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MLG Win Ruined By Faulty Xbox 360

Kotaku writes : Major League Gaming team Triggers Down came close to advancing towards another tournament win this weekend in Orlando, only to have an equipment failure rob them of the Halo 3 CTF win.

As you can see in the video replay, Triggers Down were mere inches away from a win over rival team Classic. All four members of Classic were down, Heinz had the enemy flag, and just a few short steps from the cap the flag dropped, and couldn't be picked up again. It turns out the host's Xbox 360 froze up, dropping connection for everyone else at a very inconvenient time.

Chubear5229d ago

.. you get what you pay for.

The Xbox360: Gimp in, Pay Beyond.

-MD-5229d ago

"you get what you pay for."

PSN.

Obama5229d ago

We don't pay for psn. Besides, we have lag-free online in most of our games unlike the laggy xbl.

stb5229d ago (Edited 5229d ago )

@murder: you have to be tard or you act as(turn around)!!!!lol guess your bot-tardness doesnt allow u to think, my my.

"you get what you pay for."

Such line can´t be used against psn(did you mention xblv btw if u did then u may be right lol)since regarding online exp, PSN win hand down here!!!so you fail there sir.
Yes this is xbox for you. shtbox ftl.

-MD-5229d ago

I've never been so blown away at someone being unable to form a complete sentence in my life...

weazel5229d ago (Edited 5229d ago )

"I've never been so blown away at someone being unable to form a complete sentence in my life..." (sic)

I've never been so blown away at someone being unable to form a complete sentence in my ENTIRE/COMPLETE/WORTHLESS/ETC life...(fixed)

Dude, if you're going to criticise, then please use correct grammar and sentence structure yourself. If not, then you may just end up looking like a pompous, conceited twa*.... Ah, wait......too late.

Game13a13y5229d ago

correction: Videogaming Ruined by MS Xbox 360.

snipermk05228d ago (Edited 5228d ago )

Murderdolls is not a dude, she's a chick. And a dumb one at that too.

EDIT: I'm wondering.. Where are the other M$ butt buddies?

-MD-5228d ago

Yes a chick, exactly right.

CernaML5228d ago

Your profile is so horribly outdated and full of bad taste, Murderdolls.

-MD-5228d ago (Edited 5228d ago )

Yeah I stopped coming to this site for a long time so I have yet to update it, lol @ your opinion.

Edit: Your profile is full of nothing...

@ Below - By sandwich you mean KFC right?

Obama5228d ago

Murderdolls, shut up and go make me a sandwich. ;)

weazel5228d ago (Edited 5228d ago )

......Annnd, ladies and gentlemen. It's time for the inappropriate comments. Keep that sh*t off the forums dude.

Obama5228d ago

LOL you assuming I am black because..?

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Agent Smith5229d ago (Edited 5229d ago )

That kid looked like he was about to cry.

deadreckoning6665229d ago (Edited 5229d ago )

Thank God I decided to wait for the inevitable slimmed down, more energy efficient 360 later this year. I don't know what the problem is with the jackasses at M$ but you'd think they would have fixed the hardware problems already.

randomwiz5229d ago (Edited 5229d ago )

Slimming down a console is not an easy task.

You know why the ps3 could do it? Its original chassy was meant to hold the whole emotion engine along with 2 extra usb ports, memory card readers, and a 90nm cell chip(its 45nm now) and cooling elements for the whole thing. And although it was shorter and less wide, the slim is still longer than the original.

If you've ever looked inside a 360 it is extremely cramped in there but if you look inside a 60gb ps3, although it is extremely cramped also, there was a lot of wasted free space(mostly the top of it).

The only way even the thought of a slimmed 360 is even possible is with the Valhalla chip.

JsonHenry5229d ago

Bwuahahahahahaha! I prefer playing on my 360 over my PS3, but even I have to admit I have gone through two and am now on my 3rd xbox. My younger brother just bought an elite two months ago and had to take his back and exchange it out yesterday cause his red lighted him. FAIL!

Bathyj5229d ago

Well, what do you say.

Theres nothing to say really except,

"Is my brother, dumber than a hampster?"

Noctis Aftermath5229d ago

you can blame it on the xbox, but i prefer to blame it on lack of dedicated servers, p2p is terrible.

beans5229d ago

The game froze so what's the big deal? This isn't the 1st a game has frozen so I don' even see why this is making news.

S M N5229d ago

lol

i'm so glad that i'm ps3 player, every thing we take for granted they are privilege in the 360

FamilyGuy5229d ago (Edited 5229d ago )

Hilarious, what more could I say?

edit:
We all know P2P gaming is at fault here (This could have been an Uncharted 2 online match but it wasn't) but that doesn't make it any less funny.

Something like that was an easy call for the "refs" anyway.

Dutch Boogie5229d ago

"bu bu but p2p is beterz than dedicated serverzzz" lol.

