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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Dear Microsoft

posted by on February 28 at 22:26 PM

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My wife is happy. I am not.

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1

I don't get it.

Posted by Scott Dow | February 28, 2008 10:35 PM
2

I think it's a HD-DVD player, not sure though.

Posted by Colton | February 28, 2008 10:38 PM
3

Some insider tech nerd joke?

Posted by Scott Dow | February 28, 2008 10:39 PM
4

welcome to the club. now you will talk to an indian man briefly and about a week and a half from now you will receive an empty box.

a couple weeks after that you will receive another that will probably break again immediately. Third is usually a charm though, from what I've been able to discern.

Posted by benj | February 28, 2008 10:40 PM
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/15/towel-trick-provides-temporary-fix-to-xbox-360s-red-ring-of-d/

Try that. Worked for the 360 that crapped out at work. Be careful though.

Posted by Some nerd | February 28, 2008 10:42 PM
6

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

-to everyone else: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360_technical_problems

Posted by Sam M. | February 28, 2008 10:45 PM
7

What the fuck is this?

Posted by Scott Dow | February 28, 2008 10:45 PM
8

The machine has been working for a few months since we used the fix, btw.

Posted by Some nerd | February 28, 2008 10:46 PM
9

Its a boon in disguise. Your new 360 will have a smaller chip that that is both faster and cooler. I am eagerly waiting for my red ring o death before my warranty runs out, hoping for a falcon chip.

Posted by Allen | February 28, 2008 10:51 PM
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@5 - Worked for the 360 that crapped out at work.

AT WORK!? I'm clearly in the wrong field.

Posted by The General | February 28, 2008 10:55 PM
11

My roommates had that evil red ring once, but bizarrely it went away after a restart

Posted by vooodooo84 | February 28, 2008 11:03 PM
12

Oh goodness- red rings?, 360's?
Grampa gives up.
He is just going to go into the barn, put on a nice Edison phonograph and play with somered rings himself and maybe go the whole 360.

Posted by Scott Dow | February 28, 2008 11:26 PM
13

Digital Joystick, a Seattle P-I reader blog.

Posted by BD | February 28, 2008 11:33 PM
14

I came across an "inside source" interview in January at Digital Joystick, a Seattle P-I reader blog.

Posted by BD | February 28, 2008 11:34 PM
15

Duude!

Red Ring of Death!

Sweeet!

Posted by Will in Seattle | February 28, 2008 11:35 PM
16

Ugh. The worst. Mine crapped out right after I got Assassin's Creed. Worst month ever.

Posted by Shawn Fassett | February 28, 2008 11:43 PM
17

This is what happens when software companies design hardware. I'm holding my breath for my Zune.

Posted by Mahtli69 | February 28, 2008 11:51 PM
18

whoa, i haven't seen so many grammatical and spelling errors since my 5th grade civics essay. wtf?

Posted by holz | February 28, 2008 11:55 PM
19

RED RING OF DEATH STRIKES AGAIN!

30% FAILURE RATE WITH A 3 YEAR WARRANTY!

GO BUY A PS3!

Posted by robot2501 | February 29, 2008 12:07 AM
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If you get all four rings red, do coins come out the front?

Posted by Fnarf | February 29, 2008 12:10 AM
21

@20 - no, chocolate does.

Posted by Will in Seattle | February 29, 2008 12:27 AM
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@17 - Right, because Microsoft's software is really top-notch.

This is what happens when Microsoft designs anything.

(That said, when it works, XBox 360 is far and away the best thing they've ever done.)

Posted by Anthony Hecht | February 29, 2008 12:46 AM
23

Stranger staffers have wives? How bourgeois!

Posted by David Wright | February 29, 2008 3:36 AM
24

you might consider paying more attention to your wife...

Posted by LMSW | February 29, 2008 4:43 AM
25

That's what you get for buying anything from Microsoft.

PS3, man.

Posted by violet_dagrinder | February 29, 2008 6:34 AM
26

God hates video games and this is His way of smighting those who play them. Lets all pray for the souls of those lost to the evils of the X-Box.

He doesn't mind if you play Wii though, seeing as it's good wholesome family fun. Just make sure not to let your friends manic boyfriend throw the Wiimote through the TV. Doesn't make for a very spiritual time.

Posted by SDizzle | February 29, 2008 7:39 AM
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First you see The Red Ring, and then you die...


...or your 360 dies...

...don't answer the phone. It might not be tech support!

Posted by Peter F | February 29, 2008 7:56 AM
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when you get your replacement, dont store it in a media center on its side without proper ventilation. Also, make damn sure the power supply is sitting the right way up, not on a carpet, and also with proper ventilation.

knowing all the overheating problems with the 360, you were kind of asking for it :P

Posted by Wurm | February 29, 2008 8:31 AM
29

MS was pretty cool, my warranty expired that week, but they sent me a new one, with a xbox live card for shit loads of hours.

Posted by SeMe | February 29, 2008 8:58 AM
30

AAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!

Same thing happened to my friend. Twice.

It's never happened to me. But I think it's funny every time it happens to someone else. You'll have a new one in a month or so.

Posted by Mr. Poe | February 29, 2008 9:31 AM
31

What is it with the ladies and video games?

SHUT UP WOMAN! THIS IS ZELDA TIME!

Posted by Greg | February 29, 2008 9:38 AM
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never happened to me, either. but the point was made above that if your 360 was older then you'll actually be getting a hardware upgrade.

plus, it gives you a reason to pull out your NES, dust it off, and put in some serious track time in excitebike.

Posted by mass effect-ed | February 29, 2008 9:58 AM
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I offer my deepest condolences on your loss.

As far as your wife goes, when you get it fixed, get her hooked on a multi player game. I play Rock Band and Culdcept Saga with mine.

And if it's not too late, avoid Viva Pinata or you won't be spending time with your 360 or your wife.

Posted by Mike of Renton | February 29, 2008 10:32 AM
34

I agree, Viva Pinata is like crack for xBox360 users. You may think it's an innocent little game ... but it's not.

Posted by Will in Seattle | February 29, 2008 10:49 AM
35

Nerds are funny.

Posted by michael strangeways | February 29, 2008 12:15 PM
36

And THAT is why I don't own a 360.

MS better straighten this shit out before the PS3 drops to a more reasonable price or else Sony's getting my money this time around.

Posted by T | February 29, 2008 12:23 PM
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You would not believe the faustian story of the behinds the sceens drama that lead to the Xbox 360 technical failures.

Jake Metcalf aka
Digital Joystick, a Seattle P-I reader blog.
Aka
8bitjoystick.com
AKA
a some time game reviewer in the Stranger back when the Stranger published game reviews on a regular basis in 2006.

Posted by Jake of 8bitjoystick.com | February 29, 2008 12:59 PM
38

Did you know that the LaRouchies hate Videogames?

http://www.larouchepac.com/news/2007/11/27/noosphere-vs-blogosphere-devil-your-laptop.html

This shit was the funniest thing I have read all year. Also they think MySpace and Wikipedia are British propaganda/mind control.

Posted by Jake of 8bitjoystick.com | February 29, 2008 8:51 PM

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