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Will the Xbox 360 survive past Christmas?

Davey Winder writes: "The red rings of death issue simply refuses to go away for Microsoft, and no matter how much it reduces the cost and extends the warranty one simple question remains: will the Xbox 360 ever be fit for purpose?

I guess that the headline should have read 'Will my Xbox 360 survive past Christmas?' given that I intend to use my own experience of Xbox 360 ownership to highlight that, no matter how hard Microsoft tries to convince the public differently, it just cannot seem to fix the hardware problems users of the Xbox 360 face."

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sak500 - 447 days 22 hours ago

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Stupid article by a fanboy. My 2 360s running fine since last 2 years so now i should post my article as well?

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Jamie Foxx - 447 days 21 hours ago

1.1 - RIGHT,THATS 3 MINUTES OF MY LIFE WASTED....

reading that,i dont own a 360, but truth or not i see this as flamebait

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marinelife9 - 447 days 21 hours ago

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If you have a launch system you only have a few more weeks to manually make it red ring before your warranty is up.

You're better off getting it repaired now than having to pay for the repair later.

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Montrealien - 447 days 21 hours ago

1.3 -

itwire writter says..

(I guess that the headline should have read 'Will my Xbox 360 survive past Christmas?' )

you guessed correctly fine sir!

I think this is just a bad experience from and informed cunsumer who just happens to write for a tech site. He also knows what has been giving traffic to sites these days, and his story on his personnal experience, with that title will get a few clics for his 4 freakin pages. every page felt like I was clicking for a refesh of the stupids pop-ups, lol

another thing that pisses me off is that fact that crap like this is rotting N4G into a place to go see how the (enthusiasts) act. This stupid story was approved in 20 minutes, when real news for gamers sits in the pending section for hours and hours.

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Monchichi025 - 447 days 21 hours ago

1.4 - Nothing to read here....

Just another one of these stupid articles. Like the ones that came out last year with this same topic, and the year before.

The 360, PS3 and the Wii are here to stay! GET OVER IT!!!

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Dreamworker - 447 days 21 hours ago

1.5 - if you have a launch day 360

and you are afraid to get the RROD after your warranty runs out. Just call microsoft tell them you have RROD and they will tell you to send it in & they send you a refurbished one. Microsoft don't even checks your console broken or not.

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HighDefinition - 447 days 21 hours ago

1.6 - As flaming as this artical is (and I don`t care it doesn`t ruin my day)........

"if you have a launch day 360
and you are afraid to get the RROD after your warranty runs out. Just call microsoft tell them you have RROD and they will tell you to send it in & they send you a refurbished one. Microsoft don't even checks your console broken or not."

That`s comment is so sad, even though I understand what your TRYING to say, It`s still sad.

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Jake1111 - 447 days 20 hours ago

1.7 - Trading mine in....

I dont want to see the 360 die at all. In fact we NEED the 360 and the PS3. I own both.

The competition between the both systems is the reason we are not all here playing some gimick Wii crappy game and talking about how terrible the graphics are.

The competition between both Sony and Microsoft is the reason that online gaming is becoming more and more diverse.

They are the reason we are playing amazing games in HD.

Kudos to both Microsoft and Sony for continuously pushing the gaming industry forward instead of backward like Nintendo has done with their gimick wii system....

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solidt12 - 447 days 19 hours ago

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Another Flame bait article. Don't fall for the bait!

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P4KY B - 447 days 22 hours ago

2 - Thats a bad way of saying the 360 has lots of great games this winter.

If your 360 breaks get it fixed under warranty.
I'm on my 6th or 7th (can't remember now) and each replacement has come with another 3 year warranty.

I expect my controller will break considering all the use i intend on giving it this winter.

Gears 2, Fable 2, Fallout 3, Prince of Persia, End War and COD5

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sak500 - 447 days 22 hours ago

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sorry by mistake disagreed. Here bubbles to make it up for it. Also its like now $199 and more reliable than the previous version so who the hell cares with 3 years warranty. Read somewhere on n4g one guy's ps3 conked off so what will that guy do now? GO pay another $300 for new one?

