Wii U release = Start of new Gen? Agree or Disagree.

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zero129 said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

zero129 said:

snowdog said:
And it should also be noted that the sales of the 360 are boosted by its failure rate, I know a few people that are on their third and fourth consoles.

Thats the worst excuse i have ever heard. i wont even explain why.

That has to be attributed to the 360s sales by some percentage. It was over the 40% mark and not every one had the pleasure of an extended warranty past the three years of life. If you bought a 360 in 2005 and it red ringed in 2009, you were essentially screwed. Microsoft only increased the warranty by two years past the initial year.

I think it's save to say that anyones 360 that red ringed was more then likely covered in the time frame, sure the might of been some that wasn't but i wouldn't say it was a big % of users. And the ones that wasn't prop just got a pre owned 360 for their 2nd console. I know thats what i did with my fat PS3 when it YLOD on me.

Arguing about the PS3's failure rate is pointless since it never peaked a quarter of how bad the 360 was. Not to ignore it, but its nowhere on the old 360's failure rate level. Remodeling the 360 was the right idea, but for you to truly and honestly say everyone who had a bad 360 past warranty was awarded is quite misguided. Quite a few people had to repurchase 360, some did it without really wanting to, others wanted newer models. As I said if you bought the launch 360 and 2009 hit you were screwed. Sorry to say, but thats the truth.