Microsoft, This Is How You Blow Your PS3 Lead In Japan, Part II

From Kotaku:

"After waiting outside for the DSi, customers at the Bic Camera in Osaka's Namba were brought inside to wait some more. The light (line, typo @ Kotaku) snaked right past the Xbox 360 game display, giving customers ample opportunity to look at all those Japan-centric titles and look at...uh-oh... Like at the Akihabara Yodobashi Camera display, some demos were running, but some weren't for a very good reason. (RROD)

[Darkseider]

That the RRoD was a myth?

/end sarcasm

[Pennywise]

Its not a myth, it is a thing of the past. It doesnt happen anymore. /s

[chaosatom]

Thank GOD it's in a container.

:)

[Hydrolex]

that's what scares me from buying one

[solidsnakus]

yea i wish the ps3 would of had more games after a year of having one so i didnt end up selling it yesterday. i dont even know what im gonna do with these 320$ but w/e ill just put em in the bank and id be better off than owning a ps3.

@below

i know i was cause i really want to get into the home beta. ive been wanting to get in the beta ever since i bought my ps3 1 full year ago. i just got tired of waiting, i had gotten my hopes up with sony saying they would bring out home in the november qore issue and once again they backstabed us ps3 owners by giving it only to yearly subscribers. ive been on the edge of selling it already for some time because of the lack of games but this was just the final nail.

how long do you wait till you just give up? i know how the wii fanboys feel like now when their console just slaps them in the face. maybe im just losing intrest in gaming. times are changing, i actually have a playstation cap that i got sent to me by sony because i was a gap member on the forums just so you know.

honestly i havent even played a retail game on my ps3 since MGS4. all ive been playing is LBP beta and socom beta. i just cant see myself having the ps3 for another year knowing theres nothing in the future other than KZ2 which i also wanted to play this year but got delayed.

[HighDefinition]

Why do you keep saying that? When a few days ago you were BEGGING me for a HOME BETA code.

@above

It`s cool if you feel that way. I just think it`s a bit irrational and I have a feeling you`ll regret it at somepoint.

Good luck.

[ultimolu]

But it is! o_o
/more sarcasm

Hydrolex: I feel the exact same way.

[r2kcipher]

you'll regret selling your ps3 once the would economy collapses. and your left bargaining with the raiders for ur life.. while the man with your ps3 has traded it in for 2 ghoul slaves, 3 human slaves, and a minigun. everyone knows the outcasts will give anything. for such a valuable piece of technology, like the ps3..

[Pennywise]

Solid you say it like we care. If you couldnt find more games than one to buy for your PS3 it is your fault.

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

This must be one of them Xbox fanboy articles from kotaku /end sarcasm

[solidsnakus]

so its somehow my fault the only exclusive games ive boughten are uncharted and mgs4? those are the only games IMO that are worth buying. sony should start paying attention to its fanbase and either ramp up its gaming division or something because i would of loved to have 2 more games in there that id buy. hey i would of loved to play KZ2 and was one of the games i bought my ps3 in the first place, but it got delayed once again till who knows when. sony says febuary but im shure itll be delayed again. sony just treats us like shiit and knows all us fanboys are just going to bend over backwards for them anyways despite all their delays and fake release dates knowing its not coming anytime soon. and might i add that im not a playstation hater here,ive owned a ps1,ps2 and currently own a psp. ill shure as hell buy a ps4 some time after it comes out. i just really hope sony learns from their huge mistakes with the ps3.

[HighDefinition]

Sorry to say it but....Yes, that`s YOUR fault. There are WAAAAY more great games than that. Why those are the ONLY 2 you own is ridiculous, IMO.

[INehalemEXI]

First thing I thought this morning was should I trade in my wii or 360 so I can get some more of these holiday titles. I would never trade the PS3. The 360 was close to being traded since its cost me around $300 bucks so far paying for XBL Gold. I mean thats just crazy money for squat IMO cause I don't play it as often as PS3 or PC. I kept all my consoles but im still considering canceling XBL as I always am.

