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Monday, December 27, 2010

Xbox Joys and Frustrations

  So I sat down last night with the full intention of playing my Xbox 360 until the sun came up. It seemed like great timing, I haven't finished Reach or New Vegas yet and both had expansion packs in the works so I figured I'd spend some quality time with my games. How nice it would have been if things worked out this way. I turn on my Xbox to find that it won't read any of my discs. I tried blowing the thing out with some compressed air but that didn't seem to do anything for it save to loosen some dog hair from the fan. Finally I gave up and called Microsoft and after an hour of back and forth they told me it'd be $140 bucks to fix.

Now let me get this straight, a new Xbox right now runs around $200 bucks and these (insert vernacular describing a horses rear) want me to give them $140 bucks, pay shipping, wait seven weeks and get back an old system with old parts in it? To hell with that! I get it, Microsoft isn't in the fix it business, they're in the sell it business. However when your product is so infamous for it's defects that the term "red ring" is inserted into everyday speech, you need to re examine your business motto. The thing that annoys me more then anything is my warranty was up on December 23rd. It almost makes me think that there's a kill switch implanted on these things to crap out right before Christmas so they can drive up sales even further.

TL:DR, I'm an annoyed Xbox user right now. 

7 comments:

  1. lol, interesting post. I've never really been into the Xbox but I do go over to friends' houses once in a while to play some Halo or COD :)

    Just curious, where are you studying in Northern California? I'm also located in the area. Anyways, following and supporting!

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  2. I'm San Francisco based, studying in Napa Valley. I've taken just a bit of time off, and am planning on roaming for a little bit.

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  3. This is why I stick to PC gaming. Plus, I'm unable to fork out the cash for an HDTV.

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  4. I totally agree that PC gaming is the way to go.

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  5. Have you ever thought about going over to the PS3? I don't know of any complaints from friends of mine that have one.

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  6. Thought about it, it's just that I have around 70 games for my 360 and at this point it'd seem like a shame to switch consoles.

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  7. My 360 is stating to sound like a lawn mower when I turn it on. I'm going to spend a little of my school money this semester and just get myself a brand new one. Mine is still the same one I got at launch.

    Just making my daily rounds, showing some support to my fellow bloggers.
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