N'Gai Croal says Recall the 360!

N'Gai Croal says recall the 360!

The Newsweek Level Up man with the dreads has lambasted MS for the 360's faults.

"...Again, if Bach is correct and this is problem is truly design-related rather than manufacturing-related, and Microsoft still can't or won't be more forthcoming, then it should either institute a general product recall, or offer to completely replace any Xbox 360 whose model numbers come from those batches with this design flaw.

We say this for three reasons. First, it took Microsoft months to acknowledge the scope of the problem, long after afflicted Xbox 360 owners were already complaining loudly, attempting to identify the issue, and desperately inventing homegrown remedies. So to finally have Microsoft admit that, yes, there is a problem, is much like a wife who's found lipstick on her husband's collar; strange numbers in his mobile phone; and unspecified charges on his credit card. When he finally admits that, yes, he has been cheating, she's going to feel relieved that, thank god, she isn't crazy. But to simply have that acknowledged, accompanied by a bouquet of flowers, some chocolates and a promise never to stray again, is unlikely to restore said wife's trust. Microsoft needs to issue a full and frank accounting of what took place rather than the modified limited hangout wrapped in an extravagant display of remorse that we've seen thus far.

The system is defective. The time has long passed and before Halo 3 hits, MS must do something more than apply a giant band-aid to cover a gaping wound. It's infected, festering and about to mutate into something horrid.

It's a system that costs just $6 to manufacture, it was rushed out in 2005 and they just cut too many costs to try and make a profit. MS cheaps out, we pay and now they have to pay. You'd think we could go one console generation without having one turd of a system.