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va_bank - 447 days 21 hours ago

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"I'm on my 6th or 7th (can't remember now)"

.. I'm not trying to flame, honestly, but you don't see a problem with this statement?

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KnaveX - 447 days 21 hours ago

2.3 - @sak

PS3 owners have warranties as well, it's just a rare case to hear they need to use it. If you find it okay to buy a newer version of the same console because it's more reliable then ok. I'm sure PS3 owners are comfortable knowing the money they paid for theirs is the only amount of money they have to pay for their hardware. But way to go, mentioning Ps3 owners were they have no part, yeah, they're the defensive ones.

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bruiser81 - 447 days 21 hours ago

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you must really love your system, i was pissed when my launch ps2 burned out. And i'm now on my 3'rd 360, if this one breaks i think i will throw the towel in on the 360 and wait for their next system

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thor - 447 days 21 hours ago

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Yeah I was annoyed when my PS2 broke, the laser in the disk tray crapped out, I managed to sell it to a friend for dirt cheap who thought he could fix it though (he couldn't). Only problems I've had with my launch PS3 have been 2 faulty USB ports (which certain firmware updates have fixed, others have broken them again) and those L2 and R2 buttons that break, that's happened on one of my controllers. But then, it's a playstation console so you kinda expect the L2 and R2 buttons to break.

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The Makr - 447 days 21 hours ago

2.6 - I got my 360 in Jan. of 2007...

I have had no problems at all, and according to what i have read, it has the same chip setup that the launch 360's have. My 360 is downstairs in the coolest room in the house, but I have accidently left it on overnight a few times and it's still going. I'm not going to try to intentionally make it break. If it is still working by Jan 2010, I will definitely have gotten my money's worth by far, considering I only paid $300 in a sale price back then. And would have no problem just buy a new arcade unit, which by 2010, will prolly be 125 or 100 dollars.

This article fails and the guy who wrote it fails.

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Sony Rep - 447 days 21 hours ago

2.7 - @thor

Well, if it was a disc read error problem, then all you had to do was get a cotton swab and clean the laser.

Not as serious as the RROD.

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shelbygt33 - 447 days 20 hours ago

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I bought a x360 around launch, and it lasted about 8 months before it died. Since then, the replacement has worked just fine.

Also, my PS3 bricked on the last major firmware update, and that got fixed as well (same PS3 came back ... or at least, the same HDD came back)

So, for me, they are each equally as faulty. One was software related, one was hardware, but the net result for me was a week or so turnaround until it got repaired.

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TiKiMaN1 - 447 days 8 hours ago

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How is it possible that you have gone through so many? Do you stick your Xbox 360 in the microwave or put duct tape over the ventilation ports in the back? I would understand 2-3 not 6-7.

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Fishy Fingers - 447 days 22 hours ago

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Well that was a waste of 5 minutes.

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shovelbum - 447 days 20 hours ago

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Another perfect use or time travel so I can go back and not read this crap. I am still on my first 360 which resides in a 6 yo boys room now that I have added an elite to my game room but I do have dual 4" fans pulling air out the rear of my cabinet. I know the problem exists but I do not know of one person who has experienced it. The xbox brand isn't going anywhere and neither is playstation and that is GREAT news for us gamers.

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thereapersson - 447 days 21 hours ago

4 - My 360 works just fine

I leave it running all the time, sometimes overnight when I am running marathon gaming sessions. I know the RRoD problem is still here, but at least we hear about it less because of the measures MS has taken.

This article fails.

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Sony Rep - 447 days 21 hours ago

5 - My take...

These are substantiated claims and concerns. I know people like cheap things, but people also like cheap hookers. Doesn't mean it's better than a real girlfriend or wife.

The longevity and novelty of a 360 seems to be fading- only stimulated by a drastic price cut in the heat of a ass whooping by Sony.

Sony is not as flexible as they should be. But, a $299.99 PS3 will sound better than a $199.99 360, and sales will represent this. 2008 does seems like the last hoorah for MS.

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sajj316 - 447 days 21 hours ago

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True ... but you'll also see a $299.99 PS3 up against a $149.99 360.

