http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft responds to Xbox 360 54.2 percent failure rate report, doesn't dispute the data http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
Now, what do XBox, Zune, Vista and WinMo have in common?
The answer is they are falling apart! :) :)]]>Aug 24th 2009 2:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 4:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
I can't wait until next year, when people are saying Windows 7 was rubbish, but Windows 8 and the Zune HD2 are on the horizon which is looking good to me!

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I've been using Windows 7 in beta, RC and now RTM form since January. Apart from some crashing in the beta that got sorted out pretty fast there have been ZERO problems. Runs super fast on an old P4 and without a hint of a hitch on my Dell Mini 10 netbook with only 1GB of Ram to play with.

So, exactly how long is it until I'm supposed to wait fro all these game changing crashes and hangups? I mean, if I've been gaming and surfing and downloading and installing and uninstalling and updating drivers for over half a year, at which point do you believe Microsoft's code is going to make this miraculous change from the stable OS me and hundreds of thousands are already using now?

In terms of THIs story...yeah, MS has a long way to go. I own a PS3 and I'm more than happy with it, and will NEVER pay for a Live account. I have an iPod Touch too, but that was a replacement for my very missed Zune 80. I'm not fan of any brand, I use what fulfils my needs and right now Windows 7 is doing that in exemplary fashion. ]]>Aug 24th 2009 5:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
Microsoft's vaporware always makes me laugh because it doesn't attract buyers for obvious reason. That is it isn't available today! Allow me to shed some perspectives on Zune and WinMo if I may.

Despite pouring huge amount of money into making Zune for all these years, Zune has captured less than 5%
marketshare. In fact, Zune is the most uncompetitive product Microsoft has ever made and has become
the biggest PR embarrassment for the company. Even Microsoft's mouse has done better than Zune.

WinMo has been in the smartphone market long before the smartphone market is being defined. And yet,
WinMo's marketshare has shrunk to a single digit while competitors are gaining momentum. Vaporware
sounds good but the only problem is the competitors aren't sitting around and jacking off. ;) There will be
Android X, iPhone X, and Blackberry X etc. in the coming months. Then what? WinMo 10?

Now, what do Zune and WinMo have in common? The answer is they have single digit marketshare and
falling apart. :) :)




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Was the original Xbox 360 prone to overheating? Absolutely. In fact that 60% feels low. Has the Jasper board fixed these issues in the main? Absolutely yes. Does the Xbox 360 sell well? Again absolutely.

Now WimMo is a different matter and I remain unconvinced by 6.5 with 7 feeling too far away. ]]>Aug 24th 2009 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
Finally some sanity on the Internet.]]>Aug 24th 2009 2:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 2:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 2:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
Microsoft is a low low dirty company ... they have some good sides to them but mostly bad!!! Follow that never!!! ]]>Aug 24th 2009 4:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
Why is it every time somebody brings up a competing product as done in this context, there are people calling foul. But yet you do not see one person writing the same when one of the usual Apple suspects does the same? Take a look at the Zune thread a few articles ago (or any Zune article), it is full of people saying much worse than James did, and yet we never hear from those "I would just like to have peace and harmony" people there. Why not?

Also, Apple is happy to run TV ad after TV ad or give keynotes about the game machine they produce in an iPhone or iTouch. People like to talk about how it is going to change the games industry. Some have even flat-out said that it was going to push the 360 out of the market. But when it is disadvantageous to an argument, suddenly it is not a game machine.]]>Aug 24th 2009 4:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
Your ignorance amuses me. You default to a PS3 hugging stance. In no way is the PS3 "more powerful" than a Xbox 360. They are configured completely differently. Cell process vs. Power PC, nV vs. ATi, etc. Here is the bottom line: if the most discerning eyes can only tell the difference after examining the games in detail... then you won't notice a damn thing when you are frantically running for cover when you come under fire. Even then, it is more about the programming than the underlying hardware. The programmers have to make effective use out of the API's that interface with the HW to get the most out of it.

