360 Issues

Kai Regular Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 155

I've been hearing that a fair amount of people have been experiencing various errors from their Xbox 360s, i.e freezing, error messages. I was wondering if anyone here that bought one was having the same issues.

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 5024

PFK wrote:

I've been hearing that a fair amount of people have been experiencing various errors from their Xbox 360s, i.e freezing, error messages. I was wondering if anyone here that bought one was having the same issues.

No issues here...but www.xbox-scene.com got a link from CNN! http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/fun.games/11/24/xbox.glitch.ap/index.html

Team XLink Baker Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 676

No problems so far so good with mine. I think Wink

Gunslinger

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 2075

Yeah, I have this weird problem where everytime I try to boot my XBMC disk it errors out saying it cannot be loaded. Hope this is fixed soon. Wink

-p

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 5024

prestige wrote:

Yeah, I have this weird problem where everytime I try to boot my XBMC disk it errors out saying it cannot be loaded. Hope this is fixed soon. Wink

LOL.. I did run into a problem with Forza.. It froze up on me after the first lap. I'll stick to playing it on the original Xbox - I really didn't notice any improvement in the graphics, and if anti-aliasing was on I sure couldn't tell.

Kai Lover Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 638

360 works fine here.

Kai Regular Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 88

Here are some chaps who diddn't like there shiny new console.
How stupid can one be?

http://www.smashmyxbox.com/

Edit : sorry there was already a post on that one, i need to learn to read

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 6:50 pm

Luxzenburcht wrote:

Here are some chaps who diddn't like there shiny new console.
How stupid can one be?

http://www.smashmyxbox.com/

Very smart, actually. They don't hate the consoles, they will do this for all three (PS3 and Revolution and 360). They raised $430 by XBox haters, then bought a 360, smashed it, and kept the difference, making a tidy little profit. They're probably making tons in advertising, too.

Team XLink Baker Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 676

It is a sad sad day for Torontonians everywhere. Crying or Very sad

Really what a disgrace.

You know what a lot of people who really want one will not be able to afford it and these pilons just take a perfectly good system and smash it. Well that just sucks. Rolling Eyes

There is just another gift that some deserving kid won't get this xmas. Evil or Very Mad

Gunslinger

Team XLink Moderator Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 1536

most of the freezing/crashing are heat issue there are few ways to avoid it. but another new way i just saw it mentioned at x-s from gamesopt forum

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=23998153&page=0

-Gunslinger- wrote:

You know what a lot of people who really want one will not be able to afford it and these pilons just take a perfectly good system and smash it. Well that just sucks. Rolling Eyes

totally understandable to what you're saying....but end of the day, its just "entertainment"

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 2075

Hmm... I dunno... mine was on for 7 hours today with no issues. Mind you, it's pretty cold in Toronto these days so perhaps my ambient temperature is keeping it it alive.

I keep my 360 in the standing upright position. I wonder if that has anything to do with it as well? Just a thought.

-p

Kai Beginner Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 47

Now that you and Gunslinger have 360's, I'm awaiting the arrival of GR3 to get the gold team/blue team battles rejuvinated. Though I hope to god they've included at least 2 maps TD likes this time around.

Kai Admirer Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 470

prestige wrote:

Hmm... I dunno... mine was on for 7 hours today with no issues. Mind you, it's pretty cold in Toronto these days so perhaps my ambient temperature is keeping it it alive.

I keep my 360 in the standing upright position. I wonder if that has anything to do with it as well? Just a thought.

-p

I leave mine lying flat, so it don't look so retarded. Razz

I don't have any problems with mine either, but.....it's in a below grade family room on an open air rack and it's pretty chilly in Wisconsin too.

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 8:43 am

Kinda funny that one of the solutions to the overheating problem is to "suspend the PSU in mid air", when I remember reading in the 360 manual published to the net that you should not suspend it in the air Razz

This is why I like getting our XBoxes later, most of the problems are sorted before we have to deal with them.

Team XLink Moderator Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 1536

guest wrote:

This is why I like getting our XBoxes later, most of the problems are sorted before we have to deal with them.

tbh i bought my Xbox day 1 and PS2 2 weeks after it's released... apart from the PS2 laser issue (which was my fault, as i tweaked it to play backups Razz

) but never had issue with first batches of consoles Confused

and later consoles are always "cheap" version of hardware, as manufacturer finds a cheap solution to manufacturer of their products later in console's life.

oh re X360, before they had problems with the artifacts in them wallmart kiosks but now it still happening in home consoles.

http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/sep/EEFkAZlkFEiziJbWPk.php

Question

Nintendo Specialist Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 1889

Yeah i played one at a walmart and it was messed up. I could navigate to to where the games were and then it would freeze.

I saw a report on my local news channel saying that the x360 is malfunctioning and microsoft is getting many complaint calls about it. Microsoft said for them to take it back to the place where you baught it. You know that when they take it back they will just tape it up and re sell it again also even if they do take it back there wont be a x360 to exchange it with because most stores are already sold out. 1 walmart here has 6 and they are gone (small walmart store) and one of the super walmarts had 46 and they are all gone.
It seems to me like microsoft rushed it into stores a little too soon before it was ready(IMO). This might discourage any potential buyers of the X360 of getting one now. As of today there hasnt been a recall on the console. I doubt there will be one because that will tell the public they made a bad product causing consumers to not buy.

(i wonder how many X360's out there are malfunctioning?)

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 3:20 pm

SS-Bateman wrote:

Now that you and Gunslinger have 360's, I'm awaiting the arrival of GR3 to get the gold team/blue team battles rejuvinated. Though I hope to god they've included at least 2 maps TD likes this time around.

me to man me to gets old fast eh

Kai Beginner Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 47

kj05 wrote:

SS-Bateman wrote:

Now that you and Gunslinger have 360's, I'm awaiting the arrival of GR3 to get the gold team/blue team battles rejuvinated. Though I hope to god they've included at least 2 maps TD likes this time around.

me to man me to gets old fast eh

Haha. Unless by fast you mean months of playing.

Kai Regular Joined: 23 May 2004 Posts: 104

Praxis wrote:

Very smart, actually. They don't hate the consoles, they will do this for all three (PS3 and Revolution and 360). They raised $430 by XBox haters, then bought a 360, smashed it, and kept the difference, making a tidy little profit. They're probably making tons in advertising, too.

Hehe, I don't mind making some money on the PS2/PS3 like that. Laughing