New Xbox Consoles Still have High Failure Rate Compared To PS3 and Wii
Filed under: Microsoft News, Xbox 360 | By: JP
Posted on: January 20, 2008 | 20 Comments
Gaming site 8bitjoystick have apparently scored an exclusive interview with an Xbox 360 designer. In the tell-all interview, the designer spoke about the console’s stability. He also revealed that, shockingly, the new generation of Xbox 360’s still have a pretty high failure rate compared to it’s rivals the Nintendo Wii and PS3.
Q: How much more reliable are the current generation of Xbox 360 than the previous designs? Original Xenon, Zypher and Falcon.
I’ve heard that the failure rates for the current design is sub 10%. Much much better, but still too high imho. And those designs haven’t seen much life yet, so no one knows if that failure rate will hold.
So, it seems that the Xbox 360 is still the least reliable console out there. What do you think Xbox fans? Are you annoyed that the new, smaller and cooler-chipped consoles still have a failure rate of 10%?
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I have had 4 XBOX 360’s, I dont dare do anything but play games on the one I have now, nope no DVD’s or anything else.
I use my PS3 about 18 hours for every 1 hour on the 360.
Bottom line, ps3 is a better deal. Free Online, More/better exclusives coming, better built system, much better features, and its future proof. Not to mention the best HD player on the market. The only thing Xbox has is xbox live and you have to pay for it. Xbox is a rip off If is doesnt Brick you still pay more after all the Add ons its still more expensive than the ps3. I said it at the begining blu-ray is the better format and Ps3 would be #1 in the long run of the next generation. Nuff said.
I got my 5th 360 last month =( so i don’t use it a lot anymore unlike before..i bought a lot of games on my ps3 now and always play them most often when i don’t have a work, my 360 is just seating on my room while my ps3 is in the living room, hope it don’t get another RROD cause if it happens again i will give that 360 to someone or just sell it on Ebay with free games…
But I thought Bill Gates recently said the new 360’s are the most reliable console? He cant have just been making that up can he? lol
I’ve had the one 360 for over a year. It plays great, does a great job for upscaling my dvds too, so it gets a good workout… plus it has a free 3 yr warranty if indeed it gets the RROD. Anyway, the dude said sub 10%, so what is it exactly?… something like 1% or 2%?
gates said they WILL be the most reliable. Emphasis on will, not ARE.
im on my 2nd xbox 360… first Ps3, and 2nd wii… but my wii was broken out of the box
I went through 2 360’s before I just gave up and sold it and got a PS3… XBOX live is brilliant, but the whole sending it off and waiting for it, and then it returning and breaking down again… nah, screw that.
Still on first console from day one, never had any problems. Never even locked up on me…