November 24th, 2005
Glitches Showing Up in Some Xbox 360s
By Alice Hill
RealTechNews
We’ve been covering the Xbox 360 frenzy, but now it seems Microsoft is already having some problems with the new console, including Microsoft specialities like error messages and crashes. Nothing like a 1.0 release to make te kids cry over the holidays.
Some owners complained that their systems were crashing during game play, sometimes with error messages popping up. On http://www.xbox-scene.com, a site dedicated to Xbox gaming, a member called jsgongwon reported that he could not finish the first lap of “Project Gotham Racing 3.” “It’s a few reports of consoles here and there not working properly,” said Molly O’Donnell, a spokeswoman for Microsoft’s Xbox division. “It’s what you would expect with a consumer electronics instrument of this complexity …. par for the course.”
O’Donnell urged anyone with Xbox problems to call 1-800-4myXbox or go to http://www.xbox.com. If the problems can’t be resolved immediately, Microsoft said it will pay to ship the console overnight to a repair center, overnight it back once it’s fixed, or ship a replacement. Source: Yahoo News
Alice Says: A fool and his money……
David Johnston says:
I’ve just started hearing about this. I wonder if they guy in my dorm who got one has experienced this.
November 24th, 2005 at 5:17 pm
IsamuM says:
One thing to remember when buying a 360 is that, despite the original XBox and all the peripherals Microsoft markets, MS really isn’t a hardware company. I doubt if it has any hardware production facilities and is similar to Nike that way.
If this is true, then MS has very little real control over quality and there are sure to be some subpar 360 systems out there.
Frankly, I’ve sworn off most MS hardware since I had three mice go bad on me in six months. Yet, because of the hype, I might buy a 360, but it will be based on the games that come out.
November 25th, 2005 at 12:52 am
NivoXZ says:
well as Alice said…a Fool and his money hehe… i won’t pay that much for getting a BSOD when i’m hooked playin… heyyy i pay for entertaintment, not for errors, though that the stating that they dont control the quality of their hardware it’s a bad sign ;D
November 26th, 2005 at 8:59 am
stupid4114 says:
noone likes x box there realy not supposed to be making consoles i dont even know why they are but now to all my freinds who think x box is cool i will prove to them there only meant for making computers not video games systems i thought ms would have dropped out sinse japan didnt even buy the x box noone liked it only people in the u.s did but i gues we need a company to cause sony and nintedo origanated in japan ms origanated in u.s which kinda sucks cause microsoft is the xbox is the worst system.
December 7th, 2005 at 8:05 pm