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Red Ring of Death at GDC 08

February 19, 2008 in Blog comments 28

With the Game Developers Conference (GDC) currently taking place, a journalist for the BBC took note of a 360 kiosk that had what a lot of 360 owners have experienced; the fearful RRoD.

This doesn't make Microsoft look any better with the whole RRoD perspective on their console. The writer of the article even states "embarrassing for the company that its own stock of demo machines are still susceptible to the problem."

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tekmosis via bbc.co.uk »
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  • 0
    Storm Feb 19, 08
    Not a good start for Microsoft at the GDC...if they wish to redeem themselves, have Epic Games at least announce Gears 2 release this year.
  • -3
    joshthegreat Feb 19, 08
    Haha. Literally laughed out sound at the end. Though it isn't exactly 'news' as such.
    • 0
      tekmosis* Feb 19, 08
      hence why it is not categorized as news (:
  • 2
    Steel Magnolia Feb 19, 08
    I knew this would happen sooner or later. I always thought it would be hilarious but also cringe-worthy if a show machine got the RROD.
  • 2
    Xenctuary Feb 19, 08
    I initially thought that was just because the A/V cable wasn't plugged in properly, but that would be all four lights, right?
  • 0
    Gotenks Feb 19, 08
    That's just funny that it would happen at GDC.
  • 0
    Stitch Feb 19, 08
    LOL!
    How embarrassing indeed.
    They really should fix this.
    If it can be fixed that is....
  • 0
    Avalith Feb 19, 08
    Microsoft just got owned by their own console. EPIC.
    • -1
      Cdemon Feb 19, 08
      Epic? Nah. Epic is the journey you must forgo at Blockbuster to find one of the five or so copies of that PS3 game that's worth, at least, a rent.

      Lord of the rings shit.
      • 0
        Seeker X Feb 19, 08
        I'll give you a better one, like finding a 360 that ain't faulty. Hard enough as it is, but I'm sure your never-dying loyalty can survive that.
        • 1
          Cdemon Feb 21, 08
          I've found five already, so I've experienced a 0% failure rate.

          Nice try, though.
  • 2
    Donnelly Feb 19, 08
    To be fair, the console's being suffocated.

    I'm sure the PS3 and Wii would not cope too well in such a claustrophobic environment.
    • 0
      Existenz Feb 19, 08
      The PS3 has undergone extensive tests and can last 48 hours on in a sauna, i mean seriously a kiosk is neer going to reach that heat... The Wii isn't powerful enough to overheat and fail to be honest.
  • 0
    Final Blade Feb 19, 08
    Wow i could have sworn most of the issues has been fixed. I wonder if that model was an old version. Cause if it was a new one, its not going to help them this year if its persisting.
  • 3
    Slumpy monkey Feb 19, 08
    no its cause its not in a normal enviroment e.g a well ventalated room, in a house.^^
    • 0
      Final Blade Feb 19, 08
      But thats the only one that crapped out, while the others were in the same environment didn't. Its either an old console, or that system, coincidentally just failed.
  • 0
    Gamesta100 Feb 19, 08
    I don't agree that the case is the problem.Our Target had their 360 in the same case for months and that 360 never got the RRoD.
    • 2
      Cdemon Feb 19, 08
      So from that, we're able to conclude that keeping the machine in a closed box is good for it?

      I dunno, though... I find Peter Moore hitting the guide button while playing Rockband at E3 and then "resigning" a month or so later much, much more entertaining.
      • -1
        Final Blade Feb 19, 08
        For once i agree with you. It does seem entertaining, and interesting.
  • 2
    Dance Floor Killah Feb 19, 08
    Let's see... tight, plastic, non-ventilated box, with more than likely old model inside.
    • -2
      Avalith Feb 19, 08
      Something tells me that Microsoft wouldn't be dumb enough to put an old model inside there, especially not with the higher rate of a console going to Xbox 360 heaven by way of the Red Ring of Death.
      • 0
        Dance Floor Killah Feb 19, 08
        They've done stupid things before. This wouldn't be any different.
        • 0
          jmac353 Feb 19, 08
          Stupid things like designing a really shitty heatsink for a component that gets way too *bleep*ing hot for said headsink and burning it's way out of the motherboard? Yes, quite stupid.
    • 0
      Shadow Creature Feb 20, 08
      How would you know its non-ventilated?
      • -4
        Existenz Feb 20, 08
        Just go into a store that has a gaming kiosk in, those kiosks are the same everywhere maybe slightly bigger at a gaming event, you may notice they have a few small holes in the SIDE heat rises, so its just going up and returning right back to the console, the PS3 kiosks are the exact same but you don't see them breaking.
  • 0
    Zein Aref Feb 19, 08
    I lol'd at the kotaku heading for this:
    Microsoft Lights up GDC with Red Ring of Death.
  • -3
    Bale Fire Feb 19, 08
    Well the failure rate is still roughly 15% so despite what people think the Red Ring of Death is still out there. But then it is in a enclosed space so that probably elevates the risk

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