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Why would anyone buy a 360?!

Theboinkmaster · 2007-07-18 13:56:39

I just don't understand it. It is without doubt the best console available in terms of games, graphics, controller etc - but it's too unreliable. I got one last xmas, 1st day it scratched my fear disk (didn't move the console of course) and had awful hassle getting an exchange in HMV. Then playing GoW a few weeks later…

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#32 20-07-2007 2:43pm

McDermotX

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brim4brim wrote:

I think most 360 users do go online and frequent forums. The 360 is an online system and puts strong emphasis on community and friends etc.. It is also a high tech product so most its users are comfortable with online.

I'd have to say that it would be a small minority of 360 users that don't post online somewhere on the Internet, be it Bebo, boards.ie or xbox forums.

Will have to agree to disagree with you on that one Brim..
you need to step back and appreciate the fact that the 360 has shipped +10m......I believe the vast majority of these people do not frequent your typical forums complaining of faults..
Not all 360 owners are like you and me.....some are children, some are fathers buying for kids, some are casual gamers rather than hardcore gaming types etc etc etc..
These sort outweigh your general forum posters and think nothing of bringing a system back to stores or MS under warranty without posting each and every problem........i.e. their machine won't turn on one day, 3 red lights, disc scratching.........Daddy brings it back to the shop etc etc..

We can all see the problems regarding the 360 hardware every day, there is no reason to suggest that other demographics aren't seeing the same issues..

The most damning evidence is the whole support system (which multiple people on here have experienced)......long delays, faulty consoles shipped back, MS excuses, various independant repair specialists dropping 360 services, EA leaks about failure rates...
30-33% is more than likely right on the nose despite MS's previous claim of 3-5% (which comes with a free brick for everyone to swallow!)....which is why MS's 360 division is currently in damage control..

Good games, Good (if overpriced) network functionality........but current hardware design is inherently flawed..
Its something that everyone should be aware of before purchase..
I'm not saying that everyone should avoid buying a 360, as its their own money and if their happy jumping through hoops should their system fail, then so be it......just not this close to a serious process change IMO..

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