McDonaldsGuy on 14 January 2015
| vivster said: That's especially notable because of the internet and blowing things out of proportion. Looks like the problems with the consoles (X1 disc shredder, PS4 HDMI socket) were so minor, no one could even make a bigger story out of it. |
Yeah consoles will always have issues, but they're relatively minor. The PS2 and Xbox 360 were the exception though. Tons of PS2s got DREs and it was a huge deal in the early 2000s, and of course the Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death was the real deal and I think it was underhyped. I heard as much as 50% of 2005-2007 Xbox 360's got the RROD.... just mind boggling. The PS3 had the yellow light of death but I think what you're saying applies here (people were so hyped about RROD the YLOD got more stories on it).
One thing I will give to Microsoft is that once RROD was super serious they manned up and spent a billion for warranties.
