CB said: Oops, seems Wii IS mentioned. :p Didn't catch that. Ah well.

 Yeah.  How did we miss that sentence. It was highlighted in blue and everything.

Legend11 said: So many new trolls coming into this forum... Anyways the problem is already known for launch consoles and none of them mention having to return one with the new cooling system.

You seem to be only referring to the RROD... but the article was about other problems too... like one of them was an elite model that failed [seems to be not reading discs at all... so the motor failed? i dunno] Tally; 4 RRODs 1 of the refurbished RRODs did it again, but came back to life 3 days later. 1 odd controller problem 1 disc reading problem on Elite 2 360s are still ok... though one of them was given away to a friend 1 Wii problem... though no specifics given.

Ive seen these people from gametrailers.. I wonder how they managed to get in here?

On topic:

My xbox 360 never failed so I guess my wii wont either =D

I'm not saying that they didn't have a big problem, but none of my friends' 360s have failed.

Legend11 said: So many new trolls coming into this forum... Anyways the problem is already known for launch consoles and none of them mention having to return one with the new cooling system.

You're calling me a troll? A troll is someone who makes unsubstantiated and usually completely ridiculous claims that their console "Rulz and pwns all others just coz itz beta and Im l33t" in order to annoy people and start an argument.

How does putting a jokey post that somehow magically your Wii's going to know that your 360's still running and therefore going to commit hari-kiri while posting an article which contains only facts possibly count as trolling?

If anything you're the one trolling - you're deliberately trying to annoy people by calling them a troll for no apparent reason.

And if you want people who had to return new 360s here's one:

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/11/21/replacement-xbox-360-return-of-red-rings-of-death-in-60-minutes-or-less/

Yes, I do more than work with BlackBerry devices day in and day out, so consider this a rant about one of those personal pleasures that has been with me since I was a toddler - console gaming. It started with an Atari 2600 then I became the first kid on my bus route with a Nintendo. Skip forward into this last generation of consoles with the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii (not a single issue with the latter two, might I add).

I recently returned my defective Xbox 360 to Microsoft for warranty repair and / or replacement for the heart-breaking "Red Rings of Death" issue. A replacement console was shipped to me about a month ago and I finally decided to open it up. I hooked it up to my new 46" Sony XBR5 LCD TV and started it up. Man, I tell you, high-definition gaming is amazing.

I played Project Gotham Racing 4 for about 30 minutes and then my console locked up. The controller sat in a state of vibration for a few minutes before I finally decided to get up and reset the console. I then decided to switch to NCAA Football 2008 and made it through an entire game (Auburn vs South Florida in the 2008 season in Dynasty mode). But, I made the mistake of trying to start up that week’s recruiting and - BAM - another console lock-up. Thinking that it was perhaps that copy of the game, as there have been known issues with EA Games, I managed to return my copy of NCAA Football 2008 to Wal-Mart and exchange it for a new copy. I got home, tore off the shrink-wrap, put the game in, and was greeted by a nice little squawk and a blocked screen (the same one that broke my 360 the last time around).

Needless to say, when I turned off the console and powered it back on, my good old friend, R. ROD the Third, greeted me with a sinister grin. This unit is dated mid-September 2007. So much for thinking Microsoft improved their build quality, right? Less than one hour of pre-mature enjoyment and another brand new Xbox 360 is now dead. Since BG doesn’t really care (might I add that he’s the most impatient person on the face of this planet, and refuses to send anything in for warranty repair), he’s now on his 6th bought Xbox 360 after suffering the same red ring of death issues. Mr. J Allard, are you really proud of this manufactured creation that has seemingly destroyed any credibility for your vision of a wired lifestyle?

TWRoO said: Legend11 said: So many new trolls coming into this forum... Anyways the problem is already known for launch consoles and none of them mention having to return one with the new cooling system.   You seem to be only referring to the RROD... but the article was about other problems too... like one of them was an elite model that failed [seems to be not reading discs at all... so the motor failed? i dunno] Tally; 4 RRODs 1 of the refurbished RRODs did it again, but came back to life 3 days later. 1 odd controller problem 1 disc reading problem on Elite 2 360s are still ok... though one of them was given away to a friend 1 Wii problem... though no specifics given.

 If you click on the link in the article it explains it.

Legend11 said: So many new trolls coming into this forum.

You complaining about trolls is like Britney Spears complaining about white trash.

And my friend had his 360 RROD out as well.

I still call bs on these 90% numbers. I have had mine for over a year with no problems. Am I that Lucky or are people full of it?

Well these guys play their systems a lot more so obviously they're more likely to see problems.

I got mine in a Walmart in US when I was coming back to Honduras (my home country). I call all my friends and we meet saturday night to play Gears Of Wars and Halo 3, But just connecting the console after unboxing and I have the 3RROD...

Amazing, Brand New Console went bad...

We were pretty angry...

Thank God a Friend of mine was traveling next week to US and he changed at the store.