MICROSOFT’S XBOX360, A DREAM MACHINE, OR A STEROID PUMPED NIGHTMARE FROM HELL… A DISGRUNTED GAMER’S TALE

As a gaming console, you can’t go wrong with an XBOX360. It has a large library of games available and whatever genre you prefer or like playing, chances are, you’ll find some available for the XBOX360 for you to enjoy.

I personally had fun with my XBOX360, I was able to play great games such as but not limited to the following

Grand Theft Auto 4
Golden Axe
Soul Caliber 4
Gears of War
Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe
Eternal Sonata

This was like one of the best game console I owned probably just second to my Playstation2. With Final Fantasy XIII being announced for release for the XBOX360 and lots of RPG games in the horizon, I thought that this is the best time to be an XOBX360 gamer. Or so I thought…

Now here’s where it gets ugly. The first XBOX360 I owned back in 2007 lasted a whole month. Yup, you read it right, a whole freaking month before it succumbed to the RROD or red ring of death or 3RL three red lights as others call it.

So, what is the RROD/3RL? In a nutshell, it means your XBOX360 is dead. Sure, many would argue that I could always send it in for repair as it comes with warranty. But I live in a country where in the XBOX360 is not covered by warranty so it’s not an option. The second option is trying to revive it using the various fix methods available on the net. But these fixes don’t always work, and if it does, it’s just a temporary fix.

Anyway, I got mine to work again using one of the repair procedures available. But it didn’t last long; about a week, then the RROD would come back again and again and again. The good news is, I was able to sell it for a few bucks. The bad news was, that’s like $200 or so down the drain. I was so frustrated that I went the NINTENDO way and bought a Wii, but that’s another story…

Well, fast forward to December 2008, it was the Christmas season and I had some extra cash to burn so I decided to once again take the plunge and bought another XBOX360. Now this second console of mine lasted a good 2 weeks! 2 damn weeks! I don’t know, but I felt like I was the unluckiest SOB in the world (and I still do)! This time, the damn thing couldn’t be revived and I was stuck with an expensive piece of trash. I was even more frustrated and angry than the last time and I almost threw the damn thing into a wall. Sucks to be me…

With no way to have it repaired, all I could do was sell it for parts. I managed to sell the hard drive, the controller and the power brick to at least get back some of the money I spent on it. I was also able to sell the dead console itself for some spare change….

So here ends my tale. The XBOX360 is one great gaming console but its crappy hardware just killed the joy.
For new would be buyers of the XOBX360 all I can say is good luck!