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Old 09-27-07   #31 (permalink)
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Sony hasnt bricked a console w/ games or firmware updates but it happens everytime M$ does it.
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Microsoft may develop some GREAT software but their hardware is lacking quality...
Microsoft started, and still mainly is a software company... Couldn't imagine why... lol

Is it true that the Cooling system on the 360 works better if it's laying flat or does it make a difference whether or not it's standing up?
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yeh i got the 3 red rings as well 20 seconds into starting halo 3, glad am not the only one...sucks that this happening
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Lol, we had a little halo day at our school, where everyone bought their box, and a friend of mine who's the ultimate halo fanboy had his xbox get the red ring after playing it for a good while

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yeh i got the 3 red rings as well 20 seconds into starting halo 3, glad am not the only one...sucks that this happening
It's not the game.....

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Apparently RRoD's are not caused solely by overheating nor can a game cause them on its own. Read THIS

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LAWLS I say! LAWLS!!

Thats what all you Halo fanboys get! RRoD's!!
They also get a crappy game don't forget that
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If you think this through it is just that there has been a huge influx in the use of the 360 nation wide since the release of halo 3. This has just brought some underlining problem with the overheating issue with the 360 to serface sooner on a bunch of systems that would have soon or later anyway.

Only run your 360 for a hour and then break for 15 minutes or so and keep it well ventilated.

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They also get a crappy game don't forget that
haha QFT

Crappy console + crappy game = :turd::turd:? ..yeah pretty much
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Apparently RRoD's are not caused solely by overheating nor can a game cause them on its own. Read THIS

After reading the above link I'm really kind of pissed. I just got a replacment unit back from microsoft and it dose not have the HDMI port on it. Dose this mean that I got a system back that will eventully fail as well?
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LAWLS I say! LAWLS!!

Thats what all you Halo fanboys get! RRoD's!!
Your profile says you are 18, but somehow I am inclined to believe you are actually around the age of 10-14.
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Tell me, have you even played it, or are you just flame baiting?
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haha QFT

Crappy console + crappy game = :turd::turd:? ..yeah pretty much
Nah, actually the two cancel each other out and something amazing equivalent to the Second Coming happens.

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