CNet: 47% Of Xbox 360s RROD Within A Year
RROD, YLOD and WiiWaveyStickOfDeath. Or something.Published 18/11/2009 at 9:00 by Tuffcub
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CNet commissioned a survey a while back to help find the most reliable chunk of gaming hardware and the results are in. 1,128 console owners in the UK were surveyed and between them they owned 562 Xbox 360s, 473 PS3s and 591 Wiis. Now pay close attention, here comes the science bit
- Owners of Xbox 360s bought after January 2008 reported a 34% failure rate.
- 47% of Xbox owners reported the console failing within a year.
- 32% of Xbox owners reported the console breaking more than once.
- 16% of all PS3 users had a YLOD or other hardware failure.
- 6% of Wiis decided to kick the bucket.
Bear in mind that that people who had hardware problems were probably more inclined to fill in the survey, but even so the Xbox failure rate is at least double the Playstation. I would suggest that the Wii has a low failure rate just because it is technically less complex.
Source: CNet
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BIGAL-1992 | 18/11/2009 14:13
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Sooo… Microsoft have still yet to make the 360 flatline twice more often than the PS3. Not surprised that the wii has the lowest failure rate.
skibadee | 18/11/2009 15:04
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my 360 failed then got a ps3
BadBoyBoogie | 18/11/2009 15:54
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Those are shockingly high percentages for the 360.
Dexter17 | 18/11/2009 16:13
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And that my friends, is exactly why I don’t want a 360.
mynameisblair | 18/11/2009 16:24
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My PS3 YLOD’d the other week there, but I forgive Sony as the slim is BEAUTIFUL.
I love my new slim.
spooner_22 | 18/11/2009 18:25
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You know if I bought a PS3 from HMV last year…2nd of December…it’s only covered til this 2nd December right? Sony only give you a year don’t they?? Is there any other cover I can get for it now that continuous play has been stopped??
Kevling | 20/11/2009 14:29
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Use the Sales of Goods Act 1979 – see here for some advice on getting your retailer to deal with the issue. Your contract is with them, not Sony, and the Sales of Goods Act says goods should be fit for purpose and last a reasonable amount of time, irrespective of how long your warranty with Sony is for.
http://whatconsumer.co.uk/faulty-playstation-3/
That’s what I’m doing, as my launch 60Gb just YLOD’d this morning.
Roynaldo | 18/11/2009 18:38
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Right, im going back in time quite a few years here:
My parents once had an Escort XR3i, it broke more times in a year than any Vauxhall Astra did in its whole lifespan. On this judgement my parents have never ever (ever ever) even considered buying a Ford vehicle from then on.
It has rubbed off on me, I have bought any type of car except a Ford also, and now found that the Fiat Punto is also unreliable, so thats another car I will never buy again.
But now the new models are out, do I risk it and buy one after this further development or just go for the old reliable Wi……errr….I mean Vauxhall?
freezebug2 | 18/11/2009 18:43
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Vauxhall are very reliable and solid these days mate. Well I would say that as I have a 2006 SRI Astra but seriously they are good.
Roynaldo | 18/11/2009 18:46
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I think you missed the analogy there bud, it is quite complicated though.
illogicology | 18/11/2009 23:27
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“I would suggest that the Wii has a low failure rate just because it is technically less complex.”
Then you’d be being a little unfair. Minus the HDD, the Wii is about as complex as any computer. It has a motherboard, GPU, CPU, RAM etc. they’re just running at slower speeds. Taking into account that fact they the components are all very similar to gamecube parts, they’ve also had a lot of testing over the years. The hardware failures on the 360 and PS3 have nothing to do with complexity, it’s usually poor placement of parts onto the motherboard. An RROD 360 can actually be fixed by removing the heatsinks, applying better thermal paste and fitting the parts back down better.
Say what you like about the Wii’s crappy game selection and date hardware, I’ll probably agree with you but there really is no faulting Nintendo on build quality.