“So, the Xbox 360’s been available for, what, 15 minutes, and already the crash reports are streaming in. According to postings on Xbox-Scene and other fan sites, some early adopters are discovering that waiting on line in the cold for two years to snag a box was the least of their problems: the game consoles are allegedly crashing during a variety of games and reporting a range of error messages,” Marc Perton reports for Engadget.
Full article a screenshot of a crashed Microsoft Xbox 360 units here. [Thanks to “macnut222” for the heads up.]
“A quick look on our forums (more, more and more) seems to indicate he’s not the only one. Several of our members seems to get crashing 360s. It doesn’t seem to be related to a specific game, as we get reports of the Xbox 360 crashing with several games. And it’s not all the same Error-number either (E79, E74, E64, real crashes, …). I quickly checked over at TeamXbox and they also have a large thread and poll about defective Xbox 360s,” XanTium reports for Xbox-Scene.com.
Full article here.
Various crashed Xbox screenshots via Flickr here.
In somewhat related news, The Register reports that a UK woman was “was pulled unconscious from her house by two strangers after succumbing to smoke generated by a faulty Xbox… Anglesey fire and rescue spokesman Dave Evans confirmed the fire was caused by a ‘fault in an Xbox game machine’ left on standby. Back in February, Microsoft recalled 14.1m Xbox power cables shipped into Europe before 13 January, 2004 and in other territories before 23 October, 2003, as we previously reported. MS admitted to ’30 or so reports from users suffering minor burns, singed upholstery or scorched carpets as a result of power lead malfunctions.'”
Full article here.
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Microsoft, nothing if not consistent.
suck my ass microsoft !!
One of the ELEMENTS of the Xbox 360 must be Vista as the OS…that would explain the BSODs!
Despite the Sony CD issue, I’m waiting on the PS3. I won’t be purchasing any Microsoft products ever again.
Isn’t this a “feature” ? I’m pretty sure it’s standard across a broad range of Microsoft’s products, so it must be a feature.
remind me again why an article like this is found at a Mac site? Oh yeah, you guys are almost as obsessed with MS as you are with Apple.
LOL I can’t stop laughing…
hmmm, thanks for coming!
Now, fsck off!
my original xbox, purchased two years ago, quit working after about 2 weeks of use. customer service was ridiculous and would not excahnge the machine. last microsoft product i purchased or will purchase. a week or 2 ago i got a new power cord from ms with a letter saying that some power cords are defective and the defect might damage the machine. thanks. f*** microsoft.
Is their a CTRL+ALT+DEL equivalent on the remotes?
We know for sure now that it has the B.S.O.D. (Black Screen of Death) feature at least…
## NEWS FLASH ##
Microsoft Spokesman just announced……
‘You can rip it out of your wall, take it outside and douse it in petrol, and light it up. this will ensure that it does not freeze.’
Mine has so far been crashing a lot when I try and play Microsoft’s own “Sheep Herder®” game.
You know, the new title where a giant Ballmer goes from country to country while sweating and herding all the Windows® users into ATM queues. So they can withdraw more of their money and hand it over to Redmond.
What a gyp. I really wanted to be a sheep in that game. Hey, wait- I AM a sheep. I mean, I just realized: I bought this stupid XBOX the day it came out, after all. Yay, me!
BAAAAAAAAAHHHHH! BAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
I can see it now:
“I paid $2300 for an xBox 360 on eBay and I can’t complete the first lap of Gotham without the darn thing crashing.”
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Do not piss on burning X-box…..they dont deserve it.
With all this going on, can you fricking IMAGINE what would happen if Apple were ever to produce a game system of their own??
I know, I know — why would they get into THAT market?
I’m just saying: The goddamn thing would actually WORK!!!!!
I loved the eBay prices today. Seeing XBOXes going for upwards of ten thousand dollars a piece had me rolling in the aisles. Now, I see they’re commanding a more respectable grand or so.
What’s the matter with these people? Can’t they wait a couple of weeks???
http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360-Game-console_W0QQitemZ8236300095QQcategoryZ62054QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
just get a nintendo revolution next Fall.
I don’t think that there are any decent games out for the 360 yet. maybe gears of war, elderscrolls oblivion, or mass effect will be worth playing sometime in the future.
It’s from Microsoft, right? What do people expect? Wait till it gets a virus!!!
Sheeple — Does Ballmer wear a bonnet like Little Bo Peep in that game?
….and this is a suprise to people because….?
Game systems should not crash!!! In all my years of gaming on consoles I’ve NEVER had one crash on me, but then again I never owned an XBOX.
“I’d like to personally thank all of the devoted fans who’ve made the plunge and bought the exciting new Microsoft X-Box”. SUCKERS!
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Oh that’s a good one. SUCKERS SUCKERS SUCKERS ha ha ha ha ha Can you believe they’re buying these pieces of shit SUCKERS SUCKERS SUCKERS You would have thought they’d learned from Windows ha ha ha ha ha ha ha What a bunch of maroons!
MW: early (early adopters work the bugs out SUCKERS SUCKERS)
I can’t wait to upgrade my current XBox with the new PS3.
Just another reason you don’t buy new consoles right off. Often good to wait a couple extra months for the bugs to be worked out, though in Microsoft’s case you may be waiting indefinitely.