On 2006-11-02, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted something concerning:
> Update brick your 360? Speak up
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Since yesterday's update, there are numerous reports about 360s
>| being bricked. Some people suspect that this is being done by
>| Microsoft intentionally to stop modders and hackers. Xbox Scene
>| thinks it has more to do with certain combinations of hardware
>| and firmware.
> `----
>
> http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2006/11/01/update-brick-your-360-speak-up/
>
> More false positives (punishing the innocent) or just incompetence?
>
> Related:
>
> Xbox Live Outages All Over US?
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| In any case the outages do not seem to affect everyone although I can
>| say 2old2play has already received 6 emails, 5 PMs, and several blog
>| posts about the outages. One such blogger was told by a service rep that
>| he was "experiencing a temporary service outage bubble in his area."
>| Apparently the rep had received several similar Xbox Live error codes
>| that day, but could not say why. 2old2play is currently trying to contact
>| Microsoft for a comment and we'll update this page as we receive word.
> `----
>
> http://www.2old2play.com/News/Xbox_Live_Outages_All_Over_US_
>
> Gamers Say Microsoft Understates Xbox Problems
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| An insider from Electronic Arts, Inc. is saying that the failure rate
>| of Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming console is actually ten times higher than
>| what Microsoft spokespeople have admitted.
>|
>| Game Daily BIZ, a gaming industry publication, reported that the
>| anonymous source tallied that of the 300 consoles EA has received,
>| 30-50 percent of them have failed.
> `----
>
> http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/08/xbox_gamers02.html
A certain big year for Wii and PS3 is looking more like a stellar year
for Wii and PS3.
It's sad when they can't even avoid breaking the one thing that offers
a glimmer of hope that they can survive longer term. If a competitor
had done something to deliberately sabotage their products, the
competitor couldn't possibly have done more harm than MS themselves are
doing.
--
Microsoft's relationship to its users is that of the blue whale to
krill. Our only purpose is to breed, feed and get squeezed against its
giant tongue until every last drop of money is released.
-- Rupert Goodwins, ZDNet(UK)
|
|
