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GDC 08: Xbox 360 suffers red ring of death at Microsoft's booth

Posted Feb 19, 2008 at 12:44PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: GDC, Microsoft, Ring of Death, xbox 360 titles, XNA

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If you thought the red ring of death problem on Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles have winded down, especially since reports said its failure rate dropped to 16% from what retailers claim to be over 30%, you may want to reconsider. Just recently, at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2008, one of Microsoft's units on display died to the beat of flashing red rings.

As you'll see in the video below, at Microsoft's XNA booth where aspiring developers can learn how to make games, one Xbox 360 malfunctioned and showcased the popular RROD. It does look like its vents are blocked off, so perhaps the heat eventually caused its death.

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Was this a newer model with the falcon Chips or an older model prone to Failure?

I mean you can't say its because of the vents being blocked, cause just look at it, all the 360 are blocked if it was that, than all of the consoles would have RRoD. So i don't think it was because of the vents.

Anyway thats sucks for them, this won't increase the sales for this year thats for sure, if models are breaking down already.

# @ LordQuas431 ---- Yes they do! — Folding Junkie! 2008-02-20 01:54

I have owned an PS3 for almost a year now. This is my first post on the xbox boards.

When I first bought my PS3 I thought that all of the xbox fanboys on the PS3 forums were fun to argue with. Fanboyism requires ignorance, arrogance, or both. Both are easy to pick apart with a logical, educated post.

When registering in order to be able to post/reply became a necessity most of the fanboys disappeared. There are always a few bad apples but the problem has definitely improved for the better.

# To MCS — Thinker 2008-02-20 04:15

MCS, I don't think a 360 should require a room-by-itself for cooling. The PS3 units are just as much packed in as the 360s, you know, yet they don't have any such problems.

Truth is, the hardware design of the 360 sucks irretrievably, so the chip redesign may alleviate the problem somewhat, but will never go away or will achieve as low a failure rate as the PS3.

# . — MikeyMike01 2008-02-20 04:52

I love my 360 to death, but this is just plain funny.

XD

# the ventilation is responsible only for the already 16-30% destined RRoD 360 — na2rul 2008-02-20 05:47

otherwise, 9/10 360 wud hav RRoDed in booths

but i could be wrong. on a second thought, i do remember seeing RRod 360 in public booths which were actualy common. vents cud be the big factor afterall

# The problem has always been — jrm125 2008-02-20 06:27

MCS,

I respect what you're saying. I agree those display cases are horrible for cooling (I've stood at BB and felt suffocated just looking at it). However, in your home set up, I don't think those sorts of measures should HAVE to be taken. The typical consumer isn't going to equip their home entertainment center with a cooling apparatus.

Really, MS needs to revamp the system (ditch the current case, etc) and do a total do-over ala PS2 Slim. I realize this would require a different snap on HDD, but it might solve some issues.

# WTF!!! — humza08 2008-02-20 07:00

I sent the news in and the******* didn't even thank me!!!!

# LOL — BlackRoc 2008-02-20 15:28

I love my 360 also, but this is funny as hell.

# MCS — Stealth! 2008-02-20 22:49

The average Joe won't know how mod his system like you do. But i do agree with jrm125 a 360 slim should be in order for it to be close to the PS3 and Wii Failure rate.

# Extra Venting? — coneman58 2008-02-22 16:37

Does anyone know if anybody has added extra vents to the Xbox 360's case to help out on the heat problem? I know it would probably void warranties but so does Modding..... I just thought I'd ask..

# Ha. — mikekearn 2008-02-25 00:57

Sucks for them. I keep praying this doesn't happen to me, though. I've had my 360 for almost 2 years and never have problems with it, and neither do any of my friends' Xboxes, but I figure it's only a matter of time before one of us gets hit.

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