Survey: Xbox 360 failure rate is 54.2%

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Xbox 360 gamers know the Red Ring of Death all too well. When one of Microsoft's gaming consoles experiences a hardware failure, three of the four red lights ringing the Xbox's power indicator illuminate.



Since the Xbox 360's launch in late 2005, system failures have gained their fair share of attention. Last year, Microsoft even set aside $1 billion to extend Red Ring of Death warranty coverage to three years.

In fact, a Game Informer survey of 5,000 readers found that the Xbox 360 has an astounding 54.2 percent failure rate. That means 54.2 percent of Xbox 360 consoles fail in one way or another.



That's well above the reported failure rates of Sony's PlayStation 3 (10.6 percent) and Nintendo's Wii (6.8 percent).

more:

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/176741.asp

[ZombieHorde]

1. Damn. I own a PS3 and a Wii, they're both great. nt

[moggie]

2. It's a disgrace

You can tell Microsoft is a software company.

[semillama]

3. Mine got the RROD

but zero problems with the replacement so far. One of the best customer service experiences I've had so far, too. Would still have preferred not to have it conk out, but hopefully MS figures out the problem at some point..

[Chisox08]

4. Sounds about right

I had three to fail on me. They seem to last about a year before they fail.

[Ignis]

5. I've sent my 360 in THREE times for a RROD problem.

What a clunker. But that's what I get for buying one of the early production runs, I suppose. :(

[Amos Moses]

6. My old first gen PS2, well before the slim came out, still runs fine.

I still wouldn't go without my XBOX360. I'd buy another one if I had to. No way am I going to miss Forza Motorsport 3 and Halo ODST this fall.