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$990m Bill for Xbox Red Ring of Death

Computer giants Microsoft are facing a $990m repair bill after their Xbox Elite consoles were hit by the notorious "red ring of death".

The console was originally thought to be immune from the problem, which permanently freezes the unit after a ring of green lights on the power control button turn red.

Now, hundreds of angry owners are sending back their consoles, which are being shipped to Germany for repair. But the fault remains a mystery.

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chaosatom - 549 days 18 hours ago

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1 - Microsoft grows money on trees. I don't feel sorry for them.

People who I do feel sorry for:

People who are getting RRODs and getting Arcade shove up their throat.

Microsoft is just losing customers quick.

If assuming 19 million are sold, and 33% off, then we have 12.73 million. I know it's not right but Microsoft is losing customers quick and Sony is gaining a upper hand quicker than we think.

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1.1 Hydrolex | 549 days 18 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

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QueefyB - 549 days 18 hours ago

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hey chaos i agree man and also your math is really good you must be a playstation 3 player because i think only playstation 3 players have gone past addition and subtraction

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360degrees - 549 days 18 hours ago

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1.4 - Once again Microsoft shows what a truly

admirable company they are by CLEARLY going out of their way to satisfy and appease their customers and resolve any RARE incidents that may unfortunately occur with their Xbox360 Video Gaming Systems ..

Microsoft should really be commended for their unwavering Customer Support, and continued loyalty to their satisfied customers

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ice_prophecy - 549 days 18 hours ago

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1.5 - 360degrees

33% Is not rare unfortunately. Even a 3.3% failure is not considered rare in medical terms.

>.>

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CaptainHowdy - 549 days 18 hours ago

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1.6 - i'm glad i have my other console 2 rely on

at this rate, MS is going for that "at ANY cost" strategy to try sell the most consoles they did last cycle. If you're taking that much of a hit...is it worth it?

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SacT0wnF1n3st - 549 days 18 hours ago

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1.7 - Yo 360degrees...

How can you say that MS try to satisfy and appease their customers?

My definition of satisfying and appeasing the customers are releasing reliable hardwares, and not let those who have RROD 360s wait for months to get their fixed up 360s back.

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__Lawyer__ - 549 days 18 hours ago

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1.8 - I concur!

I too speculate and ponder just how many 360 consoles were sold and are still functioning properly. I would take an educated and well formed hypothesis and come out to around 12.75 million functioning consoles as well as thats probably the reality.

--CASE CLOSED--

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Kigmal - 549 days 17 hours ago

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LOL this is actually good for people who own a an Xbox 360. Free 3 year warranty!!!! XD Sucks for MS but they have the money to pay that off I bet

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butterfinger - 549 days 17 hours ago

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1.10 - @ 360 degrees

I commend MS for not recalling the 360 and fixing the problem entirely. They truly did their customers a world of good by allowing the problem to still exist today, 3 years into the 360's cycle. I am sure Sony commends them as well:)

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sonarus - 549 days 17 hours ago

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I can understand Xbox fanboys but i really cannot stand Microsoft fanboys. Open your eyes and see microsoft corporation for what they are. Don't blind yourself in the name of N4G fanboy wars

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mistertwoturbo - 549 days 17 hours ago

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Yup Microsoft has trees inside they're offices that actually grow money.

Heck, they could afford to drop $50mil on DLC instead of making a new game. Surely they could afford to spend $782 million on their mistake. Pocket change I tell yah.

And anybody going to point fingers at me saying "You're just a Sony Fanboy" yadda yadda yadda. Just know that I like the 360, I just hate Microsoft.

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PS3forTheLose - 549 days 17 hours ago

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I feel sorry for them because it shouldn't have been there in the first place.

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morganfell - 549 days 16 hours ago

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Just wait until this November if you want to hear some real screaming. Just in time for Gears of War 2 we have the first wave of 360's with 3 year warranties expiring. It is going to be a hell of a crying session.

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1.15 RocketRaiders | 549 days 16 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

scottie2521 - 549 days 16 hours ago

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1.16 - i've been saying this all along

the number MS reports sold means nothing

when my 360 broke, i got a new one right off the shelf each time because i had Best Buy's store warranty on it. 3 consoles off the shelf.

i count for 4 360's, even though i only bought one. and when you replace a product under warranty, if you want the warranty on the new item you have to re-buy the warranty everytime. $50 each......that's another reason i decided to just move one.

