Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

**Altimus** · 08-24-2009, 04:18 PM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

Originally posted by 23

Good to know Ex... just too bad the closest Sam's to me is a nice drive away

Costco works as well.

**Chizzypoof** · 08-24-2009, 04:55 PM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

I saw this last week, and over the weekend I read the response from MS. They did nothing to squash the numbers, which was a good move, PR wise.

I am on my 2nd Xbox, and it now used purely for exclusives. I have a bad feeling this refurb is going to go soon, and a gut feeling that it will RROD when I buy Mass Effect 2.

I wonder how much the buying of 3rd or 4th systems inflated the sales numbers.

23 · 08-24-2009, 05:47 PM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

Originally posted by Altimus

Costco works as well.

Now this I can do...anyone want to buy a barely used Arcade?

**CaptainZombie** · 08-24-2009, 06:07 PM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

Originally posted by bkfount

The best part of this poll is this.

54.2% failure rate
3.8% will never buy another XBOX again because of it.

While I think the numbers are somewhat inflated, I'm on 5 or whatever, it's easy to lose count. I quit going through MS entirely, as their refurbished consoles from 2006 seemed to die just as randomly as brand new models. Now I go used off ebay and get the x clamp done. I can say that I haven't had another RROD since doing that, but DVD drives are another issue.

I wonder how much a $299 ps3 will change some of this. While I put up with the horrible quality, I'll probably never buy another Microsoft console again after this generation. They suck at making hardware. At least the RROD is a step up from the ring of death the first xbox could have, which was actual fire.

The PS2 and 360 were/are like that abusive husband that beats his wife every night, but for some reason she (consumer) loves him and comes back for more.

Seriously, both systems had all kinds of problems with I think the 360 having even more. A lot of it comes down to people having multiple games/accessories and friends own the same system so they will put up more with faulty hardware than try out the competition. I think these are some of the reasons why the numbers are so high for PS2 sales and same goes with 360 as people buy multiple replacement consoles. I've been guilty of owning a few 360's as mainly upgrades..........except for ditching the system at one time or another thinking I could go with out it.

**DaImmaculateONe** · 08-24-2009, 06:16 PM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

Originally posted by dagger55

ya but with this economy, think about all the jobs it has created

Only for Carlos Miguel and Jose's cousins

**Artman22** · 08-24-2009, 07:43 PM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

Originally posted by FootballForever

The 360 has a failure right this high. This is pretty high IMO. For the future I hope they really get this ironed out.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/24/m...e-rate-report/

I'm really not surprised you posted this..

**bkfount** · 08-24-2009, 11:53 PM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

Originally posted by Chizzypoof

I wonder how much the buying of 3rd or 4th systems inflated the sales numbers.

probably less than the number of ps3's being bough only for bluray.

**pfunk880** · 08-25-2009, 01:39 AM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

Originally posted by bkfount

probably less than the number of ps3's being bough only for bluray.

I don't know, that is a pretty bold statement.

**Altimus** · 08-25-2009, 03:15 AM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

Originally posted by 23

Now this I can do...anyone want to buy a barely used Arcade?

It would be easier to sell a bomb.

**Chizzypoof** · 08-25-2009, 12:30 PM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

Originally posted by bkfount

probably less than the number of ps3's being bough only for bluray.

I don't know but my Uncle did buy one just for the Blu-Ray. So if you bought a PS3 for the sole purpose of the Blu-Ray feature that is one unit sold for it's purpose.

On the other hand, if you bought three 360's because your first two broke, that would be three units on the book, two more to the same consumer because of replacements.

That's what I meant by sales figures could be inflated because of the failure rate.

I'm out of warranty, so if my 360 goes out again, I will be in the market for an Elite. That would be two units sold to me for the sole purpose of gaming.

**Pared** · 08-25-2009, 01:34 PM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

Who cares what people are buying the PS3 for? We went from a discussion on failure rate to a pseudo discussion on why people buy PS3's.

You guys are incredible. Same guys too, never fails.

**trobinson97** · 08-25-2009, 01:58 PM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

This forum needs a "Thank" button so I could just thank people for posts like Pared's instead of just making a post to say "I feel you Pared" or another that solicits suggestions to make "Thank" buttons in order to respond to posts like that. It would also alleviate posts that contain both types.

I feel you Pared.

**bkfount** · 08-25-2009, 02:14 PM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

Originally posted by Chizzypoof

I don't know but my Uncle did buy one just for the Blu-Ray. So if you bought a PS3 for the sole purpose of the Blu-Ray feature that is one unit sold for it's purpose.

On the other hand, if you bought three 360's because your first two broke, that would be three units on the book, two more to the same consumer because of replacements.

That's what I meant by sales figures could be inflated because of the failure rate.

I'm out of warranty, so if my 360 goes out again, I will be in the market for an Elite. That would be two units sold to me for the sole purpose of gaming.

I mostly meant what I said to be a joke. People were saying the same things you are about the ps2 when it dominated with DDE issues. MS replaces 360's for free, so most people probably go through them to get a replacement instead of buying a brand new one at $200 or $300. The ones that do buy again probably aren't going to amount in the millions.

Besides, you can look at software sold to judge how inflated the numbers are. A product with inflated numbers due to millions of broken consoles shouldn't have a large gap in software sales over the competition. Every month, 3rd party games sell better on the 360 than ps3.

**P2K** · 08-25-2009, 04:48 PM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

Originally posted by Pared

Who cares what people are buying the PS3 for? We went from a discussion on failure rate to a pseudo discussion on why people buy PS3's.

You guys are incredible. Same guys too, never fails.

It was one post, dude. Chill. Or did your feelings get tweaked?

**P2K** · 08-25-2009, 08:50 PM

Re: Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

Wow. Guess I was on point.

Failure rate of 54.2 percent, WOW....

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