CNET UK's games console reliability survey: 60 per cent of Xbox 360s have broken

[ironman]

Somini said:

yo_john117 said:

Somini said:

yo_john117 said:

Somini said:

@kitler53,

It is mentioned in the article,

"This was a self-selecting survey, so it doesn't represent a random sample of console owners. It's likely that people whose consoles have had problems are more motivated to fill out the survey, but the results are still interesting when you compare the Xbox 360 to its competitors"

From Wikipedia,

Self-selection is a term used to indicate any situation in which individuals select themselves into a group, causing a biased sample with nonprobability sampling.

So basically it was like the weekly polls that we have around here?

Yes, but it's not on a site that is full of fanboys.

Until that poll came up >_>

I don't believe it for one bit.  If there is a poll of the 360's failrate the fanboys will flock to it.  Its as simple as that...

The same could be said about the survey they have held about the failurerate for the PS3 and the Wii, XBOX360 fanboys should have overflod those as well, going by your logic.

And please, please don't tell me the XBOX360 doesn't have fanboys!

Yes, but given the fact that there are FAR more PS3 fanboys on the internet. And most 360 fans are too busy playing games to bother with the plethora of PS3 fanboys fapping over a chance to troll the 360.