Sunday, June 22, 2008
Your Xbox 360 Has 3 Flashing Red Lights - Now What?
...If you are one of the thousands of XBox 360 owners who have experienced the dreaded XBox 360 3 Red Lights problem, you no doubt can relate to that sinking feeling one gets when their favorite gaming system goes down for the count. Reactions range from sad to mad to confused to "HELP!". But in reality, when an X360 flashes 3 red lights, there's really no need to panic, or even to get bent out of shape at all. The fact of the matter is you've got a lot of company. Every day the list of Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death sufferers grows by hundreds. So, what do you do next?
First of all, put the emotions aside. They do not get you any closer to solving the problem and back to playing your favorite X360 game. What will get you back playing is knowing what your repair options are and choosing the best one for your situation. Basically, there are 3 general courses of action that 99% of XBox 360 owners should choose from. These 3 options are summarized below. See which one fits your situation, then take action and get the unit fixed.
Your 3 options are:
1. If your XBox 360 is still covered by Microsoft's warranty, by far your best bet is to ship it back to Microsoft's designated repair facility and get i...more
A Comparison Of the Next Generation gaming Consoles (Part 2)
...ery easily change from now to the time of actual production. As previously noted, Nintendo has not released a spec sheet yet for the Revolution, so we can only add bits and pieces of what we think we know.
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By the middle of next year, all three consoles will have been released. Since Microsoft is hoping to have their Xbox 360 released just in time for Christmas they will undoubtedly have the upper-hand. Sony and Nintendo will have a lot of work to to do to catch up to the momentum started by the Xbox 360.
Ultimately, what will make or break the new consoles are the game titles. Traditionally, Nintendo has appealed to the younger audience, while Microsoft and Sony have targeted a more adult oriented crowd. However with these new, more powerful system, each Company has the capabilities to produce exciting games.<...more
Are Home Consoles Killing Arcades?
.../p>Somewhere along the lines, things have changed. It really became obvious when the past "next-gen" consoles (XBOX, PS2) came out. It was first time people could unequivocally say that home video games could compete with arcades. The sounds and graphics were razor sharp.
The popularity in arcades had been dropping previous to that time, but this was one might have been the last nail on the coffin.
Add that to the fact, that the days of 25 cent games have been dead for quite a while. It used to be that you could just walk into an arcade with $5 and you knew your afternoon was set. But due to the higher cost of games, arcade owners needed to be somehow be reimbursed at a faster rate than ever before. So the newer games cost 50 cents, 75 cents, 1 dollar per play.
People, now could get that similar experience at home without...more
The Cost Effective Way To Fix The Dreaded Red Lights Crash Problems For The Xbox 360
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I am a gamer. I have been playing and buying video games all my life. I have had my Xbox 360 console system for about 4 years now. Just recently, I encountered a problem with it. I was playing my Halo game, when then, suddenly the screen froze up! What? At first I thought it was just loading, so I waited, waited and nothing happened. I turned off the system. Thinking all it needed was...more
