| Username2324 said: I think failure rates have actually risen the 360's sales, I know tons of people who just say to hell with returning it and getting back another defective one, and just go out and buy a brand new one. |
Its funny how did dvd reader in the original PS2 effect sales??? My 1 st PS2 had to be sent in for $100 worth of repairs. I paid $300.00 originally for it + 100.00 for the repair it came back and lasted another 9 months and couldnt read blue disk.
So I traded it in at gamestop for $100.00 and got some games, and bought another one at best buy with the extended 2 year warranty for $200.99 that one was still the big bulky one with a network adapter traded that in a when the 360 launched for a core unit for my son and eventually picked up a slim unit which we never use!
My original 360 a pro version I got at launch lasted 16 months then I got rrod by the way I used the 360 10x more then the original Ps2 got used! so I paid $400.00 + I got the warranty at BB for like $60.00 more when it pooped I got a new one from best buy and that one was bad out of the box so I kept it till the elite came out!
exchanged it for the elite and $80.00 and got another 2 year warranty on it if it fails Ill get another!
Why take this approach because all console take a shit if you use them and with microsofts 3 year warranty out of the box its less of a risk then any other console out there if your going to play it alot.
My sons 360 went down after 9 months and his warranty was thru MS, we sent it in for 3 weeks got it back and its been fine ever since! by the way its still covered for rrod til DEC 08!
MS sales are slowing because rumar has it they are preparing a 360 with the new chip set that runs cooler and quiter and are ramping up different SKU's and maybe another price drop like sony did to them with the PS2!
$100.00 across the board on all models what would that do if they stuffed supply chains with a better less expensive hardward and the greatest software line up on a nex gen console!