After that I wondered in thoughts of buying a PSeye for LBP. Or building my own sweet arse universal arcade stand for when SFIV ,T6 BR, and Blazblue drop.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/of... <- Putting a couple of these in a wood frame on a stand maybe. Sounds feasable but I digress.

[Marojado]

Firstly, the 360 RROD is very rare these days, and for those unfortunate enough to experience it, you get a 3 year warranty so it's no biggie.

Secondly, there are more games than just Uncharted and MGS4 for the PS3, the "PS3 has no games" argument is pretty much outdated now as well.

Stop being pathetic.

[DARKKNIGHT]

LOL, the 360 is a elephant in quicksand

[Pennywise]

Solid, I will humor the troll.... YES it is your fault. UC and MSG are very good games, but come on man... quit being so close minded. You are just trolling around saying there are no games when even the biggest 360 loyalist know there are. That argument died last holiday season.

SSHD, HVB, Everyday Shooter, Warhawk, Socom, Wipeout... Just to name a couple class A games.

Its not all about review numbers, children. It is about how much you enjoy games. Noone can put a number on my favorite game and try to sway me away from liking it. Everyone needs to grow up and quit relying on review numbers.

[sirbigam]

Dam I just feel like slapping the sh#t out of solidsnakus with my ps3 controller, nobody cares bout yur rants!

[aceitman]

its highest model ps3 60gig $600 in 2006 it includes the following free remote ,free online play,web browser, free wifi, a blueray player, hdmi output and memeory slots for pics and it can be used with psp .im still on my 1st one and four gamertags on it and all can go online for free .2years later i have not had to pay for anything else for my ps3 except for games.
now 360
its highest model 360 20gig $400 in 2005 it includes dvd player thats it . now for the things that you want its going to cost you its called microcharging here is the list of how much i spent to get my 360 to to get it as close to the ps3 features
wifi $99
live $50 a year from 2005 till now for 2 gamertags me and my sons $300
hd dvdplayer add on $200 which is now worthless
and $69 for a component cable to hdmi converter to get 1080p
not to mention that im on my 6th 360 due to the ring of death and im hopeing that gears 2 doesnt do it cause rumors are that it killed 8 360s at epic testing rooms
now to me the best investment i made since the launch of each system is the ps3 they got started on a rocky road but is now turning it around fan boys dont hate just add up everything you bought for the 360 and compare here is my math for what i bought .no tax included
ps3 since launch 2years ago $600. 60gig
360 since launch 3years ago $400. 20gig
wifi $ 99.
xbox live for 2 gamertags $300.
hd dvdplayer add on $200. which is worthless now
component to hdmi converter $ 69. which comes up to $1,068
the winner is the ps3 even if i add for just 1 gamertag on live its $918 and there is no more hd dvd to play on my 360

[solidsnakus]

"SSHD, HVB, Everyday Shooter, Warhawk, Socom, Wipeout"

i rented warhawk and didnt like it, its way too hectic and IMO its just a big ass mess getting shot from all sides, i call these games "quake games". you always die withought knowing what happend or having a chance to dodge. thats also the case with UT3 for ps3 i rented it but just didnt like it. from what i played in the socom beta ive had all i could. that game is just down right broken. yea i know its a beta but from the reviews it sounds like it was more of a demo. as for everything else you said those are all downloadable games. i see why you guys say that theres alot of games and its because you buy multiplats on ps3, but all my multiplats are bought on my 360 so all i get are exclusives for my ps3.it may as well just be the circuimstances but for me theres just not enough content ps3 exclusive to keep me intrested.

the communication aspect of the ps3 is just so lackluster IMO. 2 years in and all we have is still text messages. i would of expected for at leased voice messages by now or even cross game private chat like the 360. and now that 360 has cross game 8 way chat it just raised the bar completely in terms of online gaming. why dosent sony listen to its customers? its taken them this long to implement in-game xmb and trophies i wonder if theyll ever get around to putting in voice messages.

