November 24, 2005

Xbox 360 Defects

Reports of people having issues with their shiny new Xbox 360s are hitting the internets from crashes, overheating, and system meltdowns. The most common complaint is that the DVD drive is very loud.

Some people complained of games freezing. Some complained of systems overheating. Some complained of hard drives not working. Some complained of disk drives that scratched games.

"We have received some isolated reports and calls of consoles not operating as expected. The call rate is well below what you'd expect of a consumer electronics product of this complexity."-- Molly O'Donnell, senior manager of global Xbox public relations.