Disappointed gamers report defective Xbox 360 consoles
Nov 25, 2005 @ 1:07 am · By Nicole Stiles
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Following the much-hyped US release of the Xbox 360, reports of defective consoles have begun filtering through. Some gamers, many of whom queued for hours to get their hands on an Xbox 360, have complained of games freezing, systems overheating, hard drives not working, disk drives scratching games and consoles shutting down for no apparent reason.
In a telephone interview with Reuters, Molly O’Donnell, senior manager of global Xbox public relations, played down concerns, stating that,
“We have received a few isolated reports of consoles not working as expected […] With any launch of this magnitude, you’re bound to see something happening.”
Whilst she declined to reveal the exact number of complaints received thus far, O’Donnell said they represented a “very, very small fraction” of the total number of Xbox 360s sold.
In separate comments to gaming website GameSpot, O’Donnell stressed that most Xbox 360 owners were happy with their purchase, commenting that,
“The vast majority of Xbox 360 owners are having an outstanding experience with their new systems.”
Any gamers who do experience problems with their Xbox 360 console are advised to call 1-800-4MY-XBOX for technical support.
Should repairs or a replacement Xbox 360 be necessary, customers can expect to receive a fixed or replacement system in approximately 5 business days.
Source: GameSpot
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Nov 29, 2005 @ 2:25 pm
benzilla Said,
i recently just purchased the so called ultimate 360 and had found several defects assosiated with my game console. 1. The system would repeatedly s […] more
Dec 2, 2005 @ 5:23 pm
rosse Said,
i got my 360….hey guys how about read the derections…DO NOT PUT IN ENCLOSED SPACE!!! idiots…i have mine on a table by itself, ran it for 9 hours […] more
Dec 5, 2005 @ 7:45 am
Pedro Said,
What’s wrong with Xbox 360? MICROSOFT MAKE IT - are you even surprised there are faulty ones?
Dec 16, 2005 @ 2:45 pm
lelsley Said,
my xbox was wonderful for the first 2 days but then it exploded and burnt down my house. now i live in the homeless shelter
Dec 16, 2005 @ 2:52 pm
ANDREW Said,
When i opened the disk trey, flames came out surounding my face. i am now blind and drink and eat out of a straw.
Dec 20, 2005 @ 9:55 am
ps3 Said,
u should have never bought it the ps3 is better
Dec 23, 2005 @ 11:27 am
anonymous Said,
1) Xboxes don’t have any explosive components 2) You’re an idiot for LETTING your house burn down when your 360 “exploded”. There had to be at least […] more
Dec 27, 2005 @ 3:46 am
HUGHES S. SEAN Said,
Did not even get a chance to play it. I turn my xbox 360 on and it played for 15 seconds then crashed. I waited hours in the cold rain outside in line […] more
Jan 3, 2006 @ 10:20 pm
rivbro91 Said,
i dont know what all the fuss is about.. ive herd of the E64, E72, E64..etc, errors.. hard drive errors, overheating, and internal fault.. it does hel […] more
Sep 18, 2006 @ 7:50 am
SaNica86 Said,
the 360 was good while it lasted, got mine in march it broke down september 16, some vertical lines appear on the screen and it frezes up, 1-800-4myxb […] more
Sep 23, 2006 @ 5:45 am
Gurglingscarab Said,
I Bought a xbox 360 it worked for half a year and then it would keep frezzing up and wont play certain games. I’ve even tried replaceing the same game […] more
Sep 23, 2006 @ 5:47 am
Gurglingscarab Said,
yo sanica86 i hear you can replace a 360 4 free if urs was made in 2005 is that true?
Oct 25, 2006 @ 3:28 pm
jjenkins606 Said,
I bought one of the launch systems. It lasted nine months and totally crashed. For no apparant reason, it crashed. It wasn’t hot. It just crashed afte […] more
Nov 20, 2006 @ 10:42 am
JustMe Said,
The xbox 360 gaming console has a known defect in hardware. Many reports all over the internet are coming in of the Red Lights of Death. Report yo […] more
Dec 6, 2006 @ 6:33 pm
booty paul Said,
xbox 360 broken down frezzin up on me 4 the second time im gona get me money back
Dec 27, 2006 @ 9:27 pm
ronnie Said,
Well i cant beleave that i just spend 500 dollars for an xbox 360 and it doesnt work! thats what i call garbage! i will go tomorrow morning to get my […] more
Jan 2, 2007 @ 11:19 pm
xbox360defective.com Said,
Love the 360, but, it definitely has problems. Not only that, but their is no such thing as quality control at the Refurb Center in Mc Allen Texas. […] more
Jan 16, 2007 @ 4:57 pm
blade8756 Said,
Man i bought the 360 i down with xbox but my first console it froze. I GOT A NEW ONE but after reading what some of these people have said it catchin […] more
Jan 16, 2007 @ 5:22 pm
BLADE8756 Said,
WHEN YOUR 360 CATCHES FIRE ITS COMMON SINCE THAT YO A## WAS PROBABLY PLAYING FOR A GOOD 9hRS STRAIGHT.XBOX OR MICROSOFT NEEDS TO LEARN ON HOW TO WORK […] more
Apr 9, 2007 @ 12:17 pm
x0 KYLE 0x Said,
Like this article says, like the tiniest amount of people had a problem with their consoles. It only seems like there is a lot here because everyone w […] more
Jun 2, 2007 @ 7:57 am
smelly butcher Said,
i bout my xbox 360 at christmas and iv set it up and never been moved and recently it started frezing while i was playing games and now if i turn it o […] more
Jul 6, 2007 @ 2:03 pm
Delta Medina Said,
I can’t believe what is happening! My son was told 1-3 days to receive the shipping box…1-7 days to repair…1-3 days for return shipping…still w […] more
Sep 26, 2007 @ 7:25 pm
n8dagr8 Said,
Retail stores asked, “how many red lights went off?” I say, “I didn’t know my xbox had redl lights, the f@#$% it matter?
Oct 23, 2007 @ 10:46 am
ryan Said,
i just got a 360 and my friend has had one for 6 months now and has had a lot of technical problems such as daily crashing and freezing. so with my he […] more
Nov 27, 2007 @ 10:34 pm
gary Said,
I think that they hire a bunch of dumba$$es to work in the customer sevice department… Oh wait no, they just hire people cant even f******g speak en […] more
Mar 11, 2008 @ 6:00 pm
Lemussss Said,
hey people my xbox will not allow me to play online … is it cause of comcast???? ,.,, also it freezes n i sent it in n i havent got it back.. how lo […] more
Nov 15, 2008 @ 3:47 pm
cc Said,
wow u ppl that like ps3 are fags
Jun 18, 2009 @ 7:51 am
dougefresh013 Said,
for some reason i cannot get on live. i have everything hooked up but it just says i can’t connect. are the severs down? and when will they be back up […] more
Feb 5, 2010 @ 11:09 pm
epickilla17 Said,
i will be playing a game and my USB stops working all together and it will start working again etc.