A Tale Of Seven Dead 360s
Having your first 360 break down and die in your arms isn't a rare experience. It happens to a lot of people. Losing two? Rarer, but not unheard of (a friend of mine actually just got his first broken 360 back...and the sync button had been busted by the techs, meaning it was time for a third).
But losing SEVEN? That's some bad luck. Happened to one unlucky Microsoft fanboy, though, and his tale is a sad one. Granted, Rob Cassingham wasn't using his 360s in the "traditional" sense - they were installed in a "gaming center" where they were used by local kids in his small town of 5000 - but the failure rate of his consoles is still a handy case study in just how poor a lot of the launch consoles really were.
Rob bought four 360s at launch. All four died. So he got refurbs to replace them. Three more deaths. All told, that's seven dead 360s. Oh, the humanity. Distraught, Rob emailed Dean Takahashi and told him "enough is enough is enough is enough", and that despite being a self-confessed Xbox fanboy he was done with the 360.
Moved by Rob's plight, Takahashi got onto Peter Moore, who made sure Cassingham got a shiny new 360 as a replacement and not another stinkin' refurb. Which was great news for Rob, but as Takahashi asks, just how widespread are the 360's technical woes, considering these kind of resports just aren't going away?
Xbox 360 Failures: A Loyal Fan Returns Seven Machines [Mercury News]
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