Tag: REDRINGOFDEATH

Gamers have found a new culprit in the great battle against the red ring o' death (or RRoD, for those in the know). Some consumers have told the BBC that they blame the Kinect for the death of their consoles, many of which began failing shortly after they were connected to Microsoft's new motion controller. This isn't just a few disgruntled customers in the U.K., either; gamers around the world ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Early indications that Microsoft totally ditched the Ring of Death's ominously blood-red hue in favor of a kinder, gentler green may be premature. According to NeoGaff snoops, an unearthed 250GB Xbox 360 houses a red light in the center of its power button, an indicator of the dreaded "insufficient ventilation" death knell. ...

There are a lot of things the recently confirmed slimmer, Xbox 360 Elite can do, like store more data and connect to the Web via built-in Wi-Fi. But one thing the glossy, svelte console can't do is glow red when it inevitably breaks. According to some specs that Joystiq received, the new console won't show a Red Ring of Death (RROD) when it experiences a fatal error. Now, that doesn't mean this ...

Microsoft's Xbox 360 has earned a dubious place in video game history. Thanks to problems like the infamous Red Ring of Death (RROD), some are calling Microsoft's console the most 'unreliable' ever. Games Beat reports that a study by Square Trade shows that 23.7-percent of Xbox 360s malfunction within the first two years of use. In comparison, the study shows that about 10-percent of Sony ...

Lots and lots of gamers out there have been more than a little irritated by the Xbox 360's rather consistent problems with the so-called red ring of death. The bane of many a gamer's existence, the three red rings have been appearing after a few months (or years) after the Xbox is purchased and indicate that the console no longer works. Microsoft did extend the warranty (twice) and is fixing ...

Finally, a third party has confirmed what many have been saying for a while: Xbox 360 failure rates are much higher than the three to five percent Microsoft claims. Though not quite as high as the 30 percent some retailers have suggested, the 16 percent failure rate reported by SquareTrade is way beyond an acceptable rate. SquareTrade is an independent warranty provider, covering products ...