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[News] [Rival] Microsoft XBox 360 Declines, Still a Technical/Financial Failure

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Microsoft Still Providing Red Ring "Coffins"

http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/693712/Microsoft-Not-Providing-Red-Ring-Coffins.html


Xbox 360 sales fall back in Japan

http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=7533


Flood of Problems: Signs that Halo is in Trouble 

http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/flood-of-problems-signs-that-halo-is-in-trouble/


Recent:

Report: Microsoft Sued Over Xbox 360 Failures in California

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| The infamous red ring of death rears its head again, this time resulting in a
| lawsuit over recent revelations made in the press.
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http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/report-microsoft-sued-over-xbox-360-failures-in-california/?biz=1


Microsoft fires quality assurance whistle-blower

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| A VOLISH QA who exposed shonky production practices during the Red Ring of
| Death fiasco has been fired.
|
| Robert Delaware talked to Venturebeat on the Xbox 360 defects and might face
| litigation, presumably for violating a non-disclosure agreement.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/15/microsoft-fires-whistle-blowing


In-depth exposé reveals Microsoft’s Xbox 360 failure rate was 68%

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| The dreaded high failure rate issue with the Xbox 360, otherwise known as the
| Red Ring of Death, has received some in-depth coverage. We are talking about
| some serious coverage here with insider interviews with the original
| engineers that worked on the Xbox 360 all the way up to the high ranks of
| Microsoft.
|
| [...]
|
| Microsoft’s attitude of “release now and patch later” with the Xbox 360 has
| ended up costing billions of dollars as well as leaving many gamers angry. It
| is also speculated the reason for Microsoft’s decline in worldwide sales is
| directly attributed to the Red Ring of Death issue.
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http://gamer.blorge.com/2008/09/06/in-depth-expos-reveals-microsofts-xbox-360-failure-rate-was-68/


Mayhem for Microsoft over £500m bill for Xbox 360 red ring of death

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| Computer giants Microsoft are facing a £500million repair bill after their
| Xbox Elite consoles were hit by the notorious "red ring of death".
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2008/07/07/mayhem-for-microsoft-over-500m-bill-for-xbox-360-red-ring-of-death-89520-20634695/


Related:

Microsoft Xbox Executive out Amid Reshuffling

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| Jeff Bell, corporate vice president of global marketing for Microsoft's
| Interactive Entertainment Business, is leaving the company at the end of the
| summer to pursue other interests after only two years at the company,
| Microsoft said Thursday. Summer in the U.S. typically means the months of
| June, July and August.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/147044/microsoft_xbox_executive_out_amid_reshuffling.html


X-Box flops, Microsoft winds up ops in several cities

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| It seems to be troubled days for Microsoft's X-Box as it seems the company is
| now winding up operations in several cities.
|
| [...]
|
| According to sources, the company has withdrawn from several Tier-I cities
| due to lackluster sales. Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division has also
| withdrawn the marketing budget for the current fiscal.
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http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/x-box-flops-microsoft-windsopsseveral-cities/21/01/338381


The Xbox 360 is dead

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| According to a report, if some Australian retailers had their way, the Xbox
| 360 would be dumped from their shelves.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17494/1093/


Xbox 360 On The Skids Retailers Consider Dumping It

http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Industry/X7T4A4P6


MS showcases Red Ring of Death Xbox 360 at expo

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| Microsoft executives will be a little red-faced today after an Xbox 360 on
| display at this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco
| contracted the infamous ‘Red Ring of Death’ disease.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/02/19/red_ring_of_death_xbox_game_developers_conference/


Microsoft's own chip design blamed for Xbox 360 RRoD

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| The Xbox 360's infamous Red Ring of Death problem was the price Microsoft
| paid for attempting to save money by designing its own graphics chip for the
| console rather than buy one off a specialist supplier, it has been claimed.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/11/ms_xbox_gp/
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