Comments on: Editorial: Journey inside the Xbox

By: Vera

Vera — Sun, 13 May 2012 02:46:37 +0000

playstation 3 will offer the most complete gaenmig catalogue. it has the biggest backers in gaming, the best hardware out there, and for people like me that would rather have the wii only because of the titles and loyalty to nintendo, we secretly wish nintendo had all the fuctions of the playstation. if you have 599 and want to own it and have the newest best games, then get the playstation. computers still out perform these systems, but they cannot manipulate the gaming engine unless they are really high end. playstation with revolutionize gaming and we will see some amazing stuff for the next 2 years, or however fast they can pump another one out.

By: Blanca

Blanca — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:16:08 +0000

Yes, most big chain video rental paelcs that also rent games usually have them. It costs around $30/weekend, and you may have to give a deposet if you don’t have a credit card. (For example you give them $100 deposit, and they give it back to you when you return the console)

By: Bronx

Bronx — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:16:48 +0000

when the xbox 360 and the ps3 were released both copmany’s said that they would like them to last at least 10 years,so if that’s true then we should see new systems some time around 2015 or latter.i don’t think they actually need to make a new system for either of them because they can just keep updating every thing online.i think they could probably wait until 2020 before releasing completely new consoles.hope this helps.have fun gaming.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:18:14 +0000

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By: Steven Shepherd

Steven Shepherd — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:09:11 +0000

I bought my 360 at midnight release (I didn’t wait, it was an opportunist purchase as I did a midnight shop), and it broke outside of the 3-year warranty extension. I wrote an outraged letter to Microsoft, telling them it was through no misuse that I got the RROD (E74 edition) but from shoddy manufacture. I said it was unfair that I should pay anything to repair their mistake and that I felt that I was being punished for being a diligent fan and purchasing my console on release (thus paying more for it anyway). Anyhow, they sent me the postage forms, I sent the bugger off and a brand spanker landed on my doormat a week or so later. Result! Goes to show that with a little persuasion…

By: Austin Sutton-Jennings

Austin Sutton-Jennings — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:11:54 +0000

I think YLOD has been exaggerated by many, especially pro microsoft outlets and xbox fanboys on forums. My Launch PS3 is fine, my brothers is fine, my best friend’s is fineand 2 of my friends from uni have had no problem. 4 out of 5 of my friends with 360s have had RROD.

What the 360 showed is that a strong games line up will sell a product in certain regions regardless of hardware quality. The Japanese were never happy with it, but Americans were, perhaps there was some amount of patriotic emotion involved in sticking with the american product?

By: Kevin Miller

Kevin Miller — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:50:40 +0000

Consoles have always seem to go through iterations of hardware. But the RROD is definitely one of the biggest disappointments in console history.

Its competitor, PS3, is gracing many with the yellow light of death. My 60GB launch PS3 is going strong! But I will admit, I constantly back up all my save files to USB just in case.

Great article. Microsoft definitely did a great job with trying to mitigate the outrage of RROD. However, it took them WAY too long to take responsibility for these problems. Cost them a ton of $$ with moving to a 3 yr warranty coverage.

Between RROD and YLOD I really think I am going to hold off a year or two for future next-gen consoles.