Microsoft Surprisingly Admits That ALL Xbox 360s Are Defective

[kakihara1]

Okay I just got my box back. It does not have HDMI but it is a brand new unit with a build date of 8/26/07 so I'm happy

[sracer]

Originally Posted by kakihara1

Okay I just got my box back. It does not have HDMI but it is a brand new unit with a build date of 8/26/07 so I'm happy

I got mine today too. It's a refurb dated 6/06 (the one I sent in was dated 11/05) but looks brand new. As long as it doesn't red ring again, I'm happy. I need to test it with a DVD to see if it is any quieter than my original unit.

[Liver&Onions]

Originally Posted by kakihara1

Okay I just got my box back. It does not have HDMI but it is a brand new unit with a build date of 8/26/07 so I'm happy

Thank Shiva! Martin is back in action. Now he can finally work on his geometry wars score.

[Mr. Music]

UPS delivered my 360 to MS yesterday, and they updated the status today to say they received it. Yay....

[Giantrobo]

Originally Posted by PixyJunket

Fantastic, a game in a genre I don't care about with elements of a series I don't care about.

[Giantrobo]

I just called for shit and giggles and no offense but I shoulda hung up as soon as I heard the guy's voice. Anyway, according to him I have to wait another 2 weeks and he claims it's being repaired and not replaced. Yeah...that's what they said last time.

[Timber]

Originally Posted by Giantrobo

I just called for shit and giggles and no offense but I shoulda hung up as soon as I heard the guy's voice. Anyway, according to him I have to wait another 2 weeks and he claims it's being repaired and not replaced. Yeah...that's what they said last time.

Do they repair anything? How hard is it to check a box in and then send out a refurb? It should be a day or 2 turn around. I just don't understand why it takes so long not to fix anything.

[1998Nole]

Originally Posted by sracer

I got mine today too. It's a refurb dated 6/06 (the one I sent in was dated 11/05) but looks brand new. As long as it doesn't red ring again, I'm happy. I need to test it with a DVD to see if it is any quieter than my original unit.

My refurb was dated 9/06 and looks pretty good too and it is a lot quieter than my original which was dated 1/06. Still would have been nice to get a new one though.
My biggest disappointment about my refurb is my wife can't play arcade games on her profile now.

[argh923]

Originally Posted by 1998Nole

My refurb was dated 9/06 and looks pretty good too and it is a lot quieter than my original which was dated 1/06. Still would have been nice to get a new one though.
My biggest disappointment about my refurb is my wife can't play arcade games on her profile now.

Call them. They'll refund your points so you can make it happen.

[Shaka2K6]

Originally Posted by Goldblum

What a clusterfuck this has turned out to be. I was about to buy a 360 when this news broke. Now there's no way I want to deal with the headache. I'll save another hundred for a PS3.

Sounds about right, i mean couple of years ago when the x360 was the only next gen. console it was the obvious choice if you wanted to play the latest console, but right now there another option and its a much grater value then the x360.

its actually a $250 difference the PS3 is $600 with a free game, and the x360 is $350 now.
alot of people cant afford $600 so they go with the $360 system, but i dont think its a good invesment,
i mean for $250 you get a system that wont brake, with a free Blu-ray player and free online and some other great features like dvd upscaling and such.

[1998Nole]

Originally Posted by abrg923

Call them. They'll refund your points so you can make it happen.

I tried that last night and they pretty much said tough luck. They know about it and it may be fixed in the future. I guess I wil have to keep bugging them.

[Liver&Onions]

Originally Posted by Shaka2K6

Sounds about right, i mean couple of years ago when the x360 was the only next gen. console it was the obvious choice if you wanted to play the latest console, but right now there another option and its a much grater value then the x360.

its actually a $250 difference the PS3 is $600 with a free game, and the x360 is $350 now.
alot of people cant afford $600 so they go with the $360 system, but i dont think its a good invesment,
i mean for $250 you get a system that wont brake, with a free Blu-ray player and free online and some other great features like dvd upscaling and such.

u no wat is reely grate? When peeple come on heer and talk alot about how cool one console is compared to another. The not so grate thing is wen the deebait has been going on for yeers and we are tyred of seeing it.

No console bashing.

[Liver&Onions]

Originally Posted by 1998Nole

I tried that last night and they pretty much said tough luck. They know about it and it may be fixed in the future. I guess I wil have to keep bugging them.

Yeah - they told me to delete, then re-download the titles to get past that glitch.