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Sony Rep - 447 days 21 hours ago

5.2 - @sajj316

I doubt MS will do another price cut for the arcade unit, anytime soon.

I wonder if they are losing money on them.

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Rooster15 - 446 days 22 hours ago

5.3 - not defending or attacking anyone....just stating facts

Alot of these posts are from people who can't take an unbiased approach or POV on anything concerning the ps3/360/ or wii in the gaming industry.
Heres a few facts since I work in the gaming industry every day:
I sell the ps3 console for 399.99$...I make .49¢ profit on it.
I sell the the 360 for 299.99$...I make 19.98$ profit on it.
I sell the wii for 269.99$...I make 14.01$ profit on it.

These numbers are relative to what each company makes. Sony still sells the ps3 at a loss (which is undisclosed; apart from the confirmed loss of 3.3 billion in thier last trimester) at least they let the market make a miserable .49¢ on it.

Microsoft sells thier console at a steady profit. Last month they beat ps3 in Japan, thanks to Tales of Verespia. According to G4TechTV 360 sells are up in North America and on the rise.

Here are the sells numbers for North America in August
wii - 453,000 consoles sold
360 - 195,200
ps3 - 185,400
Ds - 518,300
Psp - 253,000
*source: The NPD Group

In my own store here are the total number of sales for the 360 and ps3 (this includes all models)
X360 - 302 consoles total
ps3 - 167 consoles total

To post this article, the author had no evidence or support to back up his claims apart from his own bad experiences with the console. I get alot more claims of ps3 problems and failures then I do with the 360 (last year it was the opposite, but that was LAST year.)

With all the games coming out between now and christmas for the 360, I don't see it slowing down, let alone failing. The ps3 will still be going strong thanks to its bluray drive (and hopefully HOME) but not because of 360 failing nor Sony exclusives. Fable 2 will be selling alot more consoles then Resistence 2 (now thats an opinon) Apart from LBP I don't see any "system sellers" on the ps3.

I have both consoles and I am in no way biased to any console. All the information given is confirmed from valuable sources.

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sajj316 - 447 days 21 hours ago

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Gloom and Doom articles suck .... of course it will survive past Christmas!

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PimpHandStrong - 447 days 21 hours ago

7.1 - DUDE

wooooooooooooooooooo

so your playing 70 hours a week?!?!?!

what a loser

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Jamie Foxx - 447 days 21 hours ago

7.2 - JMCORP..

24 hours in a day,people who work work an average of 9 hours daily,you say you play your 360 10 hours aday thats 19 hours altogether that would leave you five hours sleep,either your lying or you dont work so you do nothing but eat sleep and play 360

this article is flamebait but lying also looks desperate

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DeZimatoR - 447 days 21 hours ago

8 - 10 hours a day?!

Damn...why don't you...I donno, try getting a life for example?

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PimpHandStrong - 447 days 21 hours ago

9 - not here to flame

but

the warranty runs out in Nov

by Jan 2009 we will know for sure if RROD has been fixed

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Sarick - 447 days 18 hours ago

9.1 - When warrenty runs out.

It'll be at one point be cheaper for people to buy a new 360 then send them in for repair. At least the perceived install base will continue to grow even if old consoles are replaced completely. It's not like the install base subtracts the dead disguarded consoles the same way new purchases add to it. :)

This comment isn't reserved to 360 alone, but since 360 has been listed as having a higher failure rate it's impact is greater. When choosing a platform to develop for a consensus of the install base is used. Since the install base is a deciding factor in how resources are distributed this can give a false impression of overall success.

You then realize that having shipped 20 million doesn't directly translate to 20 million, although it's perceived as 20 million functioning units when calculated to the public and the developers.

Once the warranty runs out most people will just replace their worn out units, but by that time they'll have already served their purpose. The prices will drop and this will discourage people from buying used systems without warranties while adding to the perceptuion that the install base is still growing from new owners.

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chrisnick - 447 days 21 hours ago

10 - maybe......but the main question is

where the hell are the exclusives?......after christmas that is....the good exclusives.....none of that alan wake nonsense.

