Xbox 360 screen freeze during gameplay- Do you guys experience this too?

quinnd6

I got my xbox 360 last December.
Since I got it the screen sometimes freezes during when Im playing a game and my only option is turning off the machine at the power button (not the controller cos that wont work).
It usually works ok after that.

It happened last night once when I was playing splinter cell double agent.

It happened when I was playing Halo 2 last week.

It happened about 4 times when I was playing Fear and got onto the part where theres a big machine that you have to destroy when I went outside to destroy it the screen would freeze after a while.

Should I bring my xbox 360 back?

I dont know what to do.

Vegeta

This happened me for about 3 weeks and then i got the 3 red lights (returned the console for repair yesterday).

thefinalstage

This happens to me and my console was also bought in December. I just turn the thing off and back on its no real bother. Than again I love messing with Beta stuff. If it gets too bad though its hello microsoft for it.

Kenny_D

Your console is on its way out. That's due to heat and the GPU solder melting leaving a bad connection. Mine did that as well before getting 3 red lights. I've no warranty so have to try repair my 360 or buy a new one. If you got it December 2006 then you might as well bring it back to the shop you got it from. It shouldnt have any problems 2-3 months after you've bought it

ciano1

ya it happens to me rarely.....it usually happens on saints row and oblivion only....used to happen more often but i moved the power brick to a more ventilated place and now it happens rarely

mcgovern

Its the beginning of the end, the first sign of an eventual 3 red lights.

Dman001

My when i got my replaced/repaired xbox back from Microsoft it was doing the same thing so i had to bring it back so im on xbox number 3

mailrewop

happened me twice while playing pro6 online.thinking about moving the 360

ciano1

i think it happens in pro evo online because of a connection problem or the other guy left

mailrewop

it didn't happen during a game. it happened when you have to choose quick match or create match

Blackdragon

quinnd6 wrote:

I got my xbox 360 last December.
Since I got it the screen sometimes freezes during when Im playing a game and my only option is turning off the machine at the power button (not the controller cos that wont work).
It usually works ok after that.

It happened last night once when I was playing splinter cell double agent.

It happened when I was playing Halo 2 last week.

It happened about 4 times when I was playing Fear and got onto the part where theres a big machine that you have to destroy when I went outside to destroy it the screen would freeze after a while.

Should I bring my xbox 360 back?

I dont know what to do.

I also got my 360 in december 2006 - this happens once or twice a month with mine - can be annoying when im in a good attack and defend match on vegas but what can ya do - once i reset it everything works fine again

xanthor

Happened to me once. Moved things around so it was a little better ventilated, and it hasn't happened since. (knock on wood)

RobertFoster

Got mine in December too. It froze once when I played THP8 (and I played that a lot) and a few times when playing GRAW. For GRAW I noticed it happened when a video was about to be played in the crosscom, so I thought it was just GRAW being buggy (as I've heard it can be at times...).

0ubliette

i got mine about a year ago and yeah it does this too. I had to trade lost planet cause it crashed constantly (and it was sh!t). I hasnt done it much lately, thank god.

quinnd6

Anyway suppose I should let you guys know.
I brought it to xtra vision today to try and exchange it for a new one but they wouldn't do it.
They gave me microsofts customer service number and told me to contact them.

Im not annoyed at them or anything anyway( just being cautious really)
It worked ok last night anyway.

I think my xbox will probably be ok hopefully but if It gets serious then I guess Ill call microsoft.

So much for xtra visions customer service.

RAIN

Thats bull your contract is with them not microsoft !
It happens to mine once or twice a month , but it used to happen with my ps2 now and then aswell .Usually during RB6v online matches .