Xbox 360 underfire again.

theotaku · 2008-12-17T18:36:41-01:00

Hah! In yo face xbox. 8) Though, I do play Rockband 2 on the 360 at a friends house, and it's awesome but that's about it for me. From Yahoo! News. Mike Smith wrote...Remember last week's story about Jason Johnson, the Illinois man who sued Microsoft over his Xbox 360's alleged habit of scratching his game DVDs? Documents unsealed in his court case revealed Microsoft discovered its Xbox 360 could scratch discs before it went on sale in 2005, and even got as far as considering three possible solutions to the problem, the Seattle Tech Report revealed today. The characteristic circular scratches can occur whenever the orientation of the console -- which is designed to be used in either a horizontal or vertical position -- is changed while the drive is spinning. Johnson filed his suit after his console scratched three store-bought game discs, and is seeking $50,000 in punitive damages. Testimony obtained from a Microsoft program manager indicates that Microsoft became aware of the problem months before the 360's launch when retail demonstration consoles malfunctioned. The company examined three solutions: strengthening the magnets that hold the discs in place, slowing the rotational speed of the discs, and installing rubber bumpers to cushion the discs, but rejected them all. Installing the bumpers could have cost as little as $0.50 per console, the suit claims. It's not the first time Microsoft has come under fire for alleged foreknowledge of Xbox 360 hardware issues, either. Back in September, an expose penned by VentureBeat writer Dean Takahashi claimed systemic failures in Microsoft's design and quality assurance processes lead to the Xbox 360's now-infamous overheating "Red Ring of Death" failures.

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egward

15 years ago

ps3 fanboys join me.. and together we can rule this forum....

Midgar

15 years ago

egward wrote...

ps3 fanboys join me.. and together we can rule this forum....

Pfft, no. Sure the PS3 has better specs, but it lacks good games. The only good exclusive games for the PS3 are LIttle Big Planet and Metal Gear Solid 4,
while the other console's game libraries are staggering.
The 360 has better games, face it. Plus, Live is much better than PSN.

Tsujoi Social Media Manager

15 years ago

Yeah, cause the 360 has generic brown shoot 2 and fables 2.

None of the systems really had anything amazing this year imo.

theotaku

15 years ago

tsujoi wrote...

Yeah, cause the 360 has generic brown shoot 2 and fables 2.

None of the systems really had anything amazing this year imo.

I'm pretty shocked to hear that, tsujoi. What about your posts about Valkyria Chronicles and White Knight Chronicles? Especially White Knight. Were you just advertising them? :x

Tsujoi Social Media Manager

15 years ago

theotaku wrote...

tsujoi wrote...

Yeah, cause the 360 has generic brown shoot 2 and fables 2.

None of the systems really had anything amazing this year imo.

I'm pretty shocked to hear that, tsujoi. What about your posts about Valkyria Chronicles and White Knight Chronicles? Especially White Knight. Were you just advertising them? :x

You know what...I'm surprised too. What the hell am I talking about? Go PS3!

theotaku

15 years ago

tsujoi wrote...

theotaku wrote...

tsujoi wrote...

Yeah, cause the 360 has generic brown shoot 2 and fables 2.

None of the systems really had anything amazing this year imo.

I'm pretty shocked to hear that, tsujoi. What about your posts about Valkyria Chronicles and White Knight Chronicles? Especially White Knight. Were you just advertising them? :x

You know what...I'm surprised too. What the hell am I talking about? Go PS3!

lol I forgive ya dood. No hard feelings :)