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PimpHandStrong - 447 days 21 hours ago

11 - if they mean by survive

they mean will it still be on store shelfs

well yes

it will survive

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baraka007 - 447 days 21 hours ago

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RROD has happened to me as well. It sucks and I want MS to find a way of fixing it for good but I don't see any reason they wouldn't survive because this isn't a new problem. Im sure everyone knows about it by now and it hasn't really drove many away from buying a xbox. These articles seem to be for the angry gamers who are fighting 24/7 about silly things none of us care about. I wish N4G would put these types of articles in another tab so the rest of us who don't give a crap about the console war can filter them out and just read real gaming news...

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hamburgerhill - 447 days 21 hours ago

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I agree the title should of been "will my 360 survive past christmas" because the console itself should be around for many years to come. I'm just curious if the rrod issue is gone because out of all my friends I never hear about it anymore.

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Mike134nl - 447 days 21 hours ago

14 - why ask if you know the answer

Only console I might be worried about is the ps3 simply because the high costs of the console, simply because almost everybody in the world will be looking at cutting costs on christmas gifts (thanks to Bush).

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idontcare - 447 days 21 hours ago

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i think you don't have to be worried about the PS3.

a lot of people i know want to buy a PS3 when LBP hits this month and don't forget that the PS3 is the only system with graphics like MGS4, Uncharted, Motorstorm or LBP.

most of 360's good exclusive games are also on PC.

PS3 is the future.

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jojo319 - 447 days 21 hours ago

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"Thanks to Bush" Getting your news from MTV again? If you've been paying attention, you'd know that Democrats forced banks to make bad loans to people who couldn't afford it. I'm not saying he is a good president, but show me ONE example where this is Bush's fault.

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juuken - 447 days 21 hours ago

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Ahem, excuse me but the PS3 is a lot cheaper than it was last year.

Last year it cost an arm, leg, and a head. Not to say that the PS3 doesn't need a pricecut but it's not expensive like it was last year.

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UnwanteDreamz - 447 days 20 hours ago

14.4 - @ JoJo

Off Topic

I know where you got your info but that is only half the story so you come off like another Rep @#$%$#$ to lazy to look beyond what your party tells you. If you did real research you would see that a majority to Reps voted for that piece of legislation you mention. Also note worthy is the deregulation of the banking industry that the Republicans including John McCain have voted for since 1987. Fail stick to videogames.

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Sony Rep - 447 days 21 hours ago

15 - People who buy a 360 now...

will they get 3 years warranty or 1 year?

I doubt MS can afford another 3 years of free warranty.

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jojo319 - 447 days 21 hours ago

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Look at MS's profits and tell me with a straight face they couldn't "afford" it.

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chrisnick - 447 days 21 hours ago

15.2 - jojo

they can afford it......but u guys won't see a dime of all that live subscription money....they'll shrink the warranty time....because they know geniuses out there will pay to have their console fixed 10-20 times b4 the next one comes out........in 2010 and they stop supporting this one.(and the same geniuses will go out and buy the next one...u know...cuz it came out first.)

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greenmeanie - 447 days 21 hours ago

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Let me say I love my xbox 360, but I am on my second soon to be third repair. Instead of MS just "fixing" the 360 and wasting all that time doing it over and over why don't they just give us a coupon for a brand new one!?!?! I mean the newer ones don't seem to be plagued by this issue, so why cant we just get a new one? I hate that they won't admit that no matter what they do, the 360 is not repairable! It cannot be repaired! Either that or they are doing something wrong cause most of my friends are on their 2nd and 3rd too! I love the xbox 360 and the games I have for it. It is the most amazing system I have ever had in my life but its such a headache worrying about it surviving all the time and having to send it back that it's almost not worth it. If I give up on the 360 I wont have anything left but the wii. And as much as I love the wii, it doesnt even compare to the awesomeness of the 360! And no, I do not want a PS3. I am sorry, but the controller on the PS3 sucks and it just wouldnt be the same playing FPS games.

Anyways, I just wish Microsoft would get their sh@t together! THis is what happens when American companies outsource to third world countries to try and save a buck!

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juuken - 447 days 21 hours ago

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This story is flamebait.

