Tag: RED RING OF DEATH

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 ...

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 ...