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New Survey Says Xbox 360 Failure Rate is 42%

By Geoffrey Tim
April 16, 2010
in :  Gaming
28

Ahh, the Xbox 360. it’s a lovely machine, capable of playing some incredible games. Its interface is slick and intuitive, and the underlying software that ties everything to its online experience is without par. Pity then that its build quality, and indeed general quality of the hardware is appalling. Stupid design decisions and corner cutting measures at fabrication have given …

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Couriers Letting Powercare Down? A Local Tells Us His Story

By Nick De Bruyne
November 13, 2009
in :  Gaming
9

Have you had a red ring of death? Have you had to deal with Powercare lately? If so, has it gone smoothly? I received an e-mail this morning from a local Xbox 360 owner who had just gone through a major ordeal when trying to get his Xbox 360 swapped out with Powercare. From the looks of things, Powercare were …

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I’m in the new dashboard preview – but there is a problem

By Gavin Mannion
October 26, 2009
in :  Gaming
22

Late on Friday afternoon I received an email in my inbox that should have made me a little happy, you see I was chosen to participate in the Xbox Live update preview (along with half the planet). But at least I was going to be able to post some first hand reports on the incoming dashboard update… but there is …

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Xbox 360 and PS3 Failures Explained – 40% of dead consoles are PS3’s

By Geoffrey Tim
September 1, 2009
in :  Gaming
31

Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry has, through the help of a rather busy console repair shop, examined the failures that have plagued Microsoft’s Xbox 360, and more recently, Sony’s PlayStation 3. While the internet as a whole is well aware of the 360’s hardware problems, people are becoming increasingly aware of hardware reliability issues with the PS3. According to the repair outlet’s …

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New Xbox 360 update causing consoles to hang

By Gavin Mannion
August 12, 2009
in :  Gaming
12

I knew this story was going to be hitting the Internet I just didn’t expect me to be the one who posted it first. Early this morning the update arrived on my local console and I was prompted to install it as required. The installation went smoothly and was completed really quickly so I was pretty impressed so far. Then …

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Fearing the Reaper – Gaming's cold hand of death

By Bliksem_182
April 28, 2009
in :  Gaming
19

If you’re an Xbox360 user, than you’re probably peering suspiciously at your white box’s power button, chomping away at the bloody stumps that once were your finger tips. Don’t worry, I’ve been there too. Fearfully awaiting the day that your green ring of fun turns a darker shade of red and abruptly gives you the proverbial finger. Alas, that day …

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E74 Error Gets Extended Warranty

By Nick De Bruyne
April 14, 2009
in :  Gaming
2

Who could ever forgot how Microsoft had to shoot themselves in the foot when they announced that they would be extending the warranty for the Red Rings of Death, Demise, Doom and a whole lot of other words starting with “D”. So basically, as most of us know, the E74 is the new RROD. The good news is that Microsoft …

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Has the RROD evolved into the E74?

By Gavin Mannion
March 18, 2009
in :  Gaming
20

The RROD issue has plagued the Xbox 360 since it’s conception and while the problem hasn’t completely disappeared there has been a noticeable decline in it’s occurrence. However there is a new beast in town that I personally have seen before, the previously innocuous E74 which normally meant an unseated or faulty AV cable has now become a lot more …

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