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Oh dear. It looks like Microsoft may have to come to terms with the fact that the famed Red Ring of Death is still happening, despite their assurances that this problem is on its way out. The video above shows one of the demo 360s on the GDC show floor with the red ring, which I can't help but giggle a little at. Of course, I've never had the RROD myself, which is why I can find amusement in this discovery instead of punching my monitor in rage. I have to admit that is what I would have done had I suffered the legendary 360 curse.
 
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king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 02/19/2008 11:06
Heh heh... pretty funny.
Y0j1mb0's Avatar
Y0j1mb0 at 02/19/2008 11:08
Seriously..does anybody in their right frame of mind BELIEVE that the RROD is over and done with? Wake up.

Y'know it's bad when your a gag joke on the Simpsons for cryin' out loud.

Waiting for somebody to say.." But that was from the first run of Xboxes." lol.
zealot9802's Avatar
zealot9802 at 02/19/2008 11:09
They dont care. They have HD-DVD power!!!!!
VWGTI's Avatar
VWGTI at 02/19/2008 11:11
pwnd
Aerox's Avatar
Aerox at 02/19/2008 11:11
Ahahahaha
Wack's Avatar
Wack at 02/19/2008 11:13
Serves them right.

I got RRoD on a 3 month old 360. Fortunatly, it gave the the time to buy an Elite, so it was all worth it. :D
wardrox's Avatar
wardrox at 02/19/2008 11:14
haha, you would think they had people checking for this kind of stuff. At hand to replace the unit with a working one.
Barcode's Avatar
Barcode at 02/19/2008 11:14
Lol. No one can do anything but laugh, even if they're a 360 owner. It just happens.
GrayFox's Avatar
GrayFox at 02/19/2008 11:15
How did I know Yojimbo was going to post in this?
AgentMOO's Avatar
AgentMOO at 02/19/2008 11:15
reminds me of the bluescreen Bill Gates got when demoing windows 95. I'm going to be pissed if/when the second 360 I bought dies.
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wonky360 at 02/19/2008 11:18
Nice, the idiots running the stand should have replaced this urgently. It is possible that this is not a dead console (power issues in the stand or similar) but either way it is stupid. I am hoping my machine RRODs as I would like a quieter replacement.
ScottyG's Avatar
ScottyG at 02/19/2008 11:19
Like the guys said on RFGO, with the amount of time you leave your console on it's amazing you haven't RRODed yet.

*knocks on wood*
notdryad's Avatar
notdryad at 02/19/2008 11:25
i've had a 360 crap out on me and i still think that's hilarious.

way to go, microsoft.
Boolean's Avatar
Boolean at 02/19/2008 11:27
How the FUCK has this problem not been solved yet with all the new hardware revisions? 0.o
BluDesign's Avatar
BluDesign at 02/19/2008 11:28
They probably used my old system, as I bet it's cheaper for them to just use repaired refurb systems.

Figures they used my old system. That thing was... unreliable.
notdryad's Avatar
notdryad at 02/19/2008 11:29
i've had a 360 crap out on me and i still think that's hilarious.

way to go, microsoft.
Crunshii's Avatar
Crunshii at 02/19/2008 11:30
Yep! Those new Falcon/Vanhela/Opus XBoxes have fixed the problem as you can see! Straight at the GDC Presentation.

few, rest assured, RROD will be no more.

p.s. If I was MS I would turn that machine off or take it out of the area...
DaedHead8's Avatar
DaedHead8 at 02/19/2008 11:35
lol@M$
Arttemis's Avatar
Arttemis at 02/19/2008 11:43
Now, will Microsoft be able to use any of the booth software on its hard drive after they get the console replaced and find DRM restrictions!?

I jest...

but no, I'm fucking serious about DRM. This is by far the worst consumer support for an actively supported product I've heard of - and yet it's hardly mentioned on any gaming sites.

They've got to change their policy, especially when both the PS3 and Wii allow for seamless license transfers even though those two consoles don't even have a ridiculously high failure rate. Unless, like me, everyone is resigned to buying a PS3 just to get away from this bullshit... then M$ doesn't have to change a thing because their player base is leaving... (again, I kid - they better fix their shit).
GrayFox's Avatar
GrayFox at 02/19/2008 11:44
Falcon revision probably won't eliminate RROD totally, but it should drastically reduce it. It is a pretty poorly designed console, but smaller and smaller chips will eventually totally cover up the flaws.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 02/19/2008 11:44
I lol'd.
AgentMOO's Avatar
AgentMOO at 02/19/2008 11:49
@Arttemis

