Xbox 360 WTF

Ive used my xbox 360 for maybe 4 hours and its frozen 3 times already, is this normal?

Sounds like the first shipment of 360's will go the way of the first shipment of XBOX's (

I read somewhere that CompUSA returned their entire first shipment for that reason.

damnit, i guess ill wait till there is supply and replace it when i can.

glad mines second shipment

See, freepay is just looking out for us.

What is the manufacture date on yours? Mine is 11-02-05 and I have logged about 40 hours on mine and not one freeze. I have mine vertical and nothing behind it or around it.

[quote42361a895f="JOSHBOX"]damnit, i guess ill wait till there is supply and replace it when i can.[/quote42361a895f]

11-2-05, horizontal, nothing near.

Hmm... I'm going to need you to go ahead and ship it to me so I can take a closer look at the problem.

I'm glad I'm selling mine -P

I want one.

i have mine horizontal and i havent had any problems at all

crazy evil

Wow... Way to go M$...

I HATE Microsoft so much now. They suck big fat balls.

the first generation of any new tech item always sucks. the manufacturer gets complaints from the consumers and they fix all/most of the problems in the second generation (ex ps2's first gen error was the disc reading problems)


im glad im selling all of mine...

thats gay, it happens to my friends too, i am going to try to get one next week, if not then i will keep trying to get a free one,but i hoope that doesnt happen to mine

Does Microsoft have any warranty for the first gen 360's?

[quote4a8d046ed8="J4320"]Does Microsoft have any warranty for the first gen 360's?[/quote4a8d046ed8]

I think they have a 1-yr warranty...

[quote9f192ab137="JOSHBOX"]Ive used my xbox 360 for maybe 4 hours and its frozen 3 times already, is this normal?[/quote9f192ab137]

Yep, it's a feature. wink

Does anyone know when Best Buy will release more xbox 360's online? Walmart has the core one in stock now )

you want to set it up verticle in an open place.

[quote86826d402a="motz"]you want to set it up verticle in an open place.[/quote86826d402a]

That's the best for it? Why is vertical the best?

I would think Vertical would be the worst for it. I mean the pS2 Froze that way. People were having problems with it. I would think Horizontal would be the best. Josh Box try horizontal.

[quote9981fb268f="Averagejoe1039"]I would think Vertical would be the worst for it. I mean the pS2 Froze that way. People were having problems with it. I would think Horizontal would be the best. Josh Box try horizontal.[/quote9981fb268f]

I was thinking along those lines too.... But I don't think that having it vertical or horizontal is the problem. I think that it's just that Microsoft released these 360's prematurely and they are having problems.

Yeah. By 2nd shipment do you mean like next week?

[quote02385ac5b9="Averagejoe1039"]Yeah. By 2nd shipment do you mean like next week?[/quote02385ac5b9]

I highly doubt that. They'll probably update it after Christmas when they get more complaints about it.

Isn't that just special? Someone told me they got one, no problems at all. I don't know, could it just be certain systems?

[quote2f5548757d="Averagejoe1039"]Isn't that just special? Someone told me they got one, no problems at all. I don't know, could it just be certain systems?[/quote2f5548757d]

It most likely is just certain systems but time will tell...

Cross-posted from xbox-scene.com
[quotec6a87a1820]Well, it seems that our article about crashing Xbox 360 consoles[=http//www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/sep/EEFkZkkkyEHasmrPqu.php]our article about crashing Xbox 360 consoles posted yesterday made some noise...[=http//next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1712&Itemid=2]made some noise...

A Microsoft spokesperson said only a "very, very small fraction" of the units had problems, but she declined to say how many reports the company had received (according to CNN/Reuters[=http//money.cnn.com/2005/11/23/technology/personaltech/xbox.reut/]CNN/Reuters).
This is what next-gen.biz[=http//next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1720&Itemid=2]next-gen.biz got from Microsoft
"The vast majority of Xbox 360 owners are having an outstanding experience with their new systems,"
"We've received a few isolated reports of consoles not working as expected. The call rate is well below what you'd expect for a consumer electronics product of this complexity. As a percentage of the total number of Xbox 360 systems already in the field, these calls represent a very small fraction. That being said, there is no systemic issue with Xbox 360. Each incident is unique and these customer inquires are being handled on a case-by-case basis. Ultimately, customer satisfaction is our highest priority. Anybody having an issue with their Xbox 360 console should call 1-800-4 MY XBOX immediately so that we can help, or visit www.xbox.com/support."

While the problem certainly doesn't look massive, new reports are still coming in on this thread[=http//forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=462099]this thread (and more accross our Xbox 360 section[=http//forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showforum=129]our Xbox 360 section or on other forums like teamxbox.com[=http//forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=391764]teamxbox.com). It's of course not possible for us to verify all these reports, but some people certainly have real problems with their 360.
While not representative (for the simple reason that people who have problems are more likely to vote/post/shout than people who don't have problems), the poll on the teamxbox forums[=http//forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=392599]teamxbox forums suggests ~15% of the Xbox 360 owners have problems (on +400 total votes). The real % is probably lower, but it's hard to say how many exactly atm.

Let us know[=http//forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=462099]Let us know if you have problems with your Xbox 360 and how Microsoft is planning to repair your broken console.
Discuss this news item on our forums forums.xbox-scene.com[=http//forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=462696]forums.xbox-scene.com[/quotec6a87a1820]

Its gotta be lower than 15% but I'm glad MS is addressing the issue right away...

I played for a combined 5 hours last night and this morning wiht only 1 random freeze up. Getting better.

No problems here, and we played 20+ hours...

I wish I could just play mine but I need the $$$