Quote Originally Posted by Dreddz View Post
I heard only around 30% were defective, but now all of them? How does this work out, I know people who have had their 360's since launch and havent had a problem. I certainly havent. Is Microsoft saying that under all circumstances my 360 will eventually pass out? Lame. Especially seeing as I void to warranty.
Read the article. Basically all 360's have a defect in the way the dissipate heat which can lead to overheating and eventual hardware failure.

Quote Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
This isn't news. Anyone who has been paying attention has known for months, if not longer, that you put your 360 somewhere well-ventilated and where the fans can all work well, or you risk it breaking.

I didn't even think of it as a defect. The 360 is this, does that, and has to stay out of this situation. I wouldn't expect my car to work if I let it overheat, either. And if I had a car.
It is a defect. I shouldn't have to take extra steps to keep one console safe from overheating that I wouldn't need to take with my others, especially if the only reason it's at risk of overheating is because Microsoft can't make anything right.

And I'm not going to give them credit for spending the better part of a year and a half denying there was a problem and doing little, if anything to fix it. The only reason they're owning up now is because it affects too many people for them to just ignore. I've seen a lot of people who've gone through two or three 360's since launch basically give up on the console. It's bad enough they have to try and worry about keeping the customers that are in the 30% of actual failed units. Imagine the trouble they'd be in if every 360 so far really did start failing and they didn't do anything about it.