Microsoft’s Efforts to Bring Japanese Games to Xbox One Should be Encouraged, Not Mocked

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thismeintiel said:

LudicrousSpeed said:

Riiiiiiight. Gonna need to see a reliable source on that with some real data. At least 33%? Uh, no. And it's not as if Sony has been innocent of faulty hardware. DRE was common on PS2 and there was the YLOD last gen. Sure, compared to early gen 360 models it looks better but compared to other console companies like Nintendo or Sega, they don't.

Squaretrade, a big warranty provider, calculated it at 24% percent. Of course, considering MS was basically forced by public opinion to provide replacements/repairs free of charge, Squaretrade didn't see a lot of those. Game Informer calculated it at 54% based on a survey of 1000s. So, the real number is somewhere in between.  Game Informer calculated the PS3 at 10%, so the real number is probably lower. Again, inferior reliability.

The real number would be the one provided by SquareTrade, not a random survey of readers of a gaming magazine. Might as well say Metacritic user scores are a trustworthy account of satisfaction with a game. But I guess 24% doesn't sound as catchy as "at least" 1/3.

Of course, it was right around 10-11% with the PS3 after the RRoD issue was sorted out and like I said, both pale in comparison to Nintendo. Or Sega, before they ran out of money. I mean, 10% for PS3 according to your source. Is that supposed to be good? Only when you compare it to early 360 models :)

Its still funny that you're clutching to a Game Informer reader survey as legitimate evidence though, thanks for the laugh.