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Euphoria14 on 11 November 2008

MS Rep: Fall update will be big trouble


A trusted source working as a customer service rep for Microsoft has revealed that there will be some bad drama when the Xbox 360's Fall update hits on November 19th. He says the update could bring the dreaded "three red lights of death" issue roaring back to life.

The rep said that there has always been an influx of calls from owners of bricked Xbox 360s after every major Xbox 360 software update. Most of the complaints come from owners of launch consoles.

"The slick move by Microsoft here is that it's releasing the update on the 19th, just a couple of days after the extended warranty period for launch Xbox 360s end. The owners of these units are headed for some pretty tense times in the weeks to come,"" he said.

He adds "Our department is bracing itself from irrate callers after the update is released. I'm bringing some aspirin to work this holiday season," he adds.

 

Source = http://gamingconfidential.blogspot.com/2008/11/ms-rep-fall-update-will-be-big-trouble.html 


Remember this is just a rumor right now, I am not even 100% sure I can trust this "source". I guess we will find out in a little over a week.

Discuss.

 

EDIT - I am really having issues with links lately. WHY THE HELL DO MY PARAGRAPHS KEEP BUNCHING UP?!!! I had to add in paragraph breaks with html code. That is dumb.


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FishyJoe on 11 November 2008

Quit posting this shit. It's from an anonymous post on a site where anyone can create a blog. This doesn't even qualify as rumor, since there is nobody whatsover to stand behind the story and there is no way to verify it.



Cliffordthebigdog on 11 November 2008

Even if its a rumor, The fact that the warranty Expires for these users right before the update is a low blow if it causes RROD's.



Cliffordthebigdog on 11 November 2008

but that fanboy really is stirring the kettle with this one.



MikeB on 11 November 2008

Interesting theory, but with the RRoD and disc scratching lawsuits you would think Microsoft would be very careful.

I read that system upgrades triggered the bricking of many consoles, but why exactly was this the case?



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Cliffordthebigdog on 11 November 2008

not really sure, I just know that if thats the reason they're releasing the update on that date (to avoid warranty repairs) than that is one dirty trick