Gamers in Bowling Green, KY are sending in their Xbox 360 video game consoles by the dozens as Microsoft fixes glitches with the technology.
Marshall and Sonya Gray, owners of the UPS Store at 760 Campbell Lane, say they are shipping about 30 to 35 Xbox consoles each week from gamers sending them back for repairs. And dropoffs have increased steadily within the last few months, Sonya Gray said, with as many as 12 Xbox consoles being dropped off in one day alone - she recalled one customer who was sending his Xbox back for the sixth time.
Titus Phillips, assistant manager of GameStop in Greenwood Mall, said failure rates are reportedly at 45 percent for the Xbox consoles released in 2005 and 35 percent for those released later.
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
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Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.
I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing
1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.
It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!
I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.
Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.
Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:
- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2
I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.
Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.
I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.
I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.
But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5
Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.
While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.
Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.
It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny
Armored Core VI?
Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.
Is something big coming soon to branch the story?
No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).
Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.
Video games are no longer just a simple past time. Today's games are evolving into true works of art. Offering intriguing narratives, cinematic setpieces, and profound messages, games can entertain us for hundreds of hours.
I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now
I would say it does. The combat is a bit shit for todays standards but everything else is great.
the first one is abit the odd one out but after u finished it, believe it it gets tremendously better and better
WTF, have these issues with the 360 been resolved or not? I thought I'd be playing Space Giraffe last night, because dropping $400 on a game won't exactly cause any turbulence in my budget, but when I got to the 360 display I couldn't help but wonder why the screen was black.
Does anyone know if the 360 has been modified to prevent failure or does getting to know your UPS guy on a first name basis come with the Live membership?
I own 2 Xbox 360's (1 Premium and 1 new Elite) and I've only had one problem with my elite. I had to send it in ONCE for repairs for RRoD and it was very fast and easy.
I don't get why people make such a huge issue over this. I had to BUY 4 PS2's before I got one that didn't fail on me (the lens issue with the big PS2's).
My experience with Microsoft has been very pleasant, hence why I bought another 360. Don't base your judgment on buying the system, on what everyone else says. I keep my consoles properly ventilated and I guess dumb luck helps.
Just my 2 cents.
The one on the living room big screen hi-def is a launch day system, and the one on the small hi-def in my bedroom is a refurb premium I bought a few months ago. Nary a hiccup from either of them.
Keep them clean and ventilated and you probably won't have any problems.
I do feel for these people with problems, but to let fear paralyze you into not getting one is kinda sad. I mean, so far, this thing has paid for itself. I would not like to buy another one, but I would if mine broke and the warranty wasn't in place. But, IT IS. Heck, I bought the extended two year warranty anyway from Microsoft, and when they extended the original 90 day warranty to 1 year, they bumped up my warranty coverage(which includes everything) until May 08. This purchase is among the best 400 dollars I've spent. Now, it's even cheaper!
"Titus Phillips, assistant manager of GameStop in Greenwood Mall, said failure rates are reportedly at 45 percent for the Xbox consoles released in 2005 and 35 percent for those released later."
They still don't know how to fix the piece of plastic...