Assassin's Creed murders Xbox 360's

Okay, so my brother gets Assassin's Creed today for the 360 and plops it in.  After about 20 minutes, his screen turns green, so he resets his 360.  During this time, I put Assassin's Creed in my own 360.  My brother's Xbox comes back on and, surprise, surprise, he's got the red ring of death.  I leave Assassin's Creed paused on my 360 while I go look up the infamous "towel trick" on youtube so I can properly explain to my brother how it's done.  Coincidentally, I find multiple comments on the particular video I found where people are saying that they got the RROD right after loading up Assassin's Creed.  Strange...  Anyhow, I'm explaining to my brother the towel method, and he decides he's gonna call Microsoft Customer Support first.  Alright, fine.  So I go back to my controller and try to unpause the game and continue the tutorial, but it's FROZEN!  So, I turn off my 360 and turn it back on and... no red ring.  My 360 is currently still working, but with the way things are going, I expect Assassin's Creed to stealth kill my system by the end of the day.

Has anyone else experienced this or know somebody who has?  And before anyone gets all Matlock on me, no, it's not just one specific disc.  My brother and I live in two separate houses in two separate states with two separate 360's and two separate copies of the game. 

[snittolo]

How did this get approved? Funny if true tho

[Twizlex]

This is not a news story. This does not need to get approved. It's a blog post. Once you are a contributor, you get a blog. I don't know why so many people don't know that and can't read right up there at the top where it says "User Blog post".

Anyhow, I am not just looking for negative news to post about the 360. I love my 360. This is not some random story - this is my PERSONAL experience as of about 2 hours ago. This is 100% true, and I don't understand why you people can't take fanboyism out of the equation. The only reason anyone would think this article is somehow based on being a fanboy is because you can't just read something without your own fanboyism getting in the way. I hate fanboys, and you guys are doing a great disservice to your 360's cred by being such asses.

For more thoughts on how I feel about fanboys, read my other blog post.
http://www.n4g.com/up/6546/...

[gw4k]

Who approves this stuff. I want them to start posting my blog as news stories....This just in, this article sucks!

I love the 360 by the way, even though I am on my third one!

I feel that is about to go tits up any day though. haha

[Twizlex]

This just in: You're a douchebag.

[ukilnme]

A few on this site have said that many are always looking for negative PS3 news to post. It looks like there are just as many waiting to post negative 360 news. I guess fanboys will be fanboys.

[Cat]

funny thing is, this is from Twizlex who is most definitely a huge xbox fan. i think it's fairly ridiculous that when we have problems with systems we can't talk about it without it being some sort of betrayal. if my 360 goes belly up you better believe i'll be annoyed.

[Sez]

can i post a blog about how many time i got the dre problem from the ps2. or that i had 4 ps2's and sony never fixed one (EXCEPT THE THIRD ONE)of them for free. charge me $150 just to fix it. just asking.

[Twizlex]

Uh, yeah, if you're a contributor I'm pretty sure you can post a blog about any gaming-related thing you want. Go take the test, submit a few stories, and then blog away if you want to.

I swear, people aren't even allowed to tell a story these days without other people assuming there must be some kind of sinister motive behind it. You'd probably be better off not blogging about anything so you don't have douchebags claiming you're a liar just because what you say happens to look like a negative thing to the consoles they decided to have sex with.

[Kururo]

sorry to hear about your brothers 360.

[toughNAME]

wish i could help...but i cant

my launch 360 is still chuggin' away..

everyday i say to myself "todays the day..."

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snittolo gw4k ukilnme
you all need to learn to read.

[cmrbe]

Twizel. Is your x360 a launch model?. Do you know if the new falcon chip fixed the problem?. I am planning to get one when MS gets the failure rate to acceptable levels. The warranty is not an option for me as i live in the south pacific. My friends sen't his x360 to repair and it took 3 months to get it fixed and sent back.

Edit: My friend bought his from Australia where he sent it to be fixed.

[Twizlex]

Well, it's 2:20 in the AM and my 360 didn't have any problems throughout the evening (yay!). My brother's 360 is, unfortunately, still dead. And no, neither one of us have launch models. My launch model was replaced with one manufactured in April 2006, and my brother is actually sending his in for the third time.

None of this is meant to be bashing the 360 - if anything, I'm mad at Assassin's Creed for killing 360's! And before anyone assaults me with the old "get a PS3 because it's reliable", just think of the old adage: it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

[tordavis]

Assassin's Creed didn't kill the 360. You got a RROD and it's just coincidental that you were playing AC at the time it happened. Stop spreading LIES!

[predator]

theres probs on both platforms freezing and stuff

[Twizlex]

Yes, I've read the other stories, and that "Ubisoft is aware of the issue and working on an update". Funny then that people still think I'm spreading lies. Idiots, I swear.

[heihoosilver]

turn on your brother 360 for about 30 min even with the RROD, after the 30 min turn it off and wait about five min. Then turn it on and see if it works. Mine has this treatment and is working fine. mine have RROD playing sega rally evo.

[beoulve]

I think you just need to call microsoft and have your XBOX 360 replace. I'm sure those with new falcon chipset won't have this problem.