@aceitman
"and $69 for a component cable to hdmi converter to get 1080p"
really??? honestly??? you payed 70$ for that??! i have a component connection on my 360 to tv and it runs 1080p perfectly...

[littletad]

What's with the ganging up on Solidus? So the guy mentioned his gripe with the ps3, well guess what? Alot of people don't have this trouble. I didn't have a single game to play for the ps3 when I bought it except for Resistance. There was just... nothing. That's a fact, so quit trying pump out average games as "quality" games worthy of shelling out $60 bucks for. Quality titles like MGS4 and LBP took a heck of a long time to come out, and yes they were worth it but it's still just a handle of really great games worth spending your hard earned money on. I only have LBP, Ratchet, and Resistance. Oh and MGS4 :). The only other quality game I know of is Warhawk, and my cousin owns that one. He's still waiting for GOW3 and Killzone 2. And that seems to be expected of a ps3 owner, the waiting game.

Oh and I could never really get into the Socom games, but I'll give it a shot.

[Xelai]

Hey a Kotaku 100% pro 360 article!! Ooops, it is not...
And oh well, funny how you see more PS3 fanboys in this articles than on their own ones.
Show three red lights and all Sony fanboys come to the lights just as flies hehehe.

And check out the agrees and disagrees, N4G should really change its name to something more "real" N4PSG or something like that.

[pain777pas]

Solidsnakus I feel your pain. Yet think that your crazy!!!!!!! Fable 1 was not good enough for me to get excited for Fable 2. Gears 1 while its great i didn't like the game that much I liked the graphics. Same with Mass Effect. Those are the reasons to get a 360. Yes DLC but I don't pay for stuff like that actually I want the industry to stop that as far as levels are concerned. Skins or full games fine but not more levels. Include them at retail please! I have found that this whole 360 is so much better is a farce and I don't know why people are buying into it I don't like what they have to offer I am old school so sonic and streets of rage 2 plus SF2 and MK were great downloads but come on! Is that it? I did not like GRAW that came with my system never beat it. Liked ridge racer but paled in comparison to the PSP game as far as quality. Oblivion saved the system for me so when you talk about launch games 360 sucked majorly. It took them a few months to get going and then I thought I was happy but then I felt duped so many hidden costs and then RROD was the last draw. I said forget it I don't even know if I have my invoice to claim warranty again. So I switched found a PS3 60gig used and never looked back and game hard on that system hasn't broken down yet. I love the PS3 fun exclusives that hearken to gamings past but are next gen like LBP,uncharted and Ratchet. I love the PS3 I play great PS2 games as well when the PS3 well runs dry. I cannot emphasize enough though that BC is the secret sauce for the PS3.

[FCC]

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[ThanatosDMC]

Well, i guess you need to play more by yourself or with a friend with Warhawk.

It's not a noob friendly skies kinda game. All Warhawk players have suffered early deaths till the game clicked and got their own kills.

I for one usually rank 1st or second on either team with the most kills on a Warhawk. I dont rank high if their are people that are turtle whores (flag defenders that get score high for killing flag carriers).

I can easily win fights against two warhawks... 4 on 1 is another story. Dodging is tricky. But ones you learn it, it's flying missiles is a walk in the park and using chaff is only for emergencies.

I actually want for them to patch up the game to increase the amount of people in the game. It'll be MORE FUN!!!

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

N4G Resistance 2 clan!

Join now!

[La Chance]

Im going to be honest...Kotaku are 360 biased 100%.Used to think it was just paranoia from PS3 fanboys.

on topic : even with RROD the 360 is outselling the ps3 in Japan...thats scary...

@oner : yeah theyre playing with the words.

[Oner]

You are correct in the first part of your comment. But the funny thing is (which confirms your Kotaku bias comment) even with this being an RROD article how does Kotaku explain the use of their headline? I left the title as it is from Kotaku but there is no truth behind the 360 ever having a lead over the PS3 in Japan...
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PS3 - 2+ Million

360 - 800 Thousand or so

And 8 weeks of only around 30,000 consoles changes absolutely nothing for the YTD numbers!

