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Crecente’s Ninth Xbox 360 Dies

Submitted by on July 23, 2007 – 2:00 pm4 Comments

Die cast junkyard

Kotaku Managing Editor Brian Crecente has had his NINTH Xbox 360 die on him. The big surprise on this one really should be the fact that, you know, it is nine (9) fricken machines that have died since launch. But it’s not. The big surprise is that after the first eight (8) went quietly out into that good night with the red rings of death, the ninth one did not go quietly when its DVD drive died.

Bill Harris runs some numbers about the new Xbox 360 warranty plans over at DubiousQuality and notes that Microsoft’s best option may be a voluntary recall starting in January when sales dip. Let gamers call in, check the serial number, and do the exchange. His math leads him to think the failure rate for 360′s could be 25% or something similar.

I wonder if the Nintendo and Sony engineers will be putting copies of these articles in their personal files to bring with them when it’s time for a raise.

Image from the Tin Hunter, stories from Kotaku and DubiousQuality.

  • http://www.aeropause.com Stephen

    My understanding was the percentage was around 33%, based on a report by EBGameStop, who said that 1 in 3 of the 360s they’d sold had come back to be replaced.

  • http://www.nisute.com Maikel de Bakker

    unfortionaly i had my thirth 360 die on me. but i also had a wii dieing on me (overheaded thanks to 24-7)

  • brent Kailbourn

    Nine aint nothing.

    My first died when I dropped it down a flight of stairs.
    My second when I tossed it into the bathtub with my brother when I tried to kill him
    My third quit when I had it outside on a camping trip and used it to rest my feet by the fire
    My fourth when I stacked my DVD, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, Stereo and Atari 2600 on top of it.
    My fifth flared up when I stuck a bare wire into the power extension and ran it to the toaster to cut down on the power bill.
    My sixth when I bounced it off my cousin’s head when he beat me at Gears of War
    My seventh died when I urinated on it-i was drunk and was aiming for the PS3 but missed. my bad.
    My eighth – hell I dont remember but i’m sure it wasnt my fault.
    My ninth did the red ring of death when I made it play Shrek 3 for five hours straight.
    My tenth 360 busted after I my Wii remote strap broke and hit it during a furious game of Mama Cookoff
    and finally my eleventh died when I cracked it open to pull out the copper wiring to sell on the blackmarket.

    but I’m sticking with Microsoft-i got a good feeling about lucky number 12!

  • http://www.aeropause.com Stephen

    Brent, that’s absurd. The idea that even a drunk guy could miss something the size of the PS3 with a urine stream? Come on, now.

    I do have to say I feel very lucky that I’ve never had a console break on me. I’ve bought or inherited used consoles that turned out to be broken, but that’s it. That includes handhelds. I wonder if some of it comes down to the way the systems have been handled in addition to the durability. I’m generally very cautious with my electronics. We won’t talk about how many times my iPod has hit the floor.