The XBox 360

#11

well i heard the reports on CNBC so i cant post that but I do have a different link which helps a bit.

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After receiving a huge promotion from the press, buyers of the Xbox 360 in N. America say that they have experienced some issues when playing specific games.

Microsoft did not deny the promlems but said that they are "isolated".

"We have received a few isolated reports of consoles not working as expected," Microsoft spokeswoman Molly O'Donnell.

Enthusiast Web sites such as www.xbox-scene.com as well as Microsoft's own Xbox Web forum on Wednesday carried postings from Xbox 360 owners reporting that some systems had crashed during regular play as well as during online game play using the Xbox Live service.

Problems included screens going black and the appearance of a variety of error messages. In addition, the console has been reported to crash, possibly due to overheating issues attributed to the console's hard drive.

O'Donnell, who declined to say how many reports the company had received, said calls represent a "very, very small fraction" of units sold. The number of calls was not unexpected, she said.

"With any launch of this magnitude, you're bound to see something happening," she said.

O'Donnell said the best way to resolve the issues is to call 1-800-4MY-XBOX for trouble shooting. If that does not solve the problem, she said, Microsoft will repair or replace the unit.

Despite the issues, Microsoft corporate vice president Peter Moore has given the first firm indications of the company's sales ambitions for the Xbox 360 over the coming year, which see ten million consoles being shipped by the end of 2006.

Xbox 360 will follow up on its sell-out US launch with a European launch next Friday, December 2nd.

#12

I think Microsoft is pushing this hard due to the fact that the first XBox flopped big time in Japan.

There's bound to be a few crashes with it because of the amount of hardware in the thing as opposed to the "old" XBox.

#13

That's what you get when you release the console and games too early due to corporate pressure. I am willing to bet it was still not ready.

Lost Ghost · #14

No....it was ready, these people aren't stupid...

they're recalls on cars.....basically everything.....there are a batch that just dont work right....in which case they are repaired or replaced....by offering that, you know they got most of them right..

#15

Yet another reason while I'll be spending my 5 stacks on a PS3...

#16

LG but it doesnt sound like its a few, it was on CNBC how people are totally pissed because they bought one now they have to return it and try to get one before XMAS. its not the fact that there are a few, if that was the case i doubt people would make such a big problem out of it.

#17

I don't get it. Everybody has problems with all the windows versions and you think they can make a machine that outperformes a computer..........

I'll wait for the PS3. Money way better spent I would say.

#18

oh noes!!! microsoft made something that CRASHES???

in other news, the sky looks blue, but it is really clear.

#19

Is that the reason why Volvo runs his crash tests over windows 2003 systems?

#20

fap,

i am not saying windows is not powerful,.. but it does crash if you don't maintain it. and it is pretty high maitenance, for some good reasons for the technical minded people who really use it, and don't play with it.