PS3 - 689,482

360 - 212,785

[Why o why]

why are u here La Chance

@JFOXX

to his credit he has 'calmed down' on the fboy thing. hes even admitted something that we ALL knew and not many fboys have the balls or thought process to do that

[Jamie Foxx]

in overall sales in japan its wii,ps3 then with not even a million sales the 360

lachance people who live in glass houses shouldnt throw stones its so hilarious seeing you use the word fanboy when you are one of the biggest 360 fanboys on N4G

[HighDefinition]

No he hasn`t.

http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...

(both zones)

Heres one.

"PS3 games to look out for ? Bah ! who cares , they'll all be disappointing like the much hyped Resistance 2 or flop badly like LBP. Anyway half of them will end on 360"

[Danja]

and the funny thing is , the 360 has sold about 3ok in the last 8 weeks, and the PS3 can easily sell that amount in one day...

all those weeks of 360 selling just a measily 3k over the PS3 will look like a fluke

[La Chance]

Jamie Foxx , High Definition and Why O Why trying to act like they arent fanboys LOOL.

Especially High Defintion...

If I was kissing Sony's azz all year long like High Definition for instance I would be called unbiased...

Im not going to add anything else , you guys are funny individuals.

[tetsuhana]

Nice comeback...

[HighDefinition]

I`m completely biased towards Sony, I`m the 1st to admit that. Which nothing is wrong about that, I`m just honest about my preference. The difference between me and you is I NEVER "mindlessly" attack the 360. You just say things that are plain STUPID.

The only reason you don`t like me more than them, is cause I rip apart your ridiculous comments at will.

[La Chance]

"The only reason you don`t like me more than them, is cause I rip apart your ridiculous comments at will."

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA H AHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHA.

And btw I dont have dislike for anyone on N4G, geez , all this is just fun , maybe you're taking it too seriously.
Look at you guys , acting like I hurt your family or something.

And of course anything not in Sonys favor is plain stupid duh !
For instance for you guys EACH AND EVERY SINGLE reviewer who didnt give Resistance 2 at least 9/10 is either a monkey/idiot/moron/bribed etc.

I'm out.

(I'll respond tomorrow if yo respond to my post)

P.S : please "rip" this "ridiculous" comment too LOL.

[HighDefinition]

"And of course anything not in Sonys favor is plain stupid duh !
For instance for you guys EACH AND EVERY SINGLE reviewer who didnt give Resistance 2 at least 9/10 is either a monkey/idiot/moron/bribed etc."

Wow, Gamedaily is MONKEYS, didn`t you know.

[Why o why]

oh how i was wrong about ya. I'd even gone as far as to stick my neck out for ya and you bite like you bite sony for bringing hardcore to gaming. Nobody dislikes you and you've never been on my ignore list so maybe ur taking urself too seriously. U see when u mention fanboys it does make u sound like a hypocrite and its the reason i try not to use that term because i can acknowledge that i may type fanboyish things and have a bit of a laugh and that but im nowhere near ur level. Did HD just really quote you??? Did you really type that sh!t. LOL.

[FCC]

N4G hypocrisy

Yes, Kotaku hates the PS3, who doesn't? :P /sarcasm.

/endsarcasmofsarcasm

http://img291.imageshack.us...

[Hiruma Youchi]

Thats not a good look . Microsoft yall done did Effed up on that RROD ishh yall hear it from me . real talk

[Pennywise]

KOTAKU!!

[pp]

Still kicking ps3 ass.

[CloudsEnd]

AHAHAHHAHAHAHAA, DID U SEE THAT? DISPLAYED RROD! AHAHAHHAHAHA...
AWESOME SALES-STRATEGY MICROSOFT!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
I CANT STOP LAUGHING!! ITS TOO GOOD !! AHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH

Oh cmon man! AHAHAHAHHAHAA, so good.. so daaamn good!