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morganfell - 549 days 15 hours ago

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My HALO edition was purchased brand new on the day it launched. I had 3 Pro's prior that which had RRODed on me including a Pro launch model. One of those was the second refurb. It arrived, I took it out of the box, plugged it in and viola! Instant RROD. Microsoft gets the loyalty they deserve.

When I got my HALO edition the play and charge kit came with it and it was broken out of the box. Now my power down charge doesn't work. If my controller and/or HALO headset is plugged in and I power the unit down it is supposed to go into low power mode, charge the device and then completely shut down. Nope. It stays on. I let it run one time for 24 hours and it still won't auto shut off. It doesn't matter if you unplug the device and plug back up or whatever. I can feel this thing preparing to die.

Also it has now frozen on me twice in the past week, including last night. The power button wouldn't even work. I had to unplug it.

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thereapersson - 549 days 14 hours ago

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1.18 - @ 360 Degrees

If anyone on this site is a blind fanboy, it has got to be you. Jesus Christ, talk about brand loyalty and spinning faults.

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"1.4 - Once again Microsoft shows what a truly
admirable company they are by CLEARLY going out of their way to satisfy and appease their customers and resolve any RARE incidents that may unfortunately occur with their Xbox360 Video Gaming Systems ..

Microsoft should really be commended for their unwavering Customer Support, and continued loyalty to their satisfied customers"

Are you just Zhuk posing in an alternate account?

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LJWooly - 549 days 12 hours ago

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No, Zhuk is tongue-in-cheek, whereas this poor soul might actually be deluded enough to believe what he's typing. One can only assume, though.

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Hoggy1983 - 549 days 12 hours ago

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1.21 - Completely unsubstantiated!

For those of you who dont know the Mirror its an absolutely pathetic source for journalism. They always publish massively exaggerated stories whether its current affairs, football or now consumer goods.

I honestly wouldnt be surprised if it was simply a slow news day and the journalist pounced on a couple of incidents of rrod and turned it into this. Furthermore, he states hundreds, well how does 999 broken consoles equal £500m?

Im not saying Im unwilling to accept a story such as this might be a reality, but honestly guys, Ive read so many stories from the Mirror that are utter rubbish. I guess I just need some further evidence before Id be convinced, has anyone on heres Elite died recently? Mine hasnt.

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SL1M DADDY - 549 days 12 hours ago

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1.22 - RROD is ultimately why...

MS's 360 is not going to place in first or second place this gen. They will ultimately die off and MS will begin shiping their next console while dropping all support for the 360 much like they did for the original Xbox. It's a shame too, I love the games the 360 has to offer but the RROD is just one heck of a killer. Even with the low price of the Arcade, the 360 just can't seem to sell as good as it could be without the reputation it has with te RROD.

PS: LOL @ 360degrees - Trying too hard at being a fanboy I see...

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beavis4play - 549 days 12 hours ago

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1.23 - hoggy1983, i'm not trying to offend you but i have a question.

it's more of a curiosity actually.
if the mirror is a pathetic source of journalism; why do you keep reading it? you said you read so many stories from the mirror that are rubbish.....why did you keep reading it?

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1.24 sumfood4u | 549 days 11 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

Hoggy1983 - 549 days 11 hours ago

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1.25 - Beavis

I appreciate what you're saying but I dont keep reading it. Its just through being a UK citizen that I come into contact with it. Furthermore, I think its rare that you'll find a newspaper that has a daily "busty babe" on its covering going hand in hand with good journalism.

Its actually quite ironic that the newspaper that i do read (The Guardian) has today published Trinity Mirrors (and other newspapers) financial fortunes seing its share price plummet 81% from 480p to 91.5p since Jan 07.

Anyway, back on topic lol, I'm not wanting to appear as a blind 360 fan as Im open to this story being true but I wouldnt count on the accuracy of the Mirror which many are taking for granted.

Edit: Lol, a disagree? Oh well

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kazuma - 549 days 10 hours ago

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@1.4
funniest stuff i read all day

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I LOVE my xbox - 549 days 6 hours ago

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What is wrong with everyone? They don't see the CLEAR SARCASM in 360degrees' post? COME ON. Look at his NAME. 360 DEGREES.
Sheesh.

