XBox 360 recall?

XBox 360 recall?

While shopping for a gaming console last week-end, I asked around the mall how much the big 3 were selling for. The Sony PS3 is now at Php32,000USD 545INR 46,227EUR 519CNY 3,971+; the Nintendo Wii at Php16,000USD 273INR 23,114EUR 260CNY 1,986+ and the Microsoft XBox 360 at Php19,000USD 324INR 27,447EUR 308CNY 2,358+. The bundle comes with controls and several games. These prices are way cheaper than what they used to be early this year.

What I specifically noticed was the absence of XBox 360 consoles in several shops and when I asked one of the sales ladies, she explained that the XBox 360 were pulled out by Microsoft because of defective motherboards. Apparently, she says a lot of customers return their units because of such defects. That’s weird because several friends I know who has the console have had them for months without much problem.

I searched online for any cases related to this but the only ones I’ve stumbled into are the old issues. There aren’t any in recent months. The wikipedia entry for XBox 360 does not mention anything.

Is it possible these units are the really old ones? Anybody else who has an XBox 360 knows about this? I haven’t asked the shops in GreenHills though if they have the same issues.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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33 Comments

jhay says:

18 years ago

There’s a problem with 360’s m-board? I’m not having one. Must be the really old models/units, then again now I’m starting to be paranoid.
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Richrad says:

18 years ago

I haven’t heard anything about a recall, but the 360 is notoriously unreliable. Microsoft won’t release the exact rate of failure but the consensus seems to be that it’s at least 30%.

That said, there’s some great games on the 360 that you’ll have a blast playing when your unit isn’t in for repairs. Good luck finding one!
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Kiven says:

18 years ago

yep, they say that it is as high as 30%. as for recall, no, Msoft didnt issue any overt announcement. although they have started refitting returned 360s (3rl, etc) with an additional gpu cooler.

swertehan lang din naman 3 red lights of death, sometimes it occurs after you dont play your 360 for a long time (dust buildup on the cooler?) , others say its due to electrical spikes. who actually knows?

even the elite version is said to have a similar failure rate (but given the sold units…)

wag na kayo bumili sa mall. get one from those with a 1 year replacement warranty.

Also, the Msoft “banhammer” is still in effect for modded consoles. so unless, you wanna just play offline, orig is still the way to go for us XBL fans.
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Benjie says:

18 years ago

My friend is a distributor of XBOX hmmmmm haven’t heard any complain about MOBO issue…
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Marc says:

18 years ago

Aha, somebody’s on the HD warpath. Mag HD DVD ka ha, wag BR (para makahiram ako titles hehe)

Once you go HD, supot na pag DVD lang :)
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Dusty says:

18 years ago

Hmm .. I’m thinking of buying one though. I wonder if I should wait a bit now.

P.S. My Firefox keeps crashing when I click on your posts. I’m forced to use IE now.
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AnitoKid says:

18 years ago

I’ve read posts on the Red Ring of Death and all. Never had the opportunity to own Xbox – am still loyal to the PS – PS3 is great! The Wii is also fun to have around during large gatherings.

Oh, by the way, you may want to check this out – Top 10 Richest People in Tech (though, exclude number 11, kabayan).

The link is at
http://anitokid.blogspot.com/2007/07/worlds-top-10-richest-people-in-tech.html

AnitoKid at http://www.anitokid.blogspot.com
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jayvee f. says:

18 years ago

once the xbox heats up to a certain level, it dies and is beyond repair. i read of someone who had to have his xbox 360 changed more than 10 times.

higher likelyhood of it occuring here as we live in such a hot country.
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Kiven says:

18 years ago

some 360’s go the 3rl route even if naka aircon at me cooler pa…lol

thats why get one with a 1 year replacement warranty…
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towr says:

18 years ago

guys, it is true that there are problems with Xbox. According to the news, the rate of Xbox failure is between 30 to 33 percent!

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9977
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