better than ps3 cosidering the price range. I mean, a ps3 is like $650. :-( The 360 is only like $340. I just got a new xbox 360 and i have absolutely no problems with it. It’s working just fine. :-) I was saving up for a 360 and it took me like 2 months. The ps3 would have taken 4-5 moths and i can’t wait that long.
+1icanwalk May 8, 2008
stupid 360 broke down on me not even a week after getting it “fixed” Now that I’m ready to send it back, I think i’m just going to end up sell it on ebay or craigs list and just use up that money to buy a ps3 bundle cause this is just stupid. If they’re going to fix it then they should do it right ….even though i really am going to miss xbox live. I had 40 of the 1month trial cards and now i can’t even use them! THANKS MICROSOFT!!!
NeutralTrenton June 10, 2008
This is my first xbox 360 and i’ve owned it for about 15 months. I got the RRoD, and now it just sits there. it pisses me off that i have to go across the web to find the actual site where i can ACTUALLY get it fixed. the reson it broke may have been that i pluged it into a power strip witch was, at the time, also supplying power to my t.v.,
NeutralTrenton June 10, 2008
Quote- “This is my first xbox 360 and i’ve owned it for about 15 months. I got the RRoD, and now it just sits there. it pisses me off that i have to go across the web to find the actual site where i can ACTUALLY get it fixed. the reson it broke may have been that i pluged it into a power strip witch was, at the time, also supplying power to my t.v.,”
Part II
, vcr, dvd player, and satilite box. anyways, now it just sits there colecting dust and i can’t afford to buy a new console at every whim! no wonder microsoft is getting so much mony, cause people are giving in to the redickulus prices due to their game play craving. funny how this simmularly relates to the rising gas prices(off topic so please don’t comment that). by the time i get enough mony to get a new one, my 13 moth subsription will be practically gone! there goes an extra 50$! talk about a fesh start. you mother fuckers really screwed me to shit this time! go burn in hell microsoft. thanks for a good fuck over!
-2Itachi July 5, 2008
I’m going to buy a refurbished xbox 360 from gamestop but I’m scared that it may stop working but that the only thing I can buy right now I don’t have any money to buy a new one so what should I do????
+1poopybut July 9, 2008
i like poopy and call of duty 4 xbox 360 OMG best game eva send me a friend request my name is lilkeenan pce out
-4True Gamer July 15, 2008
If you are a true gamer then you would like certain perks about both systems no matter what. I have a Ps3 and even tho it overheated when i first got it, i had it sent in and it works fine now and I love It. I have a close friend that has a 360 and I loved it too cause Im a what you call a True gamer and all true gamers should like both. Even tho his 360 just now messed up like two days ago and he is about to get a 3rd one he loves ps3 too. Bottom line if your a TRUE gamer you can OWN people on both systems and be satisfied with both of em. BOTTOM LINE FOLKS!!!!
+2Mastodon3185 July 19, 2008
Sadly, I’ve experienced my own Xbox360 graveyard… For everyone who has switched to the ps3 or is planning on switching, Pioneer just developed a 16 layer 400gb read-only bluray disc. All current bluray players and PS3s will be fully capable of reading this disc. That should be good news to PS3 owners. With games like MGS4 that fill up a 52gb dual layer bluray disc, I can only imagine what game developers will do with this nearly unlimited amount of storage capacity.
Sony has a 10 year plan for the PS3, just like they did for the PS2. PS2 games are still being made, unlike original XBOX games. The hardware of the PS3 is engineered to fulfill Sony’s 10 year plan. As far as I’m concerned, microsoft needs to come up with a new system now.
+1justanothersucker July 21, 2008
Just like most i m on my 3rd Box it is a total F’n joke. Tempted to switch to sony but what about the 20 or so games i’ve purchased and grown quite fond of. I’d give them all up to see the microsoft team burned alive but i dont think that will happen. So i’ll keep flushing my money down the toilet becaused i m hooked on the system. Sooner or later microsoft will get what they deserve for completly ripping off millions gamers and putting them through a torture fest. Just fix the problem u worthless F’n pricks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+1DiaLogical July 22, 2008
[quote comment="28601"]This all I say I have had my 360 since launch date its been the best system I have everr had. Thanx Microsoft.[/quote]
NeutralThat’s what I always said. I had my system since launch and a few weeks ago ..RRoD
Your system is next buddy.
Now I’m just hoping I get a better system in return
Vahn August 11, 2008
My refurbished console lasted me a week.
-1Aleks August 25, 2008
This is ridiculous what theyre sending us back. I sent my xbox in two weeks ago which got the e74 error. Today I got one from microsoft (refurbished of course) and I was disgusted. I have had my console for just under a year and always kept it in prestine condition, i hardly ever played it, I even bought the remote so I would never even have to make contact with any of the buttons on the console. Unfortunately I got the e74 error from a call of duty 4 update (thanks for that one btw ms) and I was hoping the console that I would receive back would be in just as good of condition as the one I sent in would be. That, sadly, was not the case. The console I got back wasnt even manufactured two months ago and already was sent to me as a refurbished replacement. There was more dust in the fans of this almost brand new console than the one I had taken care of for almost a year. There were scratch marks everywhere from poor placement and handling by the previous owner. The worst of all was around the ring of light/power button where I had noticed fingerprints from the previous owner that were left when he or possibly she turned on the console after having a hand full of cheetos, yum. There might have also been one with chocolate, or at least I hope to God it was chocolate. Anyways thats my story, thanks for reading. Hope you have better luck than I did.
NeutralMegad*ck October 12, 2008
[quote comment="44804"]I’m going to buy a refurbished xbox 360 from gamestop but I’m scared that it may stop working but that the only thing I can buy right now I don’t have any money to buy a new one so what should I do????[/quote]
-2max out the credit card buy them all
RickyBobby January 3, 2009
I was a PS fan until the release of Halo, since then i have been a Microsoft fan. I bought the 360 when Gears Of War was released and since then I have had the same 360 since it came out. (The red ring of death also only effects certain consoles that were made before a such and such date (forget what it was)). But since my purchase of the 360, Microsoft has released 2 games that just blow my mind at how horrible they are, and they are Halo 3 (blows monkey dick), Fable 2 (letdown from the amazing first one) and Gears of War 2 (total letdown). Im also a hardcore online player, and since the release of H3 and gears2 no one plays good old halo 2 or gears. Yet I can stand my problems with microsoft, but what i can not stand is the fact that I have been charged for microsoft points that I have not purchased on my credit card twice. Thank god I didnt turn on my 360 on the said days of the purchases, so i could get my money back by saying it was impossible for me to buy points on days that I did not log onto Xbox live. After the first incident I asked microsoft to remove my credit card from xbox live account, and refund the money that i was charged. Microsoft did this, but they also refunded the money I spent on renewing my subscription to Xbox Live, which was purchased 7 days prior. So then I went out and bought a prepaid membership card from good old wally world. Then 3 months later another charge came up. So I became pissed and called back up Microsoft support. This phone call took me 30 minutes to find out that the person I called before didnt do his job and remove my credit card from the account. and then it took 2 hours to get the person I was talking to to actually remove the credit card from my account (first he said he couldnt remove it because an Xbox live account need to have a credit card to be valid. but I knew this was a line of BS because I have made multiple accounts on xbox from various 48hr trials and my 360’s first 1 month gold.) Because of the lack in games, and the HORRIBLE customer support that microsoft has offered to me, I have been looking into buying a PS3 with backwards compatibility so I can play my favorite PS2 games and the new PS3 games.
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