Let's see what happens at the end of the year before we jump to conclusions.

Oookay...I'm not defending the 360 or the RROD. Microsoft should have fixed this problem COMPLETELY instead of trying to cover it up but I wouldn't say the 360 won't survive past Christmas, knowing Microsoft.

We'll just have to see what happens.

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morganfell - 447 days 22 hours ago

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With all of those 3 year warranties starting to expire it's going to get ugly for MS...and even uglier for the customers.

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Internet Trolling Expert - 447 days 22 hours ago

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Yeap

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Montrealien - 447 days 21 hours ago

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would you want more problems for the people that bought an xbox mmorgan? Do you want it to get uglier? and if so, why?

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juuken - 447 days 21 hours ago

1.3 -

*whistles innocently*

No comment.

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Sir_Ken_Kutaragi - 447 days 21 hours ago

1.4 - Walks in to the room...

'No comment'

Walks out...

;-D
It will get uglier for us PS3 Fans :-/
They will blame us on this??? Ho Hum...More Nasty PM's to me...
(Bang goes my ''No comment') ;-D

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Pain - 447 days 20 hours ago

1.6 - Sure..

Space heaters are needed till Atleast March..

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Jason 360 - 447 days 14 hours ago

1.7 - ^^^

It's a conga line of "3rd"

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AngryTypingGuy - 447 days 6 hours ago

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That was pretty funny Jason.

Will the 360 last past Christmas? Yes, and it will sell more games in the process like it ALWAYS does!

Remember how MGS4 was "Judgment Day" for the 360? That was a laugh. After 10 weeks it had sold 3.29m compared to 5.25m after 10 weeks for Gears of War. Gears 2 will also sell more. And I'll spare you the Halo 3 numbers...don't want you guys to cry too bad.

I know, I know, VGCHartz are 360 fanboys and I'm sure MGS4 really sold 6 to 7 billion copies, one for every person on Earth. I know that's your collective excuse, so I thought I'd save you the typing.

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Internet Trolling Expert - 447 days 22 hours ago

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Nope,it wont.

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Internet Trolling Expert - 447 days 22 hours ago

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People will find an alternative source of heat that wont break

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Montrealien - 447 days 21 hours ago

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what happened to all your other accounts? enjoy being a pain to the site? f*cking leach. lol

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Internet Trolling Expert - 447 days 22 hours ago

4 - The red ring of death is the birth mark of the xbox 360

....that will never ever go away

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Internet Trolling Expert - 447 days 21 hours ago

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Calling a mod a jack@ss will definitely help your situation

Edit:Jamie if you're listening ban sak500 from n4g,hes insulting your trained staff members

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heyheyhey - 447 days 21 hours ago

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of course it will, it will gain a lot of momentum during the holiday due to the price cuts...

but it faces many obstacles in 2009 that will slow it down considerably.... like God of War 3, Killzone 2 and the inevitable PS3 price cut... and many more

i think deep into 09/ early 10 the 360 will have lost momentum and that's when MS will release their next console....

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bamyrick226 - 447 days 21 hours ago

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just want to say this post came at a perfect ime. as im approaching the aniversery of my red ring last year, i get my second just yesterday, and im happy to say no more microsoft for me. how bout this! the one i have is still under warranty but im refusing to go through all this again, so they can keep there money. im out,hello ps3!

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morganfell - 447 days 21 hours ago

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Welcome aboard. I have had 3 RRODs so far and my Halo 360 is locking up left and right now. Meanwhile my PS3, a 60GB with a 320Gb drive is screaming along. The SOCOM beta kicks ass - I was on that thing for 4 hours last night.

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juuken - 447 days 21 hours ago

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morgan...now you're making me miss the Little Big Planet BETA and I'm at work! >.<

Can't wait to play the Resistance 2 BETA as well. :3

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morganfell - 447 days 20 hours ago

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Sorry for that juuken! The SOCOM beta just brings back all those great times I had in SOCOM, II, and III in the past. It is just absolutely brutal.

The SOCOM beta is also showing a feature past SOCOM titles have always had. Teamwork. For some unknown reason the SOCOM games always generate great teamwork even among strangers. It isn't forced, it just happens.

