Well if we're going to mention Sony issues

PS1 - First gen system, lasted 5 years before ball bearings (which spin the disk broke). Called Sony, $80 repair job, but PS2 just released, and a PS One was only $130 or something then. So I didn't fix it, just held off and bought a PS2 at launch.

PS2 - Lasted 8 years, still kinda works, but it's very picky. Only plays some games, and you need to restart it 20x times to get it to work. Technically it still works, but I just bought a used PS2 for $40 a couple years back instead. Not worth the headache to start a game up.

PS3 #1 - Bought this off a friend in 2009, was a 3 year old system at the time. Lasted 2 years, didn't call Sony to repair it, just borrowed a friends PS3 from time to time. 

PS3 #2 - Perfect. Bought at a garage sale last year, Slim model. No issues.

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NES - Perfect - Bought off a friend over 10 years ago, still works fine

SNES - Perfect, given from my sister who bought it 20 years ago new.

N64 - Been playing it regularly since 1996, no problems. I did loose 1 controller to Mario Party

Gamecube/Wii/GB/GBP/GBC/GBA/GBASP/3DS - Also perfect.....

DS - dropped it a few too many times. Still works, but if I place it down too hard it makes the game freeze. Fine for gaming at home, trrible for gaming on the go.

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Also I just want to mention that except for that 1 N64 controller, I've never had a Nintendo/Sony controller break on me in over 20 years of gaming. On my 360, I have 2/3 broken controllers. 1 with an A button that doesn't work, the other with a broken analog stick.

Its pretty much impossible to break a cartrige based system I have a old Atari 2600 in a box in my garge some where I'm pretty sure it still works also.  The joysticks for the 2600 is a different story they are not very durable plus the one button it has is not very south paw friendly.

yeah like the living room is where you engage the most in illegal activity.... beside stoners and students nobody does anything of relevance in there living room... beside eat, shag, watch TV, shag some more and have friends over talking about BS.... come on... they'd be better off using your door som or even numeric phones and cellphones to listen than anything kinect related.... and video feed please to do what see you jack off or roll your blunt before an Halo session....????

NSA have been perfecting their skills for way more than 20 years and have absolutely no need for kinect... and actually have 0 access to it.... I monitor everything on my network when the system is off and not DLing updates it is off.... and even when there is an update going on the upload stream is nowhere close to something that includes sound and even less video... that argument is plain stupid.... it doesn't even upload anything when on....

don't you think we would have known by now.... ????

yeah a cam and mic in everybodies life accessible to the NSA might be of relevance... certainly not the kinect... this way to obvious for the malicious ones and way not enough wide spread to be of use... there are not even 5 million in the world right now.... not even in USA, then those might not even be linked to internet, not even in adult room, not even plugged in..... what a waste of resources to gain close to nothing in relevant data.... heck at that point even for marketing purposes there are way more vaiable solutions way cheaper to use legaly.....

but keep believing in crazy theories.... you are the one loosing sleep over what your gov is plotting against you.... I don't really care... I'm more focus on finding how to improve my income, diversifying my revenue sources and optimizing my taxes.... to each their own....

My first PS1, the little spindle thingy that holds the disc fell off.  Before that, I had to turn int sideways and then upside down to get it to play.

Second PS1 worked until the end.  Traded it for PS2.

First PS2 had the disc read error so I got anothe.

Second one worked okay but I saw online how to go inside of it and turn some wheel to make it read discs when it had the disc read error.  One day, I took it apart but got distracted.  I put the top back on the console and there were wired connected to the top and bottom or something.  The next day, I went to pick it up and forgot I didn't screw it back together.  Lifted the top and snatched a bunch of wires loose!  That one was technically my fault!

Got a third and gave it to my sis since the PS3 played PS1 and PS2 games.  I don't know what she did with it.  

So my Sony experiences aren't as bad as they sound.  And as far as customer service goes, I guess it's the luck of the draw.  I got hot sounding women that knew a lot when I called Micrsoft and some dude when I called Sony.  I guess it's easy to base our opinion of the entire customer service dept. on our experiences with one person.  Like with any profession, there's good and bad and people that need to be fired.

That's true, but it wasn't the people on the phone which made my experience so bad (except maybe for the wheel). It's the fact that MS refused to fix my console multiple times when the warranty was ending, refused to fix my 2 year old steering wheel (even if I paid for a part), and even sent me a broken console to replace mine... :-/

Plus ontop of that, I feel MS consoles are just not reliable in the first place. Sony isn't perfect either, that's why I'm waiting a couple years before I buy a PS4. XB1....... I already said what I need from MS before I buy.

WiiU I plan to get later this year, Nintendo's never let me down (console-wise).

Customer service is always a sporadic experience where the quality provided will vary wildly based on what your problem is and who you talk to. I dealt with MS twice for RROD and they were quick and courteous both times. I have never had to deal with Sony for a faulty console but I have had my card charged 3-4 times on PSN for shit I didn't buy/sign up for and their service was awful in those experiences, one of the main reasons I am holding off on PS4.

Closed the video as soon as I saw it was ReviewTechUSA, that channel is a complete joke. Just watch this video if you don't believe me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6h9l5Gb5hE

lol guys, he got it back imo, check one of his newer videos, he talked about how he decided to buy again.

You know how I know this video is BS, because when ever you sell a console to GS or EB they have to send it back to DC to be given the all clear, Same for games. They can't just re sell it on the spot 15 mins later.

I watched that video and now I have a headache.