Microsoft ships incorrect Xbox 360 power cords, fires monkeys in shipping department

Nice job, Redmond. It seems that Microsoft has inadvertently shipped 20,000 American Xbox 360s to their European distribution channels. Uh oh. The biggest problem here is that the power supplies are completely incompatible with European outlets, rendering the massive pile of units completely useless. Nice move.

[dale1]

at 240v uk i can see fires starting if plugged in at the very least a blown to bits 360

[caffman]

The plugs wouldn't fit. And the power bricks output the same power to the 360 if you put 110 or 240 into it. So no blown 360.
And why is it that the biggest troll contributor always puts anything on here that seems to make the 360 look bad?

[jromao]

Sure MS will email customer who got them to buy PS3s next time when shopping,

if customers arent' smart enough to pick one PS3 maybe MS will help them.

Note: I'm not saying nothing I don't know, I own one 360, I was stupid enough
to get one to use it with Forza 2, also disapointing game.
360 is In queue to auction soon as I get done with some demos I want to try soon.

And my two other PS3s will be alone and happy again.

[SlappyMcTaint]

It's bad enough for M$ as it is over there, but to fcuk over the Europeans when they're already not liking M$ is just the icing on the lazy American company's cake.

LOL. LOL. I think I just sharted i'm laughing so hard.

[Azures]

Report on this story:

"Change the title, or don't bother. Just more flame baiting. Of course, N4G has it's OWN "monkeys"...ignorant Sony fanboys submitting such "news", and the incompetent staff ultimately allowing it to be submitted. :o"

Even though I've seen much much more inflammatory anti-Sony articles posted which much worse wording....

Suck it up.

[AliC]

The fanboyism is on both sides sadly.

[TriggerHappy]

The title has not been tempered with from the source.
http://www.boygeniusreport....

I understand that, that necessarily don't make it right, but sometimes people(Like Bloodmask) complain when you temper with an article heading.

[Itachi]

microsoft are monkeys and run by the biggest orangutan bill gates and former baboon peter moore

[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

LOL that made me laugh! Bubbles for you!

[synetic]

same bubble for you

[FordGTGuy]

How much money are you swimming in? Get a life dude.

[spasticjustice]

here it comes.....FLAME ON!

[Mr PS3]

god damm idiots dont matter they still goona blow

[reaperxciv]

site isn't fun anymore because crybabies approve garbage like this

[mighty_douche]

for one of this biggest companies around they seem to make alot of stupid mistakes.....
microsoft are coming apart at the seams!

[tplarkin7]

This isn't a big deal. It's a good thing they found out before selling all of them.

[crck]

It just never stops.

[Caxtus750]

where does it say they were fired?

cant find it :S lol

[DwightOwen]

You KNOW somebody had to have been canned...

[monkey602]

Well I think it's safe to say that aint good

[zerolinkgannon]

M$ OWNED themselves again *lol*

[Takumi86]

CAN YOU BE MORE STUPID

[Takumi86]

M's just stick with the SOFTWARE

[gololo]

Maybe the same guy that posted the wiki entry bashing Halo 3 went and did this too....lol....oh man, I just that my XBox 360 doesnt give me the red ring of death for the third time....since I'd hate to get one of those European power cords.

[sleekblackroadster]

is the halo edition going to be sporting true fixes to the problems and maybe the concurrent pro and elite systems at that time as well?

or are we going to have to wait longer?

or are they even going to ever fix the issues?

[BIadestarX]

"Microsoft ships incorrect Xbox 360 power cords" at least they shipped a game console and not some HD movie player dressed as a game console.

[pacman615]

best movie player i ever bought, true next gen movie player, unlike your high and mighty 360, you are probably on here bc your chitbox is in for repairs. i hope they sent it over to europe and lay big fat turds in it, and send it back to you. nice 3rd grade yearbook pic there kid

[XxZxX]

funny.. just like retailer get Windows 98 when they ordered windows XP. LOL hahhahaaa I just made that up.

[jlemdon]

it looks different from my old power cord,but I'm playing perfectly fine.

[Foliage]

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

It seems like the Microsoft thing to do, shoot themselves in the foot.