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No Xbox 360 problems? Then count yourself as one of the blessed ones. With a malfunction rating of more then 50%, most users have undergone at least one problem with their system.

The problems range from disks being scratched, to “bricking”, or possibly sometimes the “Red Ring of Death”. Some conditions like games freezing can be annoying, but most people often accept them.

Have you been playing your preferred game on your Xbox, and suddenly it freezes up on you? You reset the console to only notice that it freezes again. Taking out the disk you notice that there are now grazes on it. Regrettably, this is typical with this console. As many as 1 in 9 consoles placed flat, and 3 in 9 positioned on their sides have damaged disks. This is due most often to two issues, a pad absent near the reader of the disk drive, or the drive not securing the disk in place before running.

Another issue Xbox 360′s encounter is “bricking”. “Bricking” is a word used within the field due to the brick pattern of most electronics. Since a brick is crap when it comes to electronics, when items like a game console, DVD player or related gadget quits, it’s now “useless as a brick”. Some dashboard updates have caused “bricking”. The only solution for this is to check with Microsoft to see about a replacement or repair your Xbox 360. If the console is no longer in warranty, the repair might cost anywhere from $99 and up.

The common problem with Xbox 360′s is the “Red Ring of Death”. This word is derived from the three red lights that are on around the power light on the face of the console, forming a red ring. This is due to either a general hardware crash or a major digital failure. Either of these conditions is not good. Both need your console to be sent in to Microsoft for fix or replacement. The average time taken to receive one back is eight weeks. Due to the rate of occurrence of this issue, Microsoft elongated the 1-year warranty that these consoles came with to 3 years from date of buying.

Because of the frequency of failures of the Xbox 360, there have been several lawsuits filed. The first was soon after the release of the console. Second was filed in November of 2006, just about a year after release. This lawsuit was made due to the “bricking” that was experienced after the November 1, 2006 release of a dashboard fix.

The most recent class action lawsuit made against Microsoft was in October of 2008 by Californian consumers. The filers claim that Microsoft knowingly made faulty consoles and that they rejected to release the actual failure numbers of the consoles.

Xbox 360′s too often have issues. In an industry where only 3-5% is a reasonable failure rating, a rating of over 50% is very high! What happened to the game consoles that prevailed for years and years free of any problems what so ever?..Directory..Theblogcatalog Copy & Paste Articles

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