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A moment of silence for my departed 360. (Shortblog)
Musai | 1:58 PM on 07.17.2009 7 comments




Well, after owning a 360 for 2 years and change, the console passed away this afternoon. It boots up to the dash just fine, but freezes when it tries to play games, and red rings when I try to boot it with a game in it. This is rare for me, as I usually have great luck with consoles. I have a PS2 from about 6 months after launch that still works, albeit with a bit of lens tweaking now and then.

Other than that, I've never had a console die on me. It's a strange experience, not quite on the level of losing a pet, but still with enough of an impact to have you think about it with some sobriety. This console was a birthday present, and it lasted through two moves before this happened, so I was a bit fond of the thing. Oh well, now to find a box to place it in and get it to UPS before the end of the day.

With any luck, your replacement will last me longer than 2 damn years.



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Cake or pie?

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