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Xbox 360's Red Ring of Death visits Weekly Geek Show

You hope that nobody gets it, it's curable, but anecdotal evidence continues to pile-up and show the Xbox 360's Red Ring of Death seems to be far more prevalent than gamers would hope. Like any disease, coming out and discussing it is what gets people talking about the problem and acknowledging that there may be a greater issue here. At a minimum, it would be nice to finally get some answers.

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InMyOpinion6234d ago

They can find a cure for it using the Ps3's folding@home?

Antan6234d ago

Hahaha! very funny Jenzo.......!! you`d get a bubble from me if i could, but i can`t!!

ASSASSYN 36o6233d ago (Edited 6233d ago )

HaHA I took one. If this is all you sony nuts have to laugh at then by all means humor your self but understand this. That is all you have. Not the commercials, success of xbox-live, games, exclusive bound to Xbox and given by sony procrastination.

Blackmoses6233d ago (Edited 6233d ago )

LMFAO....that is funny as hell!!! lol....I can see it now, " folding at home helping find a cure for the rings of death " lol!!!!!!

Ever noticed that as often as this story comes up, every 360 owner always say " it has'nt happened to me...I've had mine since launch"

lol....whatever!!!! I know at leat 11-12 people who have lost their boxes to this horrible disease...lol!!!!

FordGTGuy6234d ago

Usually have done something stupid enough to make it happen.

Silverwolf6234d ago (Edited 6234d ago )

I went thru two systems, hardware failure is just that hardware failure. Sometimes I agree people can be the cause, but in my case and many, many others it went bad due to a faulty system. Hell I remember seeing reports of the protective tin being left on the GPU's thermal paste. MS designed the system very well, it's the company putting the damn thing together that's messing up!

FordGTGuy6234d ago

I didn't say all I just said most.

DJ6233d ago

360 Kiosks getting the ring of death. Must be that harmful encased environment. The plastic is just too safe for its own good.

It's obvious that the quality of the 360 console is a bit suspect; in contrast, we don't hear countless stories of PS3s or Wiis randomly dying on people from firmware updates or firing up a new game. One of the reasons both I and probably millions of people aren't ready to buy a 360 is because of these reports.

It was bad enough that 360 owners were initially blamed for the disc-scratching (secondary ring of death), that is until a bunch of internet videos proved that one need not even move the console to permanently destroy a $60 game. =/

Daytona6234d ago

Anyone, especially a ps3 fan could say this w/o proof. I mean I could say "folding @ home gives ps3's cancer inside CPU". It doesn't but I could lie and say it does.

BTW, folding@home is fantastic and everyone should do it.

Ms and the Xbox 360 should do this as well, it's a great help.

Not taking anything away from the ps3 but even the Wii could do this program. Remember when they refer to how better a ps3 can do this as compared to a PC, there refering to the average PC. It's probably 3 yrs. or more old with 128k and a single core, so yeas the PS#, Xbox 360, and the Wii could all do this more quickly that most/average PC's can do.

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10 Weirdest Video Games of All Time

Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.

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It's A Crime That There's No Sleeping Dogs 2 Yet

Huzaifah from eXputer: "Sleeping Dogs from the early 2010s is one of the best open-world games out there but in dire need of a resurgence."

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LG_Fox_Brazil2d ago

I agree, I consider the first one a cult classic already

isarai2d ago

You say "yet" as if it's even possible anymore. United Front Games is gone, along with anyone that made this game what it is

CrimsonWing692d ago

That’s what happens when games sell poorly. And I’ve seen people wonder why people cry when a game sells badly… this is your answer.

solideagle2d ago

Majority of the time it's true but if a company/publisher is big (in terms of money), they can take a hit or 2. e.g. I am not worried about Rebirth sales as Square will make Remake 3 anyway but if FF 17 doesn't sell then Square might need to look for alternative. <-- my humble opinion

Abnor_Mal2d ago

Doesn’t Microsoft own the IP now since they acquired Activision?

DaReapa2d ago

No. Square Enix owns the IP.

Abnor_Mal1d 22h ago

Oh okay, Activision owned True Crime, but when that didn’t sell as intended it was canceled. Six months later Square Enix bought the rights and changed the title to Sleeping Dogs.*

*As per Wikipedia

boing12d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Sleeping Dogs was a sleeper hit back then. It was fantastic. It actually still is. Would love a sequel to this, or at least a revive of True Crime series.

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Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II - PC Wore it Better

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II was an intriguing and unique RTS title, that sadly suffered in its console port.

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dadavis19922d ago

Was just thinking about this game and wishing I had a way to revisit it. The way EA scrubs these titles from existence once their licensing runs out is horrid.

Michiel19892d ago

there is a client made by modders and it also works online.

kevco332d ago

Indeed. The game can still be played online on PC.

Xbox 360 players, though? Bang outta luck.