As of 11:00 p.m. of January 6th, 2010. My 3 year old Xbox 360 unit is now inoperable. The problem seems to lie within a type of graphic read error and begins when any game (did not try dvd's, but both disc and hard drive) is booted. On January 5th I decided to rent Bayonetta. I completed it the afternoon of the sixth, taking 11:55 minutes. After taking a break from playing (my hand damaged from button mashing x,y, or b for torture's and climaxes), I decided to return to Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer, only 6 ranks away from achieving seventy. Upon joining favela, a interesting checkerboard like pattern popped up on the screen, freezing the game, even returning to the dashboard was disabled. I rebooted and searched a new match. Scrapyard. The game starts, i run forward, same occurrence. After profanities i unplug everything and set it apart, hoping it is a simple overheat issue caused by bayonetta. i let it sit, go to sleep, and then to work. Returning to you now tonight, i realized it is not so simple. i registered my 360, but the warranty is long since expired. The cost to fix it according to microsoft is $99, money i do not have right now because classes are starting up again, it's right after the holidays so i spent money on other people (i received food for christmas due to my financial state), and of course bills.

So my 360 is going to sit there... Sleep tight 360. Your three years have served me well. When I acquire the money to buy a phoenix down, you will be resurrected.

Much love.