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Latest Xbox 360 reliability study: Industry-worst

As an Xbox 360 user from day one, I will again assert that this wonderful console is a double-edged sword. It has the best games and the best network of any console. But when it comes to reliability, the Xbox 360 puts up Yugo-like numbers. It's just an industry joke. The latest evidence comes courtesy...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-04-2009
Microsoft does not deny that Xbox 360's failure rate is 54 percent

So, Microsoft has responded to a recent survey that found that the failure rate for its Xbox 360 video game console is an astonishing 54.2 percent ... by not denying that it's a face. Here's the response: "Microsoft stands behind the Xbox 360 as a superior entertainment console with one...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-23-2009
Xbox 360 failure rate is 54.2 percent

I know, I was thinking exactly the same thing when I saw this . They still publish The Seattle Post Intelligencer? :) But seriously. If this is true, Microsoft has some explaining yet to do. Actually, I'm surprised it's not higher. I've had at least 6 Xbox 360s Red Ring on me. And at least...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-20-2009
Xbox 360 has the most active users in 2009; Wii has the least

So I'm not surprised by this . Xbox 360 users tend to be a bit more hard core than Wii owners. According to survey data compiled by Nielsen , the Xbox 360 dominated the charts, while the ubiquitously successful Wii came in dead last by a huge margin, ranking below the PS2, original Xbox and GameCube...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-11-2009
Microsoft Releasing Faster Xbox 360 Dashboard This Year

You know, this is one of the things that's really bugged me about the Xbox 360. (This and the whole "reliability" thing.) The console's Dashboard has always been terribly slow. In fact, if you want to really frustrate yourself in the middle of massively multiplayer deathmatch action...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-23-2009
Proof that Project Natal won't work as advertised?

So I was reading through an article about the Xbox 360 "controller-less controller" on EuroGamer and noticed something alarming. Let's see if you can figure it out. The project director, Alex Kipman, told us while demoing how his shiny new technology can be used to play good old Burnout...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-08-2009
XBOX Technical Support

This should give anyone pause. There's been a lot of talk about the Red Ring of Death stuff over the past year because that $1 billion warranty thing, but let's be serious, red-ringing is only one of the Xbox 360's many, many problems. There are others that Microsoft, amazingly, has yet to...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-20-2009
Xbox Live users: Beware the video game police

CBC News in Canada reports on Microsoft’s efforts to combat stupidity on Xbox Live . And trust me, there’s a lot of it: Many gamers aren't aware of the fact that at any given time, they may be playing with one of these cops, whose job is to patrol and make the online world safe from video game miscreants...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 12-19-2008
Xbox 360 defects: an inside history of Microsoft’s video game console woes

VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi (author of The Xbox 360 Uncloaked: The Real Story Behind Microsoft’s Next-Generation Video Game Console) tells the behind-the-scenes story of a now-familiar tale of woe : This is the unauthorized tale of how Microsoft lost its chance to become the leader in the...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-07-2008
Xbox 360 Avatars can only be used in non-violent titles

I’m nervous about this avatar silliness. They look ridiculous. And they feel like a calculated attempt to turn a hard-core gamer’s machine into something that’s a lot more soft and cuddly. It’s like trying to sell a muscle car to a little old lady. It just feels wrong. Anyway, this Develop post provides...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-10-2008

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