Xbox One also suffering some failures

[LegendAssassinF]

Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20091007...areTrade_Xbox360_PS3_Wii_Reliability_0809.pdf

D**n got ninja'd but thanks for the quick save Veho

 

[Xexyz]

Guess who has the best 6th gen durability? (excluding dreamcast)

 

[slingblade1170]

Its expected, reports showing its less than 1% of Xbones which is actually really good failure rate.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

WOW BREAKING NEWS CONSOLES AREN'T AS STURDY AS THEY USED TO BE.

As new technology comes out and as consoles grow increasingly more complicated, companies have to make a console that's both full of good tech and cheap. So yes they're not as sturdy as your Gamecube.

I mean look at the 3DS vs. the Gameboy. A Gameboy literally survived Desert Storm. A war. That took place in the desert. I'd like to see your 3DS take a couple of semi-high drops and see how it holds up.

So let's stop being le ninties nostalgia kids and stop going "REMEMBER WHEN CONSOLES WERE MADE WELL??????"

 

[Veho]

As new technology comes out and as consoles grow increasingly more complicated, companies have to make a console that's both full of good tech and cheap. So yes they're not as sturdy as your Gamecube.

Also, miniaturization. You can't make things small and sturdy. And you need to make the components smaller than they were in the previous generation or else the Xbone would be the size of an ENIAC.

(Cue "xboxhuge" jokes.)

 

[Joe88]

Also, miniaturization. You can't make things small and sturdy. And you need to make the components smaller than they were in the previous generation or else the Xbone would be the size of an ENIAC.

(Cue "xboxhuge" jokes.)

too late

 

[Veho]

too late

I said "cue", not "inb4"

 

[BAHIM Z 360]

WOW BREAKING NEWS CONSOLES AREN'T AS STURDY AS THEY USED TO BE.

As new technology comes out and as consoles grow increasingly more complicated, companies have to make a console that's both full of good tech and cheap. So yes they're not as sturdy as your Gamecube.

I mean look at the 3DS vs. the Gameboy. A Gameboy literally survived Desert Storm. A war. That took place in the desert. I'd like to see your 3DS take a couple of semi-high drops and see how it holds up.

So let's stop being le ninties nostalgia kids and stop going "REMEMBER WHEN CONSOLES WERE MADE WELL??????"

I really miss the days when consoles were strong as steel...Heck I'm sure my PAL Nintendo 64 will outlive me and my great great grand children If I ever gonna have them that is

 

[FAST6191]

Also, miniaturization. You can't make things small and sturdy. And you need to make the components smaller than they were in the previous generation or else the Xbone would be the size of an ENIAC.

(Cue "xboxhuge" jokes.)

Can I offer an amendment. "You can't make things small and sturdy and cheap". I know you probably omitted it to spare the hassle of now having to define cheap (others reading and considering querying it look up some rated or industrial devices some time, $500 USD is not enough to get me to answer the phone if you are playing in such circles).

 

[Sakitoshi]

lol, i had a Gamecube without its housing and during the 2/27 earthquake a 30'' CRT dropped on it. The TV broke and short circuited, the disc that was on the GC got destroyed. The GC still works perfectly XD

the Gamecube is a tank, mine has been working without the upper case(12cm DVD FTW, miniDVD are rare and expensive) for years and is still working, but now is taking a deserved rest since Wii + Dios Mios is more handy that go burning DVDs.
I remember a video of that generation of consoles put on a smack test and Gamecube won.

EDIT: oohh that was the video

Guess who has the best 6th gen durability? (excluding dreamcast)

*youtube video*

 

[calmwaters]

My PsOne broke after I sat on it. But that was completely my fault. Doesn't apply XD

You sat on your PSOne and broke it? Lol, how big are you?

the Gamecube is a tank, mine has been working without the upper case(12cm DVD FTW, miniDVD are rare and expensive) for years and is still working, but now is taking a deserved rest since Wii + Dios Mios is more handy that go burning DVDs.
I remember a video of that generation of consoles put on a smack test and Gamecube won.

EDIT: oohh that was the video

My power went out, but I came into my room and my GameCube was on. Nobody touched the power button either. Of course I had to start the saved game, though. I don't like DIOS MIOS: I prefer having an actual GameCube, which is more durable than anything that can be prodded on the Wii. And how did this Xbox One thread turn into a general Nintendo thread? I haven't seen much mention of the U, but the Wii has gotten a few honorable mentions and everything else revolves around the 'Cube. (There're probably some N64/SNES references too: too tired to go through seven pages of comments)

 

[DSGamer64]

Because during Quality Control the consoles are "checked" only by observing them and going through a few randomly-selected units rather than putting them together and then disassembling them just to see if everything went right the first time around.

