Xbox recall in japan

Guys you really should read the whole article, this was taken out of context. The xbox is NOT being recalled the article says later that they are accepting xboxes for repair that have this problem. It says they have gotten "263 calls so far", that is not anywhere near 125,000.

If I were microsoft I would be pissed because it\'s not true

The official word from Microsoft on the Japanese Xbox console is found at http://xbox.jp/020307.html in Japanese, states two points:

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• If there are any problems developed with the Xbox Console, an Xbox game, or a DVD software, please call customer support, and we will swiftly assist you in any repairs or replacements.
• If any DVD/CD software is damaged when used by the Xbox Console, our company will replace the damaged media.
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I suppose this does constitute a recall.  However, I really wonder how this problem arose only in Japan and not in the states.  As in the PS2 case, any bugs or problems found in the hardware are usually first found in the original country which the console is release.  Does this mean that the same problem is possible in consoles released in the states?

Originally posted by Ashford
*cough* NES *cough*

Haha, that\'s right.  17 years ago they made a system (which still works for me today).  Damn them. ;]

Figures the recall thing was a bit of a hoax, seemed too... true to be true, I guess.

-Eik

yeah, my original NES still works, BASTIDS!

US Microsoft site\'s response to it.

On another note:

We should stop expecting consoles to last years and years like the Atari 2600s and NES\'s. Why? Because, all newer machines feature moving parts that can wear out with time; the older systems didn\'t have this. CD/DVD drives and hard disks are spinning items that will inevitably fail after a lengthy period of time (ten years, perhaps?), thus ending their lifespans far earlier than occurs with classic consoles. Perhaps the N64 was the last system that will actually live a long time, due to its lack of spinning thingies.

Though, noteworthy is that certain games will simply live on for a longer amount of time, thanks to the backwards compatibility allowed by disk drives. Even if the systems themselves, don\'t.

Originally posted by Chrono
Troglodyte, why are you trying to turn this into a "grammar" lesson?

That\'s right, the proper way to say it grammatically is:

You ready?

You know what I\'m going to say.

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Originally posted by M4
US Microsoft site\'s response to it.

On another note:

We should stop expecting consoles to last years and years like the Atari 2600s and NES\'s. Why? Because, all newer machines feature moving parts that can wear out with time; the older systems didn\'t have this. CD/DVD drives and hard disks are spinning items that will inevitably fail after a lengthy period of time (ten years, perhaps?), thus ending their lifespans far earlier than occurs with classic consoles. Perhaps the N64 was the last system that will actually live a long time, due to its lack of spinning thingies.

Though, noteworthy is that certain games will simply live on for a longer amount of time, thanks to the backwards compatibility allowed by disk drives. Even if the systems themselves, don\'t.

i wonder if they use the same "EXCUSSE" with Windows

i can see it now

a M$$$ rep saying " well you just got to understand that having to have your system crash and have the old blue screen of death, is the price you pay for using our "marvious" product"

The the first time Ive ever heard a company sokes person use the word thingys........so doubla hahahahahaha at MS!

Originally posted by Eiksirf


Haha, that\'s right.  17 years ago they made a system (which still works for me today).  Damn them. ;]

Figures the recall thing was a bit of a hoax, seemed too... true to be true, I guess.

-Eik

The issue isn\'t the NES not working but that it was such a pain to get games to boot. How often did you have to pop the cart out, reload it and power on? I haven\'t encountered an NES that didn\'t have this problem.

blow in the cart, worked like friggin magic for me!

Or, perhaps sometimes if the infamous blowing the cart technique didn\'t work, you\'d have to put different games in til it actually booted (e.x. Goldeneye didn\'t boot so you\'d pop in Super Mario 64, then retry it. But sometimes, maybe even that game won\'t help a specific game boot).

One thing carts did have and will probally always have an advantage over CD/DVD is the loading times and durability. I don\'t think CD/DVD\'s will ever reach the level where cartridges have achieved. And yes, I do know they make jewel cases for something. But how many times have people accidently dropped CD\'s or DVD\'s on the floor and they get a mark on them?

Of course I know about the infamous "blowing" trick. I ran out of breath doing that. :P

Other tricks include alcohol swabbing, shoving the cart in as far as it could possibly go, and my favorite: using the cart jacket to wedge into the cartridge bay so it depressed the cart down. Most effective method for me.