Major Nelson asks "What's wrong with Us?"

Major Nelson, everyone's favorite corporate shill who we love for telling us which new jpegs we can buy has said that we can ask questions and he might maybe, but probably won't tell the higher ups about them.



The fact that they even have to ask shows how out of touch with reality they are. Or just willfully ignorant.

- The system still breaks, even that new, ugly, overpriced Halo system
- The 'tard' pack is inhibiting games from reaching their full potential and is ass-backwards, anyway you try to spin it.
- The DRM on Xbox Live means that the games you pay for won't be playable for all users when your system breaks and you're sent a replacement. You have to be signed into Xbox Live with the gamertag that purchased them or else they're reverted to trials. MS says "thanks for the money, chumps"
- Where are all the dedicated servers? What is the cost of Live going to again?
- Stop nickel and diming us you jerks.
- Why does it scratch discs?
- The locked down nature of the system, including wireless means that Rock Band's $170 bundle will only be wireless for PS3, not 360. More issues that can be fixed easily, but you're so hard-headed, you refuse to.
- Xbox Live costs money and yet is strewn with ads for non-gaming content. $50/year to see McDonald's and Sprite ads? This is the worst direction gaming can take.
- Why are you selling content that's already on the disc?
- Keyboard/mouse support isn't allowed even for OFFLINE gaming, requiring more stupid, inefficient workarounds. I completely understand why they don't let it online, but if I want to play 4/5 single-player games on The Orange Box with a superior method of control, I can't? Make the only online game of the pack require controllers, but why the hell aren't we allowed the CHOICE for offline games? Don't even get me started on RTS's; as far as I'm concerned, LOTR: BFME2, C&C3 and World in Conflict are PC only.
- Did I mention the system is still a defective piece of shit? Two years later and it's barely safer even with all the band-aids they toss at it, it's still a turd.

Sometimes I just wonder where all those dead 360s go after you send the coffin back....

Class Action Lawsuit Launched Against 360

A lawsuit regarding another issue, disc scratching has been launched

One of the many issues regarding the 360; disc scratching is fairly prevalent, although not as seemingly widespread as the infamous red rings.

According to numerous reports I've read on Xbox-Scene, this is caused because some felt was not applied to the inside of the tray itself. The felt would have allowed a cushion for the disc as well as elevating it in order to prevent scratches. This is some felt that's a fraction of cent to mass produce and would have easily prevented all this.

*sigh* Come on MS, this is just sad. The Xbox I knew and loved is long gone, as are Ed Fries and Seamus Blackley, among others. It's a shame to see the Xbox name tarnished for no reason other than one of the richest companies in the world being cheapskates.

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.

"1/3 Ain't Bad" - Future Peter Moore Quote

"EB Games held conference calls for its Canadian stores informing them of the extended warranty policy changes and revealing alarming failure rates of the Xbox 360. “The real numbers were between 30 to 33 percent,” said former EB Games employee Matthieu G., adding that failure rate was even greater for launch consoles."

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Been waiting a month for my 2nd dead system to come back, double the wait the first time it broke. It's just annoying as hell having a $400 piece of electronics equipment that can die randomly, not to mention the $480 version isn't even any safer, plus they still haven't fixed the d-pad.

MS cheaped out, (yet sells us pictures at pure profit) and we all have to suffer for their mistakes. The Core pack was an ominous sign more people should have paid attention to. Unfortunately for us, hardware quality didn't seem like a high priority compared to a 2005 launch and being able to turn a profit within 2 years.

In addition to getting great games this fall, the PS3 is a more capable machine with a solid design, Blu-ray's larger disc space and a standard hard drive. The Wii is just unstoppable and MS is helping keep it that way.

Inconvenience = unhappy consumers who will not stay loyal forever.
"1/3 Ain't Bad" - Future Peter Moore Quote
"Less than 2/5 of 360 owners are disappointed" - Future Peter Moore Quote
"Halo 3 won't hit PC for a couple years" - Future Peter Moore Quote
"You get what you pay for" - Future Kaz Hirai Quote

There Is No Issue With 360s, We Swear!

If we ignore it, maybe the complaints will go away!

Haha. Oh godddamn MS, you just don't learn do you? The Xbox was started in 2001, the internet generation. The 360 is an always-online console (when it's not broken) and the users (the vocal part especially) represent that. They are online fanatics, moreso than Nintendo and Sony, that's for sure. To piss them off is not smart and I can't wait until this blows up in Microsoft's face. For being this stupid and arrogant, they deserve everything that's coming to them.

You say you've treated the customer right, which is like saying you lubed up the cactus before shoving it in, you're still fucking them and it still hurts! How could one of the richest and most powerful companies in the world be so fucking asinine? I swear to every deity in existence that I could run the Xbox division better than the marsupials they have in charge now. It's just one bad decision after another, I mean fuck, it's like they WANT to fail.

Ignoring and denying the problem doesn't make it go away. It makes respect for your competitors go up, it makes faith in Xbox go down and worst of all, it pisses off your customers.

We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore!

System Overload!

Whoa, big shocker. Piece of shit console is a piece of shit. News at 11!

30 a week, what the flying fuck?! It's been almost 2 years since the system launches and there has yet to be a giant fucking class action lawsuit? MS didn't reply because they're too busy counting money and sending out coffins for dead systems, duh. I digress, this is just too much of a pain in the ass for everyone; gamers, retailers, repairmen, customer service reps, UPS drivers, box-makers. MS is making everyone work overtime and no one can even enjoy games anymore.