need opinion whether to get xbox360

[DALAZ_68]

Originally Posted by exitspeed

Which again is lame to me. I've NEVER had to buy an extended warranty for any console I've ever owned in my life.

I wouldn't feel the need to buy one for a PS3 or a Wii right now. But if I bought a 360 I would. LAME.

i did it because i could, not because i need to...

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by DALAZ_68

i did it because i could, not because i need to...

Which in the 360's case I actually the same thing.

[sleep]

funny considering i've owned my 360 for 3 years, and it is on atleast 2 hours every single day.

Only problem i ever had is the laser going bad from extended use. Which i fixed myself for $10......

So take your sony fanboy bullshit somewhere else.

[DALAZ_68]

Originally Posted by exitspeed

Which in the 360's case I actually the same thing.

all i know is that i havent needed to worry about it...shit sometimes i leave it on overnight and i wake up its fine...

then again i did get the Elite and its still prety new

[jworks]

Originally Posted by DALAZ_68

all i know is that i havent needed to worry about it...shit sometimes i leave it on overnight and i wake up its fine...

then again i did get the Elite and its still prety new

when did you buy yours?

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by DALAZ_68

all i know is that i havent needed to worry about it...shit sometimes i leave it on overnight and i wake up its fine...

then again i did get the Elite and its still prety new

LOL. IGN just gave the 360 Failing the #1 scariest spot in video game history.

IGN: Scariest Gamer Moments

Modern videogame consoles cost hundreds of dollars, and they're engineered to become your main (and often sole) source of gaming entertainment. You might own a PC, a DS or even an iPhone, but if you have a current-generation console, that's where you'll be spending most of your gaming hours. So when that console begins to fail, a cold creeping fear follows. The worst offender in this department is Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, a powerful machine that left the generational gate early to become the dominant hardcore gaming platform in the marketplace.

It also became the most unreliable home console in videogame history. Whether it 's a dead optical drive or the dreaded "general hardware failure" accompanied by the ominous flashing "three red lights," we're willing to bet that every Xbox 360 owner has experienced or knows someone who has experienced a dead 360. Here's how it usually happens.

You pick up a preordered game on your way home from work/school/prison. You've made plans in advance with your friends to hop online and play after dinner. You crack open a beverage, open the game, throw it into your Xbox 360 and wait for it to load up. Instead, you're greeted by the Red Ring of Death, those three flashing lights that indicate your system is suddenly dead. Panicked, you unplug the power cable and wait a few seconds before flipping it on again. You take deep breaths, hoping it's just a mistake. Maybe everything will be back to normal. It can't be dead, right? I just got it back from repair three months ago. But your greatest fears are confirmed when those lights blink back at you, taunting. You text your friends, your hands trembling with anger. Have fun playing the game, guys. See you in four to six weeks.

Luckily you bought that extended warranty.

[Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by sleep

funny considering i've owned my 360 for 3 years, and it is on atleast 2 hours every single day.

Only problem i ever had is the laser going bad from extended use. Which i fixed myself for $10......

So take your sony fanboy bullshit somewhere else.

Yeah, and that's just your story, many others haven't been so fortunate. So take your Microsoft and it's damn near 50% failure rate somewhere else.

I just got it back from repair three months ago

Hahahaha

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by Soup Nazi

Yeah, and that's just your story, many others haven't been so fortunate. So take your Microsoft and it's damn near 50% failure rate somewhere else.



Hahahaha

Again to quote myself on page2

Originally Posted by exitspeed

The failure rate on all 360's is 54.2%, and that is including the new ones were the have "fixed" the problem. Can you imagine what it is for just the early ones? Probably near 90%. .

Here's a link to stats on IGN.
IGN: Report: Xbox 360 Failure Rate Reaches 54%

And if you're curious about PS3 and Wii?

Playstation 3 – 10.6%
Wii – 6.8%

If my 360 can't be fixed I WILL NOT be buying another one, nor will I be buying their next console. All the great games in the world don't matter if I can't fuckin play'em.

[Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by exitspeed

. All the great games in the world don't matter if I can't fuckin play'em.

Exactly.


The question from the OP, was whether to get it or not. IMHO, no.

I have owned an Xbox 360, then it went out, then after i got it back, again it went out. Listen the Xbox is a very good gaming console, when it works. Great games and the best online play. But how is that worth it's price when the failure rate is so high? Why invest your hard earned money on something, that may be bound to fail?

Of course youre going to have those who don't have problems at all. But the majority do. So it's a calculated risk, that I wouldn't take.

That's why I ditched the Xbox for a PS3. And to tell the truth, I play my NES more than I did my Xbox or PS3. So it to me, isn't about which is better Etc Etc. I wanted something that is going to be relieable, and to me the Xbox isn't.

[DALAZ_68]

Originally Posted by jworks

when did you buy yours?

Feb 09

Originally Posted by exitspeed

Luckily you bought that extended warranty.

damn skipitty

Originally Posted by exitspeed

All the great games in the world don't matter if I can't fuckin play'em.

agreed. if mine fails, ill get a new one, if that fails and warranty no longer covers it...ill just throw it thru Best Buys window...AND THEN...buy a PS3

[LeftNutOfGowd]

Just 2 1/2 more weeks before I get my modern warfare xbox 360 elite cant F'N wait its been to long since I have had a 360 and so many games I want to play

[jworks]

Originally Posted by DALAZ_68

agreed. if mine fails, ill get a new one, if that fails and warranty no longer covers it...ill just throw it thru Best Buys window...AND THEN...buy a PS3

lmao, I got extended warranty as well but I don't get why they wanted to charge me the first time $40. I had no problems for 6 days of owning it until the ethernet port decided to stop working? I connected the cord to 2 different laptops with no problems and back to the 360 with constant "failed to connect to xbox live". So I went back and asked for a replacement, this time they asked if I wanted extended warranty for $20, couldn't turn that down so I got it. The shitty part was I had to go back to gamestop after getting the replacement because I heard something loose tumble around inside the console (that's no good) Then they sent me to the GS down the block cause I took the last arcade version.