Anyone owning an XBox 360 should be aware that updates can turn your console into a door stop!
I purchased my 360 in May it only comes with a 90 day warranty. Well the gambler in me said "you've had your current computer 3 years without a problem don't worry". So I didn't get the extended warranty.
A month ago I put a new game disc in and the welcome screen comes up, a pop up says I needed an update to play this game. I download the update and resume but the picture starts pixelating and finally freezes. I shut it down wait a couple of minutes reboot and everything is fine for a couple of minutes then the same thing happens. So this time I go to the solutions outlined by Micr$oft for this problem (pull the hard drive, unplug the power. etc.) I boot up and get the three red lights of death, ouch!
I finally got some love by leaving the hard drive off and putting in an old game I'd played before, success!
Now we come to yesterday, I rent a new game (Battlefield 2) last night I put it in to play and a pop up tells me I need an update, uh-oh.
The gambler says go ahead and update, last time was just a fluke. So I did. I now own a door stop that flashes three red lights at me when I turn it on (just in time for Christmas, how thoughtful of Mr. Gates). No fixing this time.
Micro$oft says they'll "extend their hand" and only charge me $104 to fix it. I told them their update was the reason I owned a blinking brick now. They said we're sorry but we're a huge company and couldn't care less about you or your petty problems (insert demonic laugh).
I said I'll see you in court. Currently there is a suit under way by a guy named Kevin Ray over this issue of updates "bricking" your console.
So just be warned that next update may be the last you'll ever need for your XBox.
I purchased my 360 in May it only comes with a 90 day warranty. Well the gambler in me said "you've had your current computer 3 years without a problem don't worry". So I didn't get the extended warranty.
A month ago I put a new game disc in and the welcome screen comes up, a pop up says I needed an update to play this game. I download the update and resume but the picture starts pixelating and finally freezes. I shut it down wait a couple of minutes reboot and everything is fine for a couple of minutes then the same thing happens. So this time I go to the solutions outlined by Micr$oft for this problem (pull the hard drive, unplug the power. etc.) I boot up and get the three red lights of death, ouch!
I finally got some love by leaving the hard drive off and putting in an old game I'd played before, success!
Now we come to yesterday, I rent a new game (Battlefield 2) last night I put it in to play and a pop up tells me I need an update, uh-oh.
The gambler says go ahead and update, last time was just a fluke. So I did. I now own a door stop that flashes three red lights at me when I turn it on (just in time for Christmas, how thoughtful of Mr. Gates). No fixing this time.
Micro$oft says they'll "extend their hand" and only charge me $104 to fix it. I told them their update was the reason I owned a blinking brick now. They said we're sorry but we're a huge company and couldn't care less about you or your petty problems (insert demonic laugh).
I said I'll see you in court. Currently there is a suit under way by a guy named Kevin Ray over this issue of updates "bricking" your console.
So just be warned that next update may be the last you'll ever need for your XBox.
