MS Don't denie 54.2% failure rate is true.

[joeorc]

Scoobes said:

heruamon said:

Scoobes said:

NJ5 said:
I think people got used to ignore hardware failures during the PS1 and PS2 era.

Not saying the PS1 and PS2 were as bad as the 360 is, but they were still pretty bad in terms of reliability.

That actually is what makes me NOT want a 360. I hated when my PS2 failed on me, so much so I promised myself never to buy a known faulty console. I held off on buying a PS3 because I wanted to be sure it was reliable (that and waiting for 1st price drop). I refuse to spend money on a 360 due to reliability.  Bit of a shame because I'd love to tryout Fable 2 and Gears of War.

Yeah, but unless that faulty ps2...you get it repaired for free...sure you lose time playing...but I've got so many options, if my 360 was OOC, I could simply play PC games, like I'm doing down with Champions Beta, while playing Shadow Complex, and tryign to get geared up to start playing madden.  Now, if M$ was like "Fuck You" customer...then gamers would have a very legitimate gripe...imho.

Thats where you and me differ, it's not the cost that annoys me so much as the hassle of having to go through customer services and get them to send me a new/repaired console. Its a waste of my personal time to get something sorted that really shouldn't be a problem in the first place. I'm lazy like that . Of course paying for that repair is worse, but its too much hassle either way.

@Scoobs

I can see your point, but also the very fact that Microsoft has indeed been fixing this very issue does show they are trying to fix it the best way they can.I think your view is very valid and when you feel better about it I hope you will make the choice that is best for you like you have been.

a few friends I have already purchased the xbox360 and there have been some that have had failure systems, but on the one's that have not have had a system that has had the unfortunate luck to fail, they are still having a blast with the system.