All 11.6 million Xbox 360s are faulty.

[Roph]

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40933
http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=85600&src=site-marq

"Microsoft has admitted that every one of the 11.6 million Xbox 360 consoles sold in the past 19 months suffers from a design flaw that could cause the device to fail."

The firm will extend the warranty coverage from one to three years to compensate consumers, but does not plan to instate a recall or exchange programme.

Microsoft gaming chief Robbie Bach claimed in a conference call with financial analysts that the design issues surfaced recently.

"In the past couple of months we started to see significant increases in repair requests and call requests and significant attention from people," he said.

Microsoft did not disclose the exact nature of the problems, but said that it had made the necessary design changes and that units currently in stock will be upgraded.

The extended warranty period is limited to hardware failures indicated by three flashing red lights on the console. Users of consoles suffering from such problems are entitled to free repairs and shipping.

Microsoft estimated that the repairs will cost the company US$1.05bn to US$1.15bn, spilt evenly between the higher than expected return rates for existing consoles under the one-year warranty, and future returns under the extended warranty period."

Lol, microsoft. Discuss.

[Esmeralda]

They've failed before, they'll fail again 

[Irock]

No exchanges or recalls? They fail so bad.

[Knight Rider]

WTF?!?! ALL OF THE 11.6 MILLION XBOX 360?!?! SHIT!!

.....this could bring something really bad to Microsoft....

[Moss.]

.....this could bring something really bad to Microsoft....

YES IT COULD SPOIL MICROSOFT'S SPOTLESS REPUTATION FOR DELIVERING QUALITY SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE

[Esmeralda]

.....this could bring something really bad to Microsoft....

YES IT COULD SPOIL MICROSOFT'S SPOTLESS REPUTATION FOR DELIVERING QUALITY SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE

Did I fail to notice sarcasm?

Bah, microsoft have a fail-combo going on. We need combo breakR

[Sophist]

Mine occasionally wont read discs, especially when I am playing Oblivion.
I also have a 3 red lights of doom on another 360 I own.

[Knight Rider]

Mine occasionally wont read discs, especially when I am playing Oblivion.
I also have a 3 red lights of doom on another 360 I own.

damm we need a Combo Breaker....

[Irock]

My friend sent his 360 in last week. It wouldn't turn on...

[Sophist]

Both of the versions I have are Core Versions, and my 360 scratched by Dead Rising. >.>

[Knight Rider]

Both of the versions I have are Core Versions, and my 360 scratched by Dead Rising. >.>

Lucky me i don't have a 360...if i did have one, ill be REALLY piss off...like so 

[Sophist]

Nah, if it gives me the three lights, Im going to send it to Microsoft and BITCH and COMPLAIN and send a thousand letters saying I bought it during this summer, not three years ago, send me a new one you fat assed bastards.

[Knight Rider]

Nah, if it gives me the three lights, Im going to send it to Microsoft and BITCH and COMPLAIN and send a thousand letters saying I bought it during this summer, not three years ago, send me a new one you fat assed bastards.

YES, ATTACK HIS WEAK POINT FOR MASSIVE DAMAGE!!!

...but damm, and no exchange or recall  SOB!

[Sophist]

       
      


Three red lights of DOOM.

[Knight Rider]

      
      


Three red lights of DOOM.

lol....no don't tell me that....your 360 has the three red light of DOOM!!

[Deliciously_Saucy]

I was actually discussing this with Boe yesterday on MSN, apparently it's more then a simple "fault" I've heard the consoles are making people literally ill.

And yes, I've had nothing but problems with mine from day one, things from putting in a brandnew game and getting the error message "To play this game, Please put it in an Xbox 360 console" to the current problem of being forced to use a knife to open the tray.

Fuck Microsoft, I'm getting a Wii.

[Irock]

I was actually discussing this with Boe yesterday on MSN, apparently it's more then a simple "fault" I've heard the consoles are making people literally ill.

And yes, I've had nothing but problems with mine from day one, things from putting in a brandnew game and getting the error message "To play this game, Please put it in an Xbox 360 console" to the current problem of being forced to use a knife to open the tray.

Fuck Microsoft, I'm getting a Wii.

You have no idea how happy those words made me feel.

[Dwarra?]

Mine occasionally wont read discs, especially when I am playing Oblivion.
I also have a 3 red lights of doom on another 360 I own.

YES YES YES YES YES.
WE ARE SORRY PLEASE PUT THIS DISC IN A 360 GAMING DEVICE
God I hate that, plus it scratched my Guitar Hero and my first Oblivion copy :/
And, Im not saying 360's are bad, I mean I play mine waaaaaaaaaay more than my wii. But microsoft could atleast MAKE ONE FUCKING PRODUCT THAT YOU DONT HAVE TO WAIT 2 YEARS FOR IT TO STOP SUCKING.

[Roph]

My xbox 360 is going to cost less than yours, not have this flaw, and also have a wider selection of games available than when you bought yours.

Mmm, late adopter ;o

In the mean time, I'll just keep playing what is now the "last gen".

[SirJackRex]

I was actually discussing this with Boe yesterday on MSN, apparently it's more then a simple "fault" I've heard the consoles are making people literally ill.

And yes, I've had nothing but problems with mine from day one, things from putting in a brandnew game and getting the error message "To play this game, Please put it in an Xbox 360 console" to the current problem of being forced to use a knife to open the tray.

Fuck Microsoft, I'm getting a Wii.

You just restored all love I have for you. 

Anyway, it was bound to happen.
I now just laugh at my friend who doesn't play since his little brother got his Wii.

[Knight Rider]

I was actually discussing this with Boe yesterday on MSN, apparently it's more then a simple "fault" I've heard the consoles are making people literally ill.

And yes, I've had nothing but problems with mine from day one, things from putting in a brandnew game and getting the error message "To play this game, Please put it in an Xbox 360 console" to the current problem of being forced to use a knife to open the tray.

Fuck Microsoft, I'm getting a Wii.

You made me happy inside for saying those words! 

Even though i don't have a Wii (yet), i'm still happy with my DS! And is not faulty! *hugs DS

[Tezuka]

I am a victim of this problem, so I called them up because my warranty has expired and I have not moved my Xbox 360 ONCE. They said I had to pay £80 for delivery....WTF.

I opened it up, and the the stuff that helps the heat sync with the heat was cheap crappy stuff, so I applied some good stuff to it, fuck'n fixed. Microsoft was too cheap to add general heat components to the 360.

[Dwarra?]

ITT Nintendo Fanboys think 360s are evil

[Tezuka]

ITT Nintendo Fanboys think 360s are evil

If that is pointed to me, I love the 360 and the Wii and I think the 360 game lineup is awesome too.

[Irock]

ITT People know Microsoft sucks

Fix'd