It's not specific to the 360, EVERYONE gets raped with DRM.
Urashima's Avatar
Urashima at 02/19/2008 11:52
Toshiba and Microsoft are both failing in epic ways today.
The Incredible Edible Egg's Avatar
The Incredible Edible Egg at 02/19/2008 11:54
*punches screen in a fit of rage*

But srsly, that is hilarious and at least they're showing their customers what to expect from their shiny new consoles.
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savagesaladin at 02/19/2008 11:59
Surprisingly my 360 hasn't RRODed on me. Although the drive tray gets stuck regularly.
Crunshii's Avatar
Crunshii at 02/19/2008 12:03
@ GrayFox

lol that's funny that you say that. Allot of spreading rumors from bloggers were claiming it was the cure to rrod completely.
Gameboi's Avatar
Gameboi at 02/19/2008 12:07
Irony at its best.
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Static Jak at 02/19/2008 12:07
Not a great month for Microsoft overall.
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freeman1 at 02/19/2008 12:10
I don't understand why it's so hard for them to solve this problem. They obviously know about it, and they know everyone else knows about it with the internet and all, so it must be costing them sales. And now it's embarrassing them at public events. I can't believe that with all the money and technology Microsoft has, that they can't just figure out what the problem is and fix it.
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vexed alex at 02/19/2008 12:13
That's fucking fantastic and weak at the same time.
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sparced at 02/19/2008 12:14
I don't think this harms sales as much as it should. Thats the sad truth, at least in the US market.
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qo_op at 02/19/2008 12:15
that is pretty embarrassing.
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nicojay at 02/19/2008 12:21
The GDC is the place to show off ones products most endearing features.

Also, circa early 2005

Designerdude
- I think we need to add flashing lights like some modded PCs have.

Designergal
- You mean change the green power lights to flashing.

Designerdude
- No, flashing all the time would be annoying. It should happen only thirty maybe forty percent of the time. And in red, I like red.

Designergal
- Thirty percent you say, where have I heard that number before. Take a look at these figures from the reliability department.

Designerdude
- The consumers will love it.
Corak's Avatar
Corak at 02/19/2008 12:21
Not a big surprise, its in an enclosed area so it probably did overheat, where's the liquid nitrogen coolers?
MistuhX's Avatar
MistuhX at 02/19/2008 12:41
"it's prety embarrasing"
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Atlas at 02/19/2008 12:44
A local electronics store called Future Shop (like Best Buy) has had an RROD 360 in a display case since approximately Dec. 20th (before Christmas) and no one has even bothered to even shut it off...
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ceark at 02/19/2008 13:00
"with the red ring, which I can't help but giggle a little at."

i get the impression that colette is a total dominatrix.

what? who said that????

>.>
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 02/19/2008 13:05
“That’s pretty embarrassing...”

Lulz. Also, as lemon would put it, EYE-RUN-KNEE.
MYL0R's Avatar
MYL0R at 02/19/2008 13:06
How come I WANT my 360 to RRoD, and yet I can't get it to? I'm having problems where my video goes out, and M$ said it would be $100 to fix, so I've left it on for hours on end wrapped in towels to over heat it, and all I get is the 2 red sections, not the 3.
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mix at 02/19/2008 13:10
Funny business.
Syn's Avatar
Syn at 02/19/2008 13:10
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! IN YOUR FACE MICROSOFT!
ScottEFresh's Avatar
ScottEFresh at 02/19/2008 13:14
LOL @ the Elite even RROD...what a pathetic piece of machinery.
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MechaMonkey at 02/19/2008 13:25
How embarrassing!

DOOM's Avatar
DOOM at 02/19/2008 13:27
Not news...
ZekeThePlumber's Avatar
ZekeThePlumber at 02/19/2008 13:58
I'd be more surprised if it didn't happen at this point.
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DryvBy at 02/19/2008 14:21
That's terrific. Brings back 3 painful memories though...
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Septon at 02/19/2008 15:01
The Red Ring of Death is obviously still a problem with the newer models. Unless MS is so stupid they'ed put out an older defective model. My guess is that if there is a lack of 360s out there its due to them slowing down production till they finally fix the Red Ring.
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dv8withn8 at 02/19/2008 15:20
I second DOOM. Not news. But it's to be expected when the unit inside a plastic bubble. I've seen several PS3's crapped out at retailers because of the plastic case they're in.
Edge of Blade's Avatar
Edge of Blade at 02/19/2008 15:27
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar
deiga-the-semivaliant at 02/19/2008 15:32
I find the whole thing ironic.

I buy a console because unlike my PC, it works ALL THE TIME, and I don't have to worry about the thing crapping out on me.

Bah, money doesn't buy anything anymore.
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