Xbox 360 Update May Cause System Failures

[Guest]

to danimal: I'm not sure which games are truly 1080p. Most games run at 720p anyways.

I have both systems. I personally want the PS3 to do better than it is right now. I love it's media center capability combined with user installable hard drive to store my movies.

I also enjoy gaming on my 360 as well but my Zephyr Elite died 2 weeks ago out of MS warranty and not RROD. Luckily, I had bought extended warranty on it so I ended up buying a new 360 arcade and it had the Jasper board in it. On top of it all the DVD drive doesn't sound like a jet fighter taking off from an aircraft carrier anymore. Not dead silent but a big improvement. I'm quite happy with my 360 again. I'd be more upset if I didn't have that extended warranty.

 

[NuclearShadow]

The 360 would be the only console I would buy of this current generation if it didn't have so many damn issues. Why anyone puts up with it is beyond me.

 

[itheral]

Well, almost immediately after I downloaded this update my xbox locked up. Luckily, I just shut it off and it worked just fine for the next 5 hours of play time. One of my friends xbox locked up 1 time in GoW2, and another friends locked up 5 times going into various games. Only 5 ppl downloaded that update that night, and 3 of us had our system lock up at one point.

But at least no rrod yet!

 

[Tekkamanraiden]

[citation]LOL as if Ms ever had a good reputation![/citation]

Now that's funny. My 360 seems to be fine after the update.

 

[Judguh]

[citation][nom]annisman[/nom]The ONLY good thing about my PS3 is that I don't expect it to fail any time soon, that's about it.[/citation]
Well, that'll happen when you don't play it that often with the two or three games out for the game Can't fail if it's not used!

 

[Dave K]

We use our PS3 more than our 360... and games wise the only thing the 360 seems to have going for it relative to the PS3 are FPS's... and I play all shooters on the PC (Consoles suck for shooters).

We have been using the 360 a bit more lately... for streaming Netflix, but other than that the only decent game for the 360 lately has been Fable 2 (and that would have been better on the PC if it was available).

 

[randomizer]

From the Major Nelson site which talks about the update:

[citation][nom]e[/nom]When we update the Dashboard we test the new version for weeks or months, not a day.[/citation]

Sure you do!

 

[ossie]

m$ still doesn't get it that in the HW world their usual SW product cycles - as in let the end-luser beta test it on it's own money and time - don't work as expected. Usually the failure results in bricked HW.

 

[matthewibo]

Mine was fine until the update. Immediately after playing Horde on Gears of War 2 I got nothing but greens color distortion. Tried rebooting a few times with no resolve. I then attempted a movie and had the same trouble there. Finally, I decided to unplug the HDMI cable and try a different port on the TV, then the component cables on the box. After I unplugged it now no screen at all. Just audio of the device loading up.

Called the Support line and the argued with me that It was a video card failure and that they want $119 to repair plus shipping. I am infuriated. I guess it is just to be expected that me and the rest of the guys out there are victims of coincidence that are boxes failed right after an update. I am just waiting for those of you who claim there is no connection to join the club when your 360 is tanked by a Microsoft update. Most expensive update I have ever had.

 

[Tedders]

[citation][nom]WhateverGamer[/nom]Why is everyone still buying that POS of hardware? No sympathy from me, you got it coming.[/citation]

Maybe we bought it when the system was first released? Just because problems are still happening doesn't mean we went out and bought the hardware last week.

 

[Tedders]

[citation][nom]matthewibo[/nom]Mine was fine until the update. Immediately after playing Horde on Gears of War 2 I got nothing but greens color distortion. Tried rebooting a few times with no resolve. I then attempted a movie and had the same trouble there. Finally, I decided to unplug the HDMI cable and try a different port on the TV, then the component cables on the box. After I unplugged it now no screen at all. Just audio of the device loading up. Called the Support line and the argued with me that It was a video card failure and that they want $119 to repair plus shipping. I am infuriated. I guess it is just to be expected that me and the rest of the guys out there are victims of coincidence that are boxes failed right after an update. I am just waiting for those of you who claim there is no connection to join the club when your 360 is tanked by a Microsoft update. Most expensive update I have ever had.[/citation]

My cousin got that run around the first time he called to. Call them back and talk to someone else! He did and now they are fixing it for free! CALL THEM BACK

 

[Guest]

Well here is another one whos output is limited to 480p now 🙁

 

[Guest]

Unfortunately, I got a RROD about 30 minutes after updating today. I was playing Kameo and it froze. I rebooted and I was greeted with the glowing "X-orb". It then froze with a screech. I rebooted, got an RROD. I removed the video cord(SD), powered up and waited 20 seconds, then plugged in the video cord. The Xbox booted to the Orb again and froze. I powered off and powered on and it was working fine. Problem solved for me(wicked lucky huh?). Now I gotta be way more careful I guess. Damn MS updates!

 

[pinta twins]

Hi, I just updated my XBox 360 with the latest update.
The console,downloaded and install the update; but when it restarted THE 3 RROD appered.
Is this some kind of Joke? Anyone had same problem?
Anyone without warrenty managed to repare it?
I had my XBOX360 for over 3 years....
and never even changed the HHD...all the pieces are original!
What's going on???????????

 

[pinta twins]

I don't intend to buy a new one, I feel robbed, I never changed any pieces in the console apart from tighting up the X screw.
Anyone can Help?