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Let Us Mourn The Passing Of Yet Another Kotaku Xbox 360

I honestly couldn't put an exact number on it, but I'm pretty sure we're at 12+ broken Xbox 360s here. And counting. I say counting because yesterday, we lost another.

While billions across the planet were celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ yesterday, I instead spent the day mourning a death, as my little beige box uttered its last, gasping breath. What's most sad is not the loss itself; it's that it couldn't go out in glory, a fiery RROD flashing across its face like a middle finger extended from beyond the grave.

ukilnme5597d ago

That just sucks and is exactly why I recommended a PS3 over Xbox 360 to a guy at Best Buy on Christmas Eve.

ukilnme5597d ago (Edited 5597d ago )

LOL, yeah I know. Don't consider me a convert though. I had to be honest with myself and that guy. I was willing to take a chance on the 360 mostly because I like Halo, Gears and Ninja Gaiden and I have no regrets about it. Weighing things strictly on a hardware basis, with a 33% failure rate there was just no way I could recommend a 360 over a PS3. Taste in games is completely subjective so I did not bring those up other than recommending the Uncharted Bundle.

@ Why o why

LOL, he would have a hard time finding me considering I don't work there.

Why o why5597d ago

honesty is the best policy. It would of been easier to tell him to get a 360 if you were selling over the phone but recommending a 360 face to face would of been bare faced lying....He would of come back 4 ya. He still might, just with a smile on his face

LoVeRSaMa5597d ago

kotaku is a 360 Graveyard i sware..

Yet they have to Cheek to insult PS3 every possible Artical.

BattleAxe5597d ago (Edited 5597d ago )

I own 2 60 gig PS3s and I couldn't belive it when I got the Yellow Light of Death on the first one I bought almost 2 years ago(1 year and 10 months). This just happened 3 days ago.

Luckly I bought the extended 3 year warranty from Future Shop. I was telling some of my friends about this and they were like" whats the Yellow Light of Death?" lol

StephanieBBB5597d ago

Seriously If this happens to the Xbox720 im gonna go Madworld on Microsoft and every executive working there.

This is NOT! acceptable.

factory5597d ago

DOES ANYONE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE LIFETIME COST OF BEING AN X360 OWNER?I JUST HAD TO REPLACE MY ORIGINAL.I BOUGHT AN ARCADE BECAUSE I ONLY NEEDED A REPLACEMENT.BUT IF YOU HAVE TO REPLACE ONLY ONE, THAN THE 360 JUST BECAME MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ONE PS3.IF I WASN'T SUCH AN ADDICT , I WOULD LEAVE MICROSOFT SOLELY ON PRINCIPLE ALONE.BUT I NEED GAMES AND PS3 ALONE CANT GIVE ME EVERYTHING

LoVeRSaMa5597d ago

@factory

you need games?

you need to take CAPSLOCK off, thats what you Need.

Why o why5597d ago

Ha Ha.....owned ;) but if you did ud probably tell him the same thing

proArchy5597d ago

It just baffles me how Microsoft can continually drop the price of the 360 and yet this plague endures. It seems to me that they would be doing their fans and consumers a giant favor by producing more reliable hardware and only then focusing on price cuts. While the RROD frequency has decreased (or at least the frequency of which people talk about it has decreased) over the last months hardware failure STILL HAPPENS TOO MUCH. Consumers are far too complacent to buy a product that has a large chance of breaking down. It is not only a consumer's right to demand more reliable products, it is their RESPONSIBILITY! This isn't hate speech to Microsoft, this is hate speech to unreliable products. Do your best not to buy televisions, cars, phones, video game systems, or anything that breaks down frequently. It is your responsibility to make sure your money is spent on reliable, worthwhile products and no one else's. The 360 has a proven history of failure and Microsoft has seen that the majority of consumers are more concerned about price than quality. Nothing will change if we don't change the way we evaluate the spending of our dollar, which in a 'free' market is our one and only voice that reaches the manufacturers.

CViper5597d ago

she LOVES him.

food 4 thought.

KidMakeshift5597d ago

All I have to say is buy a 2+ yr warranty

I'm on my 4th 360, but I just have to go to Best Buy and swap it. Plus, I get money back each time because the console is always going down in price

moja5597d ago

ukilnme, so true. I read your story in the other thread, and I agree. As hard as it would be to not suggest the 360 for the games, I would feel compelled to do the same. Luckily, I've only lost one box (so far?), and it was a bummer, but it made me get more acquainted and appreciative for the neglected black box. Both can be great experiences, but I even use my PS3 for media playing duties on the home network.

Saint Sony5596d ago

For some odd reason I don't like Kotaku.

ultimolu5596d ago

I guess this is why I'm on/off about buying a 360.
I actually git a PSP with Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core, and Patapon instead of that system.

I won't deny that the 360 has some great software going for it but who wants to risk buying a faulty console?

power of Green 5596d ago

Either these guys are exposing these units in unnatural environments or they are making up stories for hits. lol

His "supposed" new 360's are not breaking left and right(unless he's pooring water in them or putting them in the oven)

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Lord Shuhei Yoshida5597d ago

Kotaku-taking a dump on the internet,one useless article at a time

Obama5597d ago

12 xbox360? Some dedicated bots they are.

ukilnme5597d ago

Indeed they are. Just as mindless as droids it would seem.

