I have been reading article after article about the RROD and other 360 issues: There were the 2 at GDC, there is the Irish Gaming site that no longer supports 360 and there is this:

" I’m on my 9th Xbox 360. After 5 dead Premium systems since launch, I decided to spring for an Elite, with the hopes of better hardware. I was sadly mistaken, as I’ve gone through 3 Elites so far, with my 4th and current being a Falcon. I’ve had this one for two months now and haven’t had any issues. The reason I keep coming back, aside from the games (which I’ll touch on in a second), is the fact that I purchased the Best Buy warranty with both systems and have been able to swap it in store with no issue"

http://loot-ninja.com/2008/02/22/has-the-red-ring-of-death-brought-fear-to-your-gaming/

Here is my question (I am a ps3 owner:

Why do people keep coming back to this console with so many problems? This guy is on his 9th!!! And yet people are avid fans of the 360. You will probably see this as flaming but I am legitimately curious. If my PS3 died that much I would still play it, but I would be pissed at sony and would not be a supporter at all.

Go ahead and light me up, but hopefully my curiousity will be satiated...

I can't be certain, but nine times seems really excessive. It sounds a little exaggerated to me. I could just be talking out of my ass here, but aren't there circumstances that you can RROD your 360 by mishandling it, like sitting it on the carpet or something?

I can't speak on why people keep coming back. It's probably the quality of the games. I've personally never had my 360 RROD so it's not really a problem for me yet. 

It has a lot of great games on it.

When my friends system RROD on him, he was trying to decide between a 360 and a wii... he saw them about equal and went with the 360 just because he didn't feel like selling all his games and getting the usual 20 cents on the dollar. 

Had one RROD thus far and had it replaced for free.
Love playing games on 360. I do have Wii as well.

3 year warranty for RROD, when it breaks get a new one free, I paid for the thing I'm going to use it

beats me. That's the only reason I haven't gotten a 360, well 1 of two reasons. But my brother is on his 3rd 360, and the guy I work with is on his 5th. I know another guy that just got one, and he's already having problems with it. It's anecdotal, but from my perspective that's enough to prevent me from getting one. I'll just buy the games I want on PC.

Because it would be very rare for the average 360 owner to be on his 9th 360. I've had mine for over 18 months without any failures. There are people who spill their McDonald's coffee on their laps and end up with terrible scars and win multi-million dollar lawsuits, but that doesn't make those people the majority.

One of the factors that have made the situation tolerable for the many who have experienced the dreaded RROD is the 3 year warranty. If the Blu-ray drive motor goes wonky--as has happened to quite a few people--when you're PS3 is 13 months old, you're screwed. Will you abandon your PS3 if that happens? I would hope not... it's a good console.

it's the games and the functionality. personally if any console broke on me more than once, it wouldnt get a second chance.

I understand why people keep playing it, but why do they defend it so avidly, as if there life was at stake depending on how well it does.

I kinda understand PS3 fanboyism, i own one...and its got some cool features

I understand wii fanboyism, its dominating and its changing gaming

But the 360 i dont get at all

I had one RROD but I am a vet of the DRE on the PS2. Stuff breaks. If it happens, I'll just buy another one. I enjoy the games too much to let an error stop me.