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Nostradamus - 549 days 4 hours ago

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1.28 - 115 disagrees??

Thats gotta be a record, I havent seen that many before.

360degrees was probably being sarcastic though.

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1.29 MADGameR | 549 days 3 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

jessupj - 548 days 22 hours ago

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Yeah guys common, it's cleary sarcasm. I thought it was quite funny actually. I'm gonna give you a bubble because no doubt every one has taken them away.

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1.31 sumfood4u | 548 days 19 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

jadenkorri - 547 days 16 hours ago

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1.32 - @ 360degrees

152 disagrees and counting...im sure MS does right once and awhile..

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Wildarmsjecht - 549 days 18 hours ago

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This after the initial billion dollars set aside for warranties?

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Panthers - 549 days 18 hours ago

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I believe it was 3 bil set aside.

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2.2 mesh1 | 549 days 15 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

jadenkorri - 547 days 16 hours ago

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2.3 - sry mate

but the rrod still exists, it is lower than the big 33%, but it still happening, even to their "fixed" and "redesigned" consoles... my friend bought an elite not too long ago and it rrod on him a week later, luckily he was able to r/t and get money back, they didn't have another console to give him, but he bought the other one at Zellers i believe, still working... Regardless, everyone puts MS on such a high pedestal for offering the 3 yr warranty, that if they learned the truth behind everything in offering the warranty, im sure it would change their minds about MS...now im not saying Sony is perfect, they have their flaws, espically when you discover that you need your receipt when you go for your 1 year warranty.... but really it com,es down to the lesser of two evils.

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xxGrimLogxx - 549 days 18 hours ago

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500 million pounds is almost a billion dollars. This is insane if true.

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BIoodmask - 549 days 18 hours ago

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3.1 - Yeah

it is 782 million USD. I used the google conversion calculator. Hopefully it is correct. 500m Euros came out to 782,215,000 USD but I just rounded it down.

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xxGrimLogxx - 549 days 18 hours ago

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Hmm, £500m should be pounds not Euros which would be about 990 million dollars.

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Max Power - 549 days 18 hours ago

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3.3 - 500,000,000 pounds is...

991,149,070.7 usd

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BIoodmask - 549 days 17 hours ago

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3.4 - @ Max Power

I used google conversion chart and it came out to 500m pounds = 998m USD rounded up. The moderator will be updating the story for me. I apologize to readers for making mistake. I am not European so I did not know symbol for pounds...I thought it was symbol for Euros.

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thewhoopimen - 549 days 16 hours ago

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3.5 - @3.1

http://www.google.com/searc...

Tryin to pull a fast one eh?

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Max Power - 549 days 13 hours ago

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3.6 - to blookmask and all...

i used the converting widget on my computer which gets update when ever its activated. so i imagine that Yahoo! Finance (which is the host of that widget) is accurate on their calculations. and within the four hours between posts the usd has gone down to 987,900,160.1 (500 million pounds)

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QueefyB - 549 days 18 hours ago

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wow that is a lot of money does anyone know how much xbox 360 players have sued microsoft for smoke inhalation

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Hagaf22 - 549 days 5 hours ago

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the crazy thing is-- this is just for the elite model, not the others, imagine the total amount!!! Sony's 2 Bil loss is looking mighty small right now....

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NightVyper - 549 days 5 hours ago

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4.2 - MS is not made of money

MS is a 50 Billion dollar a year company and Sony is almost a 90 billion dollar year company Those losses are effecting MS more then they let on. If sony is complaining about profitability and they are twice the size i would love to be a fly at MS these days at some point share holders will say hey we need to stop this.

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QueefyB - 549 days 18 hours ago

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hey i just remembered dennis dyacks birthday is coming up on the 14th( http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... do you guys think we should send him for a gift i was thinking of sending him a job application form to fill out once the first review of too human comes out

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LOL. damn ms. they should seriously let someone else make all their stuff cause they suck at it. but w/e at leased they extended the warranty to 3 years.

