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5 Years and 3 Red Lights Later

Posted on Tuesday, November 23 @ 18:47:22 Eastern by Daniel Bischoff

The Xbox 360 turned 5 years old today, which immediately got me thinking back about my experience with Microsoft's second attempt at a video game console and how I fell victim to the dreaded Red Ring of Death.

I patiently waited to buy a 360 until Halo 3 released, at which point I decided to "Jump In". Hopping onto Xbox Live and playing with friends online worked about as well as playing Counter Strike with friends on a common server.

There were a lot of reasons to pick up a 360, but Halo 3 ended up not being one of them.

The 360 is responsible for many of the advances made during this console generation: online marketplaces, focus on multiplayer, first... person... shooters. So many first person shooters!

The first Xbox console only was available for 4 years until the 360 came out, so the 360 is already faring much better. But can it really stand the test of time and continue to flourish in such a competitive market? Is Kinect enough to keep things interesting for years to come?

Only time will tell. Until then, share your Xbox 360 stories in the comments.

My worst memory was losing my precious console to RROD. And yes... I did try the towel-trick. It didn't work. Luckily I was under the three-year warranty.

Tags: Xbox 360

Comments

Tyrranis
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Nov 23rd, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Viva Pinata.

First one I played that DIDN'T come with the console was Orange Box, though. I think...

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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Nov 23rd, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Are you drunk or something, Dan?

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LeninCeb
Joined: Nov 2010

Posted: Nov 23rd, 2010 at 7:55 pm
I got my Xbox 360 in March of this year, ordered in January (i live in Venezuela, and my courier collapses in the period of December-February). First tested it with Pure, wich came in the bundle i purchased, and the next game i played was MK Vs DC Universe. My favorite, console exclusive games so far have been:

Gears of War 2
Forza Motorsport 3
Bayonetta
Red Dead Redemption
Fifa World Cup
Deathsmiles
Rock Band 3
Halo: Reach
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Vanquish

I still play some games on my PC, i wanted the Xbox mainly for the games not released on Windows.

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GodofallEnds
Joined: Sep 2007

Posted: Nov 23rd, 2010 at 7:55 pm
I bought my 360 for Gears of War 1. RRoD the next day...

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UglykitteN
Joined: Mar 2006

Posted: Nov 23rd, 2010 at 8:08 pm
I bought my 360 when the 60 gig version came out. It has never once RRoD.

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 23rd, 2010 at 9:20 pm
@De-Ting: How do I seem drunk?

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Chegen
Joined: Dec 2005

Posted: Nov 23rd, 2010 at 10:59 pm
I've had my xbox for 3 years and it works great! can't tell ya how many times ive gotten stoned and watched a torrented movie with my ehhbocks

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danielrbischoff
Joined: Nov 2009

Posted: Nov 24th, 2010 at 1:29 am
@Chegen: Classic Live community memeber....

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the_mighty_toast
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Nov 24th, 2010 at 3:55 am
You may seem drunk due to numerous typos, not that anybody truly cares

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usaglory
Joined: Mar 2009

Posted: Nov 24th, 2010 at 5:30 am
I've never had a RRoD. Then again, I've never had a 360.
I'm planning on getting one eventually. Does anyone know what the failure rate for the slim model is? Did they finally fix that issue or did they just reduce the chance of it occurring?

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daverabbit
Joined: Oct 2008

Posted: Nov 24th, 2010 at 6:24 am
first game i played on the 360 was Dead Rising. that 360 red ringed on me once, sent it off to get fixed for free and worked great for me til i sold it to my brother so i could buy a newer model.

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mrallamericanboy
Joined: Jun 2006

Posted: Nov 24th, 2010 at 7:58 am
bought my 360 for halo 3. loved it. had a kid, sold it. 2 years later, bought another one. it red ringed once, for like 10 minutes. i shut it off, cried a little, then turned it back on, just in case. it has performed flawlessly since!!!

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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Nov 24th, 2010 at 8:50 am
Well were you "hoping" onto Xbox Live, or were you "hopping"? :P

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UglykitteN
Joined: Mar 2006

Posted: Nov 24th, 2010 at 11:04 am
It's strange when someone who has sworn off alcohol for less than accurate reasons implies someone else is drunk because of a few typos.

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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Nov 24th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Don't you know a joke when you see one? I guess not. No, everything has to be serious with you. Suicide mouse is real and UFO sightings are true, yadda yadda yadda.

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UglykitteN
Joined: Mar 2006

Posted: Nov 24th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
God you're cute.

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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Nov 24th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Gay.

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UglykitteN
Joined: Mar 2006

Posted: Nov 24th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Have a great Thanksgiving, dude!

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napsterxxl
Joined: Mar 2006

Posted: Nov 24th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Got My Xbox360 for the holidays 2006

Hmm My RRoD...
Got first one while playing Mass Effect 1...I blame the elevators...
Second one I was playing some Halo 3 and the picture got all weird, so I told my friends that I'll be right back cause I want to check the cables and after restarting console I as treated to the error code announcing that its graphic card bought a farm.

My first game? Hmm...I'm not sure But it was either CoD 2 (great #&%@ing game) or Dead Rising 1 ( not so great game)

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