The magic of machine-based manufacture is that if one unit that went off Line A was manufactured correctly then chances are that each and every unit that came off it is exactly the same unless there were some flaws in the material and/or components used.

Psh, the least they can do is turn it on and insert a test disc. Sony and Microsoft both continue to give me reasons not to buy their hardware, because it never functions perfectly out of the gate.

WOW BREAKING NEWS CONSOLES AREN'T AS STURDY AS THEY USED TO BE.

As new technology comes out and as consoles grow increasingly more complicated, companies have to make a console that's both full of good tech and cheap. So yes they're not as sturdy as your Gamecube.

I mean look at the 3DS vs. the Gameboy. A Gameboy literally survived Desert Storm. A war. That took place in the desert. I'd like to see your 3DS take a couple of semi-high drops and see how it holds up.


So let's stop being le ninties nostalgia kids and stop going "REMEMBER WHEN CONSOLES WERE MADE WELL??????"

The point is, products should be well made. Should they be designed to withstand a 6 foot drop? That's a matter of opinion but anything that can survive high impact is going to last along time because it's built well. My brother has had his DS Phat since release day and that thing is beat to hell and it still works. My launch GBA SP still works though the shoulder button ribbons are worn out from me playing the living hell out of it for 4 years and I dropped it a good hundred times. I had a friend who was pushed into a pool with his Gameboy in his hands when I was a kid, still worked but the speaker died a bit. We expect that when we spend good money on a product. The eternal consumption engine that is consumerism dictates one of two things, either it's cheap and built like shit, or it's expensive and can take a beating. People who are willing to accept shitty quality products at high prices need to stop being stupid blind sheep as consumers and stop letting companies get away with doing a shit job.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Psh, the least they can do is turn it on and insert a test disc. Sony and Microsoft both continue to give me reasons not to buy their hardware, because it never functions perfectly out of the gate.

Oh jesus, just shut up. Stop gaming then. Nintendo isn't perfect either.

 

[DSGamer64]

Oh jesus, just shut up. Stop gaming then. Nintendo isn't perfect either.

At least I can plug in my Nintendo products and know they work out of the box

PS. PC master race representin' yo!

 

[ShadowSoldier]

At least I can plug in my Nintendo products and know they work out of the box

PS. PC master race representin' yo!

And yet tons of other people can do the exact same as you with their PS/Xbox consoles. What's your point?

 

[calmwaters]

Oh jesus, just shut up. Stop gaming then. Nintendo isn't perfect either.

Yes they are. How many times has Nintendo's hardware failed on or nearly after their launch date? They've only suffered with the Wii and the U, and they're such minor details. This time, both Sony and Microsoft had glaring errors in their hardware this time. Plus this comment does have a little fanboyism behind it...

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Yes they are. How many times has Nintendo's hardware failed on or nearly after their launch date? They've only suffered with the Wii and the U, and they're such minor details. This time, both Sony and Microsoft had glaring errors in their hardware this time. Plus this comment does have a little fanboyism behind it...

Err, affected PS4's.. .4%
affected Xbox Ones, less than 1%

 

[Gahars]

Err, affected PS4's.. .4%
affected Xbox Ones, less than 1%

For a little perspective: The stillbirth rate in the US is 1/160, or 0.625%. The PS4 is more reliable than childbirth, and if the Xbox One's failure rate is higher, then it's only by a very slim margin.

If 0.4-1% is total failure, then humanity must be doomed.

 

[Foxi4]

Yes they are. How many times has Nintendo's hardware failed on or nearly after their launch date? They've only suffered with the Wii and the U, and they're such minor details. This time, both Sony and Microsoft had glaring errors in their hardware this time. Plus this comment does have a little fanboyism behind it...

Let's completely forget that the Wii U suffered from the exact same problems during launch time, namely the Blue Blinking/Flashing Light of Death as well as Gamepad failures of which we don't hear much since that would require customer reviews and to have those, the system has to actually sell. It's terribly convenient that it doesn't.

 

[calmwaters]

Let's completely forget that the Wii U suffered from the exact same problems during launch time, namely the Blue Blinking/Flashing Light of Death as well as Gamepad failures of which we don't hear much since that would require customer reviews and to have those, the system has to actually sell. It's terribly convenient that it doesn't.

Oh what would I do without you; you keep me up to date on shit like this. It only takes a vociferous few to bring these problems to the front. But the fact is that the Nintendonites weren't as vociferous about these problems as the Microsoftians were. See, here's the difference between these two peoples: Nintendonites are generally more mature than their counterparts. If you don't believe me, compare Xbox Live to the Nintendo Network (which is an awesome name ) I mean, if I got a Wii U with this problem, I wouldn't be shouting it out to the whole world; that's stupid.

Edit: I think I did hear about the Gamepad problems; there wasn't much of a fuss about it, compared with Microsoft.