No 'Red Ring Of Death'-style disasters for Xbox One, says Microsoft
"When a failure of one or more hardware components occurs, Q1, Q3 & Q4 flash red. Unlike the one light error, there is no error code displayed on the connected display."
This rather terse description in Microsoft's documentation was of little comfort to those who experienced what came to be known as the 'Red Ring Of Death' on the original Xbox 360. For many, it was pretty much game over for their consoles, which had to be professionally serviced and repaired, or simply replaced.
It was a chapter that undoubtedly dinged Xbox's reputation, although the fact that the Xbox 360 recently celebrated its 26th consecutive month as the world's best selling console certainly indicates that gamers don't hold a grudge over it. All is forgiven, it seems, but perhaps not forgotten, as Microsoft's Phil Spencer this week referred back to the Red Ring Of Death to reassure gamers that it's learnt valuable lessons since then.
Speaking with Edge Online, the head of Microsoft Studios said that the company learned a lot from the Red Ring Of Death, and is "confident" that the new Xbox One, announced earlier this week, won't face the same hardware woes as its predecessor.
"The last Xbox was Trinity [the Xbox 360 S] and our success rate on Trinity was very high," Spencer said. "We learned a ton from the 360 launch and we took care of our customers with the extended warranty, but I think Trinity is telling." He added: "Xbox One is built by the same Trinity team with the same learning that went from the Xbox 360 into Trinity, and I'm confident in the quality of the new box."
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ImpactfulPosted:
Really glad they fixed it but I'd count myself lucky because I had RRoD about 10 times before.
I didn't know that the Red Ring was this serious though.
I didn't know that the Red Ring was this serious though.
CrastifyPosted:
my old white xboxes got RROD like 4 times lol then i got the elite and it got RROD but it still works to this day and its been 2years lol but im glad they fix it for the Xbox One
DeFROSKINNYPosted:
well good they manage to fix it when the new Slim came out soo goo they didn't make the same mistake.
OGPurgePosted:
-MSMC- Well it better not have any defects for the price!
I also believe that online play should be free
Have they even said the price yet?
CutPosted:
Well it better not have any defects for the price!
I also believe that online play should be free
I also believe that online play should be free
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