XBox 360 Rings of Death

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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    MayDay10 wrote:
    is the gameplay on ps3 better than xbox?

    as in, are there noticable differences between NCAA 2010, or NHL 09 on the two?
    I don't think so. Graphics on newer games are about the same as well..

    I remember my buddy trying to convince me graphics were better on the 360, but what he wasn't realizing, is all the games being compared were ports from the 360 to PS3. They weren't designed for the PS3 engine.

    Regardless of the reason, the end result is the same and your buddy is still correct. Until a third-party developer starts focusing on the PS3 first for a multi-platform game will this no longer be an issue.
    True.. sucks for PS3 though.
  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    Here's a good website that has fixes for the RROD issue. I never used their tutorials it on my XBOX 360 but I did on my XBOX and they worked well. I know a few other people who fixed their XBOX 360 with their instructions and their problems were solved. You either need to have the tools they list or buy everything from them.

    http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/xb ... repair.htm
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    MayDay10 wrote:
    do new xbox 360s fail?

    Actually, Microsoft did fix some hardware issues that were known to be related to the RROD. That said, the new systems fail quite often too.
    Not AS often, but it's still pretty significant.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:

    Regardless of the reason, the end result is the same and your buddy is still correct. Until a third-party developer starts focusing on the PS3 first for a multi-platform game will this no longer be an issue.

    Most developers are no longer porting games to the PS3 anymore (though it does happen from time to time). The first year and a half, a large percentage of the x-platform games were ports.
    Most developers now have separate development teams in-house for Microsoft, Sony, and the Wii.

    A few months back the CEO or president of Activision went public saying that the PS3 was harder to develop for, wasn't bringing in as much money, and some other issues. The end result is the same game, but they are working on two separate hardware profiles.

    EA actually came out and said they preferred Sony's development core more than MS, and that they were making more money off of Playstation products.

    Either way...those were just two examples.


    IMO, you can't go wrong with either system.

    Just don't waste your money on a Wii! :lol:
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,865
    it seems like the systems are virtually the same. I have a blu ray player already. If I was starting over, Id probably get the PS3, but barely.

    However, Im not starting over, I have the steering wheel, controllers, GH guitar, chargers, a bunch of games, etc for the 360. it doesnt seem like there are enough pros for the ps3 for an overhaul. ill get a new 3 year warranty, and ill take the risk if the worst case scenario is it gets fixed for free. 3 years is likely going to be the beginning of the next Gen anyways.

    I appreciate everyone's input.


    Ill likely show up at Best Buy when it opens tomorrow to pick up an Elite. Hopefully there isnt a crowd looking to do the same
  • aspoonfulweighsaton
    aspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,067
    MayDay10 wrote:
    it seems like the systems are virtually the same. I have a blu ray player already. If I was starting over, Id probably get the PS3, but barely.

    However, Im not starting over, I have the steering wheel, controllers, GH guitar, chargers, a bunch of games, etc for the 360. it doesnt seem like there are enough pros for the ps3 for an overhaul. ill get a new 3 year warranty, and ill take the risk if the worst case scenario is it gets fixed for free. 3 years is likely going to be the beginning of the next Gen anyways.

    I appreciate everyone's input.


    Ill likely show up at Best Buy when it opens tomorrow to pick up an Elite. Hopefully there isnt a crowd looking to do the same

    I would search around and try to find a grey-box elite (the new ones come in a white box like the other versions) with the HDMI cable somewhere because they should be marked down as well. If you can find the Halo 3/Fable 2 pack even better because you can always sell the games if you don't want them or already have them.
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    edited August 2009
    mca47 wrote:
    aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:
    Just don't waste your money on a Wii! :lol:
    At this point, the Wii is a ripoff. They were overcharging for it when it came out when it was half the price of 360 and PS3. Now they are all pretty much the same price.. They could sell the Wii for $100 and still make a profit. Demand is keeping the price up. People are stupid.

    Nintendo needs to price drop the Wii soon.
    Post edited by LikeAnOcean on
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    MayDay10 wrote:
    it seems like the systems are virtually the same. I have a blu ray player already. If I was starting over, Id probably get the PS3, but barely.

    However, Im not starting over, I have the steering wheel, controllers, GH guitar, chargers, a bunch of games, etc for the 360. it doesnt seem like there are enough pros for the ps3 for an overhaul. ill get a new 3 year warranty, and ill take the risk if the worst case scenario is it gets fixed for free. 3 years is likely going to be the beginning of the next Gen anyways.

    I appreciate everyone's input.


    Ill likely show up at Best Buy when it opens tomorrow to pick up an Elite. Hopefully there isnt a crowd looking to do the same

    Yeah, if you have invested that much into a system, it's probably your best bet to stick with it.
    Even if you wanted to sell all that equipment back, you'll be lucky if you got 1/10th of what you paid for it.
    That's a pretty big loss to switch teams now! :lol:

    And if you come into some extra $ down the line, you could always have both! Both is going to always be better than just one! ;)
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    edited August 2009
    mca47 wrote:

    Yeah, if you have invested that much into a system, it's probably your best bet to stick with it.
    Even if you wanted to sell all that equipment back, you'll be lucky if you got 1/10th of what you paid for it.
    That's a pretty big loss to switch teams now! :lol:

    And if you come into some extra $ down the line, you could always have both! Both is going to always be better than just one! ;)
    True, and by then who knows how cheap they''ll be.

    Also to address MCA's earlier point about the new xboxes failing, that is still covered by a 3 year warranty and, based on personal experience with my friends' list, I wouldn't say it was very large number.

    Oh, btw, MS is joining the Sony mentality and taking the HD cables out of the Elites. And by HD cables I mean both the component and HDMI cables.
    Oy.
    Post edited by Rygar on
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,865
    yeah, from what I have researched, a much smaller percentage of Elites fail.

    Its not that big of a deal either if they will fix it for free.
  • DeetroitBaasketball
    DeetroitBaasketball Posts: 379
    I've had the 3RRoD three times and they've replaced for free each time. It's a pretty quick turnaround too. Make sure you keep the box in a very aerated place. Dust often. All that good stuff.
  • aspoonfulweighsaton
    aspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,067
    One big benefit to getting an Elite is the hard drive space to store the games on. Granted, you obviously need the disc in the tray, but I put all games that I play frequently on the hard drive and it's 1000% quieter and doesn't generate nearly as much heat to cause a problem.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:
    One big benefit to getting an Elite is the hard drive space to store the games on. Granted, you obviously need the disc in the tray, but I put all games that I play frequently on the hard drive and it's 1000% quieter and doesn't generate nearly as much heat to cause a problem.
    Yup, installed 360 games run as quiet as a PS3 now ;)
    Sounds like an airplane otherwise, hehe, not that my sound system's often low enough to hear the 360 over the audio anyway...

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