[theKiller]

when i pass in a gaming place where they display some 360 games.

its normal u didnt know that?? why is this news???

this should be reported as spam because a 360 having RROD is part of the purchase, so having RROD isnt a bad thing, actually its a good thing since the bots love to see it in the dark night to light up their rooms!

[name]

Everyone knows about RROD, the thing is people don't care about it for some reason.

[Rockstar]

That's why I don't currently own one.

[Gothdom]

Some people flash the 3 year warranty to people like it's suppose to be a normal thing.

My beef is that you shouldn't even have to rely on the warranty. It's there in case of a lemon you could get. Not because "you'll eventually going to need it". And supporting this idea is even worse than 360's whole RROD mess. I said it before, it has good games, but the hardware is not so great and the users have been played for fools.

[PimpHandHappy]

its in a plastic case and not sitting on someones carpet and about to burn down the house

[outlawlife]

360 displays are red ring haven

they aren't vented so the system just bakes itself

[Cenobia]

It is clearly vented (although I can't say how well), and supposedly designed by Microsoft.

[outlawlife]

i wouldn't call those vents, and it doesn't matter who it is designed by...it is a poor enclosure for a 360

that has less ventilation than the average entertainment center and those consoles are on at least 8 hours a day...most likely a lot more because they probably don't shut them down

[MelaDarkwood]

Agreed, the displays I see at Frys are always RROD'd. =\

[moparful99]

actually outlaw those vent holes are plenty for a well designed console. But microsofts case design for the 360 is flawed. The concave design of the case doesnt allow alot of air circulation within the case. Adversely the fans cant keep up and the sytem eventually "bakes" its self.

[lokiroo420]

Right its the poorly designed case, come on microsoft will tell you its not the case, hence 3 year warranty.

[outlawlife]

not saying that the 360s on display don't have issues, but the known issues are often heat related so one would logically think that thos enclosures would be more open

and again, those enclosures are not properly vented, that isn't even the way microsoft instructs you to operate in your home, it is supposed to be on a hard flat surface in the open not in a lexan fishbowl

an xbox 360 outside that enclosure would last much longer than one inside one and that is fact

[KARMA2009]

RROD hitting Japan.They are gonna have alot of happy customers.

[theEnemy]

I hope the Japanese are ready on calling a "coffin".

:)

[PimpHandHappy]

MS has never said it themselfs what the failrate is! Its been hushed for well over two years!

you would be shocked to know how many ppl that bought a 360 over the last year that dont know what RROD even is

i mean really

if you had a TV being sold that busted 40% of the time do you think ppl would buy it?

[ReBurn]

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[Boty]

A 360 with green lights.

[outlawlife]

actually it isn't rare at all these days

late model systems, while some do fail, the number is exponentially less than earlier versions

[HemDroid]

Land of the Rising Sun
Just Got a lot Greener

[CloudsEnd]

You mean.. The Land Of The Rising Sun is fading Black, Playstation Black. 8D

[DNAgent]

From the looks of that pic in the story it seems like it's been seeing a lot more red.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Poor Idiot..

[zalifer]

I see a red ring and then ja-pan fades to black..

[DevastationEve]

vents...where?

http://kotaku.com/5075598/m...

who puts their console in time capsule like that?

from the site:

" masterjuba
2:04 AM

i feel claustrophobic just looking at the pic, i wanna jump in there and give it cpr and fresh air. "

lol!

[ElementX]

ROTFL "time capsule"

that's some funny sh!t

[Kareshi_X]

even the japanese dont want the PSThird. They prefer to take the chance of getting a great experience even tho they might get a RROD . but that wont stop them of getting the best online in gaming. They dont want to play games like S.O.C.O.M anymore.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

That's why PS3 is at 2 million and 360 under 1 million.

Right?

[EnforcerOfTheTruth]

Poor 360, crap hardware and just one AAA title this year. 360 got no games, oh well...

[GWAVE]

The 360 has a lead over the PS3 in Japan? Since when? Last I checked, the 360 hadn't hit a million yet (even with a year lead) whereas the PS3 was over 2.5 million.

OH!!!!

