Topic: Microsoft's Biggest Mistake With The 360? (Read 1347 times)

vengeancegoon · « **Reply #60 on:** July 18, 2007, 12:58:00 PM »

Voted RoD as mine died this very morning. Launch console, never gave me any grief until the last two weeks. The odd freeze and then today RoD. Boo, I was just about to buy Bomberman.

Sigh, I'm off to buy a PS3 so I can at least play something for the next 6 weeks while I wait for my console.

fritoeata · « **Reply #61 on:** July 18, 2007, 05:37:00 PM »

Decisions, decisions...
The rrod was a definite source of frustration for many(thank God not me! but my power supply tanked after only 3 months...)
denial by M$ was a HUGE slap in the face!
But...
For me(by a narrow margin),
the biggest pain in the ass to me is the lack of codecs available!! They now support Apple formats, but for heaven's sake! We've got 2 of the 3 most accepted formats unrecognized... Xvid, Divx!
---Frito

brunobelo · « **Reply #62 on:** July 19, 2007, 02:50:00 PM »

QUOTE(Nosf3ratu @ Jul 10 2007, 07:58 AM)

I think their biggest mistake was not including a high-def optical drive like Sony did. All of the console failures can be fixed but developers are really going to need extra storage in the future for when the games start to get big. I've been over multi-disc games since the 32-bit era, having them on a next-gen console is ridiculous. As for my 360, I've never had a problem with it.

Nope. Games got smaller and prettier as the time pass. 9gb is the ideal size, the media is cheap and we really don't need more than that. You should read this article:

http://www.gamesfirs...dex.php?id=1132

It's a really good article about this issue. :-)

UltimateNinja9 · « **Reply #63 on:** July 21, 2007, 06:45:00 AM »

Microsoft made Internet Explorer which is the most used web browser ever, and somehow they end up making the only nextgen console that can't surf the web. What's up with that?

UberNube · « **Reply #64 on:** July 22, 2007, 08:13:00 AM »

i voted lack of web browser, i really want one bad.

jdsun1 · « **Reply #65 on:** July 23, 2007, 08:15:00 AM »

QUOTE(XaN4 @ Jul 8 2007, 11:51 PM)

i would have voted for all of them i can M$ did a very bad job on this console they put really cheap parts into this console i love what sony is doing and im not a sony fanboy is that sony gets no money from the console at all but all from games i wish M$ would put more time and money into the 360 a hd-dvd drive would not be that much more if was built in but really pisses me off is that the mics suck major balls i cant her crap out of them and some times the qualty is so bad i cat understand people

POS Fanboy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

bassquake · « **Reply #66 on:** July 25, 2007, 10:23:00 AM »

Yeh... what he said! ^^^

gsharpshooter · « **Reply #67 on:** July 25, 2007, 02:20:00 PM »

personally i thoguht this gen of gaming would be sick instead it is amazing but everyhting breaks down easy which well make me stick with a good ole trusty modded xbox and hacked psp to allow homebrew and alot more which im fine with until these freakin companies learn how to update there console instead of competing with each other they should think about the customer first not there stupid competition pathetic fools

1NightStandard · « **Reply #68 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:44:00 PM »

MS is becoming a lot like Apple and Sony....
$99 for a wifi, $40 for a pos charger, ....

Gnash · « **Reply #69 on:** July 27, 2007, 06:35:00 AM »

I agree. Microsoft certainly needs to change its ways, not only with gaming, but also with regard to general computer.

Microsoft Vista was an abolute disaster; I hope that this topples the Microsoft monopoly and allows linux to come in.

With regards to gaming, the Wii certainly is better than the Xbox: cheaper, better games, and it is more popular as the "next generation" console.

reval4tion · « **Reply #70 on:** July 28, 2007, 09:11:00 PM »

The RROD was a mistake but their biggest error was not correcting it when it surfaced. They shouldnt have waited and denied it's existence. If they would have fixed it right away it would of saved ms lots of time, money, and most importantly it would of given them a better rep.

Heet · « **Reply #71 on:** July 30, 2007, 01:14:00 AM »

http://forums.xbox-s...howtopic=462099

Guess M$ never read that thread and looked at the dates of the posts. Or the other 10000000 stories, posts, blogs on the net that told them they had a major problem.

Bring on the 65nm, shit I'll try again.

ThUgLoVe · « **Reply #72 on:** July 30, 2007, 03:42:00 PM »

the ROD was a mistake that could've happened to any launch console.the biggest mistake was not fixing the problem ASAP and siting around hoping it would just go away.

if they would have fixed it say within the 1st few months then they could have saved atleast 500mil and said something along the lines of

"yes the launch 360's has this problem,but we have fixed it for newer consoles and we are offering a free replacement for those launch consoles"

and that would have been the end of it.instead they sat around and let the problem snowball into what it is today.

I See the lack of built in HDDVD hurting the format more so then the console.thats the single reason bluray has even got a foot in the door right now.if ms would have just stuck an hddvd in the 360 from the start it would be the standard and BR would have been DOA...

ThUgLoVe · « **Reply #73 on:** July 30, 2007, 03:55:00 PM »

QUOTE(UltimateNinja9 @ Jul 21 2007, 09:21 AM)

Microsoft made Internet Explorer which is the most used web browser ever, and somehow they end up making the only nextgen console that can't surf the web. What's up with that?

I too would really like to have a browser,but all of the ones ive tried (DC,XBOX,WII ect)they all down right SUCK!!!!! a joystick doesnt even come close to a mouse,and sure the chat add on thingy would help,but with out something to scroll the window around and move a pointer then its just useless.and thats not even getting into links,flash,download ect..

if they cant make it work like the one your using now on your PC then dont even brother.

Krazed · « **Reply #74 on:** July 30, 2007, 05:58:00 PM »

Then denial stage is what hurt microsoft in their 10 step program for addicted gamers

I just wish 360 could run XBMC, then I could deal with all else that happens. I love my xbox1, and wouldn't trade it for the world.

also what about all the people who threw their 360 out because ms didn't address the problem sooner. I mean, 90 day warranty, come on now

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