I'm just curious - how many have seen a 360 RROD?

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madskillz said:

TheRealMafoo said:

madskillz said:

Ok, I've been rather busy with my new gig, but I LOL whenever I see someone say 'I won't buy a 360 because of RROD.' I do think it is an issue but one that isn't as bad or widespread as Sony's dirty disk read error with the last gen PS2 (and current as well).

I love this thread. I got a question for you Madskillz.

Do you now realize the problem is bigger then you thought it was?

Most people responding here have seen it, in fact most have had it happen to them (not Sony fanboys). I just want to see if you actually come hear to expand your knowledge, or just spout stuff and learn nothing.

Based on the stats floating out there, this thread is trying to prove one thing - it's not as high as 70 percent. Anything over 30 percent is high by my standards, but folks are quick to say 'I wouldn't buy a 360 because I am scared it will break.' Sure, any electronic device can break, and MS will have to live with that. What I am saying is the PS2s had DREs (they still do) and folks still bought them. I do think the RROD is one reason, but if the roles were reversed, and the PS3 had the RROD, I think you would still see folks flocking to buy one.

Perception really, really goes a long way. The word Xbox and Microsoft urks some folks. And while it will be hard for MS to shake off the RROD foolishness, even if they make a console variation that has a nearly flawless failure rate, it will forever be panned.

If Sony didn't correct the problem in the PS3, we wouldn't even be having this convo.

Seriously, just read the posts - and look at the number of 360s sold. This is just a tiny sampling of folks who have seen a 360 RROD. It's bad, but that 70 percent failure rate? Every post would have read like a horror story.

I think you misunderstand the 70% number (or, at least, the one I commonly see on the net). It's not that 70% have failed, it's that 70% will fail. Give it time, and more RRoDs will appear, if that number is true. For me, when making a choice over which console to buy, that was unforgiveably shoddy console design by Microsoft.

What we can say for certain is that the RRoD % is very high already, and the 360 hasn't been on the market for very long. If reports of 33% of 360s failing are true, the end number will obviously be far higher. You may be happy to accept that, I'm not.

Finally, it's possible RRoD has been largely resolved now. However, it's also possible it hasn't. Only time will tell. Some will be happy to accept this risk, others won't.