Xlll5597d ago

Only thing is no one goes thru 12 PS3's. Sorry there is not defending hardware as rushed and cheaply made as the 360.

ukilnme5597d ago

@ Xlll

I can't argue with that. No way in hell I can do 3 let alone 12.

phosphor1125596d ago

No one I know has gone through more than 1 ps3. 1 got the Yellow HDD light of death, but it was replaced for free (had warranty on it). They actually got him a different 60 gig version (since that was his original kind). Works perfectly now.

LeonSKennedy4Life5596d ago

You're calling Kotaku droids? Seriously? Nobody's had more anti-PS3 articles than these guys. Believe me.

They just have multiple 360's and one of them breaks every once in awhile.

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tatotiburon5597d ago

jesus, that's why i helped various customers to pick a xbox 360 with jasper board, now they are trully happy customers

CryofSilence5597d ago

There's still no evidence, as far as I've seen, that the Jasper fixes the RRoD. We'll find out soon enough. However, your intentions are good. /salute

tatotiburon5597d ago

well the evidence is that falcon boards were very reliable and jasper are so much better, so....

strotee5597d ago

Please point me to this evidence you claim exists.

tatotiburon5597d ago

well all this news about xbox 360 with RROD are consoles from early 2007, and xbox 360 with falcon board were shipped since sept of 2007. The falcon board were so reliable that microsoft started to ship falcon boards for warranty to xbox 360 without HDMI, this consoles weren't for sale, just for warranty replacement.

There is so many consoles out there from 2006 or 2007 that still running but they will get the RROD eventually from oldest customers or ignorant people that bought a old console without checking first. This consoles are the ones that you read all over the internet.

Cerbus5597d ago

SO sorry to burst your bubble but word from El Paso where I know several ppl who work at the factory that replaces broken xboxs is that Jasper and Falcon are coming in just as much as the older models.

Why o why5597d ago

way to sh!t on the people not looking for the small print on the box they had no chance of choosing or ones not born with x-ray vision. The point is its not fixed and if it continues into year 4 the 360 will be a considered more of a technological disgrace with great games and pioneering online service. MS are better of calling the new versions john, peter or paul because because only god himself knows how they haven't fixed this yet.

Max Power5597d ago

upset that Microsoft had to come up with several different chip sets to solve a problem that shouldn't have existed in the first place?

dantesparda5597d ago

Tato is a complete and utter moron. He is such a fanboy that he cant see the truth, he must be really young. Well he's gonna get what he deserves when his 360 breaks down. Me on the other hand, i am not so lucky, because i know how unreliable their products are, but what can i do? Im on my 5th 360 and will never pay a dime to have it fixed, once i am out of warranty, that is it! i am done with the 360 at that point! (sh!t, i barely even play it now as it is). But as long as i can get it fixed for free, what else would i do but have it replaced. Even though, i do consider the whole process a painn in the @ss. And guess what Tato, the last 360 that broke down on me was a Falcon. I could even have a Jasper right now for all i know. But i will tell you this, this system has already red ringed on me twice since i got it back, but luckily it still works. But i know that the reality is that its just a ticking time bomb waiting to break down and that time will come soon enough

Sarcasm5596d ago

"ignorant people that bought a old console without checking first"

So a product has a 33% failure rate and it's the "ignorant people" who buy it?

As much as I think people shouldn't be "ignorant" when shopping and do their research, it still doesn't justify a high failure rate on a product.

ultimolu5596d ago

Unless there is evidence that the Jasper model fixes the RROD...I'm not taking chances.

As much as I'd like to play Ninja Blade if it's good.

LeonSKennedy4Life5596d ago

The Jasper board has shown no improvement over the Falcon.

These things are still frying, man. What made you think they're not?

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gamesmaster5597d ago

Anybody would think they sabotage their consoles to boost microsofts sales. (just poking fun)

rhood0225597d ago

No joke, but I believe the idea of planned obsolescence has taken on a whole new level in this ongoing saga of death.

I mean, HOW many people before the $1 billion RR-Bailout opted for the fee of replacing their console?

Of those who went through the "sending their console to MS" only to have it RROD on them again, how many said "f*ck it!" and just bought a new console?

If even 10% of those who fell within the 33% failure rate bought new consoles, that is still a load of "sold" consoles added to the MS tally.

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken1d 20h ago (Edited 1d 20h ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Coming Back for a New Generation

Originally launched in 2011, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch, so It's time to look back at the original.

jznrpg5h ago

Still have my ps3 copies. Bought it at launch and another one when I found it cheap and in perfect condition about 10 years ago. I wouldn’t buy it on Switch but if they made a PS5 version I would. I still have one of my PS3 Fats hooked up so good to go either way.

darthv725h ago

Id play it again on the switch. I wished my 360 version was bc but this is still a good way to play.

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

anast6h ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood6h ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.

VenomUK3h ago

The default angle Kotaku always go for is to highlight the worst in gaming.

I would’ve focused on the creative.

gold_drake2h ago

there is no "but". the hell lol
you dont send death threats, period.