[Nameless]

The Sony Droids are at it again with posting non news

[sniddles]

that people have had 3 RROD's and etc... how can it happen 3 TIMES?!! you gotta be doing something wrong if you've had more than 1.
I've had my ebay 360 for a year. I got it for cheap b/c it has minor issues, BUT, i take it out of my ent. center and lie it on the floor, not standing up, out in the open, fresh air,

AND, i've never even had 1 freeze or 1 DDE... So, what is it that makes some people get 3 RROD's, and i have a beater 360 which i baby, and never even a glitch???..
(my 360 has disc tray issues btw, but, i learned a technique for it, works every time, :-)

was your 360 standing up by any chance?? less airflow this way,,,, Do you keep it out in fresh air, or is it tucked away???

I don't get it, i know the thing has issues, that's why i take the steps i do, and so far no problem (knocks on wood)...

[MANTIIS]

Not all 360's are defective. The reported retail failure rate is 33% (3,960,000+ consoles), not 100%. Doesn't mean you won't ever get RROD though.

[MANTIIS]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! WHOWHOWHOHEE HEE HEE!!!...piece of garbage.

[MANTIIS]

Seriously. I know what the problem is. The problem is one of the reason's why I no longer support the MS rip off machine, and its flawed, defective architecture. The 360 uses a unified memory architecture between its GPU/CPU. In simple terms, this means both processors, instead of working independantly, share the same resources. This poses a serious problem, since the 360 does not use L2 cache (to store instructions and alleviate taxing the CPU) for its CPU microprocessor. So, with a game like AC, which obviously must tax or workhorse the CPU with heavy instructions- does not leave a lot of resources for the GPU to work with....the result...intense heat.

The problem with is not with the game, sort of...but with the heat being produced by the GPU because of it. I haven't played AC yet, but it must be, indeed, graphics and instruction intensive. Your 360 must have already had cracked, broken, or very weak solder joints on its pin connectors to the GPU (a result of intense heat and the precipice to RROD). Games with lots of graphics that make the GPU work hard cause said heat to build up faster. Experiment this, like I did...pop in Gears of War and feel how hot you system is after 20 or so minutes. Then, let it cool down...and pop in Halo 2. Halo 2 will give you no problems with heat, and was the one good game I knew I could play on 360 without any RROD problems. I do not recommend the towel trick, it will eventually burn up your 360's processor- the end result of which will be a system that will forever boot up with nothing but 3 red lights, not even a boot up screen-, in short, a brick. I much more recommend googling "heat gun fix, 360," and doing that. Be sure to scrape the ridiculous thermal pad out from underneath your two heatsinks, and replace it with some fresh artic silver thermal paste from your closest computer store. Keep in mind the heat gun fix should keep you running without a towel for 1-3 months, but it isn't a permanant fix...and playing highly graphics intensive games, like AC, will make that span much shorter. Your bet is to just send it in to MS and let them fix it. But this is why AC caused RROD to your machine. If you experience the problem again after MS returns your console, which is highly likely, and you must indeed have a 360, make sure to get the new Falcon chipset. An article was posted on this site yesterday explaining how to identify the new Falcon 360's without taking the system out of the box. BTW, I would get moving on this right away, because even if there is no RROD for another 3 months (there probably will be), the fact that it has already happened means that it WILL return again, and it will get progressively worse.

Update: Who's the f'n idiot who clicked disagree on this. You stupid @ss.

[sak500]

First one conked off after 3 months. Bought a new one during that period and that lasted till last month 1 1/2 years. Now have to ship it to germany for free replacement/repair. Currently back on the first system.

I still love it and will not change it with the pOS3.

[MANTIIS]

that's your loss.

[secur1ty911]

Why don't you guys CHILL and relax with telling the world what stories should be approved or not, if this is a BLOG or not. Face the facts and that is there are alot of people going through this RRod and its a shame that with all these amazing games getting released and that includes Mass Effect how would you feel if your system crashed and your in the middle of hmm let's say Mass Effect cuz its a very long game and a very interesting game at that and you decided to play for a longer length of time and then your beloved 360 crashes, "Well its ok because I have a three year warranty" you know what Microsoft can shove their warranty where the sun don't shine cuz I just lost out playing such a wonderful game. What good is a three year warranty if it ruins your holidays.

[godofthunder10]

bullsh*t,he's just a sony fanboy trying to start sh*t that's not even true,i know some people that have it and i have it and not a damn thing happen to any of us,so stop trying to spread lies about the 360 and go play your ps3 because you never had a 360 and i'll bet my life that it never happened like you claimed.

[Twizlex]

You are a fûcking idiot. I have and will probably never own a PS3. Fanboys like you just make us real fans look bad by being such an ass. I know there are lots of people that don't have RRoD problems, but obviously a lot of people DO have problems. I love my 360. I play it constantly. I have a 189-day streak of playing my 360, and my Gamerscore is approaching 40,000, while yours is only 12,000 (I looked you up). Obviously I play my 360 a lot more than you do, so don't trying busting on me for not being a fan.

You are the liar - YOU DON'T OWN ASSASSIN'S CREED!!! Stop being such a douche and shut your stupid fûcking mouth, moron.

[cmrbe]

I'll wait for the jsper then. I fell sorry for your brother though. No gamer should experience this. However this just shows that x360 has very,very good games that some people actually put up with 3 failed console just to play them. If more x360 fans are like you then perhaps MS would have fixed the problem by now. As for AC. This is one other reason not to buy it for my PS3 then.

[cpuchess]

Yeah, Assassin's Creed made me run out of beer and pretzels too..