I bought a 360 a month ago, and the power box in the chord went dead after a day. So I went back and got a new one, and after 2 weeks it started grinding as loud as a blender. So I replaced that one with a 3rd power chord, and it was completely dead! At that point I lost all faith in the 360 and returned the whole damn system, having wasted $120 on two games.


A damn shame too because they really do have the best games. I was addicted to Assassin's Creed and Mass Effect. But clearly Microsoft are a bunch of cheap assholes who aren't too concerned with quality.
Gandalf_The_Grey Reviewed by Gandalf_The_Grey on . Xbox 360 Failure rate, not 30% like some haters claimed. Report Claims Xbox 360 Failure Rates at 16% news from 1UP.com 16% not 30% and even then the numbers may be skewed higher than what it actually is, just because it was from people who sought out SquareTrade's warranty service. On top of that at least 60% of those 16% are covered by Microsoft's extended warranty. Rating: 5