We're talking about month-to-month sales, right? But I thought those didn't MATTER! After all, the PS3 has been outselling the 360 in month-to-month sales for most of 2008...

But of course, that doesn't count.

Journalistic hypocrisy at its finest, my friends.

[ReBurn]

Kotaku's a blog, my friend. No need to get upset. Calling blogs journalism is a stretch by any sense of the imagination. Blogs shouldn't be considered anything more than opinion.

[elorm9]

Like, that was totally unexpected...

/sarcasm

[Nicolator]

i am a 360fan but damn that is funnny. loooooll it RRODed in right there i am guessin some ppl saw it and said to themselves em... maybe i will buy it later..

that sucks thou..loool

[MetalProxy]

its still a problem, two of my xbot friends had there RROD within the past two weeks. Mine thankfully hasnt yet... If it does I will drive over to the M$ main building and throw my 360 at there god damn window yelling and screaming very bad things.

[lokiroo420]

I bet you can find a nice sized mob to join you in your quest.

[dadeisvenm]

How is this a shock? Should be common knowledge it WILL happen sooner or later.

[ActionBastard]

What lead?

[katfish711]

So, I guess now the Yakuza/Sony conspiracy theories can begin in earnest...

but seriously, having been to Japan during warmer months a couple times, it doesn't shock me to see a few failures in their retail cases. Japanese business owners are notoriously stingy when it comes to creature-comforts like HVAC.

I've even resorted to always taking a hanky with me whenever I go to Japan during the warmer seasons now just because I know I will likely need to be wiping sweat from my brow every now and again...

[ApocalypseShadow]

microsoft has no lead in japan.a year before sony and nintendo showed up.but that was it.then it was over.

microsoft will never admit how many died.

microsoft will eventually hit a million in japan,but by then,the other two will be over millions more.

i remember when the tokyo game show had ps3s dying from rr7.and 360 fans jumped on it like a halo release.then the ps3 released on the market and was more reliable than most newer electronics with unproven tech and didn't fail.

a great moment in gaming history to have the last laugh.

wait.......i'm still laughing as RROD still hasn't gone away.even if i feel for the legit 360 fans who just like games and had their system die.i feel nothing for the rest of them.

apocalypse...............

[Miraak82]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

lately this is what I hear when you fanboys talk.... its like it never ends

[rawd]

How fast does the little FedEx truck show up when a RROD happens in Japan. Is it a little FedEx boat

[ambientFLIER]

MS only ships with ups.

[Raoh]

microsoft better hope its only a few models with this issue.

I dont think Japan will be as forgiving and understanding as its american customers

[ForROME]

Seriously wow, MS I forgot that not many know about the RROD is Japan because not enough people have it, well there ya go, way to let them know! YAY, again I am still on the fence about what sys to get but wow, is all I can say anymore when it comes to the RROD.

[reelife]

This is what i hear from you x-bots when ps3 rapes your ass.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Ap3theBad]

bunch of anus liers,ps3 has ben outselling the terdbox in japan for sometime... were do these peeps get their proof huh?? if the system is elling so well,then why did they decide to not make final fantasy 13 on xbox in japan?? cuz the sales and fan base is at the bottom of the dookie pile.

im not a ps3 fanboy,but a ps3 FANDUDE (witch is by far different),and dudes hat say theres not any exclusives or not enuf games are plain duech bags that need to get ps3 bi*ch slaped,cuz any one should know that in ps3's exsistance has had more AAA titles and overall more exclusives then the RRoD.

its common knowledge man,not fanboyism (as peeps call it).

im personally glad there's a console war cuz if there wasnt then it wouldnt be nearly as fun,(especially online battles between fanboys. :)

anyways,tho's pics are striat awsomness,just seeing the advertisment of the RRoD is a classic failure.

haha upscaler's,you want true hi-def then by all means join the resistance. ::)::)::) (and buy a d@mn hi-def tv first).

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

What lead Kotaku think MS make in a month or two?

Oh, dumb me, I already called it out myself, it's from Kotaku.