[argh923]

Originally Posted by 1998Nole

I tried that last night and they pretty much said tough luck. They know about it and it may be fixed in the future. I guess I wil have to keep bugging them.

Ask to speak to a supervisor...many people have done this with success. Be firm, let them know it's unacceptable.

[argh923]

Originally Posted by Liver&Onions

Yeah - they told me to delete, then re-download the titles to get past that glitch.

I'm still curious to see if that'll work for me when I upgrade to the Elite.

[1998Nole]

Originally Posted by Liver&Onions

Yeah - they told me to delete, then re-download the titles to get past that glitch.

I did try that but when I goto to her profile it still say play trial now.

[brianluvdvd]

Originally Posted by Shaka2K6

Sounds about right, i mean couple of years ago when the x360 was the only next gen. console it was the obvious choice if you wanted to play the latest console, but right now there another option and its a much grater value then the x360.

its actually a $250 difference the PS3 is $600 with a free game, and the x360 is $350 now.
alot of people cant afford $600 so they go with the $360 system, but i dont think its a good invesment,
i mean for $250 you get a system that wont brake, with a free Blu-ray player and free online and some other great features like dvd upscaling and such.

Good post. I am starting to feel that way myself. What sucks is I want to play Gears of War, Bioshock, and Halo 3.

[Liver&Onions]

Originally Posted by brianluvdvd

Good post. I am starting to feel that way myself. What sucks is I want to play Gears of War, Bioshock, and Halo 3.

Wha wha what!? That type of post has been the bane of my mod existence since the two consoles hit the street.

It does little to offer anything of value to the discussions - other than fan the fires of fanboys on the internet.

[Mr. Music]

Originally Posted by Liver&Onions

Wha wha what!? That type of post has been the bane of my mod existence since the two consoles hit the street.

It does little to offer anything of value to the discussions - other than fan the fires of fanboys on the internet.

GREAT POST!!!

You dun hit dat der nail on de head!

[taffer]

Originally Posted by brianluvdvd

What sucks is I want to play Gears of War, Bioshock, and Halo 3.

If you have a gaming PC, there are PC ports of Gears and Bioshock. There is a 99% chance that Halo 3 will go to the PC as well since Halo 1 and 2 did.

Originally Posted by Liver&Onions

Wha wha what!? That type of post has been the bane of my mod existence since the two consoles hit the street.

If I only had a nickel for every time someone used the "PS3 is a better investment because it has Blu-ray built in" excuse... I could retire early.

I guess the PS3 may be a better deal for the whole 5% of the population that gives a rat's ass about HD movies, but for the other 95% it isn't a good deal.

[xmiyux]

Originally Posted by Liver&Onions

u no wat is reely grate? When peeple come on heer and talk alot about how cool one console is compared to another. The not so grate thing is wen the deebait has been going on for yeers and we are tyred of seeing it.

No console bashing.

Liver & Onions - this is why you rule. Thanks for trying to nip some of this in the bud so my ignore list doesn't have to skyrocket.

[argh923]

Originally Posted by 1998Nole

I did try that but when I goto to her profile it still say play trial now.

Log onto your gamertag with another controller, and keep it logged in while she plays. That should solve it.

Stupid workaround that we have to use.

[sracer]

Originally Posted by Liver&Onions

Yeah - they told me to delete, then re-download the titles to get past that glitch.

The only thing that did was cause me to lose my progress in Bejeweled 2 Endless mode... say sayonara to 160 levels.

I still have to be connected and logged in. Oh well. Just confirms my dislike of the whole downloadable purchases idea.

[1998Nole]

Originally Posted by abrg923

Log onto your gamertag with another controller, and keep it logged in while she plays. That should solve it.

Stupid workaround that we have to use.

Thanks for that tip, it worked. It may be a pain but at least she will be able to play on her gamertag again.

[Giantrobo]

Originally Posted by Timber

Do they repair anything? How hard is it to check a box in and then send out a refurb? It should be a day or 2 turn around. I just don't understand why it takes so long not to fix anything.

That's just it. The guy was just reading the pre-selected bullshit that popped up on his screen. It was so obvious he didn't have a clue what to tell me about my 360 or what was being done. I'm not really blaming him because he can only tell me what his computer tells him so if they don't properly update the system then he's flying blind.

I also have a hard time believing units are actually being repaired and sent back. Maybe a small number are, but I'm sure it's a very small number.