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Nice header image. Just in time for lunch.
Anyway, I wonder if there are any sites that collect horror stories about outsourcing. I can imagine there are a large number. Cutting corners too sharply doesn't always work well.
Anyway, I wonder if there are any sites that collect horror stories about outsourcing. I can imagine there are a large number. Cutting corners too sharply doesn't always work well.
And just like last time, a class action suit will make them fix it and offer extended warranties.
oh, wait...
oh, wait...
I think it should be a green ring this time. Red is my favorite color, but it's also the color of Sith lightsabers, and I'd like a green Jedi ring.
My launch console is still working fine today. My original series elite however... Has a really finicky disc drive. Open air cabinet and dedicated socket seem to have done the trick for me over the years. Or extreme luck.
Oh yeah, I like my library of 360 games, but I am definitely not going to buy the next xbox until statistics of nintendo level failure rates are well established, or at least until a redesign. I shouldn't be afraid to turn on my console.
Between Sony's crappy software and Microsoft's crappy hardware, I have no idea what I'm going to do next gen. I don't feel like building/maintaining a gaming PC any more either.
How new? HD7000 series, or at least a variant of the GCN cores, heavily tweaked by Microsoft for their specific needs."
Goody. The future of dashboard advertising is bright indeed
Goody. The future of dashboard advertising is bright indeed
How new? HD7000 series, or at least a variant of the GCN cores, heavily tweaked by Microsoft for their specific needs."
Goody. The future of dashboard advertising is bright indeed
Goody. The future of dashboard advertising is bright indeed
Ugh, I hope it's not really that bad. I'm not surprised that they're trying to make the cheapest thing possible, but to make something that's so cheap it doesn't even work?
Oh wait, they already did that. It was called Kinect. So I guess this rumour has a good chance of being true then.
And you know what? I would actually like to see blue lights this time around. I know Jim was making a joke, but I think it would be really cool if the next Xbox would have a white/light blue aesthetic to it. Green is getting kind of old.
Oh wait, they already did that. It was called Kinect. So I guess this rumour has a good chance of being true then.
And you know what? I would actually like to see blue lights this time around. I know Jim was making a joke, but I think it would be really cool if the next Xbox would have a white/light blue aesthetic to it. Green is getting kind of old.
So, will all these chips be technically broken before they were released? or is this a fix to be found before production?
That is kind of crazy that they would just toss it out to 3 companies to see who can fix it first but I guess they want that shit fixed now.
That is kind of crazy that they would just toss it out to 3 companies to see who can fix it first but I guess they want that shit fixed now.
oh wow, they are gonna go that route again? And lawl at the same time for sheer incompetence on the producing end.
its not even out yet ya losers so cant dis MC like that besides some peeps never had a RROD its mostly overated
How does it feel Microsft? HOW DOES IT FEEL!?
Sorry. I'm on Xbox number five, and I might be a little bitter.
Sorry. I'm on Xbox number five, and I might be a little bitter.
How about you post the actual rumour rather than throwing together your own wild speculation?
The *rumour* is that there is a low yield when manufacturing. That means that out of all the CPU's that are being built, some are not coming out at the high quality that is expected.
This is a common issue whenever something new is being produced - not just consoles, not just processors. Everything.
The only reason this is in the "news" is because it's to do with a still unannounced console and people are scraping the barrel for info.
I'm disappointed in Destructoid taking this spin on things. Everyone else simply pasted the quote, they didn't twist it into their own "this is a poorly made product" fantasy bull.
The *rumour* is that there is a low yield when manufacturing. That means that out of all the CPU's that are being built, some are not coming out at the high quality that is expected.
This is a common issue whenever something new is being produced - not just consoles, not just processors. Everything.
The only reason this is in the "news" is because it's to do with a still unannounced console and people are scraping the barrel for info.
I'm disappointed in Destructoid taking this spin on things. Everyone else simply pasted the quote, they didn't twist it into their own "this is a poorly made product" fantasy bull.
I heard a rumor that the new Xbox runs on child labor and isn't very efficient.
Source? I'm an ex Microsoft employee who was fired for putting naked pictures of myself onto 360 hard drives before packaging them.
Source? I'm an ex Microsoft employee who was fired for putting naked pictures of myself onto 360 hard drives before packaging them.
Oh, and I forgot to add: of course Microsoft will not put these broken CPUs into their new console. For starters, these chips are clearly being made for the updated development kits and won't be put into consumer hands.
Secondly, they're simply broken. They will be thrown away and the manufacturing method will continue to be tweaked until there is a higher than 90% yield on the chips. As ALWAYS happens in tech manufacturing.
Quit with the scaremongering, it's pretty sad.
Secondly, they're simply broken. They will be thrown away and the manufacturing method will continue to be tweaked until there is a higher than 90% yield on the chips. As ALWAYS happens in tech manufacturing.
Quit with the scaremongering, it's pretty sad.
@janklong;jim-gets-crap-for-being-a-supposed-sony-hater-most-of-the-time....i-guess-he-cant-win...lol
I know what I wont be buying. Even if this rumor turns out to be false, I think i'm still going to wait a couple of years before jumping into ANY next gen console.