There is a big update for SOCOM en route and Sony has even extended the beta as well.

I am in the Home beta as also and I love the fact we are seeing all of this innovation on the PS3.

I have R2 Collector's Edition paid off and that is on the top of my list. Of course when you sign your messages like that it makes it difficult to think about such things...

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militant07 - 447 days 21 hours ago

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wow stupid fanboys ,get a life.

if microsoft didnt enter the console war will ps3 be good as now ? NO for sure no in game xmb no stores no trophys no cell and other stuffs.

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MaximusPrime - 447 days 21 hours ago

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i admit when i had xbox 360, i had no problem with it despite the fan was the noisiest i ever had.

then after watching BBC's watchdog regarding high level of RRoD reports and very bad MS customer service, i decided to return to Sony.

I sold xbox 360 and bought PS3 a month later on its UK release day.

Since then, im still happy with my PS3.

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juuken - 447 days 20 hours ago

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You made the right choice.
Don't stand for faulty hardware like that.

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MaximusPrime - 447 days 20 hours ago

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ive expecting some disagrees. Simple because they didnt believe me. I recall that BBC's WatchDog was one of the N4G article last year. Dont know if you remember it.

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juuken - 447 days 20 hours ago

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I remembered it and don't worry about the disagrees.

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militant07 - 447 days 19 hours ago

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no he didnt now he cant play those great 360 exlusive and if he kept 360 only its not right choise either.

the right chose owning them both.

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juuken - 447 days 19 hours ago

9.5 - militant

Yes, he should have kept both but a consumers shouldn't put up with something that constantly breaks.

You should be playing games, not worrying about if your system will last another day.

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she00win99 - 447 days 19 hours ago

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hey juuken, you never answer my question yesterday, can i have your number?

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juuken - 447 days 19 hours ago

9.7 - she0winn

...Are you hitting on me? o_o;

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she00win99 - 447 days 19 hours ago

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isn't it obvious?

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MaximusPrime - 447 days 18 hours ago

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@ militant07:

The only xbox 360 exclusive interested me was Test Drive Unlimited. and that was over a year ago. Im looking forward to its sequel and that will come to PS3.

I didnt regret selling xbox 360 because most "exclusive" are not that interesting and all of them are FPS. I dont even like Halo. too repetitive.

Im not a fan of FPS. im a fan of racing. Burnout Paradise is my all time favorite and yes it performs better on PS3 than xbox 360.

Sony has all the best exclusives since PS1.

@ Juuken: im surprised that you have 7 bubbles. Im adding another one for you. *clears throat* can i have some bubbles please? i have 4 bubbles for the past 4 months. :(

@Juuken below: cheers thank ;)

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juuken - 447 days 18 hours ago

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Gave you a bubble Maximus. :3

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Patchstation 3 - 447 days 21 hours ago

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hahhaahhaaa..Stupid question. If Xbox 360 was not in the market, I would of been done playing games by now.

The Xbox and Xbox 360 has bought so much to console gaming.

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Stubacca - 447 days 18 hours ago

12.1 - Whatever!

My g/f bought an Elite in February and it's already RRODed, so don't give me your sh*t. It's an ongoing issue for everyone else who has a 360 anyway, so don't try to sweep it under the carpet!

As for not having any games to play, you don't know what you're talking about. Played Wipeout HD? Warhawk? Or the mighty MGS4? And what exactly is it you think the 360 still has over the PS3? GeOW? Halo 3? Neither are worth buying dodgy hardware for.

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timmyrulz - 447 days 21 hours ago

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Misleading title, considering that at this moment in time the x360 is outselling the ps3

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ThatCanadianguy420 - 447 days 19 hours ago

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For the first time in a year and a half.after like what..4 price cuts?

lol

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MAGNUM RAM SUPPORT - 447 days 20 hours ago

14 - I used to be a huge xbox360 supporter

my first game was ghost recon advanced warrior back in 2006.
I was blown away coming from a ps2 to xbox360. Everything was great. I was so
impressed with xboxlive I reccomended it to all my friends & family. A few months went by &
I started having problems.