Play Beyond

LukaX235229d ago

*Watches Microsoft stock drop*

ChozenWoan5229d ago

It's still under that wonderful 3 year warranty. =P

I just wonder if they will suspend the tournament while he waits 3-10 business days for his 360 to get back.

Chubear5229d ago (Edited 5229d ago )

... and these same people are going to have the gull to talk trash about a 128v128 game when they can hardly get the most popular 8v8 game on the 360 to work properly. Uhm, ok.

Just remember folks, when you see trolls talking smack about MAG's initial launch issues on the 26th(that will likely get cleared within a week), point them to this little gem right here.

Cant' wait for tomorrow to have a retaliatory strike back article on N4G headlined "Gamer loses match cause of PSN faulty servers: you get what you pay for" lmao

Government Cheese5229d ago

I'm failing to see how this was caused by a faulty Xbox 360. It was clearly a connection issue. Typical case of gaming 'journalism' I guess.

NoBias5229d ago (Edited 5229d ago )

Shhh... You're not allowed to make sense on this site.

Besides, 360 is the only console in which we'll ever see games freeze, right?

I don't get to post too often any more but it's always nice to know this site is still up to it's blind fanboy ways :)

Shepherd 2145229d ago

because that happens every single match and all. Sucks that the system froze, but coming from a guy like me who plays pretty often, this isnt a common occurrence. every system ive ever had freezes ever once in while, and ive had most big systems released in the past 18 years. Grow up a bit.

Guido5229d ago

You know the 360's hardware sucks. You know their online is not that great. You know the PS3 is better and yet you went with the 360. You made your bed MLG, now lie in it.

mfwahwah5229d ago

@1.9

Read the damn article.

"It turns out the host's Xbox 360 froze up, dropping connection for everyone else at a very inconvenient time."

It's not just a game freezing. It's because of a "faulty Xbox 360" just like the title said.

vhero5228d ago (Edited 5228d ago )

*"you can blame it on the xbox, but i prefer to blame it on lack of dedicated servers, p2p is terrible. "* but xbox live gold fees were supposed to pay for dedicated servers.. Obviously that was another lie by MS.

dgroundwater5228d ago

Hundreds of 360's are running all the time at gaming tournaments. I'm surprised one breaking down is even news.

gaffyh5228d ago

@randomwiz - Last time I opened up my 360, I saw a lot of free space, a lot more than when I opened up my PS3 60GB. The PS3 has everything very tightly packed every component on the PCB is tiny/flat, on the Xbox 360 it is like a PC motherboard, with loads of capacitors, that could easily be replaced. There's also a lot of room next to the heatsinks, you could literally fit an entire hand span in there (if you chopped your hand off :p).

So I'd think it is a lot easier for Microsoft to slim down the 360, but seeing the PS3 internals and 360 internals, you can immediately see why Sony has the better hardware, because it is like space-age compared to the 360 motherboard. (Fact not opinion before some fanboy starts crying)

mfwahwah5228d ago

@1.28

If you want to know why it's news then watch the video and read the info on youtube.

Half a second from GUARANTEED victory, which would net them AT LEAST $40,000.

A 360 freezes, refs call for a rematch, and they lose. They lost $40,000 because a 360 over heated and ruined the game. That's a little bit more than "typical" if you ask me.

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Bathyj5229d ago

Sh*t does just happen.

Arseh*les cause it.

trancefreak5229d ago

Man that suks especially during a tournement, :/

Shepherd 2145229d ago

Arseholes do not always cause it. Arseholes did not make my water pipes freeze up yesterday morning and break, thereby rendering me without running water. Sometimes, sh!t just happens.

DigitalHorror815229d ago

I jumped ship the day my 360 Red-ringed. I don't put up with failure. But..but..but..it heats my room...Not anymore it doesn't.

It freezes it.

Unicron5229d ago

Pro/Serious Gamers "console of choice."

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Darkspade5229d ago

It wasn't a Console Problem it was a Live problem, I'm not sure why a Gaming Tourny that big would not be System Linked.. oh well it's halo anyways... Just so you know the PSN and Wii( since you brought it up) are far behind Xbox Live online Play service... PSN Moving Close but Still Behind

TheDeadMetalhead5229d ago

"XBL is better! XBL is better!" So many people say this, but does anybody ever give a REAL reason why it's better? No.

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Terry_B3d ago

Good list..hoped to see Street Fighter 5 there..and it is.

Vits3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.

darthv723d ago

Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.

I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.

Kaii3d ago

They consider FO 76 & ME Andromeda to be great now 🤭

anast3d ago

Every game in the last 2 decades...

INMATEofARKHAM3d ago

It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.

gunnerforlife2d ago

Days gone! By the end of the game I couldn't drop it down! I went around so many hours killing zombies! It was addictive by the end.

S2Killinit2d ago

That game was just plain good game. It didnt improve, it was just good.

gunnerforlife2d ago

I don't know, I got it abit late, and struggled for a few days, and then all of a sudden it just got good!!

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