If the Vita taught me anything, It's wait at least a full year before any nextgen purchase.
If the Vita taught me anything, It's wait at least a full year before any nextgen purchase.
Big deal man minor setback. They have over a year to fix it and get it ready for launch. Knowing Microsoft's "talents" for platform launches it'll probably still be a catastrophe.
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Sweet. The massive amount of people who clearly don't read the actual written bits is always endearing.
They are shopping around in order to FIX the bad processor, but of course 90% of the people see the "360 + bad" and jump on the smear campaign.
Jim is a master of the hit gathering.
They are shopping around in order to FIX the bad processor, but of course 90% of the people see the "360 + bad" and jump on the smear campaign.
Jim is a master of the hit gathering.
Its-always-better-to-wait-a-year-or-2-to-buy-a-new-console...high-price-lack-of-games-hardwarre-failure-possibility...it-never-pays-to-be-an-early-adopter
This is actually good news because it means they're trying to avoid the having history repeat itself. And whoever called Jim a Sony fanboy is a fucking retard.
@ChonicusPr1me source for what? General manufacturing knowledge? That's just from my own knowhow and what you can find by a simple Google search about any kind of manufacturing.
If you mean source for this story, there isn't one. It's a rumour - but if it's true, then what I've said is also true. Microsoft know manufacturing, they're not going to think "oh well, 95% of these CPUs are dead, better put them in our consoles anyway!".
It's common practice to test methods of manufacturing new things, and then when problems arise you work around them and get the best product at the end of it. This happened even back in the Atari days. It always happens and always will happen.
If you mean source for this story, there isn't one. It's a rumour - but if it's true, then what I've said is also true. Microsoft know manufacturing, they're not going to think "oh well, 95% of these CPUs are dead, better put them in our consoles anyway!".
It's common practice to test methods of manufacturing new things, and then when problems arise you work around them and get the best product at the end of it. This happened even back in the Atari days. It always happens and always will happen.
My 2008 PS3 is still going strong. Say what you will about Sony, but their shit works on a much longer timeline than Microsoft's.
@MrXBob - can we get a source on that?
Also, I've been looking at the header in five different angles, and haven't a clue as to what the fuck it is.
Also, I've been looking at the header in five different angles, and haven't a clue as to what the fuck it is.
@LegendPenguin A source on what?
Also, the header image is a knife going through Jason Voorhees' eye
Also, the header image is a knife going through Jason Voorhees' eye
@jimboxxx
hey jimbo, half of all Xbox360 sales were people replacing their red ringed Xboxes
hahahahahaha
hey jimbo, half of all Xbox360 sales were people replacing their red ringed Xboxes
hahahahahaha
The *rumour* is that there is a low yield when manufacturing. That means that out of all the CPU's that are being built, some are not coming out at the high quality that is expected.
for that claim.^
for that claim.^
If true it doesn't suprise me, the non slim 360 was badly made and I can only guess at the corners MS are cutting to keep the RRP low
@ChronicusPr1me What claim? It's the rumour that is being spread all over the internet - the rumour is simply a quote from someone at one of the manufacturers saying that there is a "low yield", which means what I said: out of a certain number of CPUs, some aren't up to scratch.
That's all low yield means - it's like you baking 100 cakes, and only 10 of them come out right. That's a very low yield. And so you switch the baking process until you get a higher yield.
It always happens when building new things.
That's all low yield means - it's like you baking 100 cakes, and only 10 of them come out right. That's a very low yield. And so you switch the baking process until you get a higher yield.
It always happens when building new things.
Jimboxxx's comment gave me a headache. Just attempting to make sense of it strained my eye's and made me feel uncomfortable.
@Dancing Mad
My launch PS3 died this year and I managed to fix my re-setting the CPU/GPU but 5 and a bit years was a pretty good run. It still works mind you but I don't trust it so I bought a new one.
@LegendPenguin
A blade going into a mans face! I have no idea what it is from though.
My launch PS3 died this year and I managed to fix my re-setting the CPU/GPU but 5 and a bit years was a pretty good run. It still works mind you but I don't trust it so I bought a new one.
@LegendPenguin
A blade going into a mans face! I have no idea what it is from though.
@ChronicusPr1me
"According to a report from SemiAccurate, Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox 360 successor might not arrive until early 2014 because of chip production snags. The site claims the issue is with the next Xbox’s AMD processor, codenamed “Oban.” SemiAccurate says that poor yield rates might push the console from its rumored holiday 2013 launch into 2014 if Microsoft’s supply partners can’t resolve the production issues."
It took me literally 6 seconds and one Google search to find that, and I put in "next xbox processor" into the search field.
"According to a report from SemiAccurate, Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox 360 successor might not arrive until early 2014 because of chip production snags. The site claims the issue is with the next Xbox’s AMD processor, codenamed “Oban.” SemiAccurate says that poor yield rates might push the console from its rumored holiday 2013 launch into 2014 if Microsoft’s supply partners can’t resolve the production issues."
It took me literally 6 seconds and one Google search to find that, and I put in "next xbox processor" into the search field.
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