My games were freezing like crazy. Splinter cell just wouldnt work at all no matter
how many different disc I got from gamestop. All my games were scratched. I called support &
they told me I should keep it out of my wall unit. One day I got 3 red rings but I turned it off
in time & used a vacuum to suck out any dust. I bought the intercooler & kept it alive a few more
weeks but then the disc tray stopped working. I had to use a knife to pry open the tray & had a 50/50
chance that the console would recognize my game as a game & not a DVD .

Finnally , I made it to play cod4 until it started freezing & died. I called for a replacement but they told
me the warranty only covered 3 rings. I told them the truth. Everytime I turned it on it randomly flashed 1,2,&3
rings. They said if its 1 ring when they look at it I was gonna have to pay.

So I bought a arcade while waiting for the coffin. The arcade took 3 days before it started freezing & flashed me the red rings. Now, I dont get upset easily but I've had it. I was tired & stressed out. All I wanted to do was play
cod4. I've played all the very best games & beat em. Spent hundreds of dollars at the marketplace. A respectable gamerscore. I was done.

I packed up everything that had a xbox360 logo & instead of going to best buy I went to
gamestop & crossed my fingers when they turned on the arcade. It worked so I traded it &
all my games. I got my ps3 & cod4 for $40 dollars with some hdmi cables included.
needles to say it was the best desicion of my life. I have saved way more money for which
microsoft was ready to take for my gaming addiction.

Thank you Sony for just being you & always giving to the customer. That's a true story & I would hope
that everyone would learn how to use a company & not the company use you. Hopefully one day
ms can make a official statement about rrod being fixed. Until then, I'm done & not looking back.

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demolitionX - 447 days 20 hours ago

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No, it won't

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MAGNUM RAM SUPPORT - 447 days 20 hours ago

16 - oh & in case your wondering.

my first broken xbox360 is out of warranty & sits in a coffin inside my closet. I just reminded myself that I have to throw it away. I still have the steering wheel but nobody wants it. I also got the turtle beach headphones but that thing works with the ps3 minus the chat feature.

Anybody need a steering wheel? Wait... Forget it. I remember it got reccaled for being a fire hazard as ms sent that message to my xbox360 messages. Scary sh1t. It starts to smoke up.

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AngryHippo - 447 days 19 hours ago

17 - what a load....

....of fanboy cr@p!

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ThatCanadianguy420 - 447 days 19 hours ago

17.1 -

Just like that load you blow on you're 360 every night huh?

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MAGNUM RAM SUPPORT - 447 days 18 hours ago

18 - angryhippo?

I dont lie.
what's my purpose for lying?
by lying I'm saying you & others are worth lying to & that's makes me below
you.
We are all equals & I dont believe I am better than you. Lying is not worth
my time.

I must of offended you & I'm sorry but this is my experience. When I was about ten years old
my nintendo messed up all the time that it made me cry. I used to blow into cartridges & it gave me
ashtma attacks. A friend of mine had sega & I hated him & the one track & field game he had that came with
a pressure mat to run on. I wished his sega messed up on him because my parents wouldnt buy me one.

I was immature but I've learned a valuable lesson. God wasn't punishing me & I had to go outside more.
I entered sports like football & boxing & I joined the neighborhood gang. With the money I made I bought a new
nintendo & a sega myself & told my parents my friend gave it to me. I hardly played because by this time I wanted to dress "fresh".

My friend was shot dead & my parents kept me home for a while & by this time I was back into gaming.
genesis ruled my days until psone. I was a teenager & the arcades is where I went. Ps2 came out & the rest is history. I haven't had such stress until I messed with the 360. I used to get money the hardway & sometimes there was blood on it. The value of a dollar should mean more to you kids. I grew up in a different time & I dont expect you to understand until u work for a living.

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GiantEnemyCrab - 447 days 17 hours ago

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Never had a problem with my 360 going on 3 years now. Play it all the time.

My 360 will survive just fine this holiday.

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SonySoldierEternaL - 447 days 17 hours ago

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the bots seem butthurt from this article...lol

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rawd - 447 days 17 hours ago

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Toooooo Haloooooo

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