Comments on: What’s With Red Rings of Death? Why So Common…? http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/05/03/whats-with-red-rings-of-death-why-so-common/ GameStooge: Just another Game weblog Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:09:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Derrick Schommer http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/05/03/whats-with-red-rings-of-death-why-so-common/#comment-2885 Derrick Schommer Fri, 04 May 2007 13:38:28 +0000 http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/05/03/whats-with-red-rings-of-death-why-so-common/#comment-2885 I call it an "investment" because, in theory, your game play value should rise as the system gains momentum. :) A system that's released and has no games that are any good, in my mind, is a "bad investment." I call it an “investment” because, in theory, your game play value should rise as the system gains momentum. :)

A system that’s released and has no games that are any good, in my mind, is a “bad investment.”

]]> By: P http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/05/03/whats-with-red-rings-of-death-why-so-common/#comment-2883 P Fri, 04 May 2007 11:01:28 +0000 http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/05/03/whats-with-red-rings-of-death-why-so-common/#comment-2883 I have had to have a total of two replacements. This was at the tail-end of 2005 and the beginning of 2006. Since I got my 3rd 360 in '06, I haven't had any problems. The fact that I had such a hard time before is a real bummer and I agree that a purchase, not investment (they go up in value), of this magnitude should work! Microsoft's shoddy workmanship was and now still is expected. I have had to have a total of two replacements. This was at the tail-end of 2005 and the beginning of 2006. Since I got my 3rd 360 in ‘06, I haven’t had any problems. The fact that I had such a hard time before is a real bummer and I agree that a purchase, not investment (they go up in value), of this magnitude should work! Microsoft’s shoddy workmanship was and now still is expected.

]]> By: Derrick Schommer http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/05/03/whats-with-red-rings-of-death-why-so-common/#comment-2875 Derrick Schommer Thu, 03 May 2007 18:35:31 +0000 http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/05/03/whats-with-red-rings-of-death-why-so-common/#comment-2875 lol, I am fairly certain you cannot digg down gamestooge articles :) Dugg up for your great dugg down comment. lol, I am fairly certain you cannot digg down gamestooge articles :)
Dugg up for your great dugg down comment.

]]> By: S Holmes http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/05/03/whats-with-red-rings-of-death-why-so-common/#comment-2874 S Holmes Thu, 03 May 2007 18:23:06 +0000 http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/05/03/whats-with-red-rings-of-death-why-so-common/#comment-2874 Dugg down as misleading. Please don't disparage the good name of the Detroit Red Wings by associating them with death. They are currently 2-2 with San Jose and are very much alive. Dugg down as misleading. Please don’t disparage the good name of the Detroit Red Wings by associating them with death. They are currently 2-2 with San Jose and are very much alive.

]]> By: Broken Design http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/05/03/whats-with-red-rings-of-death-why-so-common/#comment-2869 Broken Design Thu, 03 May 2007 15:47:21 +0000 http://www.gamestooge.com/2007/05/03/whats-with-red-rings-of-death-why-so-common/#comment-2869 There is definitely a fundamental flaw to the design of the 360. Never before has there been either a console or an electronics device in general that has as many problems as these seem to. I've had a SNES that froze maybe 2 or 3 times over the course of 6 years, usually after double-digit hours' continuous playtime, a N64 that I don't remember ever freezing, a PS2 that maybe froze 5-7 times in a 5 year period of time, and a 360 that has easily frozen more than a dozen times, lately once in every 2 or 3 boots, in the year and 4 months since I purchased it. It may be the increased presence and reach of the internet this day in age over PS2 / Xbox days and earlier, but it seems like there are more problems with the 360 in all its incarnations than any previous console, though admittedly the PS2 had some pretty big issues out of the gate. It seems that there isn't an owner I've spoken to who has been completely problem-free. Everyone I know has more frequent than should be freezes, some have had the red rings, and a couple have needed replacement consoles. Each time I boot my 360 I'm afraid that I'll get mine too. Already had them once, but thankfully was fixed with a reboot. We shouldn't live in fear of our $400 investment going to crap so soon in its lifespan. I think it's pretty telling of the console's quality with how MS continually revises and expands upon its warranty, as though it's more likely that it's going to fail than it is to play problem-free. There is definitely a fundamental flaw to the design of the 360. Never before has there been either a console or an electronics device in general that has as many problems as these seem to. I’ve had a SNES that froze maybe 2 or 3 times over the course of 6 years, usually after double-digit hours’ continuous playtime, a N64 that I don’t remember ever freezing, a PS2 that maybe froze 5-7 times in a 5 year period of time, and a 360 that has easily frozen more than a dozen times, lately once in every 2 or 3 boots, in the year and 4 months since I purchased it. It may be the increased presence and reach of the internet this day in age over PS2 / Xbox days and earlier, but it seems like there are more problems with the 360 in all its incarnations than any previous console, though admittedly the PS2 had some pretty big issues out of the gate. It seems that there isn’t an owner I’ve spoken to who has been completely problem-free. Everyone I know has more frequent than should be freezes, some have had the red rings, and a couple have needed replacement consoles. Each time I boot my 360 I’m afraid that I’ll get mine too. Already had them once, but thankfully was fixed with a reboot. We shouldn’t live in fear of our $400 investment going to crap so soon in its lifespan. I think it’s pretty telling of the console’s quality with how MS continually revises and expands upon its warranty, as though it’s more likely that it’s going to fail than it is to play problem-free.

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