New Xbox 360

Niall · Jul 15, 2010, 19:16:16

http://www.destructoid.com/e3-10-do-not-do-this-with-your-new-xbox-360-176508.phtml

I was seriously considering getting one, as I love the game Fable 2 (and 3 is out in October), but this is an unforgivable mistake by them. I would say it's an oversight, but they've blatantly ignored the problem. With the original Xbox they knew about it, with the Xbox 360 they knew about it, with the updated 360 they knew about and yet they have done nothing to fix the issue, and refuse to refund you when their console destroys £40 of your property. Hmm.

I still want one to play Fable 3, but that's a major concern, and quite honestly I can't say I'd get one now

Technical Ben · Jul 15, 2010, 19:30:00

Yep. I do understand the machine spins the disk very fast, and your not suppose to move it. But come on! It's in a house, it's going to get knocked. If my car lost a wheel every time I went over a pot hole, I'd get a different one (AKA PS3 in this case). Most devices are made so that customers can use them reasonably and safely. Loosing £40-50 worth of content because someone knocked the TV cabinet is not good.
Did that to my brothers game, but thankfully had just got it, so took it in for a refund under warranty. Why did I move the box? Well, I have every over pc, CD, DVD, tape, disk and electronic piece of machinery I have ever had. Never had that problem with any, EXCEPT the 360.
Why they did not look for an easy fix is beyond me. Perhaps they need British engineering. (Or is it German these days?)

vitriol · Jul 15, 2010, 20:04:51

I had one of the new ones in my hands this morning, I must say it looks great.

Niall · Jul 17, 2010, 12:08:03

Yeah it looks very nice. Apparently it's "whisper quite" (which always reminds me of Dr Nick on the Simpsons, with the extremely loud blender

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj1QnijwxtY 47 seconds in) which is an improvement, but only if it isn't at the expense of cooling.

I think I'll wait a fair while to get one. I imagine all the failure reports will start popping up in the next week or so, and more in depth issues by October.

That reminds me, I bought a torx driver set last week. Time to butcher my Xbox360 brick.

vitriol · Jul 18, 2010, 00:10:18

I think I might treat myself and get one for Xmas. Unless current machine dies on me.

Niall · Jul 18, 2010, 11:22:57

Well I've taken mine to bits, breaking a couple of plugs in the process, but I can't seem to work out how you take off the heat sync, which is what I wanted to remove, clean and re-fit. It seems to require a tool I haven't got.

Glenn · Jul 18, 2010, 11:31:01

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcJhMAyCrNA

Niall · Jul 18, 2010, 12:29:05

Yeah I've already got a video I used to open it up. I just hadn't checked it for this stage. Not really that fussed, but I'll have a go at that method. I think the Xbox has a knackered CPU anyway, but that could work. The only worry is the clips not holding the heat syncs down tight enough.