Makes Fun Of RROD

http://www.gamesthirst.com/2011/04/12/sucker-punch-throws-a-sucker-punch-at-xbox-360-makes-fun-of-rrod/

So we already had Bulletstorm that made fun of RROD and now this...

When this generation is over I think that the xbox 360 will not be remembered by it's Halo's, Gears, Fables etc...it will be remembered by it's enourmous Failure rate and Hardware problems

What do you think about all of this?

I'm pretty sure it will be remembered for the games.

If you think about it wonkily enough the RROD is not a failure, but a triumph! The combination of good customer support and unreliable hardware causes customers to value their warrantees more and therefore avoid modding their XBoxes, thus reducing piracy. Bravo, Microsoft!</spin>

I hear the slim fixed all of the red ring problems, which would be good because i plan on buying an xbox 360 sometimes in the future. coming in late into a gen has it's benefits.

That is indeed true "Red Ring of Death" is not present on the new 360 Slim models

Instead however you recieve a "Red Dot of Death" which also is not covered by the extended 3 year warranty

Microsoft is truly doing a superb and fantastic job on it's hardware

But is the new slim more reliable that the older models? I think it is, at least that's my impression so far reading forums.

This isn't something I've ever heard. I'm sure the new 360's can have issues, like any piece of hardware can, but it certainly isn't as problematic as the RRoD or even Sony's yellow lights.

Perhaps, however unfortunately the system still has many problems that are present from the previous model

Disk scratching, Freezing, Tray issues - All of it is still there I would give you the same reply to you as the one I gave to Gex

Sony really screwed up with the earlier models of the PS3 that had YLOD, fortunately that was fixed

Microsoft however was given more than 5 years to fix it's issues with it's "Red lights" and Error messages but those are still present in newer "Slim" systems

I really hope that was some sort of sick joke.

Whatever you think of the 360, though, there's no denying that, in the long run, it will be the system people think of as defining this particular generation of home consoles.

The PS3 is the powerhouse that will last longer as far as viability in the market, but due to poor opening numbers, the sorry online service (from what I've heard,) and issues with backwards compatibility it has never been able to fully make up for its early-run lag behind the 360 and Wii. Sony has made a profit on it, and it really does well in proving their proclaimed business model of running a system on a ten-year or more cycle as being not only possible, but extremely well-thought. In the long run, though, its lack of market saturation and many truly generation-defining games drops it from the top.

The Wii... while it opened strong, and sells well, the ungodly amount of shovelware and Nintendo's vastly overinflated software prices (most of their first-party titles from launch still cost upward of thirty bucks to buy new) on anything worth buying hurt it even worse than its weak graphics processing and gimmicky control scheme. Just because the 360 and PS3 have both integrated motion-control setups into their systems doesn't do anything to lower the gimmick-value of it in the long run, and while I can see it being an option for some time to come, I don't see classic SOYA (Sit On Your Ass) controls disappearing any time soon.

Then there's the 360. As much as it pains me to say it, the 360 entered the market at the right time with the right numbers and the right hype to pull in the sales. RROD issues hurt it in some people's eyes, but it managed to overcome those fairly well, and with proper care most issues can be largely avoided. It has had a steady price drop since inception, with a variety of models appealing to different demographics, and excellent second- and third-party development support. Everyone complains about the limitations placed on computer games at the moment? Moreso than the PS3, the 360 is to blame, and that should be even more proof of the long-term effects the system will have on the market.

The 6-bit era had Atari, the 8-bit era the NES, the 16-bit era arguably the Genesis, 32-bit was the PlayStation, and last generation was the PS2 (though I wish it had been the Dreamcast so hard.) Facing the facts, when people look back on the current generation, the first thing that's going to pop into their heads will be that funky-shaped rectangle with the glowing power sign on the front., whether it be red, green, or any other color of the rainbow.

(rant over)

If you were the average consumer you'd think the same thing. It's incredibly easy to use, and allows for groups of people to play together in a very streamlined way, with its party system and ability to join games together or with others. All you could ask for, really. I'm not saying I prefer it to a standard full-featured PC game, but still, that's just a game, whereas the 360 is offering something more.

Among core shooter fans in the US? Yes. Worldwide and across all genres? No.

For one thing the PS3 has actually outsold the 360 worldwide. For another the Wii has outsold both of them.

After like 12 years, but you are right in that it really is/was a western console.
They've never been able to get a decent foothold in Japan, mostly because of the games.

Wii – 84.64 million as of 31 December 2010
Xbox 360 – 50 million as of 6 January 2011
PlayStation 3 – 47.9 million as of 31 December 2010

Sorry what was that?? Don't spout nonsense thats not supported.
PS3 is (slowly) catching up but it's still in 3rd place infact current forcasts are that both the xbox and ps3 taking over the wii by the end of this generation.
Kinect has entered the record books as the fastest selling consumer electronics device and it sells for a profit.
The ps3 has only recently hit the profit line btw until late last year it still required an attachment rate of >3 games per console sold to make a profit.

::edit:: Just to add the xbox itself has been in profit from 2008