Move along fanboi.]]>Aug 24th 2009 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 2:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
Ignorance truly is bliss. It's like nobody cares that their car breaks down every week, because it has a lot of aftermarket parts you can buy for it (that do nothing to help the fact that it breaks down every week.)]]>Aug 24th 2009 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
Your analogy is flawed because they basically have a guarantee that they will replace any problematic units.

I had to do without my xbox 360 for 2 weeks each of the 3 times my xbox decided to RROD.

Now I have a Jasper unit... for FREE. The impression that I get is more than positive with the above average customer service and warranty.]]>Aug 24th 2009 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
It's a nuisance for either product and shouldn't be tolerable.]]>Aug 24th 2009 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Why do people think that their guess on the percent of failures is a more valid number than this post? My 360 has never had RROD and I have one of the very first builds (it will probably fail now since I posted this...). I am not going to say now that the failure rate is more like 25%, because I have never experienced it. Unless you have actual data, please refrain from coming up with bunk numbers. We don't care just because 7 out of your 10 friend's units failed.]]>Aug 24th 2009 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
"Do they need to? Obviously no one *really* cares because the 360 is still selling and still has a good reputation"

Wow, 54% failure and you think nobody *really* cares?

Well maybe you should care it you think of all the money that could have gone into Xbox 720 development (or whatever it will be called) instead of servicing and re-servicing faulty units.

54% failure is totally unacceptable. You shouldn't pander to MS when they fail to meet product reliability standards despite how much you like to play with your 360.]]>Aug 24th 2009 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
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you do realize 720p is still high definition right?

jesus, the lack of HDtv knowledge in the world kills me....]]>Aug 24th 2009 2:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
It wouldn't be 'half arsed' solely because of the resolution, but because your TV is a POS.]]>Aug 24th 2009 3:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 4:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
You are going to be waiting a mighty long time my friend before something better and more viable comes along than blu-ray. By that time your Pioneer TV would probably by obsolete.

For you to not notice the difference of an upscaled dvd and a blu-ray on you pioneer probably says more about your eyes than anything else and I would have thought spend that money on a tv you would have a good audio setup as well - audio is way better on blu-ray.

There are many reasons to get blu-ray but abviously they are not for you so I wonder why you have HD. The infrastructure for streaming true HD media is not there yet for it to fully replace optical media. I'd rather rent a blu-ray than sit there for hours 'ripping' or 'downloading' a 8GB mkv.]]>Aug 24th 2009 4:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 4:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 5:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 6:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
BS.

I've got a 24" 1080p (actually 1920x1200) monitor. It's much higher resolution than my 22" 1680x1050. You know how I can tell the difference? Viewing distance. The number of pixels you can see is based on viewing distance. You sit too far back and stuff starts to blur together. Who woulda thunk it?

Oh, and here's an engadget link for you - http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/09/1080p-charted-viewing-distance-to-screen-size/]]>Aug 24th 2009 7:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
and how often do you sit as close to your TV as you do your computer moniter?

we are talking about TVs here...not computer monitors...most people don't play console games like they do PC games (that being nose on the screen)

of course your 1080p 24'' looks better when you are 2 feet (or less away from it).

but if you have a 40'' TV that is 720p and you are sitting the typical 10-15feet away from it and you can't tell the difference (that much).

actually you just said that.

wtf are you talking about

you just made my head hurt with your nonsense. ]]>Aug 24th 2009 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 3:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
I'd be more interested in stats showing time, median average, before a failure. IOW, If I'd purchased one Xbox 360 right now, how soon should I expect a failure.]]>Aug 24th 2009 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
Anything over a 3% failure rate is unacceptable. Compare it to the PC industry. If I set up a reasonably powerful "quiet" (aka: no spectacular cooling) computer tomorrow and put it in my entertainment rack it would run full bore for years without failing. You could throw folding@home on it and it wouldn't warp the motherboard significantly or lose solder connections like the consoles have. It all boils down to cheap labor/manufacturing. Microsoft (and to a smaller margin Sony) are SCREWING you over and you take it because, "It's a game console, so reliability doesn't matter."]]>Aug 24th 2009 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/Aug 24th 2009 2:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/microsoft-responds-to-xbox-360-54-2-percent-failure-rate-report/
i predict the RRoD in hmm 5 days]]>Aug 24th 2009 2:18AM