Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
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Microsoft said Wednesday it had received isolated reports of technical problems with its popular new Xbox 360 videogame system.
Some owners complained that their systems were crashing during game play, sometimes with error messages popping up.
On www.xbox-scene.com, a site dedicated to Xbox gaming, a member called "jsgongwon" reported that he could not finish the first lap of "Project Gotham Racing 3."
"It's a few reports of consoles here and there not working properly," said Molly O'Donnell, a spokeswoman for Microsoft's Xbox division.
"It's what you would expect with a consumer electronics instrument of this complexity .... par for the course."
Gaming fanatics lined up for hours Monday to be among the first to purchase the next-generation system, which was in short supply despite its starting price tag of $299.99. Microsoft hopes to sell 2.5 million to 3 million of the new systems in the first 90 days.
O'Donnell urged anyone with Xbox problems to call 1-800-4myXbox or go to www.xbox.com. If the problems can't be resolved immediately, Microsoft said it will pay to ship the console overnight to a repair center, overnight it back once it's fixed, or ship a replacement.
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dave17
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Registered: 3rd Sep 02
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oooopz
someones gona get the sack.........
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Rus
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i had a go of one today, and the second i got hold of the controller, a couple of geeks were breathing on my shoulder waiting for a go  they took pics and everything  i couldn't be arsed in the end, i just let them get on with it
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Ian
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Originally posted by Molly O'Donnell
It's what you would expect with a consumer electronics instrument of this complexity .... par for the course.
No.
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John
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Its only been a fewish reports on forums so far.
From 2 million + units even if it was 100 it still wouldn't be too bad.
Some people say its the massive power supply overheating.
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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Its like the PS2. 3 different versions were released rather quickly. V1 and V2 were released in the states and among other places which had so many problems it was unreal.
The V3 PS2's made it here first though and suffered minor faults, mainly with lasers.
Microsoft will be on XBOX 360 V 1.1 very very soon.
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Chump
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Originally posted by Richie
Its like the PS2. 3 different versions were released rather quickly. V1 and V2 were released in the states and among other places which had so many problems it was unreal.
The V3 PS2's made it here first though and suffered minor faults, mainly with lasers.
Microsoft will be on XBOX 360 V 1.1 very very soon.
Oh how all the suckers that have pre-ordered their 360's will be wishing they'd just waited....
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Originally posted by Chump
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Originally posted by Richie
Its like the PS2. 3 different versions were released rather quickly. V1 and V2 were released in the states and among other places which had so many problems it was unreal.
The V3 PS2's made it here first though and suffered minor faults, mainly with lasers.
Microsoft will be on XBOX 360 V 1.1 very very soon.
Oh how all the suckers that have pre-ordered their 360's will be wishing they'd just waited....
I doubt it.
People are paying stupid money on ebay.
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