In 3 gens, why has Microsoft still not created reliable hardware?

[nuckles87]

Sounds more like you’ve had bad luck than anything else.

Neither the original Xbox, Xbox 360’s later revisions, nor any of the Xbox One’s models have had any widespread reliability problems. The only time Microsoft has produced a bad Xbox was with the original Xbox 360, due to it being rushed out the door.

To give a personal example of my own: I got my original Xbox in May of 2002, so it’s one of the earlier, less reliable models. I used it heavily for about 5 years, and I’ve used it a lot recently, and the damn thing STILL works. Fan’s a bit loud at start-up, but beyond that it’s fine. Neither by launch-day One nor my X have given me issues either, despite heavy daily use.

All consoles have their bad models and design defects. The original Xbox, for instance, has a clock capacitor that can leak and corrode the board over time. I found out about that recently, and need to get it removed from mine before that happens. But by and large, these defects only effect a small number of models, or take many years to occur. Original Xbox 360 aside, that’s how it is with Xbox models overall.