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That sign is for pounds not euros. 500 pounds equals to almost 1 billion dollars not 782 mil.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

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1 Angelitos | 549 days 18 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

1.1 Hydrolex | 549 days 18 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

QueefyB - 549 days 18 hours ago

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angelitos that is another great poem ok heres mine its not as good as yours;

no reliability,no blu ray,no wi fi.
xbox,xbox;why must i cry?
no metal gear,no kojima,no solid eye.
xbox,xbox;why must i cry?
no spring update,no home,no free online.
xbox,xbox;why must i cry?
no resistance,no ted price,no chimeras will die.
xbox,xbox;why must i cry?
no tretton,no karraker,no kaz hirai.
xbox,xbox;why must i cry?
no rechargeable batteries,no tilt,no playstation eye.
xbox,xbox;why must i cry?

ok this is it for now i will write another later because i heard a fire truck zoom by my house and i think theyre going to rescue some xbox 360 players

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Shaka2K6 - 549 days 18 hours ago

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1.3 - Its true microsuck always makes terrible rushed products that fail to deliver.

Thats why i dont have a single microsuck product in my home hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

i love spreading the microsuck hate everywhere i go i tell everyone how much the xbug 180 breaks,
how the zune is not cool,
internet explorer is a Firefox wannabe,
vista sucks.

everywhere i go PS3s are always sold out while the xbug 180s are just sitting there collecting dust hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

microsuck are losing billions, the xbug 180 is a terrible disaster world wide and the only ones making money out of the POS 180 are the UPS guys mailing xrods back and forward hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!.

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1.4 Angelitos | 549 days 17 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

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wow angelitos man you keep on making great poems ok let me give it another try because the fire truck just sped away and they managed to save two xbox 360 players who are going to sue microsoft in the morning;

a fart can be considered a work of art,if done right.
a star can be considered the sun,but only at night.
a shoe can be considered comfortable,if it doesnt fit too tight.
but an xbox is always considered a joke,because of the three red lights.

a dog can be considered a best friend,if it chooses to lick and not bite.
a tree can be considered heavenly,but only if the fruit are fully ripe.
a girlfriend can be considered an equal,if you are not married and have no wife.
but an xbox is always considered a joke,because of the three red lights.

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FAQS - 549 days 14 hours ago

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Q:....
A: Amazing posts guys, By the way, QueefyB, I love your poems!

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1.7 GameDev | 549 days 13 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

Sir_Ken_Kutaragi - 549 days 13 hours ago

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1.8 - Oh dear...

;-D
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Pain - 549 days 7 hours ago

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1.10 - Another Billion on RROD?

just plan Ha!.

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juuken - 549 days 18 hours ago

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*falls over laughing*

WTFFFFFFF Microshaft!

Oh man...tears in my eyes.

But I do feel sorry for the people who have this problem. That's just unacceptable and wrong. When I buy a console, I want the damn thing to work, not fall apart on me within a month!

And 360degrees, you are a JACKASS! Take your head out of Microshaft's shiny ass already!

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PoSTedUP - 549 days 18 hours ago

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2.1 - WOWSERS!!!!

thats a lot of bread to lose. i guess thats how big of a problem it was.

microshaft? it more like microlost! lol

all jokes aside. that must hurt but microsoft has alot more where that came from. they throw money around like its confetti!

@ juuken below- true true, i think they will make a couple more desperate purchases b4 the 720. it wont be smart purchases though, just like the gta4 DLC.....lol and the HD external disc drive.....XD......they come off as such amatures yo lol lol.

lol! lol! @ juuken "little cheerleader"<-------XD
that deserves my popeye laugh.....AHHHHHHHHHHgagagagag agag

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juuken - 549 days 18 hours ago

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Ah, but how long will that money throwing last? Microshaft is heading to the bottom of the console war and quickly.

And DAMN Bladestar! You're trying extra hard these days! MS must be proud to have you as their little cheerleader! Tell me, how much did that skirt and makeup cost? Oh, and if you need more skirts, I have a couple here that may just fit you!

COME TO THE DARKSIDE!

...we have cookies and milk included! ^_____^

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QueefyB - 549 days 17 hours ago

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juuken i think you are right

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FAQS - 549 days 14 hours ago

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Q:...
A: I can't say more, great comments, bubbles for you guys!

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Poor lemming, he thinks his comments hold water.
Poor lemming, always sucking the lollipop. He doesn't want to accept the fact that MS is losing the console war.
Poor lemming, if hating Microshaft doesn't make me smarter, then you hating on Sony doesn't make you smarter either.
Poor lemming, you're just mad that Microshafty lost all this dough.

Poor delusional lemming.

