# x-box ring of death!

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**Created:** [February 14, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/x-box-ring-of-death/43457 "2008-02-14T14:23:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/x-box-ring-of-death/43457/24 "2008-02-22T09:51:59Z")

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> [@Cavi Mike](#):
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> MS didn’t do the proper testing for this thing, they just shoved it out the door knowing that there are 2 billion stupid MS fanboys out there that will buy it and keep coming back even though there is a 33% failure rate and THEY HAVEN’T FIXED THE PROBLEM. I just saw a video of one in their own consumer display with a RROD and this was supposed to be the new ‘fixed’ model. Don’t think so.

> **[Microsoft gets RRoD at GDC](https://www.engadget.com/2008-02-19-microsoft-gets-rrod-at-gdc.html)**
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> Just days ago, we heard that Microsoft's Xbox 360 failure rate was at a staggering 16-percent. Not helping Redmond's cause in making you believe otherwise, one of the hand-picked machines used at the 2008 Game Developers Conference was actually...

Where did you get a 33% failure rate?

edit~ Mine got the RRoD almost 2 years ago. shipped it out. MS shipped it back. No problems at all. sold that shit for 375 on ebay a month ago and bought an elite

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