[ambientFLIER]

Let's be honest here. Any electronic device sitting in a confined plastic box with 0% airflow has a chance of breaking, especially a console that overheats easily.

Wait a second...this is the Open Zone, aka PS3 Fanboy Breeding Ground, what am I doing trying to be rational and all?

[Narutone66]

I ask the sales person that won't the xbox 360 overheat from that encasing. The sales person told me that it is amply ventilated with strong fans sucking the hot air out of the plastic enclosure. After a few days I saw that the xbox 360 in the display stand rrod. Maybe the cooling is not enough, they should have added a compressor outside of the stand to refrigerate it.

[OldParr]

seriously the worst fans in the world are console fans, i wish they never exist

[anubis12]

what ps3 lost the lead in japan no way!!!!

[Lalancette306]

Vista full of bugs
360 rrod so that why they lead in the console market (1/2rrod)
vibe mp3 player suck
if ms and 360 fanboy like it so bad to buy cheap and unfinished crap
let them enjoy it and stop talking about it
it's been years since m$ did that so let them enjoy ther white doombox

[outlawlife]

vine mp3 player?

i think you are trash talking the wrong consumer electronic device

[biggsftw]

Yep, I owned a 360 four times, and all four it died on me. Why don't the fanboys tell me how this is acceptable? The highlight was that I was smart and decided not to give in to this any longer. I bought a PS3 and it hasn't given me one problem. Whoever mentioned the hidden failure rate was right, if the true number came out nobody would buy this crap. Sure the system is nice and it has decent games and I had fun with it but I am sorry. Anything that dies four times doesn't even deserve to be sold. Would you buy a car that broke four times? how about that TV? or what about anything? 360 fanboys can shove it trying to justify this. You have no place in trying to talk in place of microsofts mistakes. Are you getting a paycheck? If you are than maybe but until then, keep feeding them your money. Why dont you take some of that money and get yourselves fixed so you dont breed more idiots that make poor decisions! I dont have to sit here and say my ps3 is better. Microsoft proved that to me before I even bought it! Microsoft=burn

[ReBurn]

Kotaku is calling out the 360 for RROD and people are still complaining about 360 bias. Sad.

[tee_bag242]

Its true PS3 doesnt have many exclusives worth getting, yes its really annoying since iv had it pretty much from the start.. but face it.. 360 hasn't exactly delivered either - there are plenty of mediocre games but they kill my will to live. And now its broken anyway.

By the way Warhawk on ps3 is a extremely understated game

[WitWolfy]

MAn i hate PSfanboys. dont let us begin with your faulty firmware and blue ray drives that pack up faster than the RROD appear... ooh letsa not forget that the Littlebigplanet server is still down what a shame bought a game that wasnt purely meant for online but cant even upload your percious stages.. what a hunk of junk every console has its pro's and con's get over it my X360 hasnt kicked the bucket yet and its more than a year now

[robotnik]

lol, you are an idiot

[llMurcielagoll]

It is true that the XBOX 360 out sold the PS3 in Japan But I am 100% sure that customers who bought the console wont be happy with their Xbox 360s dieing on them.

Personally, a relative of mine and a friend bought an XBOX 360 elite. and it died on them both. So they had to buy the Xbox 360 arcade. I just don't understand why wont Microsoft find a solution to the RROD problem.

[Zyklon-Breath]

Oh, but they did. The newer models have a new chip called Falcon.
Since they put that in, RROD is history. Only older models without falcon have the chance of RROD.

[Zyklon-Breath]

They were probably laughing at that when they saw it.
"Hawhawhaw, stupid amewican machine."

[llMurcielagoll]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Amewican. Actually I didn't know about the Falcon chip. So no more RROD finally.

[house]

why didnt anyone write this when the ps3 out sold the 360 for about two months in the us and world wide sales stupit

[biggsftw]

Again with the think you know everything. Falcon boards have RRoD and mine was one of them. Jesus you think you people would do your homework instead of just rambling garbage to sound cool. My god, want more proof?

http://forums.maxconsole.ne...