The infamous "Red Ring of Death" may have been removed from the new Xbox 360 model, but nothing can erase the fact that Microsoft struggled to produce reliable Xbox 360 hardware for years. Few companies could withstand such a monumental goof (it cost Microsoft over a billion dollars in repairs and extended warranties), but now with the new slimmed down 360, Microsoft wants to put this chapter in its history to bed
The Xbox brand has done a lot of good over the years, but their various blunders are pretty wild to look back on in their magnitude.
Ironically number 9 can save them at this point (releasing games on multiple platforms)
Phil Spencer is the worst that has happened to Xbox.
They built a respectable brand up to Xbox one. Then this guy took over and things became a joke
Really good video.
I remember the days with RRoD was big news on here, N4G.
Microsoft had it turbulence number of years.
Looking at the success of Sea of Thieves despite being 6 years old, time to release Halo, Forza horizon 4 & 5 on PS5. It'll help their revenue
I found this video painful to watch. Can someone list them out?
Top 10 for me from are:
1. 2013 reveal presentation
2. Bundling Kinect 2 with Xbox One
3. RRoD or why rushing to market with hardware is always a bad idea.
4. Buying studios only to close them.
5. Ads on the Home Screen
6. Letting Halo die.
7. Letting Geard of War die.
8. Every console name
9. Charging for Xbox Live on Xbox 360 when Sony let PS3 players play online for free.
10. Cancelling release of OG Xbox games after the Xbox 360 launched.
Microsoft recently revealed its plans to incorporate Copilot directly into video games, with Minecraft being the first showcased example.
F*** AI
"Hey Copilot, what's a good meme to prove I dislike AI".... https://giphy.com/clips/sou...
Two trillion dollar company that just can't wait to put as many people possible out of work as fast as possible.
It feels like every single thing they do is making gaming worse and destroying the industry.
Why all the hate? Im actually excited about this! Always wanted this kind of immersion, and an AI companion with me all the time helping me out knowing the status of my skills/inventory/progress and giving me tips on the best approach or how to craft something specific is game changing for the industry.
Hate all you want about AI, but this is just the start and I can see the potential already. You wont be complaining in the next 5-10 years about this, but rather complain if a game hasn’t implemented it.
Microsoft's Activision subsidiary announced today that it is opening a new game development studio to take advantage of the huge talent pool growing in Poland. It'll be the second Activision studio based in the region, joining Infinity Ward Krakow, although this studio is, in fact, not working on Call of Duty.
is Microsoft talking about final fantasy?
Hmm....
Well sadly same can't be said about ps3 my friend got the YLOD 3 days ago. Also i'll wait a month or two before i get a xbox360 slim just to be safe.
I (accidentally) left it on overnight and I got three red rings, but after I turned it off, and came back later, it was fine. But at the same time, I keep it very VERY well ventilated, like I do ALL my electronics. My Xbox is about two feet above my PS3, and my STB is about two feet above my cable STB. Everything liquid cool.
Looks like they really have fixed the RROD *gasp*
But are they telling the truth?? That remains to be seen. Only time will tell. :)