PS4 or Xbox One

SVRDhand13

aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:

I've always leaned more to the 360 (I actually have one upstairs and downstairs ) despite going through six units due to hardware failure.

that's BS on Microsoft's part

Rygar

SVRDhand13 wrote:

aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:

I've always leaned more to the 360 (I actually have one upstairs and downstairs ) despite going through six units due to hardware failure.

that's BS on Microsoft's part

Yeah but they're both guilty. Actually any electronics maker is.

CROJAM95

SVRDhand13 wrote:

aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:

I've always leaned more to the 360 (I actually have one upstairs and downstairs ) despite going through six units due to hardware failure.

that's BS on Microsoft's part

It happened to me twice with 360...they were good about it both times.

Rygar

CROJAM95 wrote:

SVRDhand13 wrote:

aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:

I've always leaned more to the 360 (I actually have one upstairs and downstairs ) despite going through six units due to hardware failure.

that's BS on Microsoft's part

It happened to me twice with 360...they were good about it both times.

I should mention that MS replaced my Resident Evil edition Elite last year out of warranty on their dime.

Jason P

On Microsofts behalf, I spent $260 in repairs the first two times I got the red ring of death. Soon after Microsoft admitted their was a problem, extended the warranty to 3 years, and amazingly sent me a refund check in the mail. The third death happened a month after the 3 year warranty.

My PS3 died a week after the 1 yr warranty :x

My atari and NES still work fine. :fp:

Rygar

Jason P wrote:

On Microsofts behalf, I spent $260 in repairs the first two times I got the red ring of death. Soon after Microsoft admitted their was a problem, extended the warranty to 3 years, and amazingly sent me a refund check in the mail. The third death happened a month after the 3 year warranty.

My PS3 died a week after the 1 yr warranty :x

My atari and NES still work fine. :fp:

I ended up paying 200 dollars for a PS3 repair that lasted less than a year (got a YLOD refurb in exchange for one that had dead USB ports).

mca47

Jason P wrote:

My atari and NES still work fine. :fp:

My NES finally died about a year ago. :(

Rygar

mca47 wrote:

Jason P wrote:

My atari and NES still work fine. :fp:

My NES finally died about a year ago. :(

Mine is still working, my Sega Master System too!

aspoonfulweighsaton

SVRDhand13 wrote:

aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:

I've always leaned more to the 360 (I actually have one upstairs and downstairs ) despite going through six units due to hardware failure.

that's BS on Microsoft's part

I should clarify that between either retailer warranty or MS warranty, I never had to pay for a new unit.

I wonder if MS contemplated releasing the XB1 the same day as the PS4 before deciding on a week later. I mean it's obvious why you wouldn't want to do that, but it would have been fun to see the clusterfuck it would create with retailers.

MayDay10

mine went out 1 month out of my 3 year warranty... I called MS and tried every single trick of persuasion in the book for numerous phone calls and an hour or so... I was friendly, I was upset and couldnt afford, I yelled, I threatened to go exclusively to Sony, spoke to supervisors, etc. I eventually knew I was beat. This was in 2009 I want to say...

I think its bullshit that their machine failed with a very well known and widespread failure 1 month out, and they were going to charge me ($100-$150?) for the repair. With no bones thrown my way.

mca47

I don't know about the XB1, but I know reports from Sony-land are that the PS4 runs considerably cooler than the PS3. Hopefully that'll lead to fewer breakdowns.
With both systems gearing more towards digital downloads, that too should help keep things cooler....though I am still partial to an actual disc.
I'd expect both systems to be less prone to overheating and breakdowns.

BinauralJam

mca47 wrote:

I don't know about the XB1, but I know reports from Sony-land are that the PS4 runs considerably cooler than the PS3. Hopefully that'll lead to fewer breakdowns.
With both systems gearing more towards digital downloads, that too should help keep things cooler....though I am still partial to an actual disc.
I'd expect both systems to be less prone to overheating and breakdowns.

That does sound hopeful, i haven't bought a psychical game in year at least, maybe two.

Rygar

mca47 wrote:

I don't know about the XB1, but I know reports from Sony-land are that the PS4 runs considerably cooler than the PS3. Hopefully that'll lead to fewer breakdowns.
With both systems gearing more towards digital downloads, that too should help keep things cooler....though I am still partial to an actual disc.
I'd expect both systems to be less prone to overheating and breakdowns.

You're probably right, and with full game installs the disc won't be spinning away.

With MS increasing their hardware speed, hopefully they have tested it a bit to prevent unwanted rings of disaster :P

Jason P

Rygar wrote:

With MS increasing their hardware speed, hopefully they have tested it a bit to prevent unwanted rings of disaster :P

I find it odd and risky that they are tweaking the system a few months before launch.

Rygar

Jason P wrote:

Rygar wrote:

With MS increasing their hardware speed, hopefully they have tested it a bit to prevent unwanted rings of disaster :P

I find it odd and risky that they are tweaking the system a few months before launch.

Yes it is a little strange but hopefully they know what they're doing.