Microsoft Xbox 360 Recall: should it happen
Filed under: Gaming, Xbox 360 | By: Peter Chubb
Posted on: July 11, 2007 | 14 Comments
Many believe that Microsoft should be forthcoming about the flaws in the Xbox 360, and many say that Microsoft should initiate a Recall.
Microsoft has done such a good job with the Xbox 360, and has turned around their fortune in the gaming market by doing far better than the Sony PS3. The thing is they should be more honest to buyers of their consoles and games by admitting that the Xbox does have flaws instead of lying and telling us that a 3-5 percent failure rate is standard for consumer electronics products.
What we as a consumer would like to know is:
- Did they rush the release of the console?
- Did they cut corners?
- What is the true failure rate?
- How many devices have been returned?
- Was Microsoft aware of the extent of this problem before it launched the much revised Xbox 360 Elite?
Have your say; do you think that Microsoft should recall the Xbox 360?
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Aah but didn’t it take a year and a half for Halo 3 to come out? the best game on 360? Give the developers some time to get used to blu-ray and the PS3′ll be rollin’. However, I am looking into getting a 360 for gears of war and Halo.
Well, I am now on my 10th 360. I am a legitimate 360 owner who has since exactly one year ago sent in 10!!!! units for warranty and repair. As soon as they send me one that doesnt crash in minutes, I will be selling its ass. I just had to repost cause I found my post here stating I was on my 5th 360 in august 2007 and now its 2008 january and I am on my 10th. What a joke M$ can just disappear and die as far as gaming goes. O ya, they have lost the HD format war so I feel a little better now.
when i bought the 360 i expected the darn thing to last but like a lot of people i was wrong it is a crap console my ps2 is almost 5 years old and still works ,im considering buying a ps3 i hope microsoft recall their crap or refunds us unhappy consumers
Our system has gone out twice in two years. My pour son saved and spent $400.00 and bought the system himself only to be disappointed. I can’t believe after reading all of these complaints that nothing can be done. How sad that customers can get “played” like this and no one wants to do anything.