Full FeedTen things to do with your Xbox 360 after you get the dreaded Red Ring of Death
Well dear readers, I have just dealt with the tragedy that many Xbox 360 users have dealt with, the dreaded Red Ring of Death (ie when your 360 suddenly stops working altogether and you see three fed lights around the power button). There is seemingly little you can do except… Continue Reading »
Hands On: The Jasper-equipped Xbox 360
Last weekend I became another statistic of the ever-growing epidemic that has been plaguing Xbox 360 owners for some time: My Xbox 360 finally red ringed. So I ventured out two days before Christmas trying to find a Nintendo Wii err, I mean, an Xbox 360. It should be noted… Continue Reading »
Microsoft allegedly knew about Xbox 360 disc scratching issues
Oh Microsoft, first you allegedly knew about the “Red Ring of Death” issues before you launched the console and know, according to some unsealed court documents, you knew your system would cause damage to consumer’s discs thanks to defected disc drives. Earlier this month, Kotaku reported that an Illinois man,… Continue Reading »
New details about the Jasper-chipped, Red Ring of Death-free Xbox 360s
The infamous Red Ring of Death (RROD) has been a plague on the conscience of Xbox 360 owners since the system debuted. Playing a round of Halo 3 or exploring the world of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, only to have your system freeze up and then instantly parish is not… Continue Reading »
Red Ring of Death makes an appearance at GDC 2008
One of the least important but most hilarious stories to come out of this year’s Game Developers’ Conference came from the BBC back on Tuesday (February 19, 2008). Among the demo XBox 360s Microsoft had in their booth, one malfunctioned, showing off one of the 360’s most “popular” features: the… Continue Reading »
Warranty company calculates Xbox 360 failure rate at 16%
SquareTrade, a firm that deals in warranties for electronics, analyzed the data taken from more than a thousand warranty purchases. It found that the Xbox 360 has a failure rate of about 16.4%, making it much more malfunction prone than the Playstation3 and Wii, which have a failure rate of… Continue Reading »
Xbox 360’s red lights of death hits Microsoft’s wallet
Microsoft Gaming reported a $1.89 billion loss for the fiscal year ending in June 2007. Yeah you read that right, I said billion. You know, nine zeros. This is an increase of 47% from last year’s $1.28 billion operating loss. Even as I sat there reviewing the information in shock,… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
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