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hey bladestar man i think your getting upset over nothing man its not juukens fault that xbox 360 consoles overheat and explode i mean come on even in your avatar you can see the fire caused by an xbox 360 and juuken is nowhere in your avatar so how can you get upset at juuken

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Poor lemming, why are you getting angry with me?
Poor lemming, does it KILL your poor soul that the PS3 is winning?
Poor lemming, does it KILL your poor soul that your days of badmouthing Sony are coming to an end?
Poor lemming, does it KILL that MS will eventually have to stop shafting consumers and make a console that actually works?
Poor lemming, why get angry at juuken? She did nothing wrong. She merely pointed out your imperfections.

Poor delusional lemming.

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StrboyM - 549 days 13 hours ago

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4.5 - lmao @Bladestar

So smart, yet you back the exploding console.

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QUICK, RUN AWAY! HE'S GONNA BLOW! :o

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4.8 - Lies by Ken the unemployed

Come and see me the mighty ps3
With 120 fps and games in 4D
Every game at 1080p
And multiplatfrom games at the top of the tree
These are my claims and you all fall for it again
Even with my lies i will never get the blame
We have your mind you do as we say
You follow us blindly hundreds of dollars you will pay
Even now when i cash my welfare check
You follow me blindly now matter how hard the teck
So i sit here and laugh at you, poor misguided souls
Now grill me some chicken to go with my rolls

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4.9 - @Bladestar

"hundreds of angry owners are sending back their £290 consoles" mmm... how does that translate to "$782m Bill".
Well you must not be very smart if you cant figure that one out

and to defend an obviously faulty console is just sad

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All these losers are getting desperate.

This is what number 1 posted in the gamerzone:

"If assuming 19 million are sold, and 33% off, then we have 12.73 million. I know it's not right but Microsoft is losing customers quick and Sony is gaining a upper hand quicker than we think"

^^^This moron is saying game sales trackers call MSFT up and asks how many times people send in the 360's so they can count them as sales? and the idiot PS3 fanboys eat it up.

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hahahahahaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Look at this fool. Its over bladestar. You lost. There's nothing you can do about it. Your counterattacks are weak. Get over it you MS humper.

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Poor PoG the lemming.
He's just mad that he can't defend MS anymore.
Poor PoG the lemming, turn away from the evil that is MS and see the light!

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5 - Justice is served!!!

I'm estatic to see that such an evil cooporation that is MICROSOFT are suffering from there seemingly purposeful tactic. Records show that they happily brought out there XBOX 360 console in a false attempt to damage, seperate, and illegally steal the PLAYSTATION gamers that so desperately waited for the arrival of the power house of a system....THE PLAYSTAION THREE, brought to us by the ever expanding minds at SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT.

Records also indicate that microsoft spent 1 BILLION dollars in compensation for last years untrackable amounts of hardware failures. All consumers wanted to do was come home safely from all the terrors of the world and insert a game of CALL OF DUTY 3 to relieve there stress and anger only to be shot in the face with a bullet called..."THE RED RING OF DEATH".

However, there is a solution to this for the hungry gamers of the earth. That solution is called the PLAYSTATION THREE and as evidence is currently being processed that ex-360 owners are now switching back to there PLAYSTATION product because of the nuisance console malfunctions and are also enjoying MICROSOFTS downfall. Thankyou SONY for your reliable and perfected console that is the PLAYSTATION THREE where gamers have found a safe haven from the dangers of the earth to talk with friends online and play a variety of award winning franchises.

It's clear that SONY is the only company that can provide us with an un-equal experience. Records also show that microsoft was in dept for its previous console called the "XBOX" and were trying to recoup there losses but to coincide with there past, present, and....future failures in the gaming industry, they are now suffering even more. Thankfully SONY multibillion dollar games cooporation are now retriving all the money that was lost to bring us the perfection of a system, they are now making a plethura of money only to spend it again to update there precious machine and keep there word of it being "future-proof" I'm glad SONY cares about its faithful gamers and are now reaping the benifits while microsoft cringes.
The people and judges of the earth have made there ruling MICROSOFT but feel free to play beyond...

--CASE CLOSED--

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Light Yagami - 549 days 6 hours ago

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Yes, Justice was served. Kira is Justice. I will remove the filth that is called Xbox 360.

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Silogon - 549 days 17 hours ago

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Well that sucks. 1 billion in repairs is almost where ps3 sat with their total ps3 losses for this year, being at 1.2 billion.

I guess Sony isn't in as much trouble as we had been lead to believe.

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Darkwolf - 549 days 17 hours ago

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I've said it before..Microcrap should f@ck off and leave console making to the real games companies instead of f@cking up the industry with there half a@rsed machines..

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pwnsause - 549 days 17 hours ago

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why do they call it the Xbox 360?

1.consumer buys xbox 360 from microsoft
2.Xbox 360 gets RROD
3.Consumer sends back xbox 360 to microsoft

there 360 degrees
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dkgshiz - 549 days 17 hours ago

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8.1 - 2 Rotations is a 360

You got the RROD part right, but you screwed up. It would only be 2 not 3. 3 would be a 540

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Ali_The_Brit - 549 days 17 hours ago

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It serves micro$oft bloody right for making there console as cheapily as they could and then having the nerve to charge for online regardless of the 30% there piece of crap brick will break on you

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militant07 - 549 days 17 hours ago

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first who wrote it retard , total xbox360 sold +20mil
and at least its less than 3bil

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dkgshiz - 549 days 17 hours ago

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11 - Thats a hefty bill. Glad I dont own a sh!t box.

I like products that dont have 33% failure rates.

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ThatCanadianguy420 - 549 days 17 hours ago

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LMFAO!!

That
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Pathetic.

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bluegoblin - 549 days 15 hours ago

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13 - we all knew it

the XBOX 360 Elite is simply that a 360 with black paint, a bigger hardrive and 33%+ failure rate...
at least a year ago they could say they had good games but what now??T_T
ohh sh!t gotta go my neighbors house is on fire ( again)

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timmyrulz - 549 days 14 hours ago

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

And thus the maturity of your average ps3 fan, when you people do eventually hit puberty you may look back at the crap you write and say "man, was i really that sad"

At least MS footed the bill of their mistake, what did Sony do with their own disc read error on the ps2? NOTHING

oh what short and selective memories you lot have

This is installing, wait beyond

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madjedi - 549 days 14 hours ago

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But sony fixed it with revisions to the motherboard if i remember correctly, at least ms footed the bill for it, here is the key thing, the bill should have never existed in the first place.
The rrod shouldn't have ever have been as big of an issue as it is, to recieve the name the red ring of death and be as well known by the gaming community as it is.

Umm hello how long was ms feeding 360 owners the bs line only a 3-5% failure rate on the 360, and making 360 owners pay to get their couple months to a yr old consoles fixed for $130, in the numbers that were failing?

The only reason they finally did anything about it, was due to the bad publicity it was getting on blogs/forums and the press getting wind of it about to air it on national tv.

You can thank the 360 owners that complained and raised hell about it, for the 3 yr warranty you now enjoy. It was either face a nation/worldwide recall or admit they lied about the failure rate and extend the warranty, to head off class action lawsuits/lawsuits.

You talk about the maturity of the average ps3 fan and reaching puberty, well your not doing the average 360 owners image of maturity any favors, i know it can be difficult but try practising what you preach.

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GiantEnemyCrab - 549 days 3 hours ago

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"But sony fixed it with revisions to the motherboard if i remember correctly"

And so have Microsoft. Just because you got an Elite doesn't mean you have the latest Falcon motherboard revision. The first motherboard is gone now, no longer in production but the existing units that were sold are still very prone to the RROD.

It's been an ugly scene no doubt about it for MS. I've not had any issues with my Falcon 360 so I'm not complaining.

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sak500 - 549 days 14 hours ago

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LOL with all the RRODs and still ps3 is losing this generation of consoles. Keep singing the RROd songs to make urselves happy of buying grillstation which is coming 3rd this gen as a games console.

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madjedi - 549 days 13 hours ago

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Tell you what lets see what happens by the end of this generation, then we will see if 360 owners have anything to boast about.

Let me change that to the final number of 360's sold vs final num of ps3's sold at the end of their lifespans. Any clue when the last ps2 will be sold anyone?

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juuken - 549 days 11 hours ago

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...Yeah, it's in third place and outselling the 360 each month? How long do you think that lead will last?

The PS3 will snag second place, guaranteed.

Blind bots flailing around in the dark. You guys will buy a pile of turd covered with